The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Forests For All Strategic Plan online town hall meeting presenting the draft Forests for All Strategic Plan for State Forests is now available on demand.

The strategic plan draft outlines a vision and mission for the future of the Commonwealth’s forests and its people rooted in strengthening the ecosystem management foundations laid by the agency and growing in its connections with people and communities.

Nearly 60 percent of the Commonwealth is covered by quality hardwood forests. DCNR Bureau of Forestry manages 2.2 million acres of state forestlands in 50 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.

Click Here for a copy of the draft Plan.

Take Feedback Survey

DCNR is accepting feedback on the plan through an online survey.  The deadline for responses is June 28.

Visit DCNR’s State Forest Management webpage for more information.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, 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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-- DCNR Forests For All Strategic Plan Online Town Hall Meeting Available On Demand; Take Survey To Provide Feedback  [PaEN]

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-- Master Watershed Steward Marcus Ferreira - The Man Behind Philadelphia's Green Future  [PaEN]

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NewsClips:

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Faces Headwinds In Reducing Nutrient Pollution

-- Forests For Chesapeake Bay Newsletter: Latest News; Forest-Related Events; Snow Goose Migration; More!

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Proposed State Forests Plan In PA Addresses Variety Of Challenges And Needs

-- Bucks County Herald: Heritage Conservancy, Warrenton Twp. Tree Planting Grants From Horticultural Society

-- Help Wanted: Pittsburgh-based Landforce Green Infrastructure Job Training Program

-- DCNR Blog: Parks, Forests, Trails Help Make Pennsylvania - The Great American Getaway

-- Post-Gazette: What We Learned From Last Year’s Canadian Wildfire Episodes

[Posted: June 14, 2024]

6/17/2024