TO:
Woodland Owners
SUBJECT:
March 17, 2016 Cumberland Woodland Owners Association, 7:00 P.M. at West
Pennsboro Township Municipal Building located at 2150 Newville Road (Rt. 641),
Carlisle, PA, 17015
THE
FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. James Finley, Penn State Professor of Forest
Resources.
TOPIC:
The History and Management of Pennsylvania Forests: How Pennsylvania’s
forest resources were used in the past, how they are managed today and the
management needed to ensure that we have healthy forest for the future are the
topics.
LOCATION:
West Pennsboro Township Municipal Building located at 2150 Newville Road (Rt.
641), Carlisle, PA, 17015. The meeting is open to the public. You
do not have to be a member and there is no cost to attend.
DIRECTIONS:
Directions are available on-line at: http://www.westpennsborotwp.org/contact
The
History and Management of Pennsylvania Forests
The forests in Pennsylvania provide a vast
array of benefits including hardwood production, wildlife habitat, water
protection and recreation. About 60% (17
million acres) of Pennsylvania is forested. Individuals and families own about
75% of the forested land and provide 80% of Pennsylvania's timber
products. Pennsylvania also has one of
the largest expanses of public forestland in the eastern United States. How Pennsylvania’s forest resources were used
in the past, how they are managed today and the management needed to ensure
that we have healthy forests for the future are the topics for the March 17th
meeting of the Cumberland Woodland Owners Association. The featured speaker will be Dr. James
Finley, Penn State Professor of Forest Resources. The Cumberland Woodland Owners’ Association
and West Pennsboro Township are sponsoring the meeting which will be held at
7:00 P.M. at the West Pennsboro Township Municipal Building located at 2150
Newville Road (Rt. 641), Carlisle, PA, 17015.
You do not have to be a member to attend and there is no cost to
attend. Directions are available on-line
at: http://www.westpennsborotwp.org/contact.
Our forests are not without problems. The
lack of forest regeneration, particularly of some oak species, and a decrease
in native biodiversity, caused in part by high populations of white-tailed
deer, are significant concerns. The introduction of certain invasive plants
threatens the existence of native plant species. Outbreaks of exotic pests such
as the gypsy moth and a host of native defoliators continue to stress the
forests. Fragmentation of forestland is
of concern. The transition of ownership
of forest land from one generation to the next can be a major issue for
families.
To meet the ever-increasing demand on
Pennsylvania’s forest resources, we must manage our forests differently than in
the past to keep them healthy and productive for the long term—an idea known as
forest sustainability. Good forestry
requires concern for and understanding of the effects of our decisions and
actions on the well-being of the entire forest ecosystem. We can avoid serious
degradation of the forest when knowledgeable landowners and natural resources
professionals plan and work together.
The Cumberland Woodland Owners Association is
an organization of forestland owners and others interested in forestry issues
in south central Pennsylvania. For more
information about the meeting or the Cumberland Woodland Owners Association,
contact Fred Peabody at 717/776-3565 (email: fredp5@earthlink.net) or Mike Waldron,
717-677-7317 (email: mdwald57@yahoo.com).
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