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Powdermill Nature Reserve
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Powdermill Nature Reserve | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
Nearest city | Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 40°09′27″N 79°16′07″W / 40.15761°N 79.26864°W / 40.15761; -79.26864Coordinates: 40°09′27″N 79°16′07″W / 40.15761°N 79.26864°W / 40.15761; -79.26864 |
Area | 928.17 ha (2,293.6 acres) |
Established | 1956 |
Operator | Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
Powdermill Nature Reserve is an environmental research center operated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 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). It is located in the Laurel Highlands, 55 miles southeast of Pittsburgh near Rector, Pennsylvania. Powdermill is well known for its avian research and is one of the longest continually-running bird banding stations in the United States.