{"id":474,"date":"2019-05-23T14:36:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T14:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2025-12-28T22:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T22:11:52","slug":"learn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/index.php\/learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Learn more!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>This page offers a variety of resources you can download and links that will take you to sources with more information about ANF management, sustainable forestry, recreation, the environment, wildlife and other topics.\u00a0 <em>(We are continuing to add resources to this page, so check back to see what&#8217;s new!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/index.php\/learn\/videos\/\">Video page<\/a> <\/strong>shares educational videos produced by the AFA .<\/li>\n<li>Visit our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/index.php\/learn\/links\/\">Links<\/a><\/strong> page to see a list of web links for agencies and organizations related to forestry, forest products, the environment and more.<\/li>\n<li>Not sure what makes for a good ANF project comment?\u00a0 See our <a href=\"http:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Guide-to-Commenting-on-ANF-Projects_AFA2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Commenting on ANF Projects&#8221; <\/strong><\/a>guide, developed in cooperation with ANF staff.<\/li>\n<li>Want to learn more about the legislation that created and guides the management of our National Forests?\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/index.php\/legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit our Legislation page.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Gifford Pinchot was the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service and is considered the &#8220;Father of American Forestry&#8221;.\u00a0 See <a href=\"http:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Pinchot-bio_1.2020.pdf\"><strong>Pinchot&#8217;s biography<\/strong><\/a> to learn more about his impressive career and contributions to forestry and the management of our national forests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-955\" src=\"https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFA-Forest-Management-Handout_cover_2025_Page_01-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFA-Forest-Management-Handout_cover_2025_Page_01-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFA-Forest-Management-Handout_cover_2025_Page_01-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFA-Forest-Management-Handout_cover_2025_Page_01-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFA-Forest-Management-Handout_cover_2025_Page_01-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFA-Forest-Management-Handout_cover_2025_Page_01-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFA-Forest-Management-Handout_cover_2025_Page_01-1200x1553.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFA-Forest-Management-Handout_cover_2025_Page_01.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 85vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFA-Forest-Management-Handout_2025_8.5x11_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable ANF, Stable Communities booklet<\/a><\/strong>(2025 update)- This 20-page guide was developed in partnership with the ANF and updated for the 2025 AFA\/ANF forest management education events for the region&#8217;s high school students.\u00a0 It explains the ANF&#8217;s history, sustainable forest management, forest health issues, treatment methods and challenges, and connections between ANF management and the economic stability of local schools and communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is timber from the ANF and other PA forests so important?\u00a0<\/strong> This <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/What-Our-Forests-Produce_PFPA_2004_RELY.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> <\/strong>by the PA Forest Products Association reveals how many manufacturers of wood products there are in Pennsylvania and the wide variety of products made.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PESTS, DISEASES &amp; INVASIVE PLANTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>USDA Forest Service Information on Forest Threats\u00a0<\/strong>(pests, plants, diseases)\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrs.fs.fed.us\/disturbance\/invasive_species\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nrs.fs.fed.us\/disturbance\/invasive_species\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsEatingTheTrees_ff93.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>What&#8217;s EATING the Trees?<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 These lessons, created by the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial, discuss invasive species, their effect on the environment, possible mitigation methods, and forestry careers.\u00a0\u00a0While they are designed for upper elementary and middle school students, they are also informative for adults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ANF Land &amp; Resource Management<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>page &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/land\/allegheny\/landmanagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/land\/allegheny\/landmanagement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ANF 2007 Land and Resources Management Plan document &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/Internet\/FSE_DOCUMENTS\/stelprdb5044088.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/Internet\/FSE_DOCUMENTS\/stelprdb5044088.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kane Experimental Forest, Little Arnot Photograph Series &#8211;<br \/>\n<\/strong>The USFS Northern Research Station website offers a wonderful history of forest regeneration on the ANF through a series of historical photographs and explanation of what you see in each image.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrs.fs.fed.us\/units\/sustainingforests\/focus\/ltr\/arnot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nrs.fs.fed.us\/units\/sustainingforests\/focus\/ltr\/arnot\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ARTICLES\/INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/index.php\/news-articles\/\">Bradford Era Articles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/natural-resources\/forests\">Penn State Extension \u2013 Forestry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/AG\/AG15\/20130313\/100454\/HHRG-113-AG15-Wstate-KaneK-20130313-U1.pdf\">2013 Congressional Subcommittee Testimony<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/pts\/\">Secure Rural Schools<\/a> funding for host communities<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecosystems.psu.edu\/research\">Penn State University \u2013 Department of Ecosystems Science &amp; Management<\/a> research<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thompson.house.gov\/issues\/allegheny-national-forest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congressman Glenn Thompson (PA-R) Articles<\/a> about the ANF<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Excellent history of the USDA Forest Service <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/2015\/06\/The_USDA_Forest_Service_TheFirstCentury.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" 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