Keystone State Park

From our families to yours, have a safe, healthy, and pleasant Thanksgiving.

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Want to learn more about recycling in your community? Today is a great day to start because it's America Recycles Day! Check out these great resources from Keep America Beautiful .

College students and faculty are invited to a virtual townhall for a discussion with DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and staff about Pennsylvania’s changing cli...mate and your role in helping to shape our future. To register, email [email protected]. #ClimateChangePA #Sustainability Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Pennsylvania Department of Education

The arrival of the remnants of Hurricane Zeta will likely bring the fall foliage season to a rapid halt. This week’s report will be the final installment for th...e year, ending reporting on what has been an exceptionally vivid fall foliage season in Penn’s Woods. Learn more in the week 6 #PAFallFoliage report http://bit.ly/2OCvs8C #FallinPA

The narrative of what makes a healthy yard is changing. Let the lawn go. It's good for nature and less work for you!

As of Monday, November 2, 2020, most of the public restrooms at the park will be winterized and closed for the season. This will include the beach house restrooms and those located at the pavilions. The park is, of course, still open to visitors for walking, hiking, fishing, boating, etc. from dawn to dusk. The only restrooms that will be available for public use, however, will be those located at the boat mooring area.

There’s no need to rake up all the leaves in your yard! Leaving some on the ground is not only good for wildlife, but your yard and garden as well. Check out some more tips #iConservePA #FallinPA #PAFallFoliage

Now accepting applications for the 2021 training session

A great job from our colleagues at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in finding these unique creatures in the Kiskimenatas River for the first time in over a century! And kudos to our friends at the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy for all their hard work over the years protecting and conserving the Kiski watersheds, allowing the water to become clean enough for these crucial species to come back to the ecosystems! https://triblive.com//after-missing-for-more-than-100-ye/

This past weekend multiple organizations, businesses, and volunteers answered the call for a citizen in distress on Keystone State Park grounds. We'd like to thank everyone who came out and assisted including the Bradenville Volunteer Fire Department, Murrysville Medic One, Mutual Aid EMS, Greensburg Bloodhound Team, Westmoreland Teams 175 and 211, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and all the volunteers who assisted. We'd also like to thank Mr. Rob Rockwell of Pit Stop for his generous donation of pizza and water to the over 60 volunteers. Thanks to everyone's hard work and dedication, the citizen was found safe and has been transported to a local hospital.

Westmoreland may be listed as 'approaching best color' but it's been a great year for leaf peepers so far!

Haunted Keystone may be canceled this year but check out what one of our partner organizations is doing to celebrate Halloween! With Halloween celebrations in many communities still being uncertain and many folks uncertain about how much they want to participate, this virtual event is a great alternative way to participate in the spooky festivities!

With many folks spending more time outdoors this year than before, this is good information to keep in mind, no matter your experience level or location. Remember, if you get lost on one of the trails at Keystone, they all loop around so eventually you'll end up back at the park. Just be sure to follow the blazed trees.

Start looking for Thursday’s Full Harvest Moon after 7:00 P.M. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumn equinox, which usually occurs in Septembe...r; however, the Harvest Moon falls in October this year. Between 1970 and 2050, there are 18 years when the Harvest Moon comes in October. The last time was in 2009. #NightSkyWatching #ProtectTheNight

In order to provide more opportunities for participation, this event has been extended until Saturday evening at 8PM. All you have to do to participate is come ...the park and submit observations of insects and plants to the iNaturalist platform. The iNaturalist user who submits the most observations will win a prize package that includes the framed photos that were highlighted in a previous post. Ms. Jean will be available today at the wildflower fields across from the visitor center from 3PM-5PM to help anyone that would like assistance getting started with iNaturalist and this particular project. She'll also have a monarch butterfly or two ready for release. Stop by and say hi!