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    DCNR's Accomplishments

    The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is Pennsylvania’s conservation leader and chief cheerleader for the health and economic benefits of outdoor recreation.

     

    Our educators, rangers, administrators, managers, and other staff work tirelessly to support new parks in our communities, protect our pollinators, serve visitors, fight wildfires, map what is underground, construct high-performance buildings in our system, and so much more.

    Our Strategic Priorities

    DCNR’s signature accomplishments to welcome all; make natural places resilient; and support the outdoor economy:

    Outdoor Recreation

    Outdoor Recreation

    Outdoors for All

    Outdoors for All

    Conservation and Sustainability

    Conservation and Sustainability

    Fast Facts

    Here are some fun facts and statistics that we're proud of from our work in 2024.

    9,000

    Programs offered by state parks.

    279,000

    People attended those programs.

    6,698

    Water well records added for public viewing.

    1,300

    Environmental education programs offered.

    59,000

    School students taught about nature and conservation.

    10

    Maps added to the more than 700 geologic maps of Pennsylvania.

    5

    Forests added to the national Old-Growth Forest Network.

    $85 million

    in grants awarded to conservation projects across the state.