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Swatara State Park
State Park
in
Appalachian Mountains
near
Orwin
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PA
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Swatara State Park is a 3,515-acre (1,422 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Bethel, Swatara and Union Townships, Lebanon and Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. 8 miles (13 km) of Swatara Creek lie within the park's boundaries, which are roughly formed by Pennsylvania Route 443 to the north and Interstate 81 to the south. The park is in a valley in the ridge and valley region of Pennsylvania between Second Mountain (north) and Blue Mountain (south). Swatara State Park is a fairly new park for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was opened in 1987 and is still largely undeveloped. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is working on plans to further develop the lands of Swatara State Park. The original plans called for the…
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Appalachian Trail
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Maianthemum racemosum
SPECIES ·
“Feathery False Lily of the Valley”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Podophyllum peltatum
SPECIES ·
“Mayapple”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Chelidonium majus
SPECIES ·
“Greater Celandine”, “Celandine”, “Swallowwort”, “Nipplewort”, “Tetterwort”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Great Laurel
Rhododendron maximum (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis (species),
“Common Cardinal”
2,846
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Corvus brachyrhynchos (species)
2,588
Observations
JAN - DEC
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata (species)
2,401
Observations
JAN - DEC
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus (species)
2,263
Observations
JAN - DEC
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus (species)
2,111
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Ailanthus Webworm
Atteva aurea (species),
“Ailanthus Webworm Moth”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Parancistrocerus histrio
SPECIES
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
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Region
49
Protected Area
33
State Park
1
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