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State forest County Area Date founded Remarks Alan Seeger Natural Area: Rothrock: Huntingdon: 390 acres (158 ha) 1921: Named after the poet who died during World War I. Includes old growth forest remnants. [3] [4] Algerine Swamp Natural Area: Tiadaghton: Lycoming, Tioga: 84 acres (34 ha) Includes a glacial bog. [5] [6] Anders Run Natural Area ...
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.
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.
Tioga State Forest: Known as the "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania", a deep gorge carved by glacial meltwater. The maximum depth of the canyon is 1,450 feet (442 m) at Waterville, near the southern end. At Leonard Harrison and Colton Point State Parks, the depth is more than 800 feet and from rim to rim is approximately 4,000 feet (1200 m ...
An old-growth forest of hemlock and beech once stretched along northern Pennsylvania, but heavy logging between 1890 and 1930 left only pockets of that early forest in places like Hearts Content. Since the Forest Service began to manage the Allegheny National Forest in 1923, a different forest of hardwood trees like black cherry (that are more ...
Ricketts Glen State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 13,193 acres (5,280 ha) in Columbia, Luzerne, and Sullivan counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. Ricketts Glen is a National Natural Landmark known for its old-growth forest and 24 named waterfalls along Kitchen Creek, which flows down the Allegheny Front escarpment from the Allegheny Plateau to the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians.
Location: West Branch, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 82 acres (33 ha): Elevation: 2,300 ft (700 m) [1]: Established: 1922 [2]: Named for: A large stand of cherry trees in the park: Visitors: 52,229 [3]: Governing body: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: Website: Cherry Springs State Park: Cherry Springs State Park is an 82-acre (33 ha ...
The Pennsylvania Wilds, or the Pennsylvania Wilds Conservation Landscape, is a predominantly rural and forested region in northern central Pennsylvania, mostly within the Allegheny Plateau. It covers about a quarter of the state's territory, but is home to only 4% of its population. It is one of Pennsylvania's 11 state-designated tourist regions.