Susquehannock State Forest

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map_caption = Location Map of Susquehannock State Forest Holdings
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website = [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/susquehannock.aspx Susquehannock State Forest]

Susquehannock State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #15. The main office is located in Coudersport in Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Susquehannock State Forest is located chiefly in Potter County, with small tracts in McKean and Clinton Counties. The forest is named for the Susquehannocks, a Native American tribe who once lived in the Susquehanna River basin.

History

Susquehannock State Forest was formed as a direct result of the depletion of the forests of Pennsylvania that took place during the mid to late 1800s. Conservationists like Dr. Joseph Rothrock became concerned that the forests would not regrow if they were not managed properly. Lumber and Iron companies had harvested the old growth forests for various reasons. The clear cut the forests and left behind nothing but dried tree tops and rotting stumps. The sparks of passing steam locomotives ignited wildfires that prevented the formation of second growth forests. The conservationists feared that the forest would never regrow if there was not a change in the philosophy of forest management. They called for the state to purchase land from the lumber and iron companies and the lumber and iron companies were more than willing to sell their land since that had depleted the natural resources of the forests. cite web |url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/valleyforgehistory.aspx |title = History of the William Penn State Forest |accessdate = 2007-08-29 |publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ] The changes began to take place in 1895 when Dr. Rothrock was appointed the first commissioner of the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters, the forerunner of today's Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a piece of legislation in 1897 that authorized the purchase of "unseated lands for forest reservations." This was the beginning of the State Forest system.

Nearby State Parks

Six Pennsylvania State Parks are in or near Susquehannock State Forest:
*Denton Hill State Park
*Lyman Run State Park
*Ole Bull State Park
*Patterson State Park
*Prouty Place State Park
*Sizerville State Park

Neighboring State Forest Districts

The U.S. state of New York is to the north
*Tioga State Forest (east)
*Tiadaghton State Forest (southeast)
*Sproul State Forest (south)
*Elk State Forest (south)
*Cornplanter State Forest (west)

References

*cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/susquehannock.aspx
title = Susquehannock State Forest
accessdate = 2006-07-25
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources "Note: As of July 2006, this web page has not been updated to reflect the Pennsylvania State Forest Districts realignment."
*cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/images/district_realignment.gif
title = State Forest Districts
accessdate = 2006-07-25
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources "Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment"