Powdermill Nature Reserve

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Powdermill Nature Reserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) [1]
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Location in Pennsylvania
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Location in United States
Location Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Nearest city Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°09′27″N79°16′07″W / 40.15761°N 79.26864°W / 40.15761; -79.26864 Coordinates: 40°09′27″N79°16′07″W / 40.15761°N 79.26864°W / 40.15761; -79.26864
Area928.17 ha (2,293.6 acres)
Established1956
OperatorCarnegie 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]

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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, fifty-five miles 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]

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References

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