Kudos to Patton Township for speaking for a magnificent stand of pine trees in an area between Circleville Road and Valley Vista Drive in State College. In its Haugh Family Preserve, the township is conserving and restoring the forest to a more "natural" forest found in Pennsylvania.
This cache is placed at one entrance of this reconstituted forest. After finding the cache, you are encouraged to enjoy the trails. Other caches that were placed in the forest here have since been archived.
Because of the tree cover, my GPS was bouncing around. The hint below is a giveaway.
This cache has been placed with the permission of Patton Township.
The red pine trees you see as you walk the trails were planted by the Boy Scouts in the 1930s. The cleared areas between the stands of trees are encouraging the growth of white pine trees and deciduous trees to constitute a more natural forest for Pennsylvania. Be sure to also notice several giant spruce trees and maple trees as you walk the trail.
Pine Forest 1 is placed at the start of the Broad Winged Hawk Trail near Circleville Road. You are looking for a camouflaged film canister by a sign that explains the Forest Management Plan.
The parking coordinates take you to the parking lot for the Patton Woods/Game Lands across Circleville Road from the trail. If you're visiting with children, be aware that Circleville Road is heavily traveled. ).
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, It's not."--Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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Congratulations to TheGeoSleuth for the FTF!!! and to Koppenhavers for the STF!!!