STAY AT HOME ORDER

STATEWIDE MITIGATION

The entire commonwealth is now under statewide COVID-19 mitigation. Here is what statewide mitigation means.

General Guidance
Freedom of travel will remain, but all Pennsylvanians are asked to refrain from non-essential travel.

The Wolf Administration strongly encourages the suspension of large gatherings, events, conferences of more than 10 people, and per White House guidelines, ask that individuals and groups cancel any gatherings planned over the next eight weeks.

The Wolf Administration encourages religious leaders to exercise discretion in order to mitigate the spread of illness.

Does this mean that we must confine our photography to our home interior or yard?

Reading the Statewide Mitigation General Guidance gives us some breathing room in complying with order, as long as that breathing room is at least six feet from another human.

Reading further, the General Guidance goes on to say:

Allowable Individual Activities

Individuals may leave their residence ONLY to perform any of the following allowable individual activities and allowable essential travel.

 • Tasks essential to maintain health and safety, or the health and safety of their family or household members (including, but not limited to, pets), such as obtaining medicine or medical supplies, visiting a health care professional, or obtaining supplies they need to work from home.

 • Getting necessary services or supplies for themselves or their family or household members, or to deliver those services or supplies to others, such as getting food and household consumer products, pet food, and supplies necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences. This includes volunteer efforts to distribute meals and other life-sustaining services to those in need.

 • Engaging in outdoor activity, such as walking, hiking or running if they maintain social distancing.

 • To perform work providing essential products and services at a life-sustaining business (see below for details about life-sustaining business activities).

 • To care for a family member or pet in another household.

Gov. Wolf, Sec. of Health: Pennsylvania on Statewide Stay-at-Home Order Beginning at 8 PM Tonight, “Most Prudent Option to Stop the Spread”

https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-sec-of-health-pennsylvania-on-statewide-stay-at-home-order-beginning-at-8-pm-tonight-most-prudent-option-to-stop-the-spread/

All state guidance to date has included a phrase substantially the same as the green text above.

So get your solitary Tail On the Trail!