The Legislative Forestry Task Force, an initiative of the Joint Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee, will meet in State College on April 14 to hear presentations on invasive species and their impact on forest health.

Presenters are expected to include: Mr. Don Eggen, Forest Health Manager, DCNR's Bureau of Forestry; Mr. Sven Shichiger, Entomology Program Manager, Department of Agriculture; and Dr. Sarah Johnson, Conservation GIS Analyst, The Nature Conservancy-Pennsylvania Chapter. 

The meeting will be held in Room 217 of the Forest Resources Building on the Penn State University campus in State College starting at 10:00 a.m.

Upcoming Event

-- April 11: Environmental Issues Forum.  Topic To Be Announced. Room 8E-A East Wing.  Noon.

Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) serves as Chair of the Joint Conservation Committee.

For more information, visit the Joint Conservation Committee website, Like them on Facebook or Follow them on Twitter.  To be added to the email list for the Committee, send an email to: cengvall@jcc.legis.state.pa.us.

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