Blacklick Valley

Clarke Run Spring Run-off

Wild Columbine

Trail Scene

Six miles of hiking trails await you at the BVNA.

The Swamp

Emerging Skunk Cabbage

Spring Salamander Larva

Juvenile Water Snake

Sugar Maple Hillside

Wehrle's Salamander

This was a gravid female that had several eggs visible in its belly.

Hillside at the Parker Tract

The lines extending from the eyes to the snout are called the Canthus rostralis, thought to be used to line up their prey.

Two Red-spotted Newts

Three Northern Slimys

These three adult Northern Slimys were together under the same cover rock. This is how we found them when we lifted a rock while doing a salamander survey of the BVNA.

Wehrle's Salamander

The BVNA is on eof three park sin our park system where the Wehrle's Salamander lives. They reside in higher elevations at this park in areas of rocky outcrops. The species is named for R.W. Wehrle (1852 - 1937) of Indiana, PA who discovered the first specimen in 1911 here in Indiana County.

Spotted Salamanders

The Russell Memorial Shelter

Eye of Newt

This is the Eft phase of the Res Spotted Newt.

Welcome the the Blacklick Valley Natural Area

Grassy Paths

Inviting grassy paths at the BVNA are a great place for a hike.

Seal Salamander

Found in one small area of the extensive BVNA the Seal Salamander is a Species of Special Concern in PA.