Potential Partners <strong>and</strong> Priority Sites National/Regional – Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture, US Army Corps of Engineers, USDA Forest Service (Northern Forest Research Station) State – Maryl<strong>and</strong> Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation <strong>and</strong> Natural Resources: Bureau of Forestry (Buchanan, Elk, Forbes, Gallitzin, Loyalsock, Moshannon, Rothrock, Sproul, <strong>and</strong> Tiadaghton State Forests) <strong>and</strong> State Parks (Bald Eagle, Canoe Creek, <strong>and</strong> Ohiopyle State Parks), Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Ebensburg), Pennsylvania Game Commission, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Garrett College, University of Maryl<strong>and</strong> Extension, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Penn State Cooperative Extension, West Virginia University Extension Service, county conservation districts NGOs – Appalachian Fire Learning Network, Audubon Pennsylvania, local bird clubs (State College <strong>and</strong> Three Rivers Birding Clubs), Maryl<strong>and</strong> Ornithological Society, Mountaineer Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology, Powdermill Avian Research Center, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Quality Deer Management Association, local forest owners associations (contact extension service for information), Ruffed Grouse Society, Woodcock Limited of Pennsylvania, Appalachian Mountain Young Forest Initiative (Wildlife Management Institute) Industry – The Wagner Companies, Pennsylvania Power & Light, Peoples Natural Gas, Dominion, Equitable Gas, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, UGI Utilities Inc. Figure 3–31. Model results showing the current predicted distribution of <strong>Golden</strong>-<strong>winged</strong> <strong>and</strong> Blue-<strong>winged</strong> warbler in Northern Appalachians. Locations inside focal areas <strong>and</strong> without Blue-<strong>winged</strong> <strong>Warbler</strong> should receive highest priority for conservation <strong>and</strong> management actions. 3–52
Distribution of Public <strong>and</strong> Protected L<strong>and</strong>s Focal Area A 8 34% 1% 1% 1% 63% 3–53 DOD NGO NPS State L<strong>and</strong> Unclassified Private (PA, WV, MD) Figure 3–32. Percentage of l<strong>and</strong>owner types <strong>and</strong> spatial layout of public <strong>and</strong> protected areas in the Northern Appalachian focal area (USGS Protected Areas Database of the USA, version 1.2, www.protectedl<strong>and</strong>s.net/padus/).
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