Keystone Stories

The Forest

Season 1 Episode 1 | 26m 46s | Video has closed captioning.

In the early days of the Commonwealth, nearly 29 million acres of Pennsylvania were covered in forest. By 1895, this number dropped to 9 million acres. While Pennsylvania provided lumber to build a nation, this invaluable natural resource was almost lost.

Aired: 05/07/22

Rating: NR

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Keystone Stories is a local public television program presented by WPSU.
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