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Penn State Fall

An all-Penn State alumni panel of professionals from the health policy and administration industry will share their experiences with students during a panel discussion at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, via Zoom.

Student Josh Graham hangs a sign on the door of the new veterans lounge on campus

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Josh Graham, a senior at Penn State Beaver and a Marine Corps veteran, hangs a sign on the door of the new veterans lounge on campus. The room is meant to be a place for student veterans to gather and find resources.

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Three-leafed plants are generally larger, the researchers noted, and by targeting those plants, foragers put less of a dent in the population, especially if they are selling commercially.

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Sampling was conducted at three sites located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. One population was on private property and located on a sloped forest bench. Populations two and three were located on public lands on upland ridge tops. All populations originated as wild plants, but one was managed for about 10 years as a forest farm. 

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Based on this study’s results, one way to promote ramp conservation is to delay ramp harvests until about 30 days after emergence in the spring to ensure that the maximum bulb size has been reached.