 Presque Isle was named a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service in 1967 . A recommendation was made to abolish the independent board as early as 1930 , although this did not come about until January 19 , 1971 , with the creation of the state Department of Environmental Resources ( which later became the DCNR ) . From 1989 to 1992 , over 50 breakwaters were built along the western and northern shore of the peninsula to help control erosion . In 1997 the park 's Important Bird Area ( IBA ) was one of the first 73 IBAs established in Pennsylvania . As part of the State Parks 2000 strategic plan of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ( DCNR ) , Gull Point was named a " State Park Natural Area for rare and migratory shorebirds to rest , feed and possibly nest " . 
