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Muddy Run Special Features
There were lots of different recreational activities available at the location, including playgrounds, a disc golf course, and a hiking trail. There is also a reservoir that is within the park. It is a big, open, and forested natural place that is quite different from the surrounding agricultural land use in Pennsylvania.
Ecological/Phenology Comparisons to Spot in Vermont
Compared to my Vermont location, Salmon Hole, there are many differences in how the forest is composed. At Muddy Run, there is almost no understory and the forest floor looked strategically placed. While they have both been modified by humans, the Muddy Run location had a much more demanding use of disc golf that requires more modification than the Salmon Hole location does. In contrast to the mostly maple-filled Salmon Hole, the trees featured most at Muddy Run are black cherry, oak, and yellow birch. I also spotted many white pines and eastern hemlocks as well.