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Westmoreland Woodlands Improvement Association events:
Please register in advance by calling Tammy at WCD (724-837-5271, option #1.
WWIA will hold a Tree I.D. walk & talk event on Friday afternoon September 11th from 3:00 p.m. - until about 4:30 p.m. at the St Xavier Nature Preserve. This location is along US Rt, 30 East, across Rt. 30 from the entrance to The Wimmerton Development entrance. Michael Doucette, service forester with DCNR - BOF will lead this excursion along with several PA Forest Steward Volunteers. We will move through the St Xavier grove where now mature trees planted by the St. Xavier sisters and their students planted them a hundred or more years ago continue to thrive. We will also examine and work to identify newer plantings accomplished by the Westmoreland Land Trust as well as other trees on the grounds that have just grown through natural development. Members, guests and the public are welcome. There is no charge for this event. Sunscreen and bug spray are suggested. Do hope to see you there!
Sunday, October 4, 1;00-3:00 p.m. The Annual Walk in Penn's Woods. Location is yet to be determined.
Thursday, October 15, Annual Meeting. Social period & registration begins at 5:30 at the WCD Barn. Potluck dinner (with WWIA providing fried chicken entree & starch) 6:00 p.m. Members & guests asked to provide your favorite side or dessert. The business meeting will run from about 7:00-7:15. The Annual Meeting speaker will be Michael Doucette , DCNR - Bureau of Forestry, Service Forester.
Some dates and topics may be tentative. Please check www.westmorelandwoodlands.org
for the latest information about program times and places.
A Note on WWIA 2026 Programming
To help plan for educational programming in 2026, our new program director, Lois Nonan, distributed a survey to attendees at the October 2025 annual meeting. The survey listed various forestry and nature topics.
Participants were asked to choose the ones they'd like to learn more about . The three leading choices were
1) invasive plant control, 2) tree identification and 3) Bureau of Forestry services. Other areas of high interest included forest health and tree pruning. WWIA is now working on educational programming on these topics of interest to plug into gaps in the 2026 schedule or for on into 2027.