Resources for Woodland Owners

Held every two years, our Forest Landowners Conference focuses on the conservation and management of healthy forests with the intent of bringing together people who want to demonstrate a commitment to forest sustainability.

The fate of your land—and Pennsylvania’s natural resources—is in your hands.

Woodland Owners Associations provide educational opportunities for members.

Education promotes understanding of a wide range of topics relevant to good forest stewardship. Webinars are recorded and archived for future viewing.

Riparian buffers are an important tool in helping to protect and ensure stream quality by providing critical barriers between polluting landscapes and receiving waterways. Use the resources here to learn how you can make a difference in stream health and vitality by implementing riparian buffers on your land.

Understanding how Pennsylvania forests have changed and recognizing the need for careful forest stewardship to ensure their future health and resilience depends on learning to evaluate and address current challenges affecting forests. Among the issues landowners can address as they care for forests is forest regeneration, both natural regeneration and planting.

This repository of the most recent printed issues of Forest Leaves is available to read, download, share, and print. Forest Leaves is published by the James C. Finley Center for Private Forests at Penn State, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, USDA Forest Service, Pennsylvania Forestry Association, Pennsylvania Tree Farm Committee, PA SFI Implementation Committee, and Penn State Forestry and Wildlife Extension.