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Outdoors For Everyone

Little Buffalo State Park
photo by Marci Mowery

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  • According to studies done by the Pennsylvania State University for the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), approximately 15 percent of adult residents of Pennsylvania have some sort of disability and these disabilities can limit outdoor recreation participation. That’s roughly 1.6 million residents of Pennsylvania who are limited to activity due to a disability (US Census data).

    Pennsylvania’s people are more diverse and their life experiences more urban than a decade ago. Simultaneously, we have an aging population. There’s a need to improve public access to outdoors, provide better and more centralized recreation information, and encourage and accommodate outdoor users.

    Enter “The Outdoors for Everyone,” a program of removing barriers to participation in outdoor recreation. PPFF is dedicated to helping you find your outdoor confidence, whether it’s through a skill-building video or workshop, through installation of an accessible boat launch or fishing dock, through funding of equipment that gives you the chance to try something new, or the translation of signage and information that makes everyone welcome in any language.

    Accessible Boat Launches Wanted

    Black Moshannon State Park
    Frances Slocum State Park
    Gifford Pinchot State Park
    Hills Creek State Park
    Keystone State Park
    Lackawanna State Park
    M.K. Goddard State Park
    Moraine State Park
    Pymatuning State Park

    Accessible Boat Launches Installed

    Point State Park (2013)
    Beltzville State Park (2017)
    Laurel Hill State Park (2017)
    Nockamixon State Park (2018)
    Little Buffalo State Park (2020)
    Prince Gallitzin State Park (2020)

    Would you like to see these grand, universal plans come to fruition? You can make it happen!

     

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    Removing Barriers, Spreading Love of the Outdoors

    Everyone should be able to find their comfort zone outdoors. Help us create and promote programs and projects that build confidence and spread the joy of outdoor recreation to all Pennsylvanians.
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