The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has scheduled 3 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 State Forest Plan is written for each of the Bureau’s twenty forest districts across the state.  Individual Plans can be found on each forest district webpage.

The meetings scheduled so far include--

-- September 26-- William Penn Forest District. French Creek State Park Conference Room, 843 Park Road, Elverson, Chester County. 6:00 to 8:00;

-- September 26-- Moshannon State Forest District. Moshannon State Forest District Office, 3372 State Park Road, Penfield, Clearfield County. 6:00 to 8:00;

-- October 17-- Buchanan State Forest District, District Office, 25185 Great Cove Road, McConnellsburg, Fulton County.  6:00 to 8:30;

-- October 24-- Rescheduled. Clear Creek State Forest District. Rescheduled for October 30.

-- October 30--Clear Creek State Forest District. District Office, 158 South Second Ave., Clarion, Clarion County. 6:30 to 8:00;

-- November 8-- Rothrock State Forest District, Shaver’s Creek CFD Community Building, 8707 Firemans Park Ln, Petersburg, Huntingdon County. 6:30 to 8:00;

-- November 8-- Weiser State Forest District, District Office, 16 Weiser Lane, Aristes, Columbia County.  6:00 to 8:00

-- November 13-- Pinchot State Forest District.  District Office, 1841 Abington Road, North Abington Township, Lackawanna County.  6:00 to 8:00.

DCNR tentatively plans meetings in the Delaware State Forest District (Monroe and neighboring counties) and Cornplanter State Forest District (Warren and neighboring counties) in October and the Bald Eagle State Forest District (Centre and surrounding counties) in November.

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

For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, Click Here to sign up for the Resource newsletter, Visit the Good Natured DCNR Blog,  Click Here for upcoming events, Click Here to hook up with DCNR on other social media-- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

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[Posted: Sept. 12, 2018]

9/17/2018