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Allegheny Islands Wilderness

Index Allegheny Islands Wilderness

The Allegheny River Islands Wilderness is located in the Allegheny National Forest. [1]

38 relations: Acer saccharinum, Allegheny National Forest, Alluvium, Baker Island (Pennsylvania), Bald eagle, Beaver, Club naiad, Courson Island, Crull's Island, Etheostoma, Forest County, Pennsylvania, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Heron, Hickory, King's Island (Pennsylvania), Kingfisher, Limitless (TV series), List of U.S. Wilderness Areas, Mallard, Mergus, Mussel, National Wilderness Preservation System, No-Name Island (Pennsylvania), Northern riffleshell, Old-growth forest, Osprey, Otter, Pennsylvania, Platanus occidentalis, R. Thompson's Island, Thompson's Island, Tionesta, Pennsylvania, Turtle, United States, United States Forest Service, Warren County, Pennsylvania, Wilderness Act, Willow.

Acer saccharinum

Acer saccharinum, commonly known as silver maple, creek maple, silverleaf maple, soft maple, large maple, water maple, swamp maple, or white maple—is a species of maple native to eastern and central North America in the eastern United States and Canada.

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Allegheny National Forest

The Allegheny National Forest is a National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.

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Alluvium

Alluvium (from the Latin alluvius, from alluere, "to wash against") is loose, unconsolidated (not cemented together into a solid rock) soil or sediments, which has been eroded, reshaped by water in some form, and redeposited in a non-marine setting.

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Baker Island (Pennsylvania)

Baker Island is a alluvial island in the upper Allegheny River.

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Bald eagle

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, from Greek ἅλς, hals "sea", αἰετός aietos "eagle", λευκός, leukos "white", κεφαλή, kephalē "head") is a bird of prey found in North America.

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Beaver

The beaver (genus Castor) is a large, primarily nocturnal, semiaquatic rodent.

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Club naiad

The club naiad, clubshell pearly mussel, or clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema clava, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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Courson Island

Courson Island is a alluvial island in the upper Allegheny River.

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Crull's Island

Crull's Island is a alluvial island in the upper Allegheny River.

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Etheostoma

Etheostoma is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Percidae native to North America.

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Forest County, Pennsylvania

Forest County is a county located in Western Pennsylvania.

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Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Fraxinus pennsylvanica, the green ash or red ash, is a species of ash native to eastern and central North America, from Nova Scotia west to southeastern Alberta and eastern Colorado, south to northern Florida, and southwest to Oklahoma and eastern Texas.

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Heron

The herons are the long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 64 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons.

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Hickory

Hickory is a type of tree, comprising the genus Carya (κάρυον, káryon, meaning "nut").

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King's Island (Pennsylvania)

King Island is a alluvial island in the upper Allegheny River.

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Kingfisher

Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes.

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Limitless (TV series)

Limitless is an American comedy-drama television series based on the 2011 film of the same name, which originally aired on CBS from September 22, 2015 to April 26, 2016.

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List of U.S. Wilderness Areas

Four federal agencies of the Federal Government of the United States administer the National Wilderness Preservation System, which includes 765 Wildernesses and as of 2016.

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Mallard

The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.

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Mergus

Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers, fish-eating ducks in the subfamily Anatinae.

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Mussel

Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats.

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National Wilderness Preservation System

The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) of the United States protects federally managed wilderness areas designated for preservation in their natural condition.

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No-Name Island (Pennsylvania)

No-Name Island is a alluvial island in the upper Allegheny River.

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Northern riffleshell

The northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), is a subspecies of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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Old-growth forest

An old-growth forest — also termed primary forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, or late seral forest— is a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance and thereby exhibits unique ecological features and might be classified as a climax community.

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Osprey

The osprey or more specifically the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range.

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Otter

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Platanus occidentalis

Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, occidental plane, and buttonwood, is one of the species of Platanus native to North America.

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R. Thompson's Island

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Thompson's Island

Thompson's Island is a alluvial island in the upper Allegheny River.

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Tionesta, Pennsylvania

Tionesta is a borough in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Turtle

Turtles are diapsids of the order Testudines (or Chelonii) characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass.

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Warren County, Pennsylvania

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Wilderness Act

The Wilderness Act of 1964 was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society.

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Willow

Willows, also called sallows, and osiers, form the genus Salix, around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_Islands_Wilderness

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