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Huntingdon County Natural Heritage Inventory HUNTINGDON COUNTY NATURAL HERITAGE INVENTORY Prepared for: The Huntingdon County Planning Commission 205 Penn Street, Suite 3 Huntingdon, PA 16652 Prepared by: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 209 Fourth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 This project was funded through grants supplied by the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Office of Wild Resource Conservation. PREFACE The Huntingdon County Natural Heritage Inventory identifies and maps Huntingdon County’s most significant natural places. The study investigated plant and animal species and natural communities that are unique or uncommon in the county; it also explored areas important for general wildlife habitat and scientific study. The inventory does not confer protection to any of the areas listed in the report. It is, however, a tool for informed and responsible decision-making. Public and private organizations may use the inventory to guide land acquisition and conservation decisions. Local municipalities and the County may use it to help with comprehensive planning, zoning, and the review of development proposals. Developers, utility companies, and government agencies alike may benefit from access to this environmental information prior to the creation of detailed development plans. Although the inventory was conducted using a tested and proven methodology, it is best viewed as a preliminary report rather than the final word on the subject of Huntingdon County’s natural heritage. Further investigations could potentially uncover previously unidentified Natural Heritage Areas. Likewise, in-depth investigations of sites listed in this report could reveal features of further or greater significance than have been documented. Some of the areas described here are privately owned. In such cases, anyone wishing to visit these areas should obtain permission from the property owner(s) prior to visitation. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy served as the principal investigator for the study and prepared the report and maps that are the products of the study. Established in 1932, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is a private non-profit natural resource conservation organization headquartered in Pittsburgh. WPC’s mission is to save the places we care about by connecting people to the natural world. As part of its mission, WPC works to sustain the natural heritage of Commonwealth: its native plant, animal, and habitat resources. To reach its goals, WPC initiates conservation projects independently and establishes partnerships with agencies and organizations having similar interests. County Natural Heritage Inventories are conducted by WPC through such partnerships. Any questions concerning sites or updates to the inventory may be addressed to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 209 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; phone: (412) 288-2777. The Huntingdon County Planning Commission administered this study. Requests for copies of the inventory can be addressed to the Huntingdon County Planning Commission, 205 Penn Street, Suite 3, Huntingdon, PA 16652, phone: (814) 643-5091, email: [email protected]. i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge the many citizens and landowners of the county and surrounding areas who volunteered information, time, and effort to the inventory and granted permission to access land. We especially thank: Dr. Chuck Yohn, Director of Raystown Field Station, Juniata College Rob Criswell, Pennsylvania Game Commission Dr. Carol Loeffler, pilot for the aerial reconnaissance of the county Richard Stahl, Huntingdon County Planning Director Jeff Krause, US Army Corp of Engineers Brad Elison, Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry Joseph Harding, Stone Valley Experimental Forest, Pennsylvania State University Steve Hoffman, Audubon Pennsylvania Edgar White, State Soil Scientist, Natural Resources Conservation Service Many others contributed to the inventory effort. Without their help, the inventory would not have seen completion. Beth Brokaw Ecologist Western Pennsylvania Conservancy ii TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……………………….………………………………………………...……………….ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…………………………………………………………………………………………...v INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………..……………...1 OVERVIEW OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY NATURAL FEATURES………………...………………………..2 PHYSIOLOGY & GEOLOGY……………………………………………………………………..……………..2 SOILS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 VEGETATION………………………………………...………………………………………..………………...7 DISTURBANCE……………………………………………………………………………….……………...….9 NATURAL HERITAGE AREAS CLASSIFICATION……………………………………………………..…....10 METHODS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12 SITE SELECTION……………………………………………………………………………….……………...12 GROUND SURVEYS…………………………………………………………………………………………...13 DATA ANALYSIS…………………………………………..………………………………………...………...13 RESULTS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………16 DESCRIPTION OF BROAD-SCALE CONSERVATION AREAS………………………………………...…..16 RESULTS BY MUNICIPALITY………………………………………………………………….……….…....23 BROAD TOP REGION………………………………………………………………………………………….29 Carbon Township, Broad Top City Borough, Coalmont Borough & Dudley Borough………..…..………..30 Hopewell Township…………………………………………………………………….………………...…34 Wood Township………………………………………………………………………….………………….38 HUNTINGDON REGION……………………………………………………………………………………….41 OneidaTtownship & Huntingdon Borough……………………………………..………………..……..…..42 Smithfield Township……………………………………………………………………………………..…..46 Walker Township……………………………………………………………………………………………49 JUNIATA VALLEY REGION………………………………………………………………………………..…52 Logan Township…………………………………………………………………………………….……….53 Porter Township,Alexandria Borough, &Petersburg Borough…………………………….....…………….58 MILL CREEK REGION…………………………………………………………………………………………64 Brady Township & Mill Creek Borough……………………………………………………...……………..65 Henderson Township………………………………………………………………………………………..70 MOUNT UNION REGION……………………………………………………………………………...………74 Shirley Township & Mount Union Borough……………………………………………………..………….75 NORTHERN HUNTINGDON REGION………………………………………………………...………….…..79 Barree Township………………………………………………………………………………….…………80 Jackson Township……………………………………………………………………………………….…..84 Miller Township…………………………………………………………………………………….……….96 West Township…………………………………………...………………………………………….……..100 SHADE VALLEY REGION…………………………………………………………………………...………103 Dublin Township & Shade Gap Borough……………..…………………………………………...………104 Tell Township………………………………………………………………………………....…………..108 SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON REGION………………………………………………………………...…….111 Clay Township, Saltillo Borough & Three Springs Borough………………………………………….…..112 iii Cromwell Township, Orbisonia Borough & Rockhill Borough……………………………………...……116 Springfield Township…………………………………………………………………………………...….124 SPRUCE CREEK REGION………………………………………………………...………………………….128 Franklin Township…………………………………………………………………………………………129 Morris Township……………………………………………………………………...……………………136 Spruce Creek Township………………………………………………………………………………....….139 Warriors Mark Township & Birmingham Borough………………………………………………..….…....143 TROUGH CREEK REGION…………………………………………...………………………………………147 Cass Township & Cassville Borough……………………………………………………...………….……148 Todd Towns…hi…p …………………………………………………………………………………….….151 Union Township & Mapleton Borough…………………………………………………………….………156 WOODCOCK VALLEY REGION………………………………………………………………….…………159 Juniata Township…………………………………………………………………………………………..160 Lincoln wTnoship…………………………………………………………………………………………..164 Penn Township & Markleburg Borough………………………………………………….….….…………167 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL HERITAGE AREAS…..173 GLOSSARY…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….175 LITERATURE CITED…………………………………………………………………………………………….178 APPENDICES………………………………………………………………………...………………………….…182 APPENDIX I: SIGNIFICANCE RANKS…………………………………………………….….……………..182 APPENDIX II: PENNSYLVANIA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM……………………..……………..183 APPENDIX III: SITE SURVEY FORM…………………………………………………………....….……….184 APPENDIX IV: NATURAL COMMUNITY CLASSIFICATION…………………………………….………186 APPENDIX V: STATUS OF SPECIES………………………………………………………………….……..192 a. Federal Status………………………………………...………………………………………..........….192 b. Pennsylvania Status…………………………………...………………………………………….....…193 c. Global & State Element Ranks………………………………………………………………….……..196 APPENDIX VI: PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF SPECIAL CONCERN IN HUNTINGDON COUNTY...…..198 APPENDIX VII: INVASIVE SPECIES INFORMATION SOURCES………………………………………..200 APPENDIX VIII: SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INFORMATION SOURCES………………………...….…201 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Natural Heritage Areas categorized by significance……………………………….……………………….vii Table 2. Soil associations of Huntingdon County....................………………………………………………………..6 Table 3. Examples of natural and anthropogenic disturbances.…………………………………….………...………..9 Table 4. Ownership of lands within forested Landscape Conservation Areas……………………………...……..…18 Table 5. Summary of Natural Heritage Areas by municipality……………………….……………………...………25 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Physiographic Provinces of Huntingdon County and surrounding areas……………………………….…..3 Figure 2. Huntingdon County soil associations……………………………………………………………….…....…5 Figure 3. Biological Diversity Areas, Landscape Conservation Areas, and Important Bird Areas in Huntingdon County……………………………………………………………………………..……….…15 Figure 4. Huntingdon County planning regions…………………………………………………………………..….24 iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY delineation of the areas are the ecological values present. Important selection criteria Introduction
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