Lessons from the Milford Experimental Forest

Compelling questions are arising from individual forest landowners both here in Northeast PA and across the United States, whether their holdings are 20 acres, 50 acres, 200 acres, or more.

These include questions like “How can we afford to keep our forested land and resist selling it to developers?” and “If we pass our land on to our children and grandchildren, how can we be assured that the land won’t be fragmented, subdivided and sold off in later years?” Landowners want know how to protect and sustainably manage their forests, but also use them to generate income. We talked with one Pike County family with a long legacy of commitment to forest conservation to get some answers to these difficult questions.