The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has scheduled 4 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.

DCNR has completed meetings in 11 of the Forest Districts and has the remaining 9 District meetings scheduled.

The meetings coming up include--

-- October 16-- NEW. Cornplanter State Forest District, Drake Well Museum and Park Historic Site (Multipurpose Room), 202 Museum Lane, Titusville, Venango County.  1:30 to 3:00.

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

-- October 20-- NEW. Delaware State Forest District, District Office, 2174A Route 611 Swiftwater, Monroe County. 1:00 to 3:30.

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

-- November 1-- NEW. Loyalsock State Forest District, Resource Management Center,, 6735 Route 220, Dushore, Sullivan County. 6:00 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.

-- December 12-- NEW. Bald Eagle State Forest, District Office, 18865 Old Turnpike Road, Millmont, Union County. 6:00 to 8:00.

For a listing of 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: Oct. 12, 2018]

10/15/2018