Tag: woodland

  • Forests Are Our Future

    Forests Are Our Future

    Opening Keynote Speech at Penn State University’s Forest Landowner Conference, March, 2019.   

    Mountain view near PA-WV line
    Mountain view near PA-WV line

    The invitation to open this large and prestigious 2-day conference was dangerously flattering.  Not only did it give me the opportunity to visit my revered PA friend and writer, Marcia Bonta, and her …

  • Seeing the Forest for the Carbon

    Seeing the Forest for the Carbon

    View full essay in PDF format

    “Seeing the Forest for the Carbon” was published in Virginia Wildlife Magazine, March/April 2018. It won a prize in the 2019  Virginia Outdoor Writers Assn. Excellence in Craft Contest. 

    “Old growth is critical for biodiversity from amphibians and aquatic organisms, to entire suites