Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area

Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area
Map showing the location of Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area
Map showing the location of Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area
Map showing the location of Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area
Map showing the location of Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area
Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area (the United States)
LocationPerry County, Pennsylvania
Nearest townNew Bloomfield
Coordinates40°24′22″N 77°10′26″W / 40.40611°N 77.17389°W / 40.40611; -77.17389
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Designated1967

Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) natural area in Perry County, Pennsylvania, near New Bloomfield, which protects a colony of box huckleberry over 1,000 years old.[1][2] The smallest Natural Area in Pennsylvania,[3] it is administered as part of Tuscarora State Forest.[2] It was designated a National Natural Landmark in April 1967.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference crable was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Tuscarora State Forest Natural Areas". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on February 26, 2004. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference fergus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Box Huckleberry Site". nps.gov. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

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