DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES State Parks Natural Areas [26 Pa.B. 3866] The following areas will be added to the State Parks Natural Areas listing under 25 Pa. Code § 11.115 (relating to natural area designation procedure).
The contact person for this notice is Roger Fickes, Director, Bureau of State Parks, P. O. Box 8551, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8551.
JOHN C. OLIVER,
SecretaryState Parks Natural Areas Approved Additions Acre- Name age Park Location Feature Swamp Forest 246 Cook Forest Clarion and Forest Counties, Cooksburg Quad, off PA Route 66 and No. Pine Grove Perched water table gives rise to palustrine wetland of old growth eastern hemlock and white pine at the headwaters of Brown's Run. Mud Run 1,335 Hickory Run Carbon County, Hickory Run Quad, north of PA Route 903 Remote mountain stream lined with rhododendron and eastern hemlock, buffered by mature hardwood forest. Stream contains a viable native trout population. Mud Swamp 152 Hickory Run Carbon County, Hickory Run Quad, south of PA Route 903 Remote emergent wetland containing rare plant species of concern. Hemlock Trail 5.8 Laurel Hill Somerset County, Bakersville Quad, off Buck Run Road Scenic area of old growth eastern hemlock. Includes a picturesque portion of Laurel Hill Creek which contains a viable native trout population. Neshaminy Tidal Marsh 70 Neshaminy Bucks County, Beverly PA-NJ Quad, off State Road, Bensalem Freshwater intertidal marsh along the shores of the Delaware River and Neshaminy Creek containing many rare plants. Black Jack Swamp 725 Pymatuning Crawford County, Leon, OH-PA and Linesville Quad, off Phelps Road Palustrine, scrub-shrub, and emergent wetlands adjacent to Pymatuning Lake. Provides habitat for plant and animal species of concern. Clark Island 161 Pymatuning Crawford County, Linesville Quad, northernmost portion of Pymatuning Lake Mature forest of hardwood and white pine containing an inland, lake-fed pond. Provides habitat for plant species of concern. Fall Brook 34 Salt Spring Susquehanna County, Franklin Forks, PA-NY Quad, off PA Route 29. Area contains many old growth hemlocks and includes a steep gorge with picturesque stream and series of waterfalls. [Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1304. Filed for public inspection August 9, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
