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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 .
State Forest Name County Area acres (ha) Founded Remarks Kittanning: Jefferson: 13,266 acres (5,369 ha) 1919: Summer 2007, renamed Clear Creek State Forest Valley Forge: Chester: 812 acres (329 ha) January 1935: August 2007, renamed William Penn State Forest Lackawanna: Lackawanna 44,743 acres (18,107 ha)
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]
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.
Natural area name 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]
The Chuck Keiper (rhymes with "viper") Trail is named after a longtime Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife conservation officer, and was built in the 1970s with the assistance of the Youth Conservation Corps to visit the most remote areas of Sproul State Forest. [2]
Game animals occurring in Pennsylvania State Game Lands #58 include deer, bear, wild turkey, and grouse. [1] Pheasants have also been hunted in the game lands and have been stocked there. [6] [7] The area has been managed for ruffed grouse and woodcocks. [8] Pennsylvania State Game Lands #58 have a high level of bird biodiversity.
In 1897 the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed legislation which authorized the purchase of "unseated lands for forest reservations" and the first Pennsylvania state forest lands were acquired the following year. [3] On July 13, 1898, the state bought a 409-acre (166 ha) tract of land in Cummings Township for $72.99 ($2759 in 2025 terms). [4]