Millbrook Marsh, Then and Now

Millbrook Marsh, 1938

Millbrook Marsh, 2005

The Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, operated by Centre Region Parks & Recreation, is a 62-acre site consisting of a 12-acre farmstead area, plus an adjacent 50-acre wetland area. The 50-acre wetland area also hosts a Conservation Easement between Penn State and ClearWater Conservancy of Central PA. Both tracts were leased from Penn State University to the Centre Region Recreation Authority starting in 1997 for $1/year. The center provides an opportunity to present to Centre Region residents three important themes from the site: environmental, agricultural, and historical. In 1938 this area was mostly farmed, and there were few trees.