| Marion Brooks Natural Area | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 White birch trees in Marion Brooks Natural Area | |
  Location within Pennsylvania | |
| Location | Elk County, Pennsylvania |
| Nearest city | Benezette |
| Coordinates | 41°16′35″N 78°17′16″W / 41.2763°N 78.2879°W[1] |
| Area | 917 acres (371 ha) |
Marion Brooks Natural Area is a state forest natural area in Moshannon State Forest in Benezette Township, Elk County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The 917-acre (371 ha) natural area is located on the northwest edge of Quehanna Wild Area.[2] It was originally known as Paige Run Natural Area but was later renamed in 1975, after Marion E. Brooks, a local environmentalist.[3][4] The area was set aside for protection of one of the largest known stands of white birch trees in the eastern United States.[5] In this region, the trees are fairly close to the southern limit of its native range.[6][7]
- ^ "Marion Brooks Natural Area State Natural Area". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ "Elk Scenic Drive: An Adventure in 23 Chapters". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ Fergus, Charles (2002). "Chapter 32. Marion Brooks Natural Area". Natural Pennsylvania: Exploring the State Forest Natural Areas (1st ed.). Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. pp. 117–120. ISBN 0-8117-2038-1. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ McGeehan, Dennis (2007). Elk County. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7385-5479-2.
- ^ Seeley, Ralph (2014). Foot Trails of the Moshannon and Southern Elk State Forests. Spring Mills, PA: Scott Adams Enterprises. p. 25-26. ISBN 9780985193973.
- ^ Charles Fergus, Trees of Pennsylvania and the Northeast, Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, ISBN 0-8117-2092-6, 2002, p. 92.
- ^ Joseph Illick, ‘’Pennsylvania trees. “White Birch”. Pennsylvania Department of Forests. Harrisburg: Wm Stanley Ray, 1914, p. 114.