Pennsylvania Legacies #97: Starving the Goose

Pennsylvania has one of the nation’s most extensive state park-and-forest systems, and for decades it’s been growing in size as well as popularity. But funding for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) hasn’t kept pace with that growth. As a result, a new Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF) report warns, DCNR is facing a $1 billion backlog in delayed maintenance and repairs to park and forest infrastructure. We look at the state of our state parks and forests with PPFF president Marci Mowery.

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