Where to Find Natural Areas
Black Moshannon Bog | Wetlands adjacent to the southwest arm of the lake comprise the finest reconstructed bog in Pennsylvania. Includes many rare plants associated with sphagnum bogs. |
Forest Cathedral | This National Natural Landmark has old-growth stands of white pine and eastern hemlock. Many trees are over 300 years old. |
Pine Creek Gorge | This National Natural Landmark is a portion of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. Park vistas on east and west rims overlook scenic gorge. Contains rare plants. |
Swamp Forest | Perched water table gives rise to palustrine wetland of old growth eastern hemlocks and white pines at the headwaters of Brown's Run. Clarion / Forest counties Cook Forest State Park
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Rapid Run | Old growth forest of white pine and eastern hemlock containing areas of emergent wetlands, springs and sphagnum bogs. |
Pine Swamp | Acidic broadleaf swamp containing rare plant species. Characteristic features include vegetated sphagnum hummocks and mucky, water-filled channels. |
Bender and Black Bear Swamps | Acidic shrub swamps; openings contain spagnum moss, rare plants and animals. |
Boulder Field | This National Natural Landmark is a unique geological formation of periglacial origin, impressive due to ts flatness and large size. |
Fall Brook | This area contains many old-growth hemlocks and includes a steep gorge with picturesque stream and several waterfalls. |
Glens Natural Area | This National Natural Landmark is the branches of Kitchen Creek and their scenic waterfalls flow through old growth forests of eastern hemlock, white pine and mixed oak. |
Mud Run | Remote mountain stream lined with rhododendron and eastern hemlock and buffered by a mature hardwood forest. The stream contains a viable native trout population. |
Mud Swamp | Remote emergent wetland containing rare plant species of concern. |
Nockamixon Cliffs | Cliffs rise nearly 300 feet above the Delaware River. Provides habitat for rare alpine plant species of concern. |
River Islands | Seven islands in the Delaware River containing natural plants communities and many rare plants. |
Tidal Marsh | Freshwater intertidal zone along the shores of the Delaware River and Neshaminy Creek containing many rare plants. |
Black Jack Swamp | Palustrine scrub-shrub and emergent wetlands adjacent to Pymatuning Lake. Provides habitat for plant and animal species of concern. |
Clark Island | Mature forest of hardwoods and white pines containing an inland, lake-fed pond. Provides habitat for plant species of concern. |
Ferncliff Peninsula | This National Natural Landmark is a peninsula formed by a bend in the Youghiogheny River. The area contains abundant wildflowers, old growth hemlocks, mixed oak forests and plant species of concern. |
Hemlock Trail | Scenic area of old growth eastern hemlock. The area includes a picturesque portion of Laurel Hill Creek which contains a viable native trout population. |
Gull Point Special Management Area | This National Natural Landmark has a large variety of habitats (bay, sand dune, heath, marsh, pond, etc.) which are critical for migrating shore birds and waterfowl. Provides habitats for many rare plants and animals. |
Slippery Rock | Floodplain forest of northern hardwoods and adjacent palustrine and shrub-scrub wetlands containing diverse and rare plants. |
Slippery Rock Gorge | This National Natural Landmark is a steep gorge with numerous rock outcrops and boulders. Northern hardwood-conifer forests contain areas of old growth forests and rare plants. |
