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🚨🌲Lumber Heritage Region Mini Grant 2025/2026 Program NOW OPEN!🌲🚨 Do you have a project idea that celebrates, preserves, or promotes the Lumber Heritage in our Region? Now is your chance! ✅ Up to $5,000 available (with 50/50 match) ✅ Open to nonprofits, municipalities, sch... Read more
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THE HISTORY OF LOLETA January 30, 2020 -Article and photos courtesy of Bob Imhoff This area has been recently nominated and accepted onto the National Register of Historic Places. The area was once a bustling logging town, established in 1889, with over 600 inhabitants. T... Read more
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THE HISTORY OF COOK FOREST When the Europeans arrived in the area in the 1700s, the Seneca Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy used this area as hunting grounds. In 1757, the Proprietary Council of Pennsylvania sent Moravian missionary Christian Frederick Post to convince the Sen... Read more
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Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Shapiro Administration announced $2.1 million in new investments to expand and improve all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and snowmobile trails and facilities across Pennsylvania — strengthening the Commonwealth’s $19 billion outdoor recreation industry and boo... Read more
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The Simon Cameron Bell Rings On The Simon Cameron bell at the Cameron County Courthouse has been ringing faithfully for over 150 years. Donated in 1863 by Cameron, the bell has long been a local symbol of community and continuity. Over time, though, its story became muddled... Read more
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The Lumber Heritage Region (LHR) is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Mini Grant Program. This annual funding opportunity supports projects that celebrate, preserve, and promote the rich lumbering heritage of northwestern and north central Penns... Read more
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New Interpretive Panel Honors Lumber Heritage at DuBois VFW Post 813 DuBois, PA – The DuBois Area Historical Society, with support from the Lumber Heritage Region (LHR) Mini Grant Program, has completed the installation of the Sidney Fuller Lumber Mill Interpretive Panel at th... Read more
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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection GRANT OPPORTUNITES It’s here! The 2026 DEP Environmental Education Grants are OPEN! Educators, schools, conservation districts, nonprofits, and even local businesses can now apply for funding to help people of all ages learn... Read more
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The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has officially opened the application window for the FY 2025 POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative. If you're considering applying or have questions about the process, feel free ... Read more
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Brick Mill Furniture Named to 2025 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America Williamsport, PA — August 12, 2025 — Brick Mill Furniture, a Pennsylvania-based custom furniture company founded amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has earned a coveted spot on the 2025 ... Read more
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Geocache Trail Design & Implementation Lumber Heritage Trail – 23 Stops Across 15 Counties Issue Date: August 5, 2025 Proposal Due Date: September 5, 2025 Budget: $15,000 (design and installation), $18,000 (including cache boxes, logs, pencils, and ... Read more
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Longhouse Scenic Drive Road Construction Update Know Before You Go Warren, PA, July 25, 2025 — The USDA Forest Service announced that Longhouse Scenic Drive, in the Allegheny National Forest, will be temporarily closed to through-traffic beginning Monday, July 28 through mid-Oc... Read more
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Celebrating Parks & Recreation Professionals Parks and Recreation… more than just a beloved comedy show. This field encompasses a wide and dynamic range of professions that thoughtfully shape our everyday experiences in towns and cities, on trails and rivers, and within the n... Read more
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🌲 In the Heart of the Forest: Bart Barton History lives not only in the objects on display but in the people who work to preserve them. When you ask Bart Barton why he spends so much time volunteering, he shrugs it off with a laugh: “I just try to do what needs to be done.” But ... Read more
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The Lumber Heritage Region (LHR) Announces Board of Directors Lumber Heritage Region, PA - Lumber Heritage Region Announces New Board Structure and Welcomes Loren Kumher The Lumber Heritage Region (LHR) is pleased to announce the latest structure of its Board of Directors f... Read more
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