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Better parks, cleaner rivers: How Pa. will spend a ‘generational’ $765 million for conservation and environmental programs

The money, which is in addition to regular state funding, comes from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a $1.9 trillion federal pandemic stimulus bill signed by President Biden last year.

A night view at Cherry Springs State Park in Coudersport, Potter County. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is getting $100 million to disburse from a newly created Parks and Outdoor Recreation Program designed to fund rehabilitation, repair and development of parks and forests.
A night view at Cherry Springs State Park in Coudersport, Potter County. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is getting $100 million to disburse from a newly created Parks and Outdoor Recreation Program designed to fund rehabilitation, repair and development of parks and forests.Read moreTerence Dickinsen / Pa. DCNR