Northeastern Area

State and Private Forestry Success Stories

2002 Success Stories

These success stories are just a few examples of how the technical and financial assistance provided by the Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry improves forest health and increases community vitality.

The Success Stories are sorted by the year in which they were published. The grants, projects and events described may have occurred in the year before their publication. Click here for a list of all Northeastern Area Success Stories by program area.

Conservation Education

• Building Capacity in Wisconsin: From Small Seeds Grow Big Dreams

Forest Health

• Battling Beetles in Chicago
• Emerald Ash Borer, A New Exotic Invasive
• Predatory Beetle Offers Hope for Saving Eastern Hemlocks

Forest Legacy

• Forest Legacy Program Focuses Land Protection Efforts

Grey Towers

• Grey Towers is Rededicated

• Using New Approaches and New Products to Present Forest Resource Data

• Demonstration Areas Showcase Sound Stewardship Practices
• Using GIS to Predict Pollution in Pennsylvania
• Planning in West Virginia: Country Roads Take Me Home…

• Nation to Nation: Tradition of Collaboration is Pathway to Future

• After the Ice Storm: Assessing Kansas City’s Response
• Connecting Urban Residents with Natural Resources
• Putting Technology Into the Hands of Communities

• Bridge Features New Engineered Wood Product