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PIKE TOWNSHIPPike Township contains much of the watershed area of Anderson Creek and Montgomery Creek, twomajor tributaries to the West Branch Susquehanna River. The extensively forested area in the northernportion of the township that surrounds these two streams is part of the Anderson Creek – MontgomeryCreek LCA (see pg. 33). This large block of contiguous forest habitat, extends from the headwaters ofthese streams almost to the West Branch; Anderson Creek and Montgomery Run are probably the mostcontiguously forested riparian corridors among the tributaries to the West Branch in Clearfield County.However, the health of the aquatic ecosystems of Anderson Creek is seriously impaired by mine drainagepollution. Recommendations for improving the ecological health of the landscape in the township are:restoration to extend the forest corridor along Anderson Creek all the way to the West Branch, perhapsfocusing on a route to the west of Curwensville; stewardship of forested areas, especially in the LCA, toimprove ecosystem health and contiguity; and remediation of water quality problems.CURWENSVILLE BOROUGHThe landscape of Curwensville is mainly occupied by the town of Curwensville. It is bounded byAnderson Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna River. The development of riparian corridors alongthese waterways could provide a public green space and help protect against flood damage, whileimproving ecological contiguity between the Anderson Creek - Montgomery Creek LCA and the river.124
Pine TownshipPNDI Rank Legal StatusGlobal State Federal State Last SeenQualityNATURAL HERITAGE AREAS:Anderson Creek & Whitney Run Wetlands BDANotable SignificanceHemlock palustrine forest S3 2002 ECrystal Springs Bog BDAExceptional SignificanceCreeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) G5 S32002 ESpecial plant species G5 S2 2002 EBog sedge ( Carex paupercula) G5 S32002 ELaurel Run Tributary Wetland BDACounty SignificanceLeft Branch Moose Creek Headwaters BDANotable SignificancePanther Rocks BDAHigh SignificanceAcidic cliff? 1989 EAppalachian gametophyte (Vittaria appalachiana) G4 S2 1989 ESB Elliot Cabins Wetland BDACounty SignificanceStony Run Headwaters Wetland BDACounty SignificanceAnderson Creek-Montgomery Creek LCABennett Branch Headwaters LCAMontgomery Run LCAMoshannon State Forest LCANotable SignificanceNotable SignificanceCounty SignificanceExceptional SignificanceOTHER CONSERVATION AREAS:GEOLOGIC FEATURES:none identifiedPanther Rocks, erosional remnant125
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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
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DECATUR TOWNSHIPMost of Decatur Tow
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FERGUSON TOWNSHIPThe southwestern p
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GIRARD TOWNSHIPThe northern two-thi
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The Supporting Natural Landscape is
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RecommendationsCore Habitat Area—
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Page 128 and 129: GREENWOOD TOWNSHIPGreenwood Townshi
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Page 136: Huston TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
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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 154: Lawrence Township & Clearfield Boro
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Page 162: Morris TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
Page 165: Penn Township, Grampian Borough,& L
Page 168: Pike Township & Curwensville Boroug
Page 174 and 175: pine species (Lycopodium dendroideu
Page 176 and 177: Threats and StressesFoot traffic on
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Page 188: Woodward Township, Brisbin Borough,
Page 191 and 192: RECOMMENDATIONSThe following are ge
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Page 195 and 196: GLOSSARYAlluvium: detrital deposits
Page 197 and 198: LITERATURE CITEDAnonymous. 1985. A
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Page 201 and 202: GIS DATA SOURCESBedrock geologic un
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Photo: Lisa SmithHairy rock-cress (
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