Bear Run Natural Area
| Bear Run Natural Area | |
|---|---|
 Bear Run in the natural area of the same name | |
  Location within Pennsylvania | |
| Location | Centre County, Pennsylvania |
| Nearest town | Woodward |
| Coordinates | 40°53′10″N 77°19′25″W / 40.8862°N 77.3237°W |
| Area | 32 acres (13 ha) |
Bear Run Natural Area is a 32-acre (13 ha) 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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bald Eagle State Forest Wild and Natural Areas". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b Fergus, Charles (2002). Natural Pennsylvania: Exploring the State Forest Natural Areas. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 93.
- ^ "Tall Timbers: Old-Growth Forests Survive PA's Heavily Logged Past". The Morning Call. 22 July 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
