Monongahela National Forest

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Monongahela National Forest

• By Mya, Olivia, and Courtney

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Monongahela Forest

• Made entirely of forest lands
• 909,000 acres of West Virginia
• Located in the Allegheny Mountains

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Abiotic Factors

• Weather
• 66.5 Degrees Fahrenheit on average in the Summer.
• 33.8 Degrees Fahrenheit on average in the Winter.

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Monongahelas Main Organisms

• Black Bear
• Red Fox
• Wild Turkey
• White Tailed Deer

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The Main Way People Can Affect The Forest

• The forest was filled with large Spruce, Hemlock,
  White oak, and other popular trees. They were
  really attractive to logging interests which
  turned into lumber.

• At first lumbering was slow. Between 1880 and
  1920 most of all the West Virginia forests were
  logged. That means less trees and plants to
  support the organisms. That is the main way
  people can affect the forest.

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Food Web
Red Fox Striped Skunk Flying Squirrel

American Robin Cicada Black Bear Wild Turkey
Bacteria
Red Elderberry Earthworm American Beech

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? FUN FACTS ?

• Monongahela is one million square miles!
• The Monongahela forest started in 1911 when the
  government planted roots!
• Monongahela is home of over 2000 birds!
• There are about 75 different tree species in
  Monongahela ?

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? Monongahela Pictures ?