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Sandy Township, Dubois City, & Falls Creek BoroughPNDI Rank Legal StatusGlobal State Federal State Last Seen QualityNATURAL HERITAGE AREAS:Laborde Branch Wetlands BDACounty SignificanceSandy Lick Creek Wetlands BDAHighbush cranberry (Viburnum trilobum)High SignificanceG5T5 S3S42002 DNorthern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) G4 S3 1996 EHeron rookery ( Ardea herodias) G5 S3S4 2003 EWolf Run Wetland BDANotable SignificanceBennett Branch Headwaters LCANotable SignificanceSGL # 77 LCANotable SignificanceOTHER CONSERVATION AREAS:GEOLOGIC FEATURES:none identifiednone identified133
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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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GOSHEN TOWNSHIPMost of Goshen Towns
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Gifford Run Wetlands (pg. 81)Steepl
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GRAHAM TOWNSHIPThe landscape of Gra
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GREENWOOD TOWNSHIPGreenwood Townshi
Page 131: Gulich Township & Ramey BoroughPNDI
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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 154: Lawrence Township & Clearfield Boro
Page 158 and 159: documented in Pennsylvania. It hibe
Page 160 and 161: allegheniensis) dominant in the can
Page 162: Morris TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
Page 165: Penn Township, Grampian Borough,& L
Page 168: Pike Township & Curwensville Boroug
Page 171: Pine TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Status
Page 174 and 175: pine species (Lycopodium dendroideu
Page 176 and 177: Threats and StressesFoot traffic on
Page 178 and 179: wetlands to determine its uniquenes
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
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Page 196 and 197: from primary producers (green plant
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Page 200 and 201: Smith, T.L. 1991. Classification of
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Page 204 and 205: APPENDIX IIICLEARFIELD COUNTY NATUR
Page 206 and 207: APPENDIX IVCLASSIFICATION OF NATURA
Page 208 and 209: GLOBAL STATECOMMUNITY NAME RANK RAN
Page 210 and 211: SMITH 1991 TYPESGLOBAL STATECOMMUNI
Page 212 and 213: APPENDIX VFEDERAL AND STATE ENDANGE
Page 214 and 215: Animals - The following state statu
Page 216 and 217: APPENDIX V cGLOBAL AND STATE RANKIN
Page 218 and 219: APPENDIX VIPhoto: Lisa SmithPLANTS
Page 220 and 221: APPENDIX VIISUSTAINABLE FORESTRY IN
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