Tiadaghton State Forest

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Tiadaghton State Forest
Pennsylvania State Forest
Managed Resource Protected Area (IUCN VI)
none Tiadaghton State Forest: White Deer Hole Creek near the Fourth Gap of South White Deer Ridge, Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Tiadaghton State Forest: White Deer Hole Creek near the Fourth Gap of South White Deer Ridge, Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Named for: Tiadaghton, an Iroquois name for Pine Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Counties Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, Union
Location
 - coordinates 41°09′40″N 77°02′21″W / 41.16111, -77.03917Coordinates: 41°09′40″N 77°02′21″W / 41.16111, -77.03917
 - elevation 1,493 ft (455.1 m)
Area 215,500 acres (87,209.8 ha)
Managed by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nearest city Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Tiadaghton State Forest
Tiadaghton State Forest
Location of Tiadaghton State Forest's headquarters in Pennsylvania
Location of Tiadaghton State Forest's headquarters in Pennsylvania
Website : Tiadaghton State Forest

Tiadaghton State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #12. The forest is chiefly in western and southern Lycoming County, with small portions in Clinton, Potter, Tioga, and Union counties.

As of July 1, 2005 the state forest lands in eastern Lycoming County, which had been part of Tiadaghton State Forest, became part of the new Loyalsock State Forest. The main office for district #12 is in South Williamsport, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. There are plans to move it to the Pine Creek valley, perhaps to the village of Waterville. Tiadaghton is the Iroquois name for Pine Creek, but its meaning is unknown.

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[edit] History

Tiadaghton State Forest was formed as a direct result of the depletion of the forests of Pennsylvania that took place during the mid to late 1800s. Conservationists like Dr. Joseph Rothrock became concerned that the forests would not regrow if they were not managed properly. Lumber and Iron companies had harvested the old growth forests for various reasons. The clear cut the forests and left behind nothing but dried tree tops and rotting stumps. The sparks of passing steam locomotives ignited wildfires that prevented the formation of second growth forests.

Conservationists feared that the forest would never regrow if there was not a change in the philosophy of forest management. They called for the state to purchase land from the lumber and iron companies and the lumber and iron companies were more than willing to sell their land since that had depleted the natural resources of the forests.[1] The changes began to take place in 1895 when Dr. Rothrock was appointed the first commissioner of the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters, the forerunner of today's Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a piece of legislation in 1897 that authorized the purchase of "unseated lands for forest reservations." This was the beginning of the State Forest system.[1]

[edit] 2005 Realignment

Prior to the July 1, 2005 realignment of Pennsylvania State Forest Districts, Tiadaghton State Forest included all state forest lands in Lycoming County and encompassed 215,500 acres (872.10 km²). After realignment, the state forest tracts in eastern Lycoming County became part of the new Loyalsock State Forest. The District #12 office will also move from South Williamsport to Waterville, at the confluence of Little Pine Creek and Pine Creek, where the largest part of the forest is now located. The southern tracts are along Bald Eagle Mountain, North White Deer Ridge, South White Deer Ridge, and the White Deer Hole Creek watershed.

[edit] Neighboring State Forest Districts

[edit] Nearby state parks

[edit] Other attractions

[edit] Hiking

  • Black Forest Trail; loop trail, 42.1 miles (67.8 km) long, west of Pine Creek in northwest Lycoming County
  • Golden Eagle Trail; loop trail, 8.9 miles (14.3 km) long, east of Pine Creek in northwest Lycoming County
  • Mid State Trail; 306 miles (492.5 km) north-south across Pennsylvania from near the Maryland border to the West Rim Trail in Tioga county
  • Pine Creek Trail; 62 miles (99.8 km) when complete, rail trail from Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania north along Pine Creek to Wellsboro Junction in Tioga county and Tioga State Forest

[edit] Natural areas

The southern tract of Tiadaghton State Forest runs along White South Deer Ridge
The southern tract of Tiadaghton State Forest runs along White South Deer Ridge
  • Algerine Swamp Natural Area; 84 acres (0.34 km²)
  • Bark Cabin Natural Area; 7 acres (0.03 km²) with a stand of old growth hemlock, and the Mid State Trail
  • Miller Run Natural Area; 4,000 acres (16.19 km²) oak and hardwood forest, three streams
  • Red Pine Natural Area; 10 acres (0.04 km²) with a stand of old growth red pine.
  • Torbert Island Natural Area; 54 acres (0.22 km²), an island in Pine Creek.

[edit] Wild Areas

  • Algerine Wild Area; 3,700 acres (14.97 km²) with the Black Forest Trail
  • Wolf Run Wild Area; 6,900 acres (27.92 km²) with the Golden Eagle Trail

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b History of the William Penn State Forest. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
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