Conservation Tools

A century and a quarter ago, was a dismal time for conservation. Several million acres of Pennsylvania forest had been or soon would be cut, left desolate with no measures taken to foster regeneration. Yet out of this devastation, Dr. Joseph Rothrock led the push to establish State Forest Reservations, setting in motion the efforts that endow us today with a sustainably managed 2.1 million-acre state forest system, 1.4 million acres of gameland, 117 state parks, and a host of locally and privately conserved forests, farms, and parklands.

Today, Pennsylvania’s landscapes and resources face huge new challenges and present new opportunities. How can conservation organizations and government leaders respond to the challenges? What are the opportunities and how can they be pursued? At the Conservation Leaders Summit, the Pennsylvania’s conservation leaders will study the past and look at where trends are taking us. Armed with an understanding of what has come before, leaders will seek to identify what needs to be done to shape the next century of conservation for the best.
 

Submitted by Andy Loza