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

Under our noses: New species of stinkier ramps found in our parks and wild spaces

August 29, 2023

Under our noses: New species of stinkier ramps found in our parks and wild spaces

Second species of ramp, or wild leek, documented in Pennsylvania | Penn State University

July 26, 2023

Second species of ramp, or wild leek, documented in Pennsylvania

Four liberal arts students receive sustainability research awards | Penn State University

July 13, 2023

Four liberal arts students receive sustainability research awards

Penn State faculty visit Belize to forge collaborations | Penn State University

March 20, 2023

Penn State faculty visit Belize to forge collaborations

Ramped up: Higher demand for wild leeks has foragers overeager, threatens plant | Penn State University

November 8, 2022

Ramped up: Higher demand for wild leeks has foragers overeager, threatens plant

The secret, lucrative world of Pennsylvaniaâs wild ginseng diggers

September 22, 2022

The secret, lucrative world of Pennsylvania's wild ginseng diggers

Projects

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

Farafatse: Decline and Livelihood Sustainability in SW Madagascar