Ben Moyer: Hemlock birds merit place in Pennsylvania’s marten decision

Few topics beyond deer management have prompted more discussion across these pages than reintroducing the American marten to Pennsylvania forests.
Still, anyone on either side can benefit from reading “American Marten Reintroduction and Management Plan for Pennsylvania,” the document prepared by Game Commission biologists to explain the proposed reintroduction. The plan illuminates the marten’s niche here before extirpation, examines habitat and diet in diverse regions of North America, and assesses public opinion. You can learn more about martens there than would be possible through an arduous search.