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]

Bear Run Natural Area
Bear Run in the natural area of the same name
Map showing the location of Bear Run Natural Area
Map showing the location of Bear Run Natural Area
Location within Pennsylvania
LocationCentre County, Pennsylvania
Nearest townWoodward
Coordinates40°53′10″N 77°19′25″W / 40.8862°N 77.3237°W / 40.8862; -77.3237
Area32 acres (13 ha)

References

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  1. ^ "Bald Eagle State Forest Wild and Natural Areas". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ^ a b Fergus, Charles (2002). Natural Pennsylvania: Exploring the State Forest Natural Areas. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 93.
  3. ^ "Tall Timbers: Old-Growth Forests Survive PA's Heavily Logged Past". The Morning Call. 22 July 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2024.