Johnson Run Natural Area
Johnson Run Natural Area | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Location | Cameron County, Pennsylvania |
Nearest city | Driftwood, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 41°21′32″N 78°07′09″W / 41.3590°N 78.1191°W[1]Coordinates: 41°21′32″N 78°07′09″W / 41.3590°N 78.1191°W[2] |
Area | 216 acres (87 ha) |
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/FORESTRY/oldgrowth/johnsonrun.aspx |
Johnson Run Natural Area is a 216-acre (87 ha) nature preserve located in Cameron County, Pennsylvania. The topography consists of a rugged, bouldered plateau dissected by steep-sided streams and covered with somewhere from 26 acres (11 ha) to 50 acres (20 ha) of old-growth forest containing Eastern Hemlock and Eastern White Pine. Some of the white pines are nearly 4 feet (120 cm) in diameter at breast height.
See also
References
- ↑ Johnson Run Natural Area State Natural Area protectedplanet.net
- ↑ Johnson Run Natural Area State Natural Area protectedplanet.net
- Mary Byrd Davis (23 January 2008). "Old Growth in the East: A Survey. Pennsylvania" (PDF).
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. "Johnson Run Natural Area".
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