PA Forestry Assn. Encouraging Groups To Hold Local Walk In Penn's Woods Events Oct. 5-6

The Pennsylvania Forestry Association is encouraging groups to organize local Walk In Penn's Woods events the first weekend in October-- October 5-6.

Walk in Penn’s Woods is for people across Pennsylvania to visit and learn about the forests that enhance our well-being. 

Forests are always working for us, providing recreation, wildlife habitat, beauty, improved water quality, clean air, wood products, carbon storage, and more.

Walk in Penn’s Woods, a statewide coordinated event on the first Sunday in October, encourages people across Pennsylvania to learn how their local woods work, see forests in new ways, and appreciate and love the forests so that we can all care well for them.

Why host? With a goal of getting people in every county across the state out in the woods, we need many landowners, partners in state and municipal parks and forests, forests industry, land trusts, trail groups, and others to provide accessible walks to get the public out into Penn’s Woods.

As someone who cares about Penn’s Woods, you are our best advocate to share that care with others.

Visit the PA Forestry Association's Walk In Penn's Woods webpage to learn more about organizing a local event and to register events.

To learn more about Pennsylvania’s forests, visit the Pennsylvania Forestry Association website.

Upcoming Events - Forests/Watersheds

-- NOW: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Offer Native Trees, Shrubs In Annual Fundraiser

-- Penn State Extension: Upcoming Training And Events For Agriculture Conservationists

-- August 27-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Starting Aug. 27

-- August 27: Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series For Ag Professionals Starting Aug. 27  [PaEN]

-- September 5: Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Watershed Friendly Native Planting  [PaEN] 

-- September 5: Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Webinar On Watching Out For Winter Road Salt  [PaEN] 

-- September 6: Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Classic Biological Control Of PA Invasive Species  [PaEN] 

-- September 10: Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Proper Native Tree Planting For Long-Term Success  [PaEN]

-- September 10--  Penn State Extension (1 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Using Geographic Information Systems to Track Management and Assess Attributes of Forested  Property.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- September 11-- Penn State Extension Hosts Rain Barrel Discovery - Explore & Learn Webinar [PaEN] 

-- September 12-- Penn State Extension Webinar: On A Few Acres - Permaculture & Risk Management [PaEN] 

-- September 14-- Celebrate The World Of Insects At Penn State's Annual Great Insect Fair In State College  [PaEN] 

-- September 18-- Penn State Extension Local Comprehensive Plans In PA Webinar, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

-- September 19-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Cumberland County Gardening With Nature - Stormwater-Friendly Lawn Care Workshop.  Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th Street in Camp Hill.  7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

-- September 24: Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Community Forestry - TreeKeeper - A Tool For Tree Canopy Management  [PaEN] 

-- September 24-- Penn State Extension Local Comprehensive Plans In PA Webinar, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

-- September 25: Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship - Guided Engagement With Your Land, Starting Sept. 25  [PaEN]

-- September 26-- York Master Watershed Stewards Host Tap Talk - Preserving York County Landscapes & Waterways With The Farm & Natural Lands Trust  [PaEN] 

-- October 1: Penn State Extension Introduction To On-Lot Septic Systems Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m. 

-- October 2-3: Penn State Extension, Partners To Host Oct. 2-3 In-Person Educator Workshop- Dive Even Deeper: Watershed Literacy And Tree Plantings In Lancaster County  [PaEN]

-- October 7-9: Penn State Extension’s Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training ‘Ag Conservation Keystone Training’ in-person workshop.  Penn State’s University Park campus.

-- October 13: Philadelphia Watershed Stewards Hold In-Person Tap Talk: Watershed Impacts Of Lesser-Known Pollutants  [PaEN] 

-- October 15: Penn State Extension Installation/Permitting On-Lot Septic Systems Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m. 

-- October 15-17: Penn State Extension’s Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training ‘Ag Conservation Keystone Training’ in-person workshop. Penn State Hazleton.

-- October 28-30: Penn State Extension’s Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training ‘Ag Conservation Keystone Training’ in-person workshop. Penn State Beaver

-- October 29: Penn State Extension Maintenance of On-Lot Septic Systems Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m. 

Resource Links:

-- Penn State Extension Watershed Friendly PA Certification

-- Penn State Extension: Why Did My Young Riparian Buffer Tree Die?

-- Penn State Extension: Guide Provides Advice On Managing Spotted Lanternfly

-- Penn State Extension: Shade Tree Commission Spotlight - Lewisburg Borough

-- Penn State Extension: High School Students Learn About Tree Care 

-- Penn State Extension: Arborist Short Course Series Starting Oct. 7

-- Penn State Extension: Is That Vine Damaging My Tree?

[Posted: September 6, 2024]  PA Environment Digest