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Chautauqua County
CHAUTAUQUA Greenway Plan COUNTY April 2012 A four season destination for outdoor active living, nurtured by public/private partnerships. Prepared by Pashek Associates in cooperation with Chautauqua County Department of Planning & Economic Development “It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and humility. - Rachel Carson” Photo Credit: Mark Geise All of the photographs in this document were taken at various locations throughout Chautauqua County. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A special thank you goes out to the citizens and organizations of Chautauqua County for their enthusiasm and input during this study. Also, the time commitment, wealth of knowledge, decision-making ability, and dedication of the following individuals made the Chautauqua County Greenway Plan possible. Chautauqua County Gregory J. Edwards ........................................................... County Executive Chautauqua County Department of Planning & Economic Development William Daly ...................................................................................... Director Mark Geise ........................................................................... Deputy Director Christine Kinn .........................................................................Senior Planner Don McCord ............................................................................Senior Planner Jeffrey Diers .............................................................Watershed Coordinator Debbie Liliestedt -
NON-TIDAL BENTHIC MONITORING DATABASE: Version 3.5
NON-TIDAL BENTHIC MONITORING DATABASE: Version 3.5 DATABASE DESIGN DOCUMENTATION AND DATA DICTIONARY 1 June 2013 Prepared for: United States Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program 410 Severn Avenue Annapolis, Maryland 21403 Prepared By: Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin 51 Monroe Street, PE-08 Rockville, Maryland 20850 Prepared for United States Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program 410 Severn Avenue Annapolis, MD 21403 By Jacqueline Johnson Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin To receive additional copies of the report please call or write: The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin 51 Monroe Street, PE-08 Rockville, Maryland 20850 301-984-1908 Funds to support the document The Non-Tidal Benthic Monitoring Database: Version 3.0; Database Design Documentation And Data Dictionary was supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency Grant CB- CBxxxxxxxxxx-x Disclaimer The opinion expressed are those of the authors and should not be construed as representing the U.S. Government, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the several states or the signatories or Commissioners to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. ii The Non-Tidal Benthic Monitoring Database: Version 3.5 TABLE OF CONTENTS BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................. 3 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. -
Codorus Creek Watershed Association PO Box 2881 York, PA 17405
CODORUS CREEK NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROL WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA PADEP 319 Watershed Improvement Program Prepared by: York County Conservation District Prepared for: Codorus Creek Watershed Association PO Box 2881 York, PA 17405 www.codoruscreek.net July 2007 Codorus WIP Front 12/6/2007 Acknowledgements The Codorus Creek Watershed Association would like to acknowledge financial and technical assistance and support received from the following individuals and organization in producing the Codorus Creek Watershed Restoration & Protection Implementation Plan. Contributing Individuals: • Gary R. Peacock, CCWA Director/Watershed Specialist, York County Conservation District • Genevieve Ray, WRDA Sec. 206 Coordinator • James Leaman, CCWA Chairman, Biology Teacher (retired) • Jeff Hamon, CCWA Treasurer /Glatfelter • Jeff Hines, CCWA Secretary /V.P. Engineering, The York Water Company • Jeff Kuhn, PhD, CCWA Director /Science Teacher, York Suburban High School • Michael Schaffer, CCWA Director/Planner, York County Planning Commission • Lee Irwin, Owner, Aquatic Resource Restoration Company • Matt Hoch PhD., Biology Professor, Penn State York • Skip Missimer, V.P. EH&S, Glatfelter Codorus Watershed Restoration Partnership: • Aquatic Resource Restoration Company • Codorus Chapter Trout Unlimited • Codorus Creek Improvement Partnership • Codorus Creek Watershed Association • Codorus Implementation Committee • Glatfelter • Izaak Walton League of America - York Chapter #67 • Natural Resource Conservation Service -
York County Natural Areas Inventory
YORK COUNTY NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY A COMPONENT OF THE YORK COUNTY COMPREHENSIVEPLAN YORK COUNTY NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY York County Planning Commission www.ycpc.org September, 1997 Amended - October 27, 2004 The original Natural Areas Inventory was funded in part by a Keystone, Park and Conservation Fund Program Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and a Community Development Block Grant from York County. PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Preface ..................................................................... iii Chapter I - Introduction ..........................................................1 Uses For The York County NAI .............................................3 Chapter II - Natural History Overview of The County ....................................5 Physiography and Geology ..................................................5 Soils ..................................................................6 Vegetation ..............................................................8 Disturbance ............................................................11 Chapter III - Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory Data System ........................13 Natural Areas Inventory Methods ............................................14 Information Gathering .....................................................14 Map and Air Photo Interpretation ............................................14 Field Work ............................................................15 Data Analysis ...........................................................16 -
Discharge at Partial-Record Stations and Miscellaneous Sites
290 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which these data are collected is called a partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in low-flow or floodflow analyses, depending on the type of data col- lected. In addition, discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program. These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal coverage to those events. Those measurements and others collected for some special reason are called measurements at miscellaneous sites. Records collected at crest-stage partial-record stations are presented in the following table. Discharge measurements made at low-flow par- tial-record sites and at miscellaneous sites and for special studies are given in separate tables. Crest-stage partial-record stations The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date of the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. -
Jjjn'iwi'li Jmliipii Ill ^ANGLER
JJJn'IWi'li jMlIipii ill ^ANGLER/ Ran a Looks A Bulltrog SEPTEMBER 1936 7 OFFICIAL STATE September, 1936 PUBLICATION ^ANGLER Vol.5 No. 9 C'^IP-^ '" . : - ==«rs> PUBLISHED MONTHLY COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA by the BOARD OF FISH COMMISSIONERS PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF FISH COMMISSIONERS HI Five cents a copy — 50 cents a year OLIVER M. DEIBLER Commissioner of Fisheries C. R. BULLER 1 1 f Chief Fish Culturist, Bellefonte ALEX P. SWEIGART, Editor 111 South Office Bldg., Harrisburg, Pa. MEMBERS OF BOARD OLIVER M. DEIBLER, Chairman Greensburg iii MILTON L. PEEK Devon NOTE CHARLES A. FRENCH Subscriptions to the PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER Elwood City should be addressed to the Editor. Submit fee either HARRY E. WEBER by check or money order payable to the Common Philipsburg wealth of Pennsylvania. Stamps not acceptable. SAMUEL J. TRUSCOTT Individuals sending cash do so at their own risk. Dalton DAN R. SCHNABEL 111 Johnstown EDGAR W. NICHOLSON PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER welcomes contribu Philadelphia tions and photos of catches from its readers. Pro KENNETH A. REID per credit will be given to contributors. Connellsville All contributors returned if accompanied by first H. R. STACKHOUSE class postage. Secretary to Board =*KT> IMPORTANT—The Editor should be notified immediately of change in subscriber's address Please give both old and new addresses Permission to reprint will be granted provided proper credit notice is given Vol. 5 No. 9 SEPTEMBER, 1936 *ANGLER7 WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT STREAM POLLUTION By GROVER C. LADNER Deputy Attorney General and President, Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen PORTSMEN need not be told that stream pollution is a long uphill fight. -
Wills Creek Preassessment
Wills Creek Preassessment Eric Null Len Lichvar Produced by Somerset Conservation District, 6024 Glades Pike Road Suite 103, Somerset, PA 1 2 Wills Creek Preassessment Eric Null Len Lichvar March 2010 Somerset Conservation District Funding for this project provided by the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds With special assistance from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Photos by Len Lichvar, Eric Null, and Amanda Deal Copies of this report may be obtained by contacting the Somerset Conservation District 6024 Glades Pike Road, Suite 103 Somerset, PA 15501 Phone (814) 445-4652 ext.5 Fax (814) 445-2044 E-mail [email protected] Report text may be accessed on the Somerset Conservation District Website http://www.somersetcd.org/ 3 Table of Contents Forward/Acknowledgements………...……………………………………………….7 Introduction………………………………………………………..………………….8 Methods………………………………………………………………………………10 Results…………………………………………………..…………………………....14 Discussion…………………………………………..………………………………..29 Recommendations …………………………………….…………………………….30 Literature Cited……………………………………….……………………………...31 Appendix 1— Macroinvertebrates collected at each site Appendix 2—Fishes collected at each site Wills Creek Sampling Station 5 4 List of Figures Figure 1. The Wills Creek watershed………………………………………………………....8 Figure 2. Wills Creek Preassessment sampling points…………………………………...….11 Figure 3. Macroinvertebrate species richness of the Wills Creek Watershed……………….15 Figure 4. Shannon-Weaver Diversity Index for the macroinvertebrates communities of the Wills Creek Watershed……………………………………………………..16 Figure 5. HBI scores for the Wills Creek watershed………………………………………....17 Figure 6. Percent EPT taxa in the Wills Creek watershed…………………………………....18 Figure 7. Percent Dominant taxa in the Wills Creek watershed……………………………...18 Figure 8. Percent acid tolerant taxa in the Wills Creek watershed…………………………...19 Figure 9. Fish species richness in the Wills Creek watershed ………………………………..21 Figure 10. Shannon-Weaver diversity index for fish communities in the Wills Creek Watershed…………………………………………………………………...22 Figure 11. -
Waterbody Classifications, Streams Based on Waterbody Classifications
Waterbody Classifications, Streams Based on Waterbody Classifications Waterbody Type Segment ID Waterbody Index Number (WIN) Streams 0202-0047 Pa-63-30 Streams 0202-0048 Pa-63-33 Streams 0801-0419 Ont 19- 94- 1-P922- Streams 0201-0034 Pa-53-21 Streams 0801-0422 Ont 19- 98 Streams 0801-0423 Ont 19- 99 Streams 0801-0424 Ont 19-103 Streams 0801-0429 Ont 19-104- 3 Streams 0801-0442 Ont 19-105 thru 112 Streams 0801-0445 Ont 19-114 Streams 0801-0447 Ont 19-119 Streams 0801-0452 Ont 19-P1007- Streams 1001-0017 C- 86 Streams 1001-0018 C- 5 thru 13 Streams 1001-0019 C- 14 Streams 1001-0022 C- 57 thru 95 (selected) Streams 1001-0023 C- 73 Streams 1001-0024 C- 80 Streams 1001-0025 C- 86-3 Streams 1001-0026 C- 86-5 Page 1 of 464 09/28/2021 Waterbody Classifications, Streams Based on Waterbody Classifications Name Description Clear Creek and tribs entire stream and tribs Mud Creek and tribs entire stream and tribs Tribs to Long Lake total length of all tribs to lake Little Valley Creek, Upper, and tribs stream and tribs, above Elkdale Kents Creek and tribs entire stream and tribs Crystal Creek, Upper, and tribs stream and tribs, above Forestport Alder Creek and tribs entire stream and tribs Bear Creek and tribs entire stream and tribs Minor Tribs to Kayuta Lake total length of select tribs to the lake Little Black Creek, Upper, and tribs stream and tribs, above Wheelertown Twin Lakes Stream and tribs entire stream and tribs Tribs to North Lake total length of all tribs to lake Mill Brook and minor tribs entire stream and selected tribs Riley Brook -
Adams County Conservation District
Highlights of Conservation District Activities 2017 Presented by PACD Adams County Conservation District 2017 Feature Accomplishments Other Accomplishments Dirt, Gravel & Low Volume Road Maintenance Program Contact Information • Performed 265 E & S inspections with Resource Challenge 85% compliance Sediment is the largest pollutant by volume to the waters of the • Re-assessed 10 streams to upgrade Sherri Clayton-Williams Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Unpaved roads not only Interim District Manager stream designation and protective uses. generate sediment, but also act as collectors for runoff and • Sponsored the Adams County sediment from adjacent land uses resulting in increased flood Envirothon programs involving 104 Charles Bennett flows in streams, and transport of sediment and other pollutant Board Chairman middle school students and 60 high into local waterways. school students • Installed 3 acres of riparian buffers Project Summary and Results 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 201 through community volunteer projects. Technical assistance and funding to install driving surface Gettysburg, PA 17325 • Installed agricultural BMPs including 21 aggregate, new culverts, underdrains, ditching, and stormwater (717) 334-0636 waterways, 2 diversions and 3 terraces management to address problems on local roads that www.adamscounty.us • Provided technical assistance on EQIP adversely affect water quality. • Six project sites completed in 2017- $229,703.48 projects that brought an additional More Work to Do $232,767.00 into Adams County • Three -
Brook Trout Outcome Management Strategy
Brook Trout Outcome Management Strategy Introduction Brook Trout symbolize healthy waters because they rely on clean, cold stream habitat and are sensitive to rising stream temperatures, thereby serving as an aquatic version of a “canary in a coal mine”. Brook Trout are also highly prized by recreational anglers and have been designated as the state fish in many eastern states. They are an essential part of the headwater stream ecosystem, an important part of the upper watershed’s natural heritage and a valuable recreational resource. Land trusts in West Virginia, New York and Virginia have found that the possibility of restoring Brook Trout to local streams can act as a motivator for private landowners to take conservation actions, whether it is installing a fence that will exclude livestock from a waterway or putting their land under a conservation easement. The decline of Brook Trout serves as a warning about the health of local waterways and the lands draining to them. More than a century of declining Brook Trout populations has led to lost economic revenue and recreational fishing opportunities in the Bay’s headwaters. Chesapeake Bay Management Strategy: Brook Trout March 16, 2015 - DRAFT I. Goal, Outcome and Baseline This management strategy identifies approaches for achieving the following goal and outcome: Vital Habitats Goal: Restore, enhance and protect a network of land and water habitats to support fish and wildlife, and to afford other public benefits, including water quality, recreational uses and scenic value across the watershed. Brook Trout Outcome: Restore and sustain naturally reproducing Brook Trout populations in Chesapeake Bay headwater streams, with an eight percent increase in occupied habitat by 2025. -
WARREN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Ernest C
PLACE NAMES IN WARREN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Ernest C. Miller Part II — Mahan Corners the first four corners and very small settlement south of the New York state line on township road 508, Farmington township. Named for James Mahan who settled here in 1823. James Mahan came with his parents from Ireland, his parents dying inPhiladelphia in 1789 from yellow fever. He was brought by an uncle to Deer's Eddy, a location south of Brokenstraw Creek in Warren county, and grew up there. As a soldier in the War of 1812 he suffered great hardship and died in1882. — Mead a township. Named for Darius Mead who settled here prior to 1838. Erected from parts of Sheffield, Kinzua, and Pleasant townships by an order of the court confirmed June 7, 1847. Mead Island — in the Allegheny River three miles south of Warren. Named for Joseph Mead, an early owner of the island. Originally the island was called Conewango Island and the Penn- sylvania legislature directed Governor Mifflinto patent it to Big-Tree, a Seneca Indian who had accompanied Chief Cornplanter onhis trip to Philadelphia in 1790. Big-Tree died and the island was patented by Governor McKean January 26, 1801, to "Halftown and George, Seneca Indians, in trust for the heirs of Big-Tree, deceased." In 1813 the heirs sold the island to Chief Cornplanter who in turn sold it to Joseph Mead for $770. New London — a former village in Triumph township. Many of the settlers in this immediate area were English and they named the place after London, England. -
Youngsville Heritage Communities Program 2010
COMMUNITY WORKPLAN Youngsville Heritage Communities Program 2010 Pennsylvania Route 6 Alliance YOUNGSVILLE HERITAGE COMMUNITY WORKPLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER/Subsection Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW 1 BACKGROUND ACTIVITIES – DESCRIPTION 3 Youngsville Heritage Communities Program 3 COMMUNITY INVENTORIES 4 Location Map 5 Demographics 6 Economics 8 Historic/Architecturally Significant Buildings/Sites/Themes 14 Cultural History 18 Museums 29 Historic Markers 29 Other History and Experiences 31 Inventory of Community Events/Activities 33 Inventory and Survey of Businesses 38 Business Survey 40 Recreation Related Resources 49 Community Facilities 56 Transportation System 58 Community Visual Conditions and Design Analysis 63 Signage 67 Zoning 68 i YOUNGSVILLE HERITAGE COMMUNITY WORKPLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER/Subsection Page SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION 72 Public Input 72 First Workshop – The Wish List 72 Second Workshop – Planning Charrette 74 Third Workshop – Draft Presentation and Comments 81 Issues and Opportunities Statement Overview 82 IMPLEMENTATION 86 Heritage Route 6 Economic Impacts 86 Tourism and Economics 87 Implementation Matrix 91 Summary of Recommendations 100 Interpretive Planning Statement 105 Marketing and Hospitality Planning Statement 108 Wayfinding Planning Statement 109 Heritage Resource Development/Community Needs Planning Statement 111 Select Funding Sources 114 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This planning effort represents a relatively new approach to heritage planning being implemented by the Pennsylvania Route 6 Alliance. In essence the Pennsylvania Route 6 Heritage Communities Program is a local tourism strategy that builds on the unique qualities of each identified Route 6 Heritage Community, within the context of the themes of the larger Route 6 Corridor. The Heritage Communities Program develops a place-based heritage strategy that strives to make each community an even better destination for visitors, and in turn adds to the visitor experience offered by the Route 6 Corridor.