The Return of the Forest

eric_mayer writes about the reforestation of Pennsylvania in "Woods and Walls": "According to Jim Finley, a forester associated with Penn State University, about 60 percent of the state is forested now, compared to 40 percent a hundred years ago."

As many of you no doubt know from seeing his stuff in fanzines, Eric is a fine writer on a variety of topics. If you didn't know he had a LiveJournal, you really oughta take a look.