Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve

Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve

Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve is a convert|134|acre|km2|1|sing=on protected area for flora, fauna, and wildlife in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb. Since 1977 the site also has served as the headquarters of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania (ASWP).

Beechwood Farms is the largest private nature reserve in Western Pennsylvania. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy leases to ASWP the reserve's land, comprised of woodlands, fields, streams, and a pond. It also features more than convert|5|mi|km of walking trails—open from dawn to dusk every day year-round—some of which are accessible for individuals with special needs.

Audubon Society at Beechwood

Audubon facilities at Beechwood Farms now include classrooms, a teacher resource center, a natural history library, the Audubon Nature Store, and the Evans Nature Center auditorium.

The history of Audubon at Beechwood began when Rachel Mellon Walton, along with her daughter, Farley Walton Whetzel, acquired the former Flinn estate. In the 1970s the two women donated the land to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, which selected the Audubon Society to be the stewards of the reserve.

The Flinn estate dates back to 1903. After his retirement from politics, William Flinn (1851-1924), a prominent Pittburgh businessman and politician, bought the property, which then occupied more than convert|350|acre|km2|1 on both sides of Dorseyville Road. He established himself there as a gentleman farmer and called it "Beechwood Farms". It was best known for its herd of registered Guernsey cattle, which provided dairy products to the local area.

External links

* [http://www.aswp.org/beechwood.html Beechwood Farms website]
* [http://www.paconserve.org/ Western Pennsylvania Conservancy official site]

References

*cite book | author=Bonta, Marcia | title=Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania: A Guide to Natural Places for Individual and Group Outings | location=University Park | publisher=The Pennsylvania State University Press | year=1987 | id=ISBN 0-2710-0606-4


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