Powdermill Nature Reserve Explained

Powdermill Nature Reserve
Iucn Category:V
Iucn Ref:[1]
Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Location:Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Nearest City:Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Area Ha:928.17
Established:1956
Operator:Carnegie Museum of Natural History

The Powdermill Nature Reserve is an environmental research center that is operated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.[2] [3]

History and notable features

Established in 1956, Powdermill serves as a field station for long-term studies of natural populations, and now forms the core of the museum's Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystems. The reserve encompasses 928.17 hectares, which includes forests (~891 hectares), fields (~21 hectares), developed land (~17 hectares), and ponds and streams (~0.36 hectares).[3]

It is located in the Laurel Highlands, southeast of Pittsburgh near Rector, Pennsylvania.[2]

Powdermill is well known for its avian research and is one of the longest continually-running bird banding stations in the United States.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.protectedplanet.net/373442 Protected Planet Website
  2. Web site: Powdermill Nature Reserve . Carnegie Museum of Natural History . March 24, 2023.
  3. Martin . Amanda K. . Hughes . Daniel F. . Sheridan . Jennifer A. . Changes in an Amphibian Community at Powdermill Nature Reserve, Southwest Pennsylvania, Over a 37-Year Period . Annals of Carnegie Museum . July 15, 2021 . 87 . 2 . 10.2992/007.087.0204.
  4. Web site: Jordan . Jennifer Szweda . Carnegie Museum Center, Powdermill Get $730K to Research Appalachia . The Allegheny Front . March 25, 2023 . 2013.