Currently only a small portion (2% of the
Allegheny National Forest) is protected as
wilderness. This includes 7 river wilderness
islands and one of the last remaining
old-growth forests in the eastern U.S. at the
Hickory Wilderness. This was the only land
left untouched from logging and represents
Pennsylvania's last true wilderness.
Largely due to the U.S. Forest Service's
success in reclaiming the land, a proposal
now stands before Congress to increase the
wilderness area up to 10% of the forest,
which is the U.S. average for national forests.
Some success to this end has been
achieved in the latest forest revision plan.
The dam is 1,897 feet tall with the bulk of the
structure, the earthfill, standing at 179 feet.
There are 3,000,000 Cubic yards of concrete
in it.
Allegheny National Forest) is protected as
wilderness. This includes 7 river wilderness
islands and one of the last remaining
old-growth forests in the eastern U.S. at the
Hickory Wilderness. This was the only land
left untouched from logging and represents
Pennsylvania's last true wilderness.
Largely due to the U.S. Forest Service's
success in reclaiming the land, a proposal
now stands before Congress to increase the
wilderness area up to 10% of the forest,
which is the U.S. average for national forests.
Some success to this end has been
achieved in the latest forest revision plan.
The dam is 1,897 feet tall with the bulk of the
structure, the earthfill, standing at 179 feet.
There are 3,000,000 Cubic yards of concrete
in it.
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control, hydroelectric power production and
recreation
The nearest city to the dam is Warren,
Pennsylvania. Situated six miles east of the
city on Route 59, the dam is open for public
tours. It is located within the half-million acre
Allegheny National Forest in northwestern
Pennsylvania. A boat marina and beach are
located nearby. A proposal to set aside a
significant part of the land as wilderness in
the 1990s was unsuccessful but did create
the Allegheny National Recreation Area,
comprising 23,000 acres which established
the use of the area for camping, fishing,
boating, hiking, canoeing and kayaking and
other outdoor nature activities.
control, hydroelectric power production and
recreation
The nearest city to the dam is Warren,
Pennsylvania. Situated six miles east of the
city on Route 59, the dam is open for public
tours. It is located within the half-million acre
Allegheny National Forest in northwestern
Pennsylvania. A boat marina and beach are
located nearby. A proposal to set aside a
significant part of the land as wilderness in
the 1990s was unsuccessful but did create
the Allegheny National Recreation Area,
comprising 23,000 acres which established
the use of the area for camping, fishing,
boating, hiking, canoeing and kayaking and
other outdoor nature activities.
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