Do you have woods on your property? Penn State University research estimates that nearly half a million Pennsylvanians own a small patch of woodlands -- one to 10 acres. These patches add up to about a million or so acres, or about 10 percent, of our state’s privately held woodlands.

If you are one of these landowners and you’d like to improve your land for the benefit of humans, flora, and fauna, register for the upcoming workshop on October 7 at Penn State Lehigh Valley Campus from 8:30 to 4:30.

The “Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas around Your Home” workshop will help you learn more about:

-- Providing wildlife habitat;

-- Tree identification;

-- Tree planting and native landscaping;

-- Woods and water;

-- Forest ecology and soils ;

-- Woodlot management techniques;

-- Invasive plant identification/control;

-- Maple syrup, mushrooms, and medicinal plants; and

-- Landowner resources.

The DCNR Bureau of Forestry is a sponsor of this workshop.

To register, visit the Woods In Your Backyard Workshop webpage or to register by phone, or for more information, call Penn State Extension at 570‐825‐1701.

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(Reprinted from the August 23 edition of the Resource newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

[Posted: August 24, 2017]

8/28/2017