New PA Website Connects Users with the Outdoors
By: Kevin Flanigan
Updated: August 10, 2012
HARRISBURG - The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' newly launched mobile website makes it easier for users of smartphones and tablet devices to connect with Pennsylvania's natural world while on-the-go.
The mobile site provides an interface that quickly leads users to information in an easy-to-read, mobile-friendly format. Visitors will find resources such as an interactive map providing location-based services, up-to-the-minute news and information via social feeds, and a searchable calendar of programs and events.
DCNR features an array of outdoor recreational opportunities, unique natural areas, and many other resources to which the mobile site can help lead visitors. In addition to 2.2-million acres of state forests, Pennsylvania has 120 state parks covering nearly 300,000 acres, which equates to a state park within 25 miles of nearly every Pennsylvanian.
State parks are heavily integrated into local economies. For every dollar invested in state parks, more than $12 is returned to Pennsylvania's economy. Visitors to Pennsylvania's state parks generate more than $1 billion in economic activity in local communities and support almost 13,000 related jobs.
The new mobile site is found at <http://m.dcnr.state.pa.us/>.
The mobile site provides an interface that quickly leads users to information in an easy-to-read, mobile-friendly format. Visitors will find resources such as an interactive map providing location-based services, up-to-the-minute news and information via social feeds, and a searchable calendar of programs and events.
DCNR features an array of outdoor recreational opportunities, unique natural areas, and many other resources to which the mobile site can help lead visitors. In addition to 2.2-million acres of state forests, Pennsylvania has 120 state parks covering nearly 300,000 acres, which equates to a state park within 25 miles of nearly every Pennsylvanian.
State parks are heavily integrated into local economies. For every dollar invested in state parks, more than $12 is returned to Pennsylvania's economy. Visitors to Pennsylvania's state parks generate more than $1 billion in economic activity in local communities and support almost 13,000 related jobs.
The new mobile site is found at <http://m.dcnr.state.pa.us/>.
