The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has scheduled  more public meetings across the state to help the agency chart the future course of Pennsylvania’s state forest districts.

The public meetings will focus on district specifics of the plan and aid the bureau in revising its District State Forest Resource Management Plans.  A DSFRMP is written for each of the Bureau’s twenty forest districts across the state.  Individual DSFRMPs can be found on each forest district webpage.

The next meetings will be held--

-- July 17: Tioga State Forest District, Tokishi Training Center, 124 NYPUM Dr. in Wellsboro, Tioga County from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Click Here for more information.

-- July 25: Loyalsock State Forest District, District Office, 6735 Route 220, Dushore, Sullivan County from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m..  Click Here for more information.

-- August 2: Michaux State Forest District, Mont Alto Fire Company, 517 S. Main St, Mont Alto, Franklin County from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Click Here for more information.

-- August 15: Gallitzin State Forest District, Holiday Inn Express, 1440 Scalp Ave., Johnstown, Cambria County from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Click Here for more information.

-- August 21: Forbes State Forest District [ LTBD ]  Fayette, Somerset, Westmoreland counties

-- September 12: Tiadaghton State Forest District, Wheeland Center, 1201 Locust St., Jersey Shore, Lycoming County 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Click Here for more information.

-- September 26: William Penn Forest District [ LTBD ] Southeast PA

-- October 17: Buchanan State Forest District, District Office, 25185 Great Cove Road, McConnellsburg, Fulton County,  6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Click Here for more information.

-- October 24: Clear Creek State Forest District [LTBD ] Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Mercer, Venango counties

-- November 8: Rothrock State Forest District, Shaver’s Creek CFD Community Building, 8707 Firemans Park Ln, Petersburg, Huntingdon County, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.  Click Here for more information.

-- November 8: Weiser State Forest District, District Office, 16 Weiser Lane, Aristes, Columbia County. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Click Here for more information.

For a listing of all upcoming meetings and more information, visit DCNR’s State Forest Resource Management Plan webpage.

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[Posted: July 11, 2018]

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