Natural+resources


 * Pennsylvania has an abundance of natural resources. You can find most nearly every kind of natural resources in Pennsylvania. Rivers and coal being two of such resource. Rivers are used for recreation and the transport of both people and goods. Coal is used to heat homes, and power certain machinery.






 * Recently, however, oil and natural gas have been found in great quantities in the northeastern United States, stretching from Western New York, down through Northwestern Pennsylvania, through Eastern Ohio, and into Maryland, Virginia. Oil and natural gas are used for heating homes, powering vehicles, and powering machinery. This area is called the Marcellus Shale, and is rich in gas and oil, but relatively deep.




 * Also, beneath the Marcellus Shale, is the Utica Shale, just a couple thousand feet beneath, but mush richer in natural resources.




 * Of course, there is also the old lumber industry. Lumber is used for heating homes and building houses and buildings. Since Pennsylvania is literally translated to "Penn's woods," it obviously has many sites that are harvested at different times, but below is a map of some of the demonstration sites where they demonstrate the different forest harvesting techniques.