Thomas Darling Preserve is a 2,500-acre area of protected spruce forest and glacial wetlands ecosystems that has been managed by the Nature Conservancy since 1990. The preserve is named for Wilkes-Barre native and naturalist Thomas Darling, Jr., and is open to the public seven days a week from dawn to dusk. Throughout the spring and summer months, the preserve blooms with sheepberries and sheep and bog laurel, while in autumn, it is heavily populated by cotton grass, wildflowers, blueberries, and sphagnum moss. Black bears, coyotes, snowshoe hares, beavers, and a wide variety of native and migrating birds populate the region, which is open to the public for wildlife watching and exploration. Hiking trails are maintained throughout the preserve, along with a visitor-use boardwalk.
Thomas Darling Preserve, Pocono Lake, PA 18347, Phone: 570-643-7922