. An analysis of Pennsylvania's forest resources. Forests and forestry Pennsylvania; Forest management Pennsylvania. operates the Howard Nursery (Centre County), which produces and dis- tributes annually 3 million tree (most- ly conifer) and shrub seedlings. Management of forest land for wildlife can be compatible with man- agement for other forest resources, especially timber. The PGC is con- ducting research on State Game Land No. 176 (Centre County) to de- termine the effect of a profitable se- ries of systemized block cuttings on wildlife populations, especially cot- tontail rabbit and ruf
. An analysis of Pennsylvania's forest resources. Forests and forestry Pennsylvania; Forest management Pennsylvania. operates the Howard Nursery (Centre County), which produces and dis- tributes annually 3 million tree (most- ly conifer) and shrub seedlings. Management of forest land for wildlife can be compatible with man- agement for other forest resources, especially timber. The PGC is con- ducting research on State Game Land No. 176 (Centre County) to de- termine the effect of a profitable se- ries of systemized block cuttings on wildlife populations, especially cot- tontail rabbit and ruffed grouse. The idea is to create four distinct age classes of timber within a relatively small area and then repeat this pat- tern many times in a large area. Possible advantages are profit from timber, increased rabbit and grouse populations, spreading of the deer browsing pressure to lessen the ad- verse impact on tree regeneration, and increased populations of non- game species. Despite the generally good pop- ulations of wildlife species and the. bountiful opportunities for manage- ment, the resource is not without its problems. Some critical habitats in private ownership are being lost to other land uses. An example is the loss of some of the lowland bear habitat in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania to home development. Besides this loss, the fact that large forested areas are be- ing subdivided into a variety of non- forest land uses is detrimental to many wildlife species. Another problem, unregulated motor vehicle access, can adversely affect waterfowl, turkey, great blue heron, raven, deer, bear, and bobcat. The effects include disturbance dur- ing nesting and brood rearing sea- sons, harrassment of deer and tur- keys in key wintering areas, and the possibility of overharvesting of some species in local areas. What is the future of Pennsyl- vania's wildlife resource? The strong interest and concern for Pennsyl- vania's wildlife will continue, as will t
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