08/30/2026
LOOKING FOR A FEEL-GOOD DAY!!!
Bedford County Healthy Lands Week is looking for individuals, groups, and businesses to provide volunteer service at several organized projects sites on in southern Bedford County, on Buchanan State Forest. Workdays will be held from September 28th to 30th, 2026 from 9am to 3pm. Projects planned include but are not limited to: Clearing around historic foundations and cemeteries, cutting open/brushing back and blazing trails, tree planting site maintenance, and painting wooden structures.
More information and event registration can be found here: Healthy Lands Week | Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation. Volunteers looking to participate in Healthy Lands Week should coordinate with Marci Mowery, the President of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF). Please share to anyone who might be interested.
Additionally, if you are interested in year-round volunteer opportunities in Buchanan State Forest, please sign up here to become one of our Trail Stewards: https://dcnrvolunteers.pa.gov/need/detail/?need_id=1199200
Thank you and have a great weekend,
Codi R. Clapper | Recreation Forester
Buchanan State Forest (District #2), Bureau of Forestry
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
25185 Great Cove Road, McConnellsburg, PA 17233
Phone: 717-325-6938 | Cell: 717-494-1174
www.dcnr.pa.gov
DCNR conserves and sustains Pennsylvania's natural resources for present and future generations' use and enjoyment.
