{{Short description|Natural area in Pennsylvania}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Tamarack Run Natural Area | alt_name = | iucn_category = | image = Tamarack Run Natural Area (1) (8669934009).jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = A boreal conifer bog within the Tamarack Run Natural Area | image_size = | map = USA Pennsylvania | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Pennsylvania | map_width = | location = [[Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|Sullivan County]], [[Pennsylvania]] | nearest_town = [[Forksville, Pennsylvania|Forksville]] | coordinates = {{coord|41.4711|N|76.5238|W|region:US-PA|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|234|acre}} | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = | url = }} '''Tamarack Run Natural Area''' is a {{convert|234|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[protected area]] in [[Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|Sullivan County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Loyalsock State Forest]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Loyalsock State Forest Wild and Natural Areas |url=https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateForests/FindAForest/Loyalsock/Pages/Wild_NaturalAreas.aspx |access-date=2024-06-30 |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 |year=2002 |location=Mechanicsburg, PA |pages=138–140}}</ref>
== Description == The Natural Area protects a wetland featuring a population of [[Larix laricina|tamarack]] trees which are relatively rare in Pennsylvania.<ref name=":8" /> The area also features two endangered plants: [[Glyceria|manna grass]] and [[Potamogeton confervoides|Tuckerman's pondweed]], and most of the area is a boggy marsh that makes visiting on foot difficult, though it is bordered by two gravel roads.<ref name="Fergus" /> The Natural Area can also be accessed via the long-distance [[Loyalsock Trail]] which passes near its northern boundary.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A Guide to the Loyalsock Trails and Side Trails |publisher=Alpine Club of Willimasport |year=2015 |edition=19th |location=Williamsport, PA |pages=}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Protected Areas of Pennsylvania}}
[[Category:Protected areas of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania]]