Harrisburg, PA -- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the appointment of Matthew Pecora to manage Worlds End State Park in Sullivan County.
“Matt’s thoughtfulness and can-do attitude have always been an asset to DCNR,”
Dunn said. “We are confident he will continue his positive leadership at Worlds End, and be successful in sharing his passion for nature with the community.”
Pecora assumed management duties at Worlds End in July. Surrounded by the Loyalsock State Forest, the 780-acre park offers visitors diverse recreational opportunities within a pristine environment -- its rugged, natural beauty coursing through the heart of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region provides many photographic possibilities.
“The outdoors are where I feel the most at home and I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this amazing and peaceful park,”
Pecora said. “I am excited for the challenge of managing this park and its very talented staff.”
Pecora worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and then the Student Conservation Association (SCA) Excelsior Corps in Morrisville before becoming a project leader with the Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps in Williamsport.
A strong environmentalist, Pecora noted that he lives by the SCA mindset of leaving things better than you found them.
Pecora later worked with the Outdoor Corps in Philadelphia prior to joining DCNR full time as a park manager trainee in Pennsylvania’s eastern region.
Pecora’s most recent assignment with DCNR was as the assistant manager at Delaware Canal State Park.
Pecora is a Rochester, New York native who holds an undergraduate degree in environmental biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He enjoys hiking, fishing and hunting in his free time.
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Wesley Robinson, 717-877-6315
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