Latest News

Thanks for the Forests

November 20, 2023
Winter Animal Shelter and Food for Birds and Small Mammals

October 31, 2023
Sharing Landowner Research with Forestry Professionals

October 29, 2023

The James C. Finley Center for Private Forests at Penn State briefed Forestry Professionals on highlights of latest Private Forest Landowner Survey at the Western Pennsylvania Industrial and Consulting Forester Conference in September.
At the Finley Center: Making the Most of Summer and Fall

October 23, 2023
Pennsylvania Tree Farm: Committee Meeting News

October 23, 2023
PFA News: Register Now for Annual Symposium

October 23, 2023
PA SFI® Implementation Committee, Game Commission Enter Cooperative Agreement

October 23, 2023
Go Nuts for Acorns!

October 23, 2023
Backyard Chimney Swift Conservation

October 23, 2023
Considerations for Collecting Tree Seeds for Plantings

October 3, 2023
USDA Seeks Proposals for Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership

August 4, 2023
Under the Canopy: Penn State Researchers Study Beech Leaf Disease in PA Forests

August 3, 2023
Tree Foliage Insect Pests - Timing, Impacts of Early Defoliation, and Control

August 3, 2023
Tracking Drought Factors and Effects on Plants

July 12, 2023
Sustainable Forest Management Field Tours for Private Landowners

June 2, 2023
PSU Researcher Seeks Ghost Pipe Populations and Respondents for Ghost Pipe Use Survey

June 2, 2023
Spring Leaf Damage During May: Frost or Fungi?

May 31, 2023
Controlling Tree-of-heaven, a Preferred Host Plant of the Spotted Lanternfly

May 10, 2023
At the Center: Looking Back at the 2023 Forest Landowners Conference

May 10, 2023
Spotted Lanternfly Update: 51 PA Counties Now under Quarantine

May 10, 2023
Pennsylvania Tree Farm News

May 9, 2023
PFA News: A Banquet, a Conference, and the Upcoming 2023 Timber Show

May 9, 2023
New Leadership for the Pennsylvania SFI® Implementation Committee

May 9, 2023
What You Might Notice in a Warmer than Average Spring

May 9, 2023
Scouting for Invasive Plant Species

April 17, 2023
Protection for Your Tree and Shrub Plantings

March 28, 2023
Join in on the 2023 Forest Landowners Conference

February 28, 2023

Our February News Release highlighting our 2023 Forest Landowner's Conference
Forest Health, Insect, and Disease Update Webinar

February 28, 2023

Earn SAF, ISA, SFI Continuing Education Units, and pesticide credits as we review the status of Pennsylvania's forest insect and disease problems and important forest health updates and information. Webinar held on Mar. 16, 2023 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET More information and registration details can be found on the website linked above.
Forest Health, Insect, and Disease Briefing

February 28, 2023

The annual spring Briefing reports on the status of Pennsylvania’s forest insect and disease issues as well as other important forest health updates and information and provides a core pesticide credit training session. Join us to review the status of Pennsylvania's forest insect and disease problems and important forest health updates and information. Briefing held on Mar. 14, 2023 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM ET More information and registration details can be found on the website linked above.
NRCS Announces New Partnership Project to Improve Habitat Across Allegheny Plateau

February 28, 2023

The three year Allegheny Plateau Habitat Restoration project will providing funding to establish habitat suitable to ruffed grouse and cerulean warblers. The partnership will work to establish this habitat on public and private ground in these PA counties: Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Venango, and Warren counties. The full press release can be read on the website linked above.

James C. Finley Center for Private Forests

Address

416 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802

James C. Finley Center for Private Forests

Address

416 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802