Powdermill Nature Reserve
Nature reserve in Pennsylvania, US
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The Powdermill Nature Reserve is an environmental research center that is operated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.[2][3]
| Powdermill Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
Confluence of Powdermill Run and White Oak Run at Powdermill Nature Reserve | |
  Location in Pennsylvania  Location in United States | |
| Location | Rector, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Nearest city | Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.15761°N 79.26864°W |
| Area | 928.17 ha (2,293.6 acres) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Operator | Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
History and notable features
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).[3]
It is located in the Laurel Highlands, 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Pittsburgh near Rector, Pennsylvania.[2]
Powdermill is well known for its avian research and is one of the longest continually-running bird banding stations in the United States.[4] Powdermill has also been contributing radio telemetry data for bird tracking to the Motus Wildlife Tracking System since 2016.[5][6]
