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.
Planting of seedlings to restore, reforest, and supplement natural regeneration, is likely to continue to increase in importance in our region as a management strategy to ensure forest health and productivity now and in the future. As any experienced forester or landowner will attest, choosing the appropriate seed sources is extremely important. A seed source that is genetically well adapted to the planting site’s climate and environmental conditions is critical to ensure planting success and future forest productivity.
These publications and resources were created as part of a Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG#16-042) received by the Center for Private Forests.
James C. Finley Center for Private Forests
Address
416 Forest Resources BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802
- Email PrivateForests@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0401
- Fax 814-865-6275
James C. Finley Center for Private Forests
Address
416 Forest Resources BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802
- Email PrivateForests@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0401
- Fax 814-865-6275
