Extension in Pennsylvania: Diverse Partners Working Together

At the turn of the 20th century, timber harvesting and other factors resulted in the high-value hardwood forests we see in Pennsylvania. One-half million private forest landowners own three-quarters of this forested area. Providing resource management information of these forest landowners demands that agencies and organizations cooperate to use limited human and fiscal resources effectively. This article describes a statewide commitment of diverse partners working together to support private forest landowners and sustain the state's hardwood forests.