East to West Hunting Podcast Episode 18 – Private Forests, Public Benefits with Brian Dangler of The Conservation Fund
America’s 400 million acres of working forests provide immeasurable benefits to our society – ecosystem services, fresh air, clean water, habitat, open space, and sustainable forest products. Working forests protected by conservation easements are privately-owned forests that offer great public benefit. Since its inception in 1985, The Conservation Fund has protected 7.8 million acres of habitat in all 50 states.
Brian Dangler is VP and Director of TCF’s Working Forest Fund, and he joins us this week to talk about conservation easements & how they benefit forests, habitat, communities, and outdoor recreation. We talk about TCF’s recent monumental conservation deal in PA – the 32,000 acre Clarion Junction Forest, their Rensselaer Plateau Forest in NY and conserving elk habitat in Logan County WV.
To learn more about The Conservation Fund’s Working Forest Fund and their recent projects, including the 32,000 acre + Clarion Junction Forest in Northwest PA, the 20,000 acre Rensselaer Plateau Forest in NY, and the 30,000 + acre Logan County Elk Habitat project in WV, click HERE
To learn more about US Forest Resource Facts, click HERE
