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Bedford County in the spotlight for Pennsylvania Healthy Lands Week. September 23, 2026, 13:36 GMT Volunteers will "Turn Their Passion Into Action" with stewardship activities all week. BEDFORD COUNTY, PA, UNITED STATES, September 23, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ - Pennsylvania is home to extraordinary natural, cultural, and historic resources - and these places thrive only when people step forward to care for them. Pennsylvania Healthy Lands Week (September 26-October 4, 2026) highlights how residents and visitors can get involved. This year, Bedford County takes center stage. "Healthy Lands Week is both a celebration and a call to action," said Marci Mowery, President of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF). "Stewardship and volunteerism protect the environment, improve our well-being, and strengthen both community pride and the local economy. People enjoy countless recreational opportunities in our state parks and forests. Next week, we're inviting everyone to turn their passion into action by volunteering and giving something back." Jen Marsh, President and CEO of the Bedford County Development Association, says Bedford County is an ideal place to highlight stewardship. "Bedford County has embraced outdoor recreation as an economic engine. We're investing in new trail connections, expanding access to parks and historic sites, and elevating outdoor recreation as a driver of economic growth. But these assets thrive only when volunteers help to maintain them. Stewardship benefits the entire community." "Outdoor recreation is one of Pennsylvania's greatest attractions," said Brandon Hoover, Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Specialist with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). "It connects people to local economies, ecologies, and to each other by attracting trail users, anglers, paddlers, and heritage tourists... and it's a gateway to deeper appreciation for conservation." Healthy Lands Week is a key SCORP goal to support the volunteers who protect and improve Pennsylvania's public lands. Jim McCorkle, Park Manager at Shawnee State Park, is eager to welcome volunteers. "We have several fun projects lined up to restore trails, clean up litter, improve habitats, and care for the park." Karli Naugle, District Forester for Buchanan State Forest, sees a connection between past and present. "Several projects involve restoring sites built by the Civilian Conservation Corps nearly 100 years ago. The roads, bridges, trails, and picnic shelters they built still benefit us generations later." Tina Molski, former Chairperson of the PPFF Board and recently retired Director of Operations for REI's Northeast Distribution Center in Bedford County, appreciates just how special our outdoor resources are: "Now that I'm retired, I'm excited to enjoy them, and to help care for them, so they remain a source of adventure and pride for generations to come." Mike Teeter, a current REI employee and the PPFF Vice-Chairman, agrees. "Pennsylvania has so much to offer outdoor recreation enthusiasts. It's great to be part of something that helps promote us as a destination." Kickoff Event Thursday, September 24, 2026 10:30 a.m. Shawnee State Park Amphitheater (near campground entrance) 132 State Park Rd, Schellsburg, PA 15559 Media organizations are encouraged not only to cover the kickoff event but also to join the stewardship effort by volunteering for one of the many projects scheduled throughout the week. Opportunities include invasive species removal, trail restoration, historic site conservation, tree planting, habitat improvement, and more. Projects will take place across Bedford County, including Shawnee State Park, Buchanan State Forest, Warriors Path State Park, and additional local sites. A full list of projects, dates, and sign-up links is available at: https://pahealthylandsweek.org/get_involved_2026/ Marci J. Mowery Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation +1 717-236-7644 email us here Visit us on social media: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook YouTube Other Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above. You just read: September 23, 2026, 13:36 GMT EIN Presswire's priority is author transparency. We do our best to weed out false and misleading content. The content above is the sole responsibility of the author who makes it available. If you have any complaints, kindly contact the author above. Marci J. Mowery Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation +1 717-236-7644 Company/Organization Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation 704 Lisburn Road, Suite 102 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17011 United States +1 717-236-7644

Mary Beth Laughton and Janice Tennant on embracing change, driving innovation and navigating transformation. The heads of REI and Merrell shared insights on leveraging nonlinear career paths and navigating leadership with clarity during tough retail challenges. September 17, 2026, 3:28pm In a conversation presented by Wolverine Worldwide, Mary Beth Laughton, president and chief executive officer of REI, and Janice Tennant, global brand president of Merrell, sat down at WWD's 2026 Women in Power Summit with Nikara Johns, social media director of Fairchild Media Group, to discuss the duo's nonlinear career paths and what they've learned in previous roles to bring about change and evolve their respective companies as leaders today. Tennant started her career on the beverage side, with Tropicana, and then moved on to Quaker and diapers before she made her way into the footwear realm. One of the most pivotal points of Tennant's career was when she was forced into an innovation role, which informed how she approached other opportunities that came her way thereafter. Tennant is always looking at whether there's a way to "innovate in the sector" she's in, not "just products but also the process and systems used." You may also like. Meanwhile, Laughton noted that the most pivotal moments in her career have been "saying yes to opportunities I didn't feel ready for." While she was at Nike, she was asked to lead the digital business in Europe as her first big general management role. Although she had many personal reasons to say no, she agreed to it. She garnered a leadership skill set and it gave Laughton the confidence to say yes to more things, including her subsequent first board role and chief executive officer positions. "What I've learned is that the confidence and the comfort can come later," Laughton said. "It doesn't always come before you take the role." While Laughton was working at Sephora more than a decade ago, she saw an opportunity to merge the worlds of stores and digital when the head of stores was retiring - she approached the CEO and asked to take over both. Over the years, she's pitched herself for new and evolving roles in response to the marketplace three or four times over her career. "I realized in the journey as I've advanced in my career that it's really important to not get too fixated on that there's one way to do things," explained Tennant. "The marketplace changes - and that's gonna change the type of roles and the opportunities that you need and your team needs." One example of this at Merrell was when the company realized the pace of the marketplace was rapidly changing around consumer engagement, so the team built an in-house agency team to respond in real time. Looking at the commonalities between the major household names of Nike, Pepsi and Sephora where Laughton has worked, she said they were all "customer-driven, customer-centric brands" and all have a "passionate consumer base that is emotionally connected to the brands" - which she brings to her current position at REI. Speaking about past experiences to inform how the two use their voice when advocating for change and a new direction, Tennant shared that people are always looking for clarity, especially when change occurs. Laughton concurred; at REI's first all-employee meeting, she showed a slide of REI's profit trend over the last 10 years - which she said the company hasn't had that level of transparency in recent times. This laid the groundwork for the change Laughton was looking to implement. "Mary Beth and I talked about the fact that we came in at difficult times in our organizations where things weren't really pretty. Having some clarity is really critical and it's also really important as women for us to bring that voice because sometimes we bring a different texture and perspective that helps to drive a different sort of energy towards the goal that you're trying to go for," Tennant concluded. Daily Headlines

REI and AllTrails just announced official partnership. REI and AllTrails have announced a multiyear partnership offering discounted AllTrails memberships, trail cleanup events and new in-store programming. Two of the biggest names in outdoor recreation are teaming up. Latest videos. REI Co-op and AllTrails announced a multiyear partnership Sept. 15 that will combine discounted AllTrails memberships for REI members with trail stewardship events, in-store programming and other efforts aimed at getting people outside. Under the agreement, REI becomes AllTrails' official outdoor retailer in the United States, while AllTrails becomes REI's official outdoor exploration app partner. The companies also plan to hold activations at REI stores around the country. For REI's roughly 26 million members, the most immediate benefit is discounted access to AllTrails' paid plans. "This partnership felt natural to us from the start," said Carly Smith Costello, Chief Business Officer at AllTrails. "We're equipping REI members with the app they need to explore the outdoors and connecting them to real insights from the AllTrails community - from trail reviews and photos to current conditions and popular times. This is the start of a long-term partnership to support our communities' shared love of the outdoors." "Helping our members spend more time outside is one of the most meaningful ways REI delivers on the promise of co-op membership, and this new partnership with AllTrails helps us do just that," said Abigail Jacobs, Chief Marketing Officer at REI Co-op. "Together, we are making co-op membership more valuable by making it easier to discover new places, plan adventures, and explore with confidence. We're excited to help more people deepen their connection to the outdoors and the commitment to protect it." REI members get discounted AllTrails memberships. REI members can now purchase AllTrails Plus for $25 per year, compared with its standard $35.99 annual price. AllTrails Peak is available to REI members for $50 per year, compared with the regular $79.99 annual subscription. AllTrails offers three membership levels. The free Base plan includes trail discovery, basic maps, community reviews and navigation. Plus adds features including downloadable offline maps, wrong-turn alerts, 3D trail previews, live activity sharing and trail-condition information. Peak includes the Plus features along with AllTrails' more advanced route-planning and on-trail tools. For hikers, mountain bikers and backcountry users, offline maps are one of the more useful paid features, particularly in mountain areas where cell service can disappear quickly. The partnership goes beyond app discounts. REI and AllTrails are also expanding the Better Trails Club, a trail stewardship program the companies tested earlier this year. More than 500 volunteers participated in six Better Trails Club events during the spring, according to REI. The outings combined guided trail experiences with cleanup and stewardship projects involving local nonprofits and community organizations. Nine additional Better Trails Club events are planned across the United States this fall. REI describes the upcoming events as community hikes that include micro-trash cleanup based on Leave No Trace principles, followed by gatherings for participants. That makes the partnership more than a straightforward agreement to offer a discounted app subscription. REI gets a direct connection to one of the most widely used trail-discovery platforms, while AllTrails gains access to REI's enormous membership base, retail stores and existing outdoor education network. REI is also putting $1 million into America's National trails. The new partnership arrives as REI expands several other trail-focused initiatives. Earlier this month, the co-op announced that it will donate $1 million to organizations supporting America's National Scenic and Historic Trails as part of National Public Lands Day on Sept. 26. Customers, members and employees can vote through Oct. 2 on how part of that funding will be distributed. The participating organizations work across more than 60,000 miles of nationally designated trails, including routes such as the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail. REI also reported that its Cooperative Action Fund distributed more than $12 million to 369 nonprofit organizations in 2025, supporting work that included more than 13,000 miles of trails and waterways. AllTrails continues to expand beyond trail maps. AllTrails has also been adding features and membership benefits beyond its original trail-finding function. The platform says its database now includes more than 450,000 trails around the world. Its paid subscriptions add offline navigation and other tools designed for people traveling beyond reliable cellular coverage. The new REI partnership gives the company another way to connect that digital trail network with the physical outdoor industry. For REI members who already pay for AllTrails, the discounted subscription pricing is the most obvious benefit. But the longer-term significance may be the combination of REI's retail and outdoor education footprint with AllTrails' enormous digital community.