DCNR 2021 Pennsylvania Forest Health Report: “Truthfully, in many cases, the best thing to do is monitor and wait.  It can feel frustrating to do nothing, but there is tremendous value in understanding and tracking stressors in your forest over a number of years.”

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• Managing Urban Forested Natural Areas *

• Spring 2021 PA Forest Health Report 

• Considering A Woodland Management Plan

• Pittsburgh Natural Areas Study

• Natural Areas in U.S. Cities: Opportunities & Challenges (Pregitzer, 2020)

• Western PA Conservancy - Land Management (scroll down to see activities) *

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resource - Natural Resource Guidance Checklist Natural Area Management Plan

• WPA Conservancy property - scroll down to see their management projects

• Emhurst Park Natural Area Management Plan *

• Kirkland, Washington Urban Forest and Natural Area Stewardship Planning Guide

• Forest Health Protection (USDA)

• York County Natural Areas Inventory

• Natural Lands Trust’s Land for Life: A Handbook on Caring for Natural Lands (2014)   (Free PDF Download)

• Wilderness Stewardship Plan Handbook, National Park Service (2014)

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    * Plans Under Review by the White Township Stewardship Committee.

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Related Documents

 

• A Sand County Almanac    

• Aesthetic Experience in Forests (Rolston, PDF)

• DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Program Public Participation Guide

• DCNR Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Plan (PDF, right column)
  Coming soon: Kuebbing report

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