introduction - Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

Supporting Natural Landscape—To maintain good water quality for the wetlands, forest coverremoval should be avoided on steeply sloped areas, and toxic materials (automotive fluids,petrochemicals, solvents, detergents, fertilizers, chemical pest controls, etc.) should not be released.Preservation of forest cover in this area, especially in such a pattern as to connect the wetland withsurrounding forested areas, is likely to enhance prospects for the long-term health of this habitat.MAHAFFEY BOROUGHThe landscape of Mahaffey Borough consists mainly of the village of Mahaffey. The northern portion ofthe borough drains directly into the West Branch Susquehanna River, while the southern portion drainsinto its major tributary, Chest Creek, which joins the West Branch just west of Mahaffey Borough. NoNatural Heritage Areas were identified within the bounds of the borough.NEWBURG BOROUGHNewburg Borough is 83% forested; Chest Creek runs through the borough, and some of the floodplainhabitat along the creek is in good ecological condition and has been recognized as the Chest CreekFloodplain BDA and the Chest Creek Wetlands BDA. Recommendations to maintain and improve theecological health of the borough area are: conservation stewardship of the BDAs, with focus onmaintaining forest connectivity in surrounding areas; and restoration of natural communities in otherfloodplain areas along Chest Creek.45