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In the months since the initial release of the report on the Lumber Heritage Region’s Diversity Study, there has been a significant amount of feedback regarding the findings. For many
Penn State and its College of Agricultural Sciences have renamed the Center for Private Forests at Penn State in honor of its founder, the late James C. (Jim) Finley, an outstanding academic scholar and teacher whose pioneering work at the interface of people and forests reached hundreds of thousands of people.
Close In this Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 photo, Susan Benedict moves a tree branch off of the road, at her farm named Beartown Tree Farm in Snow Shoe, Pa. Benedict lives in a small house deep in Beartown with husband Leroy and son Zach, and although she works full-time as an accountant in State College, generating revenue for upkeep and taxes takes up nearly as much time. She has a trusted logger, whom she calls one of the "last, real mountain men," and a 3-D map constantly in motion in her head of what's growing, what's floundering, and what's being eaten by deer. (Jessica Griff...
Killer trees are waiting for you in the winter woods, says forest center at Penn State Updated Dec 10, 2020; Posted Dec 10, 2020 Situated on 10 acres in Manistee National Forest, this cabin in Irons, Mich. offers access to trails and other winter activities. | Photo via Airbnb.com Facebook Share Death or injury could be lurking overhead in the otherwise serene snow-covered woodland landscape of winter, according to Allyson Muth, interim director of the Center for Private Forests at Penn State. While you’re out and about, enjoying that winter wonderland, remember to look up frequently, she...