Pa. DCNR Appoints New Manager at Colonel Denning State Park Complex

News provided by

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

26 Jun, 2012, 10:28 ET

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources today named Heather Bollinger as manager of the Colonel Denning State Park Complex based in Cumberland County. She had been assigned as a park manager in the Bureau of State Parks' Harrisburg headquarters.

"Assigned to the bureau's resource management section, Heather demonstrated a keen eye for details and planning," said DCNR Secretary Richard Allan. "Her skills and professionalism can only enhance the public's experience at Colonel Denning, which sees more than 63,000 visitors annually."

Bollinger will oversee Colonel Denning's 273 acres of woodland and a 3.5-acre lake.

The complex also includes the 104-acre Fowler's Hollow State Park in Perry County.

Surrounded by Tuscarora State Forest, Colonel Denning and the smaller park offer an abundance of hiking trails, including access to the 105-mile Tuscarora Trail. Doubling Gap Lake at Colonel Denning is popular with early-season trout anglers, and the park's campgrounds offer 52 tent and trailer sites.

"I am truly excited to be the new park manager at the Colonel Denning State Park Complex," said Bollinger. "I am looking forward to working with the park staff and helping to connect visitors with nature and recreation. State parks have been an important part of my childhood, and I am proud to be entrusted with managing Pennsylvania's great natural resources."

Bollinger, 28, began her Bureau of State Parks career in 2001, working as a summer seasonal clerk at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Cumberland County. She was named a park manager in the bureau's Park Operations and Maintenance Division in 2006, and later its Resources Management and Planning Division. A native of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Bollinger holds a bachelor's degree in geo-environmental studies from Shippensburg State University of Pennsylvania.

Bollinger replaces Ryan Donovan, who was named manager at Cowans Gap State Park, Fulton County.

For more information on Pennsylvania's 120 state parks, call 1-888-PA-PARKS between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; or visit www.dcnr.state.pa.us (select "Find a Park").

Media contact: Terry Brady, 717-772-9101

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

PRN Top Stories Newsletters

Sign up to get PRN’s top stories and curated news delivered to your inbox weekly!

Thank you for subscribing!

By signing up you agree to receive content from us.
Our newsletters contain tracking pixels to help us deliver unique content based on each subscriber's engagement and interests. For more information on how we will use your data to ensure we send you relevant content please visit our PRN Consumer Newsletter Privacy Notice. You can withdraw your consent at any time in the footer of every email you'll receive. Mit Ihrer Anmeldung erklären Sie sich damit einverstanden, Inhalte von uns zu erhalten.
Unsere Newsletter enthalten Zählpixel, die die Lieferung einzigartiger Inhalte in Bezug auf das Abonnement und die Interessen der einzelnen Abonnenten ermöglichen. Weitere Informationen über die Verwendung Ihrer Daten im Hinblick auf die Zusendung von relevanten Inhalten, finden Sie in unserer PRN Consumer Newsletter Privacy Notice. Ihre Zustimmung können Sie jederzeit in der Fußzeile jeder erhaltenen E-Mail widerrufen. En vous inscrivant à la newsletter, vous consentez à la réception de contenus de notre part.
Notre newsletter contient des pixels espions nous permettant la fourniture à chaque abonné, d’un contenu unique en lien avec ses souscriptions et intérêts. Pour de plus amples informations sur l’utilisation faite de vos données en vue de l’envoi des contenus concernés, nous vous invitons à consulter la politique de confidentialité disponible à partir du lien suivant PRN Consumer Newsletter Privacy Notice. Vous pouvez à tout moment revenir sur votre consentement par le biais des informations situées au bas de chaque e-mail reçu. Регистрирайки се, Вие се съгласявате да получавате информационно съдържание от нас. Нашите бюлетини съдържат проследяващи пиксели, които ни помагат да предоставяме уникално съдържание въз основа на ангажираността и интересите на всеки абонат. За повече информация относно начина, по който ще използваме Вашите данни, за да гарантираме, че Ви изпращаме подходящо съдържание, моля, направете справка с нашето Уведомление за поверителност на потребителския бюлетин на PRN. Можете да оттеглите съгласието си по всяко време в долния колонтитул на всеки от имейлите, които ще получите.