introduction - Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

APPENDIX VIISUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INFORMATION SOURCESThe Pennsylvania Forest Stewardship Program is a voluntary program that assists forestlandowners in better managing their forestlands by providing information, education, andtechnical assistance. Participation in the program is open to private landowners who ownbetween 5 and 1,000 acres of forestland. For more information, go tohttp://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASDEPT/FOREST/Stewardship/1page.html or contact:Jim Finley, Assistant Director for ExtensionThe Pennsylvania State UniversitySchool of Forest Resources7 Ferguson BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802(814) 863-0401E-mail: fj4@psu.eduThe Forest Land Enhancement Program complements the Forest Stewardship Program byproviding landowners with cost-share dollars to implement their management plans and followuptechnical assistance to encourage the achievement of their long-term forest managementgoals. For more information, contact:Jim Stiehler, Forest Stewardship CoordinatorDCNR - Bureau of Forestry6th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office BuildingP.O. Box 8552Harrisburg, PA 17105-8552(717) 787-4777The Forest Legacy Program acts to purchase conservation easements or title from willingprivate landowners. In this program, federal funding is administered through the state Bureau ofForestry to foster protection and continued use of forested lands that are threatened withconversion to non-forest uses. Emphasis is given to lands of regional or national significance.For more information, go to http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/flep.shtml or contact:Gene Odato, Chief, Rural & Community Forestry StationDCNR – Bureau of Forestry6th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office BuildingP.O. Box 8552Harrisburg, PA 17105-8552(717) 787-6460E-mail: godato@state.pa.us170