The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931.This tree thrives in ...

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration.

The Eastern hemlock has been ... says Marc Abrams, a Penn State forest ecologist who wrote the seminal paper on mesophication. Fire scars from surviving trees show that forests were thoroughly ...

It is spring in our little corner of the mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. Schuylkill County is abuzz with activity of all types just as our mountainous canopy of lush green unfurls around us.

They’re beautiful, shade-giving giants — and yes, the eastern hemlock is the Pennsylvania state tree. So naturally, something had to come along and mess that up. Native to Asia, the hemlock ...

Salt Springs State Park in Montrose, Pennsylvania is exactly ... an invasive insect that has devastated hemlock populations throughout the eastern United States. The park staff works diligently to ...

That’s Salt Springs State Park in Montrose ... For a longer adventure, the Hemlock Trail lives up to its name by taking you through one of Pennsylvania’s few remaining old-growth hemlock forests.

Nurture a deeper appreciation for nature this spring ...