Laura and Mike Jackson are naturalists, retired biology teachers, landowners, and PA Forest Stewards volunteers. Here they share their experiences with creating and maintaining wildflower meadows. [more]
Ethan Tapper was a keynote speaker at our 2025 Forest Landowners Conference. You can read more in his book, How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World. [more]
Timber harvesting can pose risks to water resources if not carried out responsibly. To mitigate these impacts, Pennsylvania requires that Best Management Practices (BMPs) be used during earth disturbance activities, such as logging. [more]
Greetings, forest landowners and readers of Forest Leaves! Mike Powell is the new Pennsylvania committee chair of the American Tree Farm System (ATFS), managed by the Pennsylvania Forestry Association (PFA). [more]
As we enter the warm months, we at the Pennsylvania Forestry Association (PFA) would like to share a recap of our annual banquet and some news impacting Penn’s Woods. [more]
Penn State Extension’s team of Forestry and Wildlife experts publishes an e-newsletter, Woods and Wildlife News and Notes, containing the most recent information, events, demonstrations, partnerships, and activities coming from the team. [more]
Based on numerous calls from people wondering what's going on with American beech, we compiled these resources for your information. [more]