Halfway Run Natural Area | |
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Location | Union County, Pennsylvania |
Nearest town | Rebersburg |
Coordinates | 40°59′48″N 77°10′41″W / 40.9966°N 77.1781°W |
Area | 407 acres (165 ha) |
Halfway Run Natural Area is a 407-acre (165 ha) protected area in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Bald Eagle State Forest, [1] and is a short distance from R.B. Winter State Park. [2]
The area protects a glaciated landscape of a type uncommon for Central Pennsylvania, along both banks of Halfway Run, which has been designated as a stream of unimpaired quality. [3] The area is known for numerous pingo scars from the age of glaciation, in the form of ponds filling pits that formed when small ice-covered hills collapsed. [2] Wild trout naturally reproduce in Halfway Run, [4] and in springtime various branches of the stream contribute to vernal pools that are breeding spots for amphibians. [5]
Halfway Run Natural Area | |
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Location | Union County, Pennsylvania |
Nearest town | Rebersburg |
Coordinates | 40°59′48″N 77°10′41″W / 40.9966°N 77.1781°W |
Area | 407 acres (165 ha) |
Halfway Run Natural Area is a 407-acre (165 ha) protected area in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Bald Eagle State Forest, [1] and is a short distance from R.B. Winter State Park. [2]
The area protects a glaciated landscape of a type uncommon for Central Pennsylvania, along both banks of Halfway Run, which has been designated as a stream of unimpaired quality. [3] The area is known for numerous pingo scars from the age of glaciation, in the form of ponds filling pits that formed when small ice-covered hills collapsed. [2] Wild trout naturally reproduce in Halfway Run, [4] and in springtime various branches of the stream contribute to vernal pools that are breeding spots for amphibians. [5]