Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area
Dead Man's Hollow is largest privately owned conservation area in Allegheny County at 434 acres and is open to the public year round from dawn til dusk. Access the Hollow from Catfish Pond, from Great Allegheny Passage, or from Orchard Lane.
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Common Greenshield Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata or common greenshield lichen (from Lichens of North America) is a medium to large foliose lichen that has a very distinctive pale yellow green upper cortex when dry. The rounded lobes, measuring 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide, usually have patches of granular soredia arising from pustules. The lobes of the thallus may be smooth, but quite often have a ...more ↓
