Rothrock State Forest

[afishinado]

1200 acres added by ClearWater Conservancy>

https://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2021/02/dry-hollow-hunting-club-clearwater.html?fbclid=IwAR0f_dG8_APwsCytKvc_oWS3ZgUXuKKMGJI9OIxnbymlgwIseo_f9TFHO1o

 

[DaveKile]

Good news.

I didn't realize and worth checking out.:
"The land is sometimes referred to as “Scotia West” due to its close proximity to the Scotia Barrens, a unique woodland habitat that contains the largest remaining patch of pitch pine-scrub oak barrens in Pennsylvania."

 

[troutbert]

I'm familiar with the Scotia Barrens. I've done some hiking there.

But can't figure out where this piece of land is located. I didn't see any link to a map in the article.

If you want to explore The Barrens, you might want to get this map:

https://www.purplelizard.com/products/scotia-trails-and-history-map

 

[riverwhy]

One thing I remember from my days at Penn State was "the barrens" had some of the coldest overnight temperatures due to the sandy soil. I guess that is the reason for the scrub oak and pine.

 

[timmyt2]

Here is another article about it

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2021/02/pennsylvania-state-forest-expanded-by-1271-acres.html?outputType=amp