PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, BUREAU OF FORESTRY<\/h3>\nPromoting Pennsylvania\u2019s Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Helping Meet SFI Standards Through Field Guides and Fact Sheets About Threatened and Endangered Species<\/p>\n
Why this Project Matters<\/p>\n
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) manages approximately 2.5 million acres\/1 million hectares of forest and park land, certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard, covering a variety of ecosystems and plant and animal habitats. This includes conducting management activities to benefit rare wildlife, important game species, and their unique habitats across Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
How This Project Will Help Pennsylvania\u2019s rare, threatened, and endangered species<\/p>\n
This project will directly deliver information to approximately 2,000 people with the decision-making authority to help conserve and protect Pennsylvania\u2019s rare, threatened, and endangered species in Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value (FECVs). These resources will be written for foresters, loggers, landowners, and others who work in FECVs.<\/p>\n
This project will create a printed field guide and online fact sheets with general guidance on management and regulatory compliance for selected threatened and endangered species, with an emphasis on critically imperiled and imperiled species in Pennsylvania. The field guide and online fact sheets will give audiences the knowledge they need to be able to better recognize FECVs, and the species that rely on them. Audiences will be better able to make informed decisions about how their forest management activities can conserve and protect FECVs. Guides and fact sheets will be distributed through Pennsylvania\u2019s SFI network and help SFI-certified organizations in the state meet SFI standards<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe field guide will highlight forest-dependent species of greatest conservation need, discuss regulatory considerations, and include resources for species identification and recommended conservation strategies. The fact sheets will be used as part of an educational outreach effort to non-SFI\u2011certified landowners that SFI\u2011certified organizations source fiber from. The outreach will also be shared with qualified logging professionals and other forest practitioners through the Pennsylvania Professional Timber Harvester Training Program.<\/p>\n
SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n
The SFI Community Grant Program<\/a> is supporting this project, which is also leveraging the expertise and skills of two SFI-certified organizations, including the Pennsylvania SFI Implementation Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\nPartners<\/p>\n
This partnership includes state natural resources officials and a SFI-certified organization.<\/p>\n
\n- Project lead: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry (SFI-certified organization)<\/li>\n
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n
- Pennsylvania SFI Implementation Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Related Information<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania SFI Implementation Committee Takes Logger Training for Youth and Harvesting Professionals to New Heights<\/a><\/p>\nPennsylvania SFI Implementation Committee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Pennsylvania](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27175%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20175%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27175%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" "\\"pennsylvania-department-of-environmental-protection-pennsylvania-department-of-conservation-and-natural-resources-natural-environment-nature-conservation-blue_horiz_logo\\"")
<\/span><\/div>About Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry<\/p>\n
The DCNR Bureau of Forestry\u2019s mission is to ensure the long-term health, viability, and productivity of Pennsylvania\u2019s forests and to conserve native wild plants. The bureau is the state\u2019s lead forest conservancy agency. The bureau proudly manages the state\u2019s third-party certified forest with an ecosystem management approach to provide a multitude of uses, values and resources to Pennsylvania citizens. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Share<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Helping Meet SFI Standards Through Field Guides and Fact Sheets About Threatened and Endangered Species<\/p>\n
Why this Project Matters<\/p>\n
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) manages approximately 2.5 million acres\/1 million hectares of forest and park land, certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard, covering a variety of ecosystems and plant and animal habitats. This includes conducting management activities to benefit rare wildlife, important game species, and their unique habitats across Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
How This Project Will Help Pennsylvania\u2019s rare, threatened, and endangered species<\/p>\n
This project will directly deliver information to approximately 2,000 people with the decision-making authority to help conserve and protect Pennsylvania\u2019s rare, threatened, and endangered species in Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value (FECVs). These resources will be written for foresters, loggers, landowners, and others who work in FECVs.<\/p>\n
This project will create a printed field guide and online fact sheets with general guidance on management and regulatory compliance for selected threatened and endangered species, with an emphasis on critically imperiled and imperiled species in Pennsylvania. The field guide and online fact sheets will give audiences the knowledge they need to be able to better recognize FECVs, and the species that rely on them. Audiences will be better able to make informed decisions about how their forest management activities can conserve and protect FECVs. Guides and fact sheets will be distributed through Pennsylvania\u2019s SFI network and help SFI-certified organizations in the state meet SFI standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n The field guide will highlight forest-dependent species of greatest conservation need, discuss regulatory considerations, and include resources for species identification and recommended conservation strategies. The fact sheets will be used as part of an educational outreach effort to non-SFI\u2011certified landowners that SFI\u2011certified organizations source fiber from. The outreach will also be shared with qualified logging professionals and other forest practitioners through the Pennsylvania Professional Timber Harvester Training Program.<\/p>\n SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n The SFI Community Grant Program<\/a> is supporting this project, which is also leveraging the expertise and skills of two SFI-certified organizations, including the Pennsylvania SFI Implementation Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n Partners<\/p>\n This partnership includes state natural resources officials and a SFI-certified organization.<\/p>\n Related Information<\/p>\n Pennsylvania SFI Implementation Committee Takes Logger Training for Youth and Harvesting Professionals to New Heights<\/a><\/p>\n Pennsylvania SFI Implementation Committee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> About Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry<\/p>\n The DCNR Bureau of Forestry\u2019s mission is to ensure the long-term health, viability, and productivity of Pennsylvania\u2019s forests and to conserve native wild plants. The bureau is the state\u2019s lead forest conservancy agency. The bureau proudly manages the state\u2019s third-party certified forest with an ecosystem management approach to provide a multitude of uses, values and resources to Pennsylvania citizens. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Share<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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