Marion Brooks Natural Area
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| Marion Brooks Natural Area | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
| The trunks of many trees with white bark poke up through snow. The trees are leafless against a bright blue sky, sunshine shows dark patterns on their bark. White birch trees in Marion Brooks Natural Area | |
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| Location | Elk County, Pennsylvania |
| Nearest city | Benezette |
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| Area | 917 acres (371 ha) |
Marion Brooks Natural Area is a state forest natural area in Moshannon State Forest in Benezette Township, Elk County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The 917-acre (371 ha) natural area is located on the northwest edge of Quehanna Wild Area.[2] It was originally known as Paige Run Natural Area but was later renamed in 1975, after Marion E. Brooks, a local environmentalist.[3][4] The area was set aside for protection of one of the largest known stands of white birch trees in the eastern United States.[5] In this region, the trees are fairly close to the southern limit of their native range.[6][7]
References
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- ^ Charles Fergus, Trees of Pennsylvania and the Northeast, Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., 2002, p. 92.
- ^ Joseph Illick, ‘’Pennsylvania trees. “White Birch”. Pennsylvania Department of Forests. Harrisburg: Wm Stanley Ray, 1914, p. 114.
