| Pennsylvania State Park Natural Areas http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/natural/naturalareas.aspx
State parks contain some pretty outstanding
natural resources, from the 300-year-old white pine and hemlock
trees at Cook Forest to the gorge at Ricketts Glen with its 22
named waterfalls. For the first time in its more than 100-year
history, the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks has a designated
natural areas program guaranteed to protect these areas of
"unique scenic, geologic or ecological value. The
Natural Areas program for state parks complements the Bureau of
Forestry's Natural and Wild Area program. In order to ensure
that nature will take its due course in these designated areas,
human activity is severely limited; no human habitation will be
allowed, no research will be conducted in the areas without
express written permission of the director, buildings and other
on-site improvements will be restricted to a minimum safety
standard and the only timber cutting and insect and disease
control allowed will be for public safety or when activities or
events threaten the natural values of the area. |
Natural Areas in State Forest Areas http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/lib/dgs/pa_manual/
section9/natural_areas_on_state_forest_lands.pdf
Pennsylvania State Forests http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/ |
National park Service http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/Registry/USA_Map/
States/Pennsylvania/pennsylvania.cfm National
Natural landmarks in Pennsylvania |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy http://www.paconserve.org/e-conserve/fall-05/nc.htm
Western
Pennsylvania Conservancy protects, conserves and restores land
and water for the diversity of the region's plants, animals and
their ecosystems. Through science-based strategies,
collaboration, leadership and recognition of the relationship
between humankind and nature, WPC achieves tangible conservation
outcomes for present and future generations. |
| The Nature Conservancy http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/pennsylvania/preserves/
The Nature Conservancy is a leading
international, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving
the diversity of life on Earth. |
| Wild Pennsylvania Org http://www.wildpennsylvania.org/pwrp.htm
More than 150 people attended the first
Pennsylvania Wildlands Conference held in State College in
January 2001, a conference organized completely on a grassroots
level. The excitement and energy generated by that event spurred
the creation of the Pennsylvania Wildlands Recovery Project (PWRP),
a new 501(c)(3) educational and scientific organization
dedicated to the development of a comprehensive conservation
network plan. Its premise: that only by linking Pennsylvania
wildlands with each other and with lands in other states do we
have any hope for preserving the full complement of ecological
communities, species and genotypes. |
| Friends of Allegheny Wilderness http://www.pawild.org/
Friends of Allegheny Wilderness seeks to foster
an appreciation of wilderness values and benefits, and to work
with local communities to ensure that increased wilderness
protection is a priority of the stewardship of the Allegheny
National Forest. |
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