Three events are coming up for forest landowners in the northwest region of Pennsylvania.
The northwest region includes Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango and Warren counties.
In February, there will be the Clarion Forest Landowner Conference, as well as the 24th annual Northwest Pennsylvania Forest Landowner Conference. Then, in May will be Foundation for Sustainable Forests: Loving the Land through Working Forests Conference.
On Feb. 22, the Clarion Forest Landowner Conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in the Grunenwald Science and Technology Center, Clarion University. Cost is $30 per person, with early bird registration of $25 until Feb. 7. Deadline to register is Feb. 13. Visit https://extension.psu.edu/forest-landowner-conference for more information.
On Feb. 29, the Northwest Pennsylvania Forest Landowner Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Frank G. Pogue Student Center, Edinboro University, 405 Scotland Road, Edinboro. Cost is $25. Deadline to register is Feb. 21. To register, contact 814-825-6403 or kcurrier@erieconservation.com. Questions may be directed to the DCNR Bureau of Forestry, 814-723-0262 or fd14@pa.gov.
On May 16, the Foundation for Sustainable Forests: Loving the Land through Working Forests Conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Thompson Woods, Troy Township, Crawford County. Visit https://www.foundationforsustainableforests.org/ for more information.
The Pennsylvania Forest Stewardship Program provides publications on a variety of topics related to woodland management. For a list of free publications, call 800 235 9473 (toll free), send an email toPrivateForests@psu.edu, or write to Forest Stewardship Program, The Pennsylvania State University, 416 Forest Resources Building, University Park, PA 16802.
The Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Penn State Extension, and the Center for Private Forests at Penn State, in Partnership through Penn State’s Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, sponsor the Forest Stewardship Program in Pennsylvania.
