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'{{Infobox government agency |agency_name = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |logo = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Logo.svg |logo_width = |logo_caption = Logo of the DCNR |seal = |formed = July 1, 1995 |dissolved = |superseding = |jurisdiction = [[Government of Pennsylvania]] |headquarters = Rachel Carson State Office Building<br />400 Market Street<br />[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], [[Pennsylvania]] |latd = 40 |latm = 15 |lats = 45 |latNS = N |longd = 76 |longm = 52 |longs = 47 |longEW = W |region_code = US-PA |employees = |budget = $310.5&nbsp;million ([[Fiscal year|FY]] 2010)<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010&ndash;11 Governor's Executive Budget |date=February 2, 2010 |publisher=[[Pennsylvania Office of the Budget]] |location=Harrisburg |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/document/768989/2010-11_budget_document_cd_pdf |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]] |page=E12.6 |accessdate=July 14, 2010}}</ref> |chief1_name = Richard J. Allan<ref>{{Cite book |editor-first=Sharon |editor-last=Trostle |year=2009 |title=[[The Pennsylvania Manual]] |location=Harrisburg |publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of General Services]] |volume=119 |pages=4–43 |isbn=0-8182-0334-X}}</ref> |chief1_position = Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources |parent_agency = |child1_agency = [[Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks|Bureau of State Parks]] |website = [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us www.dcnr.state.pa.us] |footnotes = }} The '''Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources''' ('''DCNR'''), established on July 1, 1995, is the agency in the [[U.S. State]] of [[Pennsylvania]] responsible for maintaining and preserving the state's 117 [[List of Pennsylvania state parks|state parks]] and 20 [[List of Pennsylvania state forests|state forests]]; providing information on the state's natural resources; and working with communities to benefit local recreation and natural areas.<ref>[http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/info/ataglance/index.aspx Pa. Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The agency has its headquarters in the Rachel Carson State Office Building in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]].<ref>"[http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/contactdcnr.aspx Contact DCNR]." Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on October 18, 2010. "Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Rachel Carson State Office Building PO Box 8767 400 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17105-8767."</ref> The department was formed when then-governor Tom Ridge split the Department of Environmental Resources (DER) into the DCNR and [[Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection|Department of Environmental Protection]] (DEP). ==History== ===Current Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources=== * Richard J. Allan (Confirmed June 2011) ===Past Secretaries of Conservation and Natural Resources=== * John Quigley (Appointed April 2009) * Michael D. DiBerardinis (Appointed January 2003) * John C. Oliver (Appointed November 1995) ==Education== The DCNR is host to many different Environmental Education programs throughout the summer months. These range from topics such as "Leave No Trace" hiking/camping policy to the different wildlife and plant species of many of the state parks. ==Law enforcement== DCNR Rangers act much like a [[National Park Ranger]] does. They routinely check on cabins and campsites, offer insightful answers to visitors questions, and help to maintain calmness throughout the parks. They have full arrest powers while in park lands and do carry [[sidearms]]. However, they do not have jurisdiction over [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands]], which are patrolled by [[Game warden|Wildlife Conservation Officers]] employed by the [[Pennsylvania Game Commission]]. DCNR rangers do enforce game laws as well as fishing and boating laws in state parks, however, although the [[Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission]] is completely independent of the [[Pennsylvania Game Commission]]. Both agencies are independent of DCNR, but do work in cooperation with each other. ==Organizational structure== The DCNR comprises the following subunits:<ref>[http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/info/ataglance/bureaus.aspx DCNR Bureaus]. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.</ref><ref>[http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/info/ataglance/orgchart.aspx DCNR Organization Chart]. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.</ref><ref>[http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/info/ataglance/fsexecutive.aspx DCNR Executive Staff]. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.</ref> *Deputy Secretary for Parks and Forestry **[[Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks|Bureau of State Parks]] **Bureau of Forestry *Deputy Secretary for Conservation and Technical Services **Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey **Bureau of Recreation and Conservation **Bureau of Facility Design and Construction **[[Wild Resource Conservation Program]] *Deputy Secretary for Administration **Bureau of Human Resources **Bureau of Administrative Services **Bureau of Information Technology *Office of Policy and Planning *Office of Education, Communications and Partnerships *Office of Conservation Science **[[Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program]] *Chief Counsel ==See also== {{Portalbox|Pennsylvania|Environment}} * [[List of Pennsylvania state agencies]] {{-}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/index.aspx Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources] {{Protected Areas of Pennsylvania}} [[Category:State agencies of Pennsylvania|Conservation and Natural Resources]] [[Category:Government agencies established in 1995]] {{Pennsylvania-stub}}'