Bear Run Natural Area Explained

Bear Run Natural Area
Map:USA Pennsylvania
Location:Centre County, Pennsylvania
Nearest Town:Woodward
Coordinates:40.8862°N -77.3237°W

Bear Run Natural Area is a 32acres protected area in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Bald Eagle State Forest.[1] The area protects a small stand of old-growth hemlock and tulip trees.[2] These trees may have survived the Pennsylvania logging era of the late 1800s,[3] because loggers may have chosen to preserve the stand as a shady rest area for themselves and their draft animals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bald Eagle State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  2. Book: Fergus, Charles . Natural Pennsylvania: Exploring the State Forest Natural Areas . Stackpole Books . 2002 . Mechanicsburg, PA . 93.
  3. News: 22 July 1997 . Tall Timbers: Old-Growth Forests Survive PA's Heavily Logged Past . 11 May 2024 . The Morning Call.