Pennsylvania has about 17 million acres of forestland and a new strategic plan has been designed to meet a variety of challenges facing trees and outdoor recreation. The Pennsylvania Department of ...

(WHTM) – There are 20 state forests in Pennsylvania with miles of woods to explore where people can reconnect to nature on National Forest Day on March 21 and beyond. Each forest in the ...

A 122-acre forest that has never been logged has been added to the national Old-Growth Network of woodlands that are open to the public and protected from logging. Henry’s Woods in Jacobsburg ...

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CAMERON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Old Growth Forest announced today the induction of Elk State Forest’s Square Timber Wild Area into the Old Growth ...

Old-growth hemlocks are pictured within the Alan Seeger Natural Area of Rothrock State Forest in Huntingdon County. Nicholas A. Tonelli Photo provided About 8 billion trees cover Pennsylvania’s 16 ...