Save the Date! Private Forest Landowners' Conference Coming Up On May 10-11th

The first statewide Private Forest Landowners' Conference, hosted by the Center for Private Forests in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, will be held May 10-11, 2013, at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, PA, to bring together people who want to demonstrate a commitment to forest sustainability.

The Conference will focus on the conservation and management of healthy forests with the intent of bringing together people who want to demonstrate a commitment to forest sustainability.

Presentation tracks, offered by regionally and nationally-recognized experts, include: conservation options, invasive species, taxes, tending your woods, water quality, wildlife, and on and on.  Exhibitors with informational and resource displays and demonstrations will be on hand to show case tools and services.

Sponsors for this event include PASA and  the Penn State Center for Private Forest, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), PA Game Commission, PA Tree Farm Committee, and many others.

This event is the first-ever comprehensive conference for private landowners in Pennsylvania.  Whether you own five or 500 acres, you are one of nearly 740,000 Pennsylvania woodland owners who make decisions about the health and well-being of nearly 12 million acres of private forests.

Click here to learn more or call 1-800-235-9473.