Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Â鶹ÊÓƵ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:58:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon_logo-32x32.jpg Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Â鶹ÊÓƵ 32 32 Solar Recommendation for Whipple Dam State Park /projects/solar-recommendation-for-whipple-dam-state-park/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:58:17 +0000 /?post_type=projects&p=19485 Read More... from Solar Recommendation for Whipple Dam State Park

]]> Whipple Dam State Park administration in Huntingdon County is interested in exploring solar for a new facility as the state park system aims for carbon neutrality. As the state park is surrounded by forest, this project primarily focuses on siting building for optimal energy generation while being conveniently located for users.

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University Faculty Contact
Nelson Y. Dzade
Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
nxd5313@psu.edu
(814) 867-4227

]]> Optimizing Utilization of Low-Grade Wood in Pennsylvania Forests /projects/optimizing-utilization-of-low-grade-wood-in-pennsylvania-forests/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:50:20 +0000 /?post_type=projects&p=19450 Read More... from Optimizing Utilization of Low-Grade Wood in Pennsylvania Forests

]]> The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry is interested in regenerating core sites using best management practices that encourage natural regeneration. In part due to practice of high grading and other economic trends, Pennsylvania forests contain more low-grade wood than ever, hence the Bureau is interested to identify markets and/or usage of low-grade wood and/or wood products. Student teams were assigned to a Pennylsvania forest region and focused on a county to begin an assessment of arket conditions, received training from the Bureau on the use of FIA data, and identified top 3 products of their assigned region. The students also produced a cost-benefit analysis.

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University Faculty Contact
Michael Jacobson, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Resources
mgj2@psu.edu

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