introduction - Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

Biological Diversity Areas (Listed by Municipality)Detailed maps and description of Clearfield County’s Natural Heritage Areas follow, organized bytownship. For each township a map, a summary table, and full report are provided. Townships arearranged alphabetically within each region. Boroughs are treated together with an adjacent township dueto their small size.Biological Diversity Areas, Landscape Conservation Areas, Managed Lands, and Important Bird Areasare indicated on the municipality maps and are labeled in bold.Summary Table ConventionsA summary table of sites precedes each map and lists identified Biological Diversity Areas, LandscapeConservation Areas, and Managed Lands.• Managed lands are listed after the Natural Heritage Areas• A categorical designation of a site's relative significance is listed after the site name. Table 1 (pg.viii) summarizes sites by significance category. Definitions of the significance categories areoutlined in Appendix I (pg. 152).• Listed under each site name are any state-significant natural communities and species of specialconcern that have been documented within the area.o see Appendix IV (pg. 156) for a list of Natural Communities recognized in Pennsylvania.o Some species perceived to be highly vulnerable to intentional disturbance are referred toas “special animals” or “special plants” rather than by their species name. Within eachsite these species are numbered.o The PNDI (Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory) rarity ranks, and current legalstatus (detailed in Appendix V, pg. 162) are listed for each community and species.• The text that follows each table discusses the natural qualities of the site and includesdescriptions, potential threats, and recommendations for protection.38