Prepare Conservation a/o Pa Forest Stewardship plans-for landowner objectives i.e. preservation/natural area protection, sustaining biodiversity, wildlife habitat, recreation, timber production. Inventory & map vegetation types and unique natural features or ecosystems, baseline studies for conservancies, photo documentation, layout hiking & nature trails, wetland delineation, timber sales, forest regeneration plans.
Planning Forestry Baseline Documentation Ecology and Biology Recreation Nature PhotographyGeorge School 1958 - College Prep BS- Forestry -Penn State Univ.1962; MS - Michigan State University 1966 Resource Development- Major: Park Planning and operation, Minor: Community Planning. Certified Forester Approved by DCNR to do Pa Forest Stewardship Plans Certified Technical Service Provider w/ US Natural Resource Conservation Service Society of American Foresters, (& former chair Pinchot Chapter 2x) Pennsylvania Council of Professional Foresters & formerly on Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Forestry Association. 3 years Service Forester, Pa Bureau of Forestry, Warren, Pa 1967-2001 Pa Power & Light Co. (now PPL) Mgr. Land Management. Responsibiliies included planning and operating public recreation facilities and environmental education centers, identifying / protection of unique natural areas, forest, wildlife and farmland mgt on company lands; real estate- land aquisition and leasing land to others. 2001 - present - Consulting Forester, owner/operator of ForestLand Consulting;
