FRIENDS OF COOK FOREST Projects
To continue the legacy of preservation and conservation of Cook Forest State Park.
here you will find our current Projects FOR THE PARK. Link to past projects below.
Ridge CampGROUND - PlayGround PROJECT
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Help us reach our goal!
The Friends of Cook Forest have taken on a new project - replacing the aging playground equipment at Ridge Campground. Plans include a new play structure with canopies, several swings for youth, infants and special needs campers, additional playground equipment such as a tire swing, spring rides, cozy dome, etc. The playground will meet ADA requirements. You can help us achieve our goal with your donation or sponsorship of an additional piece of equipment (please contact us here for more information on sponsoring a piece of equipment). We thank you for your support. Make your check/money order for this project payable to Pennsylvania Parks and Forest Foundation with "Ridge Camp Playground" on the memo line and mail to: Friends of Cook Forest PO Box 31 Cooksburg, PA 16217 |
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This is a rendering of the proposed playground replacement at Ridge Campground. We plan to add a few additional free standing pieces and seating for caregivers. The finished playground will be ADA compliant.
CROSSING ONE BRIDGE AT A TIME CAMPAIGN
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The Longfellow Trail to the Forest Cathedral is one of Cook Forest State Park's iconic features and the bridges covering Tom's Run take thousands of visitors each year across the stream. Now the bridge at Pavilion #1 has been closed due to rust pockets eroding the steel i-beams that support the structure. It must be replaced. Other bridges over this stream will suffer the same fate and must also be replaced. Your dollars in support of this campaign will go directly to a fund to bring these crossings back to life. You may donate online here. If you would prefer to mail a check/money order for this project, please make payable to Pennsylvania Parks and Forest Foundation with "bridge replacement project" on the memo line and mail to: Friends of Cook Forest PO Box 31 Cooksburg, PA 16217 |
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Cathedral: The Fight to Save the Ancient Hemlocks of Cook Forest
The Friends Group recently purchased the rights to the documentary “Cathedral: The Fight to Save the Ancient Hemlocks of Cook Forest” so it may continue to be viewed and continue to raise money for the fight against the hemlock woolly adelgid.
We've designed and published rack cards to inform the public of this invasive species that has already killed almost all of the Eastern Hemlocks in the Shenandoah and Great Smokey Mountains. These informational cards are a continuing project for the Friends Group.
The Friends Group recently purchased the rights to the documentary “Cathedral: The Fight to Save the Ancient Hemlocks of Cook Forest” so it may continue to be viewed and continue to raise money for the fight against the hemlock woolly adelgid.
We've designed and published rack cards to inform the public of this invasive species that has already killed almost all of the Eastern Hemlocks in the Shenandoah and Great Smokey Mountains. These informational cards are a continuing project for the Friends Group.
HWA Treatment
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HWA Treatment
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Past Projects can be found here