Created in March 2002, WPC's Forestland Conservation Program is a result of the growing need for the conservation of forest resources in Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth is 60% forested (17+ million acres) and over 70% of that is privately held. State and national trends show increasing parcelization of private forestland, which often leads to fragmentation through development. Other threats to forestland include poor forestry practices on private land, forest health issues such as exotic pests and air pollution, and white-tailed deer overabundance.
In order to maintain the biological productivity of Pennsylvania forests and to sustain the rural communities
that depend on them, action must be taken to conserve our forest resources. Protecting Pennsylvania's forest resources provides for water quality protection, helps protect rural economies, protects scenic and recreational opportunities, and allows for the conservation of biodiversity at a landscape scale.
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Forests provide a multitude of services that are important to both human life and wildlife
· Healthy Watersheds
· Clean Air
· Biodiversity
· Productive Economy
. The goal of the Forestland Conservation program is to protect Pennsylvania's biological diversity through the conservation of biologically significant and sustainably managed private forestland. And to endorse and promote responsible, sustainable forestry practices among small and large, industrial and non-industrial, private and public forestland owners in Western Pennsylvania.
