Source: US State of Pennsylvania
October 09, 2024 – Philipsburg, PA
ADVISORY – Governor Shapiro to Encourage Travelers to Experience Pennsylvania’s Peak Foliage, Unveil New Color-Correcting Viewfinders at State Parks
Governor Josh Shapiro will visit Black Moshannon State Park in Centre County to encourage travelers to visit Pennsylvania State Parks this fall as the leaves reach peak color, and unveil new color-correcting viewfinders installed at state parks throughout the Pennsylvania Wilds that help colorblind visitors see the vibrant colors of the season.
The Commonwealth has some of the world’s most beautiful and diverse fall foliage. People with colorblindness only see a fraction of the millions of hues and shades of colors seen by those with normal color vision. In Pennsylvania, an estimated one million residents are colorblind.
The viewfinders are one way the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is working to make its 124 state parks and 2.2-million acres of state forests safe and welcoming to all.
This visit continues to build momentum behind Pennsylvania’s new state tourism brand, The Great American Getaway, which Governor Shapiro launched this summer to showcase all the Commonwealth has to offer as a premier weekend getaway destination.
WHO:
Governor Josh Shapiro
DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn
Mathias Weinzen, Black Moshannon State Park Manager
Scott Kolesar, park visitor living with colorblindness
Ta Enos, President and CEO PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship
Representative Paul Takac
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 9, 10:30 AM
WHERE:
Black Moshannon State Park Fishing Pier, (Google Maps Location)
Philipsburg, PA 16866
LIVE STREAM:
pacast.com/live/gov
governor.pa.gov/live/
RSVP:
Press who are interested in attending must RSVP with the names and phone numbers for each member of their team to ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov.