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Lawrence Township & Clearfield BoroughNATURAL HERITAGE AREAS:PNDI Rank Legal StatusGlobal State Federal State Last Seen QualityDimeling Road BDAExceptional SignificanceAllegheny plum (Prunus allegheniensis) G4 S2S3 1995 EFulton Railroad Tunnel BDAHigh SignificanceNorthern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) G4 S3 2000 ELaurel Run & Saunders Run BDACounty SignificanceShagger's Inn Impoundment BDAHigh SignificanceOsprey (Pandion halieetus) G5 S2 2003 EAnderson Creek-Montgomery Creek LCANotable SignificanceMoshannon State Forest LCAExceptional SignificanceOTHER CONSERVATION AREAS:GEOLOGIC FEATURES:none identifiednone identified113
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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
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BURNSIDE BOROUGHThe landscape of Bu
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CHEST TOWNSHIPChest Township is 71%
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Heron Rookery at Chest Creek Floodp
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COOPER TOWNSHIPCooper Township lies
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COVINGTON TOWNSHIPThe northern half
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Creeping Snowberry(Gaultheria hispi
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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 136: Huston TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
Page 139 and 140: Supporting Natural Landscape— Any
Page 141 and 142: Along the stream channel connecting
Page 143 and 144: Supporting Natural Landscape—Use
Page 145: Jordan TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
Page 148: Karthaus TownshipPNDI Rank Legal St
Page 151: Knox TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Status
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
Page 187 and 188: UNION TOWNSHIPThe eastern continent
Page 190 and 191: WOODWARD TOWNSHIPWoodward Township
Page 192 and 193: Many of the already-protected NHAs
Page 194 and 195: • The following site is a nationa
Page 196 and 197: from primary producers (green plant
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Page 200 and 201: Smith, T.L. 1991. Classification of
Page 202 and 203: 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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