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  • The Importance of Wearing Orange in 'Penn's Woods'

    Allyson Muth, Center for Private Forests at Penn State|Nov 17, 2022

    Heads up Pennsylvanians who enjoy recreating in the woods: the next couple Sundays in November are open for hunting. Most other Sundays of the year are no hunting days, but, since 2020, the state has opened up more days to hunters to make engaging in the sport easier including Sundays during bear and deer seasons. This year’s Sunday hunting days are Nov. 13 (during deer and bear archery seasons), Nov. 20 (during deer archery in certain wildlife management units and bear firearms season), and Nov. 27 (during deer firearms season and bear in c...

  • Wild Foraging for Invasive Plants

    ALLYSON MUTH, Director, Center for Private Forests at Penn State|Jun 2, 2022

    Getting a handle on invasive plants can be a real challenge for many forest landowners. They are everywhere! Most recent data from the US Forest Service says that invasives are present in over 60 percent of the forested plots they sample in Pennsylvania, with the southern part of the state having much greater numbers and diversity of non-native competitive plant species. For landowners and homeowners alike, these plants may become challenging to creating and maintaining the natural habitats that support the values held for the land. Means of...