The Future of Oak is in Your Hands

January 11, 2018

Why is oak so important and what is compromising its future?

Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2017 Tax Year

January 11, 2018

Specific federal income tax laws and rules apply to timber-related income and expenses. The tax tips provided in this bulletin is intended to assist timber owners, foresters, loggers and their tax preparers in filing the 2017 tax returns. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. Please consult your own tax, legal, and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. The information is current as of September 30, 2017.

Pennsylvania Tree Farm Update

January 11, 2018

Learn about the outstanding Tree Farmers and Tree Farm Inspector

Pennsylvania Forestry Association: #forestproud

January 11, 2018

Latest updates from the Pennsylvania Forestry Association

SFI Community Grants Help Landowners Keep Forests as Forests

January 11, 2018

SFI grants are designed to put the latest best practices and scientific research to work on behalf of well-managed forests, large and small.

Interesting Research News and Tools for Landowners – January 2018

January 11, 2018

Throughout the month we receive notice of interesting and relevant research and items. These items come from partner organizations. We'll use this space to share these items with you.

New Year’s Resolution: Creating a Tree and Plant Life List for Your Woods

December 15, 2017

Create a tree and plant life list for your woods - a way for landowners to understand what they have on their land, and perhaps to track change.

Solving the Case of the “Shady Invaders”

December 14, 2017

If you spend time outside in Pennsylvania, you’ve probably seen shrubs creeping into eastern deciduous forest stands. You may have also noticed that these invasive shrubs, such as honeysuckles, Japanese barberry, and burning bush tend to be green much longer than native shrubs in the understory.

Threatened by a Thousand Cuts

December 14, 2017

Pennsylvania’s vast forestlands are imperiled as their aging private owners divide and sell.

Habitat is a key player in deer population in Pennsylvania

December 14, 2017

While extended deer seasons and increased antlerless licenses are often to blame as the sole reason for hunters seeing fewer deer, in many cases, poor habitat is a limiting factor often overlooked.

Interesting Research News and Tools for Landowners – December 2017

December 14, 2017

Throughout the month we receive notice of interesting and relevant research and items. These items come from partner organizations. We'll use this space to share these items with you.

Stewardship through the Seasons—Winter Woodland Care

November 30, 2017

Some stewardship activities can be done easily during the winter, with the bare trees allowing a different perspective.

A Woodland Nature Journal Holiday Special: 25% off

November 14, 2017

Hundreds of folks around the state are already recording their encounters with nature in this durable, beautifully designed and informative nature journal from the Center for Private Forests at Penn State. This holiday season, you, and the nature lovers on your list, can join them!

Managing for Healthy Diverse Forests

November 14, 2017

A new multimedia project from NRCS highlights practices to promote Golden-winged warbler and other species that depend on young forest habitats. Featured in the project are Pennsylvania woodland owners.

Interesting Research News and Tools for Landowners – November 2017

November 14, 2017

Throughout the month we receive notice of interesting and relevant research and items. These items come from partner organizations. We'll use this space to share these items with you.

Considering a Woodland Management Plan?

October 27, 2017

Successful forest management involves planning.

Inaugural Walk in Penn’s Woods a Success!

October 17, 2017

Pennsylvanians across the state took to the woods on October 1, 2017

Woody Invasive Plant Control in the Fall

October 17, 2017

Autumn is a great time to identify and manage invasive plants in your woodland.

Pennsylvania SFI Implementation Committee Updates

October 17, 2017

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc. recently released the 2017 Progress Report titled "Forests. A Way of Life." I would encourage you to take some time and look through it, if you have the chance

Pennsylvania Forestry Association: Looking Back and Moving Forward

October 17, 2017

This is my final message to you as PFA President. It’s been a very fast paced two-year President’s term with lots of positive forward movement for our association.

The Pennsylvania Tree Farm System Moves Forward to Full Certification in October 2017

October 17, 2017

Why should you join the PA Tree Farm program as a Certified Tree Farmer?

Becoming a PA Forest Steward Volunteer

October 17, 2017

On a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in September, the Pennsylvania Forest Stewards (PAFS) Class of 2017 took to the woods to learn — by doing — about sustainable timber harvesting.

Interesting Research News and Tools for Landowners – October 2017

October 17, 2017

Throughout the month we receive notice of interesting and relevant research and items. These items come from partner organizations. We'll use this space to share these items with you.

Forest Stressors and Resilience: Can Woodland Owners and Other Stewards Make a Difference?

September 28, 2017

If we try to ensure that our woods, or the landscape in which our woods occurs, have many different species of trees that are native to where we live, and if we have healthy, young and older trees of those species, the broader forest ecosystem retains its ability to function well and to potentially recover faster from whatever pest, disease, weather extreme, or other stressor may come along next.

Profiles in Conservation - Susan Benedict

September 14, 2017

Keys to keeping land in the family — reaching consensus, diversifying revenue

Interesting Research News and Tools for Landowners – September 2017

September 14, 2017

Throughout the month we receive notice of interesting and relevant research and items. These items come from partner organizations. We'll use this space to share these items with you.

Regenerating the Forest: Seeds and the Mysterious Seed Bank

August 30, 2017

From where does the next forest come? While seeds play a role in starting the next forest, either re-occupying a site, or spreading beyond their current boundaries, trees have multiple strategies to ensure their continuity through offspring.

Habitat Hero: John Hoover

August 18, 2017

This Habitat Hero story is by the Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture, one of NRCS’ conservation partners working to help private landowners adopt conservation measures that benefit forestry and agricultural operations while helping birds and other wildlife species.

Feeling Overwhelmed?—A few tips for getting started with invasive plant management

July 25, 2017

As long as light and other resources are available to invasive plants, they will continue to out-compete native plants and spread. What can landowners do to control these invaders?

Invasive Species Highlight: Bush Honeysuckles… Not for the Birds!

July 14, 2017

During the summer months, we see a number of shrubs with beautiful fragrant flowers, that attract bees and other pollinators, and whose berries often attract a diversity of birds and other wildlife. Unfortunately, some of those shrubs are non-native and invasive, and although they may seem attractive, they can actually be quite detrimental.

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