{{Short description|Natural area in Pennsylvania}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Algerine Swamp Natural Area | alt_name = | iucn_category = | image = Algerine Swamp Natural Area (1) (14515917637).jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_size = | map = USA Pennsylvania | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Pennsylvania | map_width = | location = [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]] and [[Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Tioga County]], [[Pennsylvania]] | nearest_town = [[Cedar Run, Pennsylvania|Cedar Run]] | coordinates = {{coord|41.5522|N|77.4955|W|region:US-PA|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|84|acre}} | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = | world_heritage_site = | url = }} '''Algerine Swamp Natural Area''' is an {{convert|84|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[protected area]] in [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming]] and [[Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Tioga]] Counties, [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Tiadaghton State Forest]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiadaghton State Forest Wild and Natural Areas |url=https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateForests/FindAForest/Tiadaghton/Pages/Wild-And-Natural-Areas.aspx |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Fergus">{{Cite book |last=Fergus |first=Charles |title=Natural Pennsylvania: Exploring the State Forest Natural Areas. |publisher=Stackpole Books |pages=143–146 |year=2002 |location=Mechanicsburg, PA}}</ref> and has also been named a [[National Natural Landmark]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Natural Landmarks by county - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nnlandmarks/county.htm |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferris|first=Tasha|date=2024-08-10|title=Forest Friday: National Natural Landmark Reynolds Spring and Algerine Swamp Bogs {{!}} Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation|url=https://paparksandforests.org/forest-friday-reynolds-spring-and-algerine-swamp-bogs/|access-date=2026-05-26|website=Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation {{!}} The official nonprofit partner for the Pennsylvania state parks and forests}}</ref>
The Natural Area features [[Picea mariana|black spruce]] and [[Abies balsamea|balsam fir]] trees, both of which are rare in Pennsylvania, and is centered on a glacial [[bog]].<ref name="Fergus" /> The area includes other tree species that are more common to the north in Canada, as well as a population of [[pitcher plant]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |title=A Recreation Plan for the State Parks and State Forests in the Pennsylvania Wilds: Appendix 4 Resource Assessments |url=https://www.pawildscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/pawilds-recplanappendix04.pdf |access-date=19 December 2023 |page=156}}</ref> The area can be reached via the nearby Long Branch Trail, a short distance north of a junction with the long-distance [[Black Forest Trail]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |title=Long Branch Trail |url=https://elibrary.dcnr.pa.gov/GetDocument?docId=1742008&DocName=sf-FD16-LongBranchTrail.pdf |access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Protected Areas of Pennsylvania}}
[[Category:Protected areas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Protected areas of Tioga County, Pennsylvania]]