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This research sheds light on how deer impacts may change with soil pH and suggests that deer management is critical for protecting tree regeneration given current soil conditions. 

Mountain laurel, the abundant state flower, had been thought to compete with tree seedlings. But the study did not find that mountain laurel was a significant inhibitor of tree seedlings.

The study's findings indicate which deer- and forest-management actions are most effective under different forest conditions.

The researchers tested the soil. Nearly all plots in the forests had a pH less than 4 prior to the liming treatment, the result of natural soil acidification and prior acid rain. 

The research was conducted at 24 sites in Bald Eagle and Rothrock state forests.

Study lead author Danielle Begley-Miller and a colleague collecting information about the number and height of tree seedlings at a research plot.

It's time once again for Penn State Beaver students to enter the Lion's Den, an annual pitch competition.

It's time once again for Penn State Beaver students to enter the Lion's Den, an annual pitch competition.