introduction - Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

Table 1. Natural Heritage Areas categorized by significanceSite Municipality Description Page No.Moshannon State Forest LCA Gibson Twp. The second-largest contiguous forest block34Huston Twp.Lawrence Twp.Goshen Twp.Girard Twp.Covington Twp.Karthaus Twp.Pine Twp.identified in PA; supports a range of forestcommunity types and many natural wetlandsas well.High SignificanceBilger Rocks BDA Bloom Twp. A sandstone rock outcropping that hosts a plant 50species of special concernBurnside Oxbow BDA Burnside Twp. Several wetland communities and a population of 60featherbells (Stenanthium gramineum), a plantspecies of special concern in PennsylvaniaChest Creek South Floodplain BDA Chest Twp. A floodplain area hosting a heron rookery 64Fulton Railroad Tunnel BDA Lawrence Twp. An area used as winter hibernation grounds by ananimal species of special concern.Panther Rocks BDA Pine Twp. A sandstone rock outcropping that hosts a plantspecies of special concernShagger's Inn Impoundment BDA Lawrence Twp. A shallow water impoundment used by osprey, abird species of special concern, for nesting.Twelvemile Run Tributaries BDACentral Allegheny Front LCASandy Lick Creek Wetlands BDASW Elk State Forest LCANotable SignificanceAnderson Creek & Whitney RunWetlands BDACole Run BDACovington Twp.Gibson Twp.Woodward Twp.Gulich Twp.Sandy Twp.Union TwpHuston Twp.Snyder Twp.Huston TwpPine Twp.Union Twp.Covington Twp.Karthaus Twp.Three natural wetlands and a plant species of specialconcernA large contiguous forest block, mainly in CentreCounty.A section of Sandy Lick Creek with several naturalwetland complexes, hosting three species of specialconcern.A large contiguous forest block that falls across theClearfield-Elk county line.Portions of Anderson Creek and Whitney Runincluding many natural wetland areasThe watershed of Cole Run, a stream classified asExceptional Value by the PA-DEPGifford Run Vernal Pools BDA Girard Twp. Several vernal pool communities 80Gifford Run Wetlands BDALeft Branch Moose CreekHeadwaters BDAGirard Twp.Goshen Twp.A very large natural wetland complex in theheadwaters of Gifford RunPine Twp. A natural wetland with a unique plant community 127Quehanna Right-of-Way BDA Covington Twp. Site hosting a plant of special concern 71Rogue's Harbor Run BDA Chest Twp. The watershed of Rogue's Harbor Run, a stream 64classified as Exceptional Value by the PA-DEPWolf Run Wetland BDA Sandy Twp. A natural wetland in the headwaters of Wolf Run 135ix1141281187131134311007081