Women across the mid-Atlantic region who own, care for, or are interested in learning more about forestland are invited to apply to attend the fourth annual Women and Their Woods Educational Retreat from September 25-28 at Camp Susque in Trout Run, Lycoming County.

The four-day workshop is full of exciting educational programs and field trips related to the care and management of forestland. The result is a friendly, peer-learning environment and connection to a network of educated landowners and natural resource professionals.

Topics and activities in indoor and outdoor sessions include forest ecology, wildlife, estate and financial planning, calculating the value in your forest, forest plant identification, and more. WaTW graduates go on to serve as mentors for other landowners in their communities in the proper stewardship of their lands.

According to Christine Foland, PA Landowner and 2013 WaTW Retreat Graduate, “It is hard for me to believe how differently I view my woods after our four days together. In addition to loving my woods, I feel a strong responsibility to care for it in a purposeful way.  The network of support available is wonderful.  I am embarked on a new, beautiful, and heretofore unexpected relationship with my forest.”

The cost to attend the four‐day retreat is $130 and covers lodging and meals. The application deadline is September 1.

For more information, visit the Women and Their Woods Retreat webpage, email Amanda Subjin of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy at: conserve@delawarehighlands.org, or call 570-226-3164. 

7/21/2014