Eric Burkhart | Institute of Energy and the Environment

1 Main Bldg/Shaver's Crk
Petersburg, PA 16669

IEE Research Themes

Climate and Natural Systems

Health and the Environment

Water Sustainability

Affiliate Researcher

Associate Teaching Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management

Program Director, Appalachian Botany and Ethnobotany, Shaver's Creek Environmental Center

In the News

Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science

Nov 24, 2025 | theconversation.com

Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science

Second species of wild ramps discovered, solving long-standing debate | Penn State University

Nov 4, 2025 | psu.edu

Second species of wild ramps discovered, solving long-standing debate

Oct. 24 kicks off 'Plants for the People and the Planet' innovation series | Penn State University

Oct 22, 2025 | psu.edu

Oct. 24 kicks off 'Plants for the People and the Planet' innovation series

Wild mushrooms harvesters in Mid-Atlantic region collect fungi, build community | Penn State University

Oct 7, 2025 | psu.edu

Wild mushrooms harvesters in Mid-Atlantic region collect fungi, build community

Traditional forest medicinal plant ghost pipe used differently today | Penn State University

Apr 25, 2025 | psu.edu

Traditional forest medicinal plant ghost pipe used differently today

Better habitats for forest farming wild leeks could help future foraging demands

Dec 3, 2024 | bradfordera.com

Better habitats for forest farming wild leeks could help future foraging demands

Projects

Where Rainforest meets Coral Reef at remote Masoala National Park in Madagascar

Farafatse: Decline and Livelihood Sustainability in SW Madagascar