Allegheny River Headwaters Watershed Conservation Plan

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Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 6.Issues and Concerns What could be improved? • More businesses* • Road quality • High fuel costs • Low deer population* • Cell phone service • High speed internet access* • Local industrial pollution • Negative impacts from tourists • Littering along roads/streams* • Deforestation • Runoff pollution from roads* • Less posted properties • ATV limitations* • Faster pickup of road-killed animals • Cleaner, higher quality streams* • Fish stocking* • Air quality • Better road maintenance* • Bridges • Building maintenance • Clean up Hamlin Lake • Dump site by Mt. Jewett • Economy • More culture (theatre, art) • Parking • Plant more trees • Public water quality • Recreation fields • Storm water spillways • Trail maps What type of recreational activities do you enjoy? • Hunting* • Fishing* • Jogging • Skiing* • Snowboarding* • ATV riding* • School sports* • Paintball • Shopping • Swimming* • Canoe/Kayak* • Hiking* • Camping* • Video games • Trapping* • Bicycling (trail and road) • Boating* • Sled riding • Organized sports* • Trap shooting • Music • Shooting • Skate park • Winter sports Do you visit state parks and state forests in your area? Why? • Star gazing • Hiking* • Lumberjack competition • Archery competition • Swimming* • Picnicking* • Camping* • Hunting • Family reunion • Outdoor education • Skiing • Photography • Fishing • Backpacking • Air balloon ride • Boating* • Canoeing • Rock climbing • Sled dog racing • Wildlife observation 6-18
Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 6. Issues and Concerns What are some positive and negative impacts currently affecting land, water, and biological resources within the Headwaters of the Allegheny River Watershed? Positive Impacts • Community parks • Recycling programs • Watershed conservation groups Negative Impacts • Litter* • Agriculture runoff • Logging* • Air pollution • Natural gas industry • Glass factory • Carbon plants • Water pollution • Erosion (stream bank and farming)* • Burning garbage • Stream bank constructions • Highway clean ups • School recycling program • Car exhaust • Farm runoff • High coyote population • Honeywell International Wax refinery • Magnet toy factory • Mosquitoes spreading disease • Oil drilling • Paper mill in Johnsonburg • Poaching • Smoking Can you suggest any projects that students could be involved in or would be interested in being involved in to help improve the area? • Expand/improve recycling programs* • Community service • Endangered species awareness • Clean up highway litter* • Improve farming practices • Create habitat along streams, both for fish and other wildlife • Plant trees* • Help stock fish* • Community gardens • Landscaping • Help little kids fish • Shovel snow • Hellbender survey • Public compost area • Clean Hamlin Lake • Clean illegal dump sites – abandoned oil industry sites • Clean up trash in the forest • Create new nature trails • Fix up softball field • Monitor animal behavior • Protect existing trees • Raise money to plant trees • Reduce exhaust pollution • Alternative transportation • Solar energy uses • Study wax refinery pollution impacts • Volunteer for environmental group • Wildlife feeding Could you see yourself returning to the area as an adult to live and work? What reasons make you want to stay, and what reasons make you want to leave? Why stay? • Small population* • Quiet place to live • Good hunting and fishing opportunities • Enjoy the climate* • Good ATV opportunities* • Low traffic* • Good public school system • Low crime* • Familiarity* • Family* 6-19
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