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Huston TownshipPNDI Rank Legal StatusGlobal State Federal State Last Seen QualityNATURAL HERITAGE AREAS:Anderson Creek & Whitney Run Wetlands BDANotable SignificanceHemlock palustrine forest S3 2002 ELaurel Run & Saunders Run BDACounty SignificanceLaurel Run Tributary Wetland BDACounty SignificanceParker Dam Beaver Ponds BDACounty SignificanceSouth Bennett Branch Wetlands BDACounty SignificanceBennett Branch Headwaters LCANotable SignificanceMoshannon State Forest LCAExceptional SignificanceSGL # 77 LCANotable SignificanceSW Elk State Forest LCAHigh SignificanceOTHER CONSERVATION AREAS:GEOLOGIC FEATURES:none identifiednone identified99
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CLEARFIELD COUNTYNATURAL HERITAGE I
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Over the history of these studies,
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TABLE OF CONTENTSPreface………
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIntroductionA heal
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Ground SurveyAreas identified as po
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Table 1. Natural Heritage Areas cat
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outcrops occur in conjunction with
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INTRODUCTIONA healthy natural lands
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Natural Resilience, Human Activitie
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Natural Heritage Inventory MappingG
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Natural History Overview of Clearfi
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SoilsSoil character exerts a strong
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preventing the establishment of see
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METHODSThe methods used in the Clea
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fragmenting feature data to generat
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*Defined as: 2,000 waterfowl (at on
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RESULTSContiguous Forest Blocks in
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Table 5. ContinuedSize% Roadless Ac
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Landscape Conservation AreasThe Lan
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SGL #120 LCAThis LCA is a contiguou
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Moravian Run - Alder Run LCAThis LC
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Threats and StressesIn some portion
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Gifford Run Valley, west slope37
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Beccaria Township, Coalport Borough
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Bell Township, Mahaffey Borough, &
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Featherbells(Stenanthium gramineum)
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Supporting Natural Landscape—To m
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Bigler TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
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Bloom TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Statu
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What It Looks Like:Appalachian Game
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BOGGS TOWNSHIPThe landscape of the
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BRADFORD TOWNSHIPThe landscape of B
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BRADY TOWNSHIPBrady Township falls
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BURNSIDE TOWNSHIPThe West Branch Su
Page 85 and 86: BURNSIDE BOROUGHThe landscape of Bu
Page 88 and 89: CHEST TOWNSHIPChest Township is 71%
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Page 93 and 94: COOPER TOWNSHIPCooper Township lies
Page 96 and 97: COVINGTON TOWNSHIPThe northern half
Page 98 and 99: Creeping Snowberry(Gaultheria hispi
Page 100 and 101: should be avoided within the core a
Page 103 and 104: DECATUR TOWNSHIPMost of Decatur Tow
Page 106 and 107: FERGUSON TOWNSHIPThe southwestern p
Page 111 and 112: GIRARD TOWNSHIPThe northern two-thi
Page 113 and 114: The Supporting Natural Landscape is
Page 115 and 116: RecommendationsCore Habitat Area—
Page 120 and 121: GOSHEN TOWNSHIPMost of Goshen Towns
Page 122 and 123: Gifford Run Wetlands (pg. 81)Steepl
Page 125 and 126: GRAHAM TOWNSHIPThe landscape of Gra
Page 128 and 129: GREENWOOD TOWNSHIPGreenwood Townshi
Page 131: Gulich Township & Ramey BoroughPNDI
Page 134 and 135: herbaceous layer is somewhat sparse
Page 138 and 139: HUSTON TOWNSHIPThe landscape of Hus
Page 140 and 141: (Solidago rugosa). Other species in
Page 142 and 143: cordifolia), poison ivy (Toxicodend
Page 144 and 145: incana), Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lo
Page 147 and 148: JORDAN TOWNSHIPJordan Township fall
Page 150 and 151: KARTHAUS TOWNSHIPThe northern half
Page 153 and 154: KNOX TOWNSHIPKnox Township is in th
Page 157 and 158: LAWRENCE TOWNSHIPLawrence Township
Page 159 and 160: palustris), wood nettle (Laportea c
Page 161 and 162: forest cover removal operations in
Page 164 and 165: MORRIS TOWNSHIPMost of Morris Towns
Page 167 and 168: PENN TOWNSHIPPenn Township falls al
Page 170 and 171: PIKE TOWNSHIPPike Township contains
Page 173 and 174: PINE TOWNSHIPPine Township is in th
Page 175 and 176: In low-lying areas near the wetland
Page 177 and 178: (Trientalis borealis). Further sout
Page 179 and 180: Supporting Natural Landscape—Use
Page 182 and 183: SANDY TOWNSHIPSandy Township falls
Page 184 and 185: The hemlock palustrine forest has a
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UNION TOWNSHIPThe eastern continent
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WOODWARD TOWNSHIPWoodward Township
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Many of the already-protected NHAs
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• The following site is a nationa
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from primary producers (green plant
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Findlay, C.S., and J. Bourdages. 20
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Smith, T.L. 1991. Classification of
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APPENDIX ISIGNIFICANCE RANKSThe Nat
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APPENDIX IIICLEARFIELD COUNTY NATUR
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APPENDIX IVCLASSIFICATION OF NATURA
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GLOBAL STATECOMMUNITY NAME RANK RAN
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SMITH 1991 TYPESGLOBAL STATECOMMUNI
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APPENDIX VFEDERAL AND STATE ENDANGE
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Animals - The following state statu
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APPENDIX V cGLOBAL AND STATE RANKIN
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APPENDIX VIPhoto: Lisa SmithPLANTS
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APPENDIX VIISUSTAINABLE FORESTRY IN
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