Beech Creek (Pennsylvania)

It was a thoroughfare for the lumber industry, which made canals alongside the stream so it could be useful during the low water season of summer.

The lower half of the creek has no fish population due to high sulfur concentrations from coal industry.

Frogs, wolf spiders, bears, squirrels, snakes, groundhogs, bald eagles, deer, skunks, and many other Pennsylvania wildlife can be found alongside the stream, especially in its upper region.

The south fork of the Beech Creek stream which flows in Centre County gets stocked with trout every year.

Beech, oak, maple, ash, trembling willow and sumac trees grow along with elephant ear tall grass, fern, barberry and other plants like skunk cabbage.