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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=pmetzgerppff@yahoo.com href="mailto:pmetzgerppff@yahoo.com">Pam
Metzger</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=rroperti@zoominternet.net
href="mailto:rroperti@zoominternet.net">rroperti@zoominternet.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Heard Around PA Parks (and Forests)</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
color=#000000><STRONG><FONT size=-1>Heard Around the Parks
(and Forests)</FONT></STRONG></FONT><BR><BR><EM><FONT
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1><STRONG>Public Input Needed for Pennsylvania Statewide
Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan</STRONG>
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<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1>The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources staff, along with Penn State University
researchers, will host three public input sessions to provide
comment and recommendations for the 2009-2013 Statewide
Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Attendees will get a
chance to provide input on a set of draft recommendations
produced by a multi-agency task force of recreation
specialists. Every five years, Pennsylvania produces a plan
that provides citizens, policymakers, and recreation
professionals with a snapshot of current trends and issues in
outdoor recreation. The plan also helps set the agenda for
state recreation policy, planning, funding, and implementation
for the next five years and beyond. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1>Public input to this process is critical—ensuring a
broad representation of interests, views and ideas. The
sessions, all 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., will be held:
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<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1>• Monday, June 1 – Four Points by Sheraton, 910
Sheraton Drive, Mars; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1>• Tuesday, June 2 – Ramada, 1450 S Atherton Street,
State College; and </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1>• Wednesday, June 3 – DeSales University, 2755
Station Avenue, Center Valley. <BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1>Come and let your voice be heard in support of your
parks and forests! </FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1><STRONG>Help Make Ohiopyle Pittsburgh's #1
Park</STRONG></FONT></EM></DIV>
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size=-1><STRONG> </STRONG> </FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1>Speaking of letting your voice be heard, Nickelodeon's
very cool parenting website, Parents Connect, has announced
its annual Parents Pick competition, encouraging its users in
many great American cities to choose their favorite
kid-friendly things and places. In the Pittsburgh
region, Ohiopyle State Park is one of the choices for park or
playground. So get on that website (<A
href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=50676035&msgid=650327&act=VRTF&c=321574&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fgocitykids.parentsconnect.com%2Fparents-picks%2Fpittsburgh-pa-usa%2Fbest-pittsburgh-playground-or-park">http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/pittsburgh-pa-usa/best-pittsburgh-playground-or-park</A>)
and register your vote for one of our own!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
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<DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=-1>Right now we're in second place behind Frick
Park (admittedly a lovely place) but the lead is not
insurmountable. Vote daily from now until July 15th and
let's put Ohiopyle on the map!<BR></FONT></DIV>
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from: PA Parks & Forests Foundation, 420 Jacobs Street,
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