Pennsylvania's Forests

Pennsylvania remains one of the most forested states in the nation. It includes some of the most intact and bountiful hardwood forest lands in the temperate world. This was not always the case.  A new report from the Pinchot Institute highlights the changes to Pennsylvania's Forests and why these changes are important.

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Forest Health-Human Health Initiative

The increasing cost of health care poses a major financial challenge for many family woodland owners, the majority of whom 65 are years or older. For many families, their forest land is their largest and most valuable asset to draw from when financial needs such as medical expenses arise. Without adequate personal finances, many landowners have no choice but to liquidate their timber assets or sell their land outright, contributing to the average of nearly 6,000 acres of forest and open space being converted to other uses in the US each day. To help reverse this trend, the Pinchot Institute has launched a bold and innovative new program linking forest conservation with human health.

Click here to visit the program page.
Click here to download the project summary.