Marion Brooks Natural Area

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Coordinates: 41°16′35″N 78°17′16″W / 41.2763°N 78.2879°W / 41.2763; -78.2879
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Marion Brooks Natural Area
White birch trees in Marion Brooks Natural Area
Map showing the location of Marion Brooks Natural Area
Map showing the location of Marion Brooks Natural Area
Location within Pennsylvania
LocationElk County, Pennsylvania
Nearest cityBenezette
Coordinates41°16′35″N 78°17′16″W / 41.2763°N 78.2879°W / 41.2763; -78.2879[1]
Area917 acres (371 ha)

Marion Brooks Natural Area is a

Benezette Township, Elk County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The 917-acre (371 ha) natural area is on the northwest edge of Quehanna Wild Area.[2] It was originally known as Paige Run Natural Area; in 1975 it was renamed in honor of Marion E. Brooks, a local environmentalist.[3][4] The area was set aside to protect one of the largest known stands of white birch trees in the eastern United States;[5] in this region the tree is fairly close to the southern limit of its native range.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Marion Brooks Natural Area State Natural Area". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ "Elk Scenic Drive: An Adventure in 23 Chapters". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  3. ISBN 0-8117-2038-1
    . Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  4. ISBN 978-0-7385-5479-2
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  5. ISBN 9780985193973
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  6. ISBN 0-8117-2092-6
    , 2002, p. 92.
  7. ^ Joseph Illick, ‘’Pennsylvania trees. “White Birch”. Pennsylvania Department of Forests. Harrisburg: Wm Stanley Ray, 1914, p. 114.
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