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Covington TownshipPNDI Rank Legal StatusGlobal State Federal State Last Seen QualityNATURAL HERITAGE AREAS:Quehanna Right-of-Way BDA Notable SignificanceSpecial plant species G5 S2 2003 ECole Run BDA Notable SignificanceExceptional Value stream -- -- --Twelvemile Run Tributaries BDAHigh SignificanceCreeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) S3 G5 2002 EScrewstem (Bartonia paniculata) S3 G5 2002 EExceptional Value stream -- -- --Moshannon State Forest LCAExceptional SignificanceOTHER CONSERVATION AREAS: none identifiedGEOLOGIC FEATURES: none identified69
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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
Page 44 and 45: Landscape Conservation AreasThe Lan
Page 46 and 47: SGL #120 LCAThis LCA is a contiguou
Page 48 and 49: Moravian Run - Alder Run LCAThis LC
Page 50 and 51: Threats and StressesIn some portion
Page 52 and 53: Gifford Run Valley, west slope37
Page 54: Beccaria Township, Coalport Borough
Page 57: Bell Township, Mahaffey Borough, &
Page 60 and 61: Featherbells(Stenanthium gramineum)
Page 62 and 63: Supporting Natural Landscape—To m
Page 64: Bigler TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
Page 67: Bloom TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Statu
Page 70: What It Looks Like:Appalachian Game
Page 74 and 75: BOGGS TOWNSHIPThe landscape of the
Page 77 and 78: BRADFORD TOWNSHIPThe landscape of B
Page 80 and 81: BRADY TOWNSHIPBrady Township falls
Page 83 and 84: BURNSIDE TOWNSHIPThe West Branch Su
Page 85 and 86: BURNSIDE BOROUGHThe landscape of Bu
Page 88 and 89: CHEST TOWNSHIPChest Township is 71%
Page 90 and 91: Heron Rookery at Chest Creek Floodp
Page 93: COOPER TOWNSHIPCooper Township lies
Page 97 and 98: Quehanna Right-of-Way BDADescriptio
Page 99 and 100: (Gaultheria hispidula), and two spe
Page 101: Decatur Township, Osceola Borough,&
Page 104: Ferguson TownshipPNDI Rank Legal St
Page 107: Girard TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
Page 112 and 113: Threats and StressesIf amphibians a
Page 114 and 115: atlantica), northern long sedge (Ca
Page 116: Goshen TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
Page 121 and 122: cinnamomea), woolgrass (Scirpus cyp
Page 123: Graham TownshipPNDI Rank Legal Stat
Page 126: Greenwood TownshipPNDI Rank Legal S
Page 129: lutetiana), cutgrass (Leersia virgi
Page 133 and 134: GULICH TOWNSHIPThe township is most
Page 135 and 136: Threats and StressesCore Habitat Ar
Page 138 and 139: HUSTON TOWNSHIPThe landscape of Hus
Page 140 and 141: (Solidago rugosa). Other species in
Page 142 and 143: cordifolia), poison ivy (Toxicodend
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incana), Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lo
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JORDAN TOWNSHIPJordan Township fall
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KARTHAUS TOWNSHIPThe northern half
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KNOX TOWNSHIPKnox Township is in th
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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIPLawrence Township
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palustris), wood nettle (Laportea c
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forest cover removal operations in
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MORRIS TOWNSHIPMost of Morris Towns
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PENN TOWNSHIPPenn Township falls al
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PIKE TOWNSHIPPike Township contains
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PINE TOWNSHIPPine Township is in th
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In low-lying areas near the wetland
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(Trientalis borealis). Further sout
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Supporting Natural Landscape—Use
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SANDY TOWNSHIPSandy Township falls
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The hemlock palustrine forest has a
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UNION TOWNSHIPThe eastern continent
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WOODWARD TOWNSHIPWoodward Township
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Many of the already-protected NHAs
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• The following site is a nationa
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from primary producers (green plant
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Findlay, C.S., and J. Bourdages. 20
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Smith, T.L. 1991. Classification of
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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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