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Ackermann preserve in North Huntingdon to join Old-Growth Forest Network

An old cherry tree is seen during a tour of the Ackermann Nature Preserve in North Huntingdon on Wednesday<ins>,</ins><ins> Aug. 6, </ins><ins>2025</ins>. The preserve will be included in Pennsylvania’s network of old-growth forests.

Old-growth trees are much more than just an imposing sight to encounter in the forest, though many of them most certainly fit that bill, rising high into the sky and boasting massive trunks that would require at least two people to fully encircle.


Source: The Tribune-Review