Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Forests

Rey says new forest worker business model planned (NewsSource 16 Eugene) - 163 weeks ago

A top Bush administration forestry official says the Forest Service will try a new business model for contract work in federal forests to help prevent worker abuse and encourage investment ...

Rey says new forest worker business model planned (KXMA-TV Dickinson) - 163 weeks ago

A top Bush administration forestry official says the Forest Service will try a new business model for contract work in federal forests to help prevent worker abuse and encourage investment in rural communities. Agriculture Department Undersecret

What has been lost? (Clarion News) - 163 weeks ago

What has been lost and what is still at risk? In Pennsylvania we have lost many species of mammals and birds since William Penn wrote home, “ The woods yielde…your elks, deer, raccoons, beaver, rabbets, turkeys, pheasants, heath-birds, and partridge innumerably.

Land donation enlarges Pa. state forest (Star-Gazette) - 163 weeks ago

Northern Tier family gives nearly 5 square miles for public use. February 1, 2007 Post Comment By George Osgood gosgood@stargazette.com Star-Gazette Wellsboro Bureau

Report shows land trusts are important conservation tool (The Pilot-Independent) - 163 weeks ago

Each year America loses two million acres of farms, forests and open spaces. Pristine landscapes are being converted to shopping malls, subdivisions and highways. In the process, more than 100,000 acres of wetlands are destroyed, degrading water quality and contributing to flooding.

3,000 acres donated to Pa. (Star-Gazette) - 163 weeks ago

BLOSSBURG – A huge chunk of land – 3,000 acres – has been donated to the state by the Bob and Marion Jones family. The land will be added to Tioga State Forest and will be open for public use, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell said.

State support needed for North Country National Scenic Trail's 'Arrowhead Re-reout' (Cloquet Journal) - 163 weeks ago

Do you enjoy hiking? Would you rather walk through extensive wetlands and bogs or outstanding scenery that exemplifies the essence of Minnesota’s great outdoors? The NCTA needs Minnesotans to tell Congress that they support the “Arrowhead Re-route” of the North Country National Scenic Trail.

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says Generous Gift Will Add 3,000 Acres to Tioga State Forest (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - 163 weeks ago

Governor Edward G. Rendell today said the commonwealth will protect nearly 3,000 acres in Tioga County by adding the land to Tioga State Forest, as the result of a generous gift from the Bob and Marion Jones family.

Deer management plan held hostage by bag-a-buck crowd (Pocono Record) - 163 weeks ago

I got an e-mail message recently that listed the committee chair appointments for the 2007 Pennsylvania General Assembly. Among them are those that oversee funding that goes to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

Forest Stand Development Patterns in the Southern Appalachians (RedNova) - 163 weeks ago

By Copenheaver, Carolyn A; Matthews, Jeff M; Showalter, Julia M; Auch, Walter E Abstract - Composition of southern Appalachian forests are influenced by disturbance and topography. This study examined six stands in southwestern Virginia.