2013 Private Forest Landowners Conference: The Future of Penn's Woods

Date:      May 10, 2013 to May 11, 2013

Where:   Blair County Convention Center,
                Convention Center Blvd
                Altoona, PA, 16648

Contact: Allyson Muth (abm173@psu.edu)

                Phone 814-865-3208   

The first statewide Private Forest Landowners' Conference, hosted by the Center for Private Forests in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, will be held May 10-11, 2013, at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, PA, and bring together people who want to demonstrate a commitment to forest sustainability.

Conference Features

• Focus on education and outreach
• Displays from organizations recognizing a need to promote healthy forests
• Up to ninety-nine concurrent sessions in the following presentation tracks:

                           Forest finance
                           Forest legacy
                           Forest history
                           Backyard woods
                           Woods wildlife
                           Forest health
                           Tending and management
                           Wood products
                           Making your woods accessible
                           Forests and water
                           Forest recreation
                           Aesthetics and biodiversity
                           Forest policy and advocacy

• Friday morning tours to varied sites in the region
• Friday night banquet where attendees can socialize over common interests
• Nationally-known keynote speakers on forest conservation and care

This conference counts for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a meeting agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.