PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship

The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to integrate conservation and economic development in a way that inspires the communities of the Pennsylvania Wilds. The Pennsylvania Wilds is a designated 13-county region that includes the counties of Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Warren, and northern Centre.

The PA Wilds Center promotes the region and its 2+ million acres of public lands as a premier outdoor recreation destination as a way to diversify local economies, inspire stewardship, attract investment, retain population and improve quality of life. The PA Wilds Center’s core programs seek to help businesses leverage the PA Wilds brand and connect with new market opportunities, including: the Wilds Cooperative of PA, a business development network of more than 600 place-based businesses and organizations. The WCO is free to join and focuses on growing and connecting unique place-based businesses, which are vital to creating vibrant, sustainable communities. The WCO is the main program through which small businesses and nonprofits engage with the Pennsylvania Wilds brand, networks and platforms. WCO members receive access to branding and marketing tools, networking and education opportunities, new market opportunities via the physical PA Wilds Conservation Shops and online PA Wilds Marketplace at ShopThePAWilds.com, as well as mentorship and referrals to PA’s financial and technical service programs.

For more information on the PA Wilds Center, visit www.PAWildsCenter.org. To learn more about the WCO, visit www.WildsCoPA.org. Explore the PA Wilds at www.PAWilds.com. Find regionally made products at www.ShopThePAWilds.com.

Phone: 800-895-1376

Email: lknarr@pawildscenter.org