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In 1986, the French Creek Game Farm was renamed the West Virginia State Wildlife Center. [3] Today, the Wildlife Center serves to educate visitors about West Virginia's wildlife of the past and present and about the history of wildlife conservation.
French Creek is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. [2] French Creek is 9½ miles south of the county seat, Buckhannon, on West Virginia Route 20. It is home to the West Virginia State Wildlife Center — formerly the "French Creek Game Farm" — a zoological park featuring native and introduced fauna.
French Creek State Park has more than 30 miles (48 km) of trails that are open to hiking and in some places horseback riding, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing. [8] Boone Trail is a 6-mile (9.7 km) "moderate" hiking trail that is marked with blue blazes. This trail makes a loop through the park.
SGL 43 consists of a three parcels located in Caernarvon, Robeson and Union Townships in Berks County and in Warwick and West Nantmeal Townships in Chester County.Tributaries of French Creek drains the Game Lands, part of the Schuylkill River watershed.
The French Creek North Natural Area is a 1,439 acres (582 ha) exclave of the wildlife area consisting of mostly wetland and some shallow open water sections. [3] The French Creek Fen Natural Area, however, is found within the defined borders of the French Creek Wildlife Area, and has an area of 219 acres (89 ha).
Southside Park opened in 1992, with hiking trails, ball fields and basketball courts. In 2004, a community center and two pools were added. The city commission renamed the park for McLean in 1998.
As is the case with all Pennsylvania state forest wild areas, no development of a permanent nature is permitted “in order to retain the undeveloped character of the area.” [5] Quebec Run is the largest wild area without a road in southwestern Pennsylvania and serves as a destination for various outdoor activities including hiking, mountain ...
The route passes through many tracts of private property, a few small towns, some State Game Lands, and various state and county parks. Primitive camping is prohibited along most of the route. [ 3 ] The Horse-Shoe Trail is under perennial threat due to the changing wishes of rural landowners, and encroaching development around its eastern end ...