Conserving Chesapeake Forests

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Improving the Health and Resilience of Our Forests

The Pennsylvania Woodland Resilience Enhancement Network (PWREN) program cost-shares forest practice-plan writing and the implementation of management practices meant to improve the health, resilience, and value of forest land.

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Winter’s Dream of Spring

As spring introduces more sunlight, warmer temperatures, and a restorative green landscape, we begin to feel a resurrection. People are out, birds are chirping, and smiles feel a little easier.

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What’s Poppin’? The Kentucky Yellowwood: A Climate-Resilient Tree Leading the Way

The Kentucky yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) is on the move, expanding its range northward into regions like Pennsylvania, New York, and even New England—areas that were once too cold for its survival.

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Welcome to our 2026 Pennsylvania Field Crew!

The Alliance is excited to welcome our newest Watershed Conservation Field Technicians! Join us for some Technician Q&A below to learn more about the team.

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Improving a Nature Preserve for Clean Water

The Alliance worked with JBWS staff to reforest 36 acres of former agricultural fields and plant meadow on an additional 17.5 acres. By establishing new forests and a meadow, the project provides a myriad of benefits to the park, but also, to water quality.

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Hundreds of small bugs on a pile of snow.

What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: Snow Fleas

For many of us, the blankets of snow on our landscapes invoke serene images of mother nature in a deep restorative slumber, but it is actually a surprising hotspot for biological activity.

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Eager Beaver, Busy as a Beaver, or Beaver Fever?!

Are you eager for beavers? Explore the intricasies of these fascinating ecosystem engineers.

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Small plants peaking through snow and ice.

Cold Stratification: Nature’s Chilly Wake-Up Call

In the Chesapeake Bay watershed, many native plants rely on a cool little trick called cold stratification to get their start. But what’s really going on when seeds “chill out” all winter long?

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What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: Witch-Hazel

Explore the wonderful world of witch-hazel in winter!

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Updates from Loysville Youth Development Center

Hear from students at the Loysville Youth Development Center (LYDC) who have worked with the Alliance to valuable, real-world skills such as plant propagation, nursery practices, tree establishment, environmental systems, and more!

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