Elk State Forest, Pennsylvania. (Wikimedia Photo)
More than 27-square-miles of wooded land and waterways have been added to Pennsylvania’s Elk State Forest, making the purchase the largest addition to the state forest system in 65 years, according to an article on PennLive.com.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that it spent $7.2 million to purchase a large property adjacent to the forest in McKean County.
Officials say the addition of the land will expand recreational opportunities in the area, as well as protect a number of high quality tributaries to the East Branch Clarion River and habitat for several species of concern, such as the timber rattlesnake.
Read about 17,000 acres being added to Pennsylvania’s Elk State Forest.