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 In the news...

​  Conservation District honors Chestnut Ridge forest stewards, woodlands group

​  Export officials review Murrysville Timbering Plan​


   Should we resurrect the American chestnut tree with genetic engineering?

  

   Did the Polar Vortex kill the Emerald Ash Borer?


   Murrysville native works to 'Fight the Blight' among

    Slippery Rock pear trees


  Champs of Pennsylvania: Local trees make the cut in

    statewide registry

   Nonprofit purchases 32K-plus acres of forest in

    Western Pa.

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WWIA VP Fred Lau, WWIA President John Hilewick, WCD directors Emil Bove & Kim Miller with the presentation piece to WWIA as the recipients of the 2019 J. Roy Huston Conservation Partnership Award.

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See our 2020 Event calendar here!


View attorney Ryan Hamilton's recent presentation, "Easements and Right of Ways in our PA Forests".    Download the slides here.  Thank you to Mr. Ryan Hamilton for sharing this information with WWIA at our annual meeting in October, 2019.


​​Read our Fall Newsletterhere,featuring: Forbes State Forest Field Trip and  Leslie Horner's Woodland Regeneration Workshops Recaps, Tulip Poplars, 
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
at California University of PA, and more!
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Check out our newest blog post from Jessica Salter:  A Forester's Frequently Asked Questions​​​

 

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Raul Chiesa and Janet Sredy own forest land in Forward Township, Allegheny County. They are certified tree farmers and were recognized in 2015 as the National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year.  Read their recent Op-Ed: Protect Pennsylvania's Forests

 

Kizua Dam State Park in the PA Wilds

​​Celebrating 30 years in 2019 of maintaining, preserving, and enjoying woodlands

The Westmoreland Woodlands Improvement Association provides a forum for all those who have an interest in woodlands. WWIA recognizes woodlands as renewable resources, and encourages their management for aesthetics, timber, water quality and control, wildlife habitat, plant propagation and recreation. Members of WWIA learn about productive ways to use forest resources while preserving their natural beauty.

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