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Walk with Friends - 9/24/22

Grab a friend & a bottle of water and "Walk with Friends"
along Baker Trail!
 September 24, 2022, 9am-1pm  


Join the Friends of Cook Forest for a hike along the Baker Trail from Iron Bridge Road to the Fish & Boat 
Commission launch area below Gravel Lick. We'll meet at the park office and drive to the starting point, then  carpool back to Iron Bridge Road at the end. This easy, mostly downhill hike follows old logging roads along scenic Cather's Run. (4 hours)
People/pet friendly leashed pets welcome! Please bring water for yourself and your dog. (4hrs)
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Upcoming Events…

​Click here for Cook Forest State Park Events

​​Throughout the year, the Friends Group provides many activities at the park. 
Hard-working volunteers donate many hours to organize these events for
the enjoyment of park visitors.  We can do this because of your generous donations.
Links to annual and past events below.

the trails callED!  You Answered!

  Walk with Friends
2023 walks will be scheduled after the new year!


Would you like updates when we are having walks and other events?  Sign up for our newsletter.  We have a quarterly newsletter and send occasional updates with new events! Click here to sign up!
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Adopt a ​HighwaY - thanks!

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Thank you to those who joined the Friends for the first Adopt-A-Highway litter pick-up ​on October 19, 2019 of our newly adopted 2 mile section of Forest Road.
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If you missed this volunteer opportunity, look for another litter pick-up in the spring.

The Friends plan to clear their section of Forest Road twice a year-in spring and fall.  Watch our website, Facebook and enews for upcoming dates/times.

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​In June we hosted our Annual Fundraiser, Forest Fest, with a bake sale, raffle basket drawings, 50/50 and an educational program "The Owls of Pennsylvania" (complete with owl mounts!) presented by Cook Forest State Park Environmental Educational Specialist, Dale Luthringer.  Dale also engaged the group in making owl calls.  A showing of the Cathedral: The Fight to Save the Ancient Hemlocks of Cook Forest was shown in the evening.  Deer Meadows Campground hosted the event.

Please check back for other upcoming events including guided hikes and work days that can really help our State Park!

Do you have a fundraising or volunteering idea to help the Park?  Don't hesitate to reach out!
  Contact Us
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Forest Fest 2019
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Dale Luthringer, CFSP Environmental Education Specialist
 
Annual Events can be found here                                                          Past Events can be found here
​FRIENDS OF COOK FOREST |  PO BOX 31 | COOKSBURG, PA 16217 |  CFFRIENDSTREAS@GMAIL.COM

©2022 Friends of Cook Forest
The Friends of Cook Forest is a chapter of the PA Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.