Johnson Run Natural Area

Johnson Run Natural Area is a 216-acre (87 ha) nature preserve located in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.[3] 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.[4]

Johnson Run Natural Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
LocationCameron County, Pennsylvania
Nearest cityDriftwood
Coordinates41.3590°N 78.1191°W / 41.3590; -78.1191[1]
Area216 acres (87 ha)
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/FORESTRY/oldgrowth/johnsonrun.aspx

See also

References
  1. Johnson Run Natural Area State Natural Area protectedplanet.net
  2. Johnson Run Natural Area State Natural Area protectedplanet.net
  3. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. "Johnson Run Natural Area". Archived from the original on December 24, 2012.
  4. Mary Byrd Davis (23 January 2008). "Old Growth in the East: A Survey. Pennsylvania" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2009.
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