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Wykoff Run in Quehanna Wild Area, the largest such protected area in Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States includes 18 wild areas in its State Forest system. [ 1 ] They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry , a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources .
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States includes 58 natural areas in its State Forest system. [1] They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry , a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources .
They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. A reorganization effective July 1, 2005 shifted territory among several state forests in eastern Pennsylvania, resulting in the elimination of Wyoming State Forest and the creation of Loyalsock State Forest.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), established in 1995, is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for maintaining and preserving the state's 124 state parks and 20 state forests; providing information on the state's natural resources; and working with communities to benefit local recreation and natural areas. [1]
Quehanna Wild Area (/ k w ə ˈ h æ n ə /) is a wildlife area within parts of Cameron, Clearfield and Elk counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania; with a total area of 50,000 acres (78 sq mi; 202 km 2), it covers parts of Elk and Moshannon State Forests.
2013 – October 2, 2014 Dana Ankust (acting) [8] October 2, 2014 – 2015 John Quigley: 2015–2016 Tom Wolf: Patrick McDonnell [9] 2016–July 2, 2022 Ramez Ziadeh (acting) [10] July 2, 2022–2023 Rich Negrin: 2023 – December 9, 2023 Josh Shapiro: Jessica Shirley (acting) [11] October 25, 2023 – Present
The 1,215-acre (492 ha) natural area is in the center of Quehanna Wild Area. It was once home to two jet engine testing cells, when the area was a research facility for Curtiss-Wright Corporation from 1955 to 1960. [2] [3] [1] The tract was originally known as simply Wykoff Run Natural Area.
The Allegheny Wildlife Management Area [1] [2] is located on 6,202 acres (25.1 km 2) on two separate tracts of mixed oak-hickory woodlands in western Mineral County along the Allegheny Front. The large land tract of 5,034 acres (2,037.2 ha) is accessible via Pinnacle Road (County Route 4) and Pine Swamp Road (County Route 220/2) four miles (6 ...