Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

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Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) This department was established on July 1, 1995. The DCNR is charged with maintaining and preserving the 116 state parks; managing the 2.1 million acres (8,500 km²) of state forest land; providing information on the state's ecological and geologic resources; and establishing community conservation partnerships with grants and technical assistance to benefit rivers, trails, greenways, local parks and recreation, regional heritage parks, open space and natural areas. [1]

EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania DCNR is host to many different Environmental Education programs throughout the summer months. These range from topics such as "Leave No Trace" hiking/camping policy to the different wildlife and plant species of many of the state parks.

LAW ENFORCEMENT
DCNR Rangers, also known as the "state park police", act much like a National Park Service Ranger does. They routinely check on cabins and campsites, offer insightful answers to visitors questions, and help to maintain calmness throughout the parks.

[edit] External links

• PA DCNR Page

	Protected Areas of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
State Parks	Allegheny Islands | Archbald Pothole | Bald Eagle | Beltzville | Bendigo | Benjamin Rush | Big Pocono | Big Spring | Black Moshannon | Blue Knob | Boyd Big | Buchanan's Birthplace | Bucktail | Caledonia | Canoe Creek | Chapman | Cherry Springs | Clear Creek | Codorus | Colonel Denning | Colton Point | Cook Forest | Cowans Gap | Delaware Canal | Denton Hill | Elk | Erie Bluffs | Evansburg | Fort Washington | Fowlers Hollow | Frances Slocum | French Creek | Gifford Pinchot | Gouldsboro | Greenwood Furnace | Hickory Run | Hillman | Hills Creek | Hyner Run | Hyner View | Jacobsburg | Jennings | Joseph E. Ibberson | Kettle Creek | Keystone | Kings Gap | Kinzua Bridge | Kooser | Lackawanna | Laurel Hill | Laurel Mountain | Laurel Ridge | Laurel Summit | Lehigh Gorge | Leonard Harrison | Linn Run | Little Buffalo | Little Pine | Locust Lake | Lyman Run | Maurice K. Goddard | Marsh Creek | McCalls Dam | McConnells Mill | Memorial Lake | Milton | Mont Alto | Moraine | Mt. Pisgah | Nescopeck | Neshaminy | Nockamixon | Norristown Farm | Nolde Forest | Ohiopyle | Oil Creek | Ole Bull | Parker Dam | Patterson | Penn-Roosevelt | Pine Grove Furnace | Poe Paddy | Poe Valley | Point | Presque Isle | Prince Gallitzin | Promised Land | Prompton | Prouty Place | Pymatuning | R. B. Winter | Raccoon Creek | Ralph Stover | Ravensburg | Reeds Gap | Ricketts Glen | Ridley Creek | Ryerson Station | S. B. Elliott | Salt Springs | Samuel S. Lewis | Sand Bridge | Shawnee | Shikellamy | Sinnemahoning | Sizerville | Susquehanna | Susquehannock | Swatara | Tobyhanna | Trough Creek | Tuscarora | Tyler | Upper Pine Bottom | Varden | Warriors Path | Whipple Dam | White Clay Creek | Worlds End | Yellow Creek
State Forests	Bald Eagle | Buchanan | Cornplanter | Delaware | Elk | Forbes | Gallitzin | Kittanning | Lackawanna | Loyalsock | Michaux | Moshannon | Rothrock | Sproul | Susquehannock | Tiadaghton | Tioga | Tuscarora | Valley Forge | Weiser | Wyoming
Scenic Rivers	Bear Run | French Creek | Lehigh River | Le Tort Spring Run | Lick Run | Lower Brandywine | Octoraro Creek | Pine Creek | Schuylkill River | Stony Creek | Tucquan Creek | Tulpehocken Creek | Yellow Breeches Creek
National Parks and Forests	Allegheny Portage Railroad | Delaware Water Gap | Edgar Allan Poe | Eisenhower | Flight 93 | Fort Necessity | Friendship Hill | Gettysburg | Hopewell Furnace | Independence | Johnstown Flood | Middle Delaware | Steamtown | Thaddues Kosciuszko | Upper Delaware | Valley Forge | Allegheny