Roaring Run Natural Area
Natural area in Pennsylvania
40°03′32″N 79°18′25″W / 40.0589°N 79.3070°W / 40.0589; -79.3070Roaring Run Natural Area is a 3,582-acre (1,450 ha) protected area in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Forbes State Forest.[1][2]
Description
The Natural Area was established in 1975 to protect the watershed of Roaring Run nearly in its entirety. It is the largest protected area within a state forest in western Pennsylvania,[3] and was originally donated to the state after having been acquired by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.[2]
Within the Natural Area's boundaries, Roaring Run descends more than 1,200 feet down the west side of Laurel Hill,[1] and foresters have documented more than 50 of the 120 tree species that occur naturally in Pennsylvania.[2] The area can be explored via an extensive network of hiking trails,[2] and the long-distance Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail passes through a corner of the area.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Forbes State Forest Wild and Natural Areas". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ a b c d Fergus, Charles (2002). Natural Pennsylvania: Exploring the State Forest Natural Areas. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. pp. 58–62.
- ^ Thwaites, Tom (2000). 50 Hikes in Western Pennsylvania (3rd ed.). Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Guides. pp. 66–69. ISBN 0881504734.
- ^ Mitchell, Jeff (2005). Backpacking Pennsylvania: 37 Great Hikes. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. p. 208. ISBN 0811731804.
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- Abernathy Field Station
- Asbury Woods
- Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
- Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center
- Boyce Park Nature Center
- Briar Bush Nature Center
- Carbon County Environmental Education Center
- Churchville Nature Center
- Endless Mountains Nature Center
- Fern Hollow Nature Center
- Frick Environmental Center
- Great Valley Nature Center
- Harrison Hills Park Environmental Education Center
- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
- Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center
- Jarrett Nature Center
- John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
- Lacawac
- Lancaster Environmental Center
- Latodami Nature Center at North Park
- McKaig Nature Education Center
- McKeever Environmental Learning Center
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
- Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center
- Myrick Conservation Center
- Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
- Nurture Nature Center
- Peace Valley Nature Center
- Pocono Environmental Education Center
- Pool Wildlife Sanctuary
- Powdermill Nature Reserve
- Richard Nixon Park Nature Center
- Riverbend Environmental Education Center
- Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
- Silver Lake Nature Center
- South Park Nature Center
- Strawberry Hill Nature Center
- Tom Ridge Environmental Center
- Trexler Environmental Center
- Trexler Nature Preserve
- Tyler Arboretum
- Welkinweir
- Whites' Woods Nature Center
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve at Saint Vincent College
- Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve
- Woodcock Creek Nature Center
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