• Source: Delaware State Forest

      • Delaware State Forest is a 85,114-acre (344.44 km2) Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #19. The main offices are located in Swiftwater in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
      The forest is in several tracts in Monroe and Pike counties. Northampton County is also in District #19.


      History


      Delaware State Forest was formed as a direct result of the depletion of the forests of Pennsylvania that took place during the mid-to-late 19th century. 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. They 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. 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.


      Neighboring state forest districts


      Pinchot State Forest (north)
      William Penn State Forest (south)
      Weiser State Forest (west)


      State parks



      Big Pocono State Park
      Gouldsboro State Park
      Promised Land State Park
      Tobyhanna State Park


      Natural and wild areas


      Bruce Lake Natural Area
      Buckhorn Natural Area
      Little Mud Pond Swamp Natural Area
      Pennel Run Natural Area
      Pine Lake Natural Area
      Stillwater Natural Area
      Stairway Wild Area


      References




      External links


      "Delaware State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on February 26, 2004. Retrieved 2006-07-12. Note: As of July 2006, this web page has not been updated to reflect the Pennsylvania State Forest Districts realignment.
      "State Forest Districts". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2006-07-12. Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment

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