CAMP HILL — Friday is international picnic day, and the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation is encouraging people to visit a state park or forest district to dine al fresco.

The foundation’s website offers tips about campfire safety, and a booklet on campfire cooking.

“Picnicking and campfire cooking are great ways to connect with family and friends,” said Marci Mowery, President of PPFF, “but please be sure to leave the picnic area as clean—or better—than you found it for the benefit of the next user, as well as to protect wildlife. Wildlife that develops a taste for human food can become a pest, often at the expense of the wildlife’s well-being.”