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Fayette County Natural Heritage Inventory, 2000 FAYETTE COUNTY NATURAL HERITAGE INVENTORY Prepared for: Fayette County Office of Community and Economic Development Fayette County Courthouse, 61 East Main Street Uniontown, PA 15401 Prepared by: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 209 Fourth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 July 31, 2000 This project was funded by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation under the Grant Agreement #Key-Tag-3-63 and by the McKenna Foundation. ii PREFACE The Fayette County Natural Heritage Inventory identifies and maps Fayette County’s most significant natural places by investigating plant and animal species and natural communities that are unique or uncommon in the county. Areas important for wildlife habitat and scientific study are also included. The inventory, does not bestow protection to any of the areas listed, but is a tool to help informed and responsible decision-making. Public and private organizations may use the inventory to guide land acquisition and conservation decisions. Local municipalities and county officials may use it to help with comprehensive planning, zoning and the review of development proposals. Developers, utility companies and government agencies all may benefit from access to this environmental information prior to the creation of detailed development plans. The inventory is best viewed as a preliminary report of Fayette County’s natural heritage. Further investigations could potentially uncover previously unidentified Natural Heritage Areas. In addition, in-depth investigations of sites listed in this report could reveal features of further or greater significance than have been documented. Some areas are privately owned, which means anyone wishing to visit these areas should obtain permission from the property owner(s) prior to visitation. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy served as the principal investigator for the study using tested and proven methodology. WPC prepared the report and maps as the products of the study. WPC is a private, non-profit conservation organization with the mission of enriching the human relationship with the natural world by saving the places we care about. WPC protects natural lands, promotes healthy communities, and preserves Fallingwater. Questions concerning recognized areas or updates to the inventory should be addressed to: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 209 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; phone: (412) 288-2777. The Fayette County Office of Community and Economic Development administered this study. Requests for copies of the inventory can be addressed to the Fayette County Office of Community and Economic Development, Fayette County Courthouse, 61 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401. Phone: (724) 430-1210. i ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We would like to acknowledge the many citizens and landowners of the county and surrounding areas who volunteered information, time and effort to the preparation of this inventory. We also like to thank those who granted permission to access land. We especially thank Art Cappella of the Fayette County Office of Community and Economic Development, Kevin McKercher of the County Tax Office, Joe Pfohl of Commercial Stone Inc., Pat Trimble, Mayor of the Borough of Dawson, Gary Sheridan of the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, Lynda Waggoner, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Director of Fallingwater, Connie Ranson from the National Park Service and Carol Loeffler from Dickinson College. Also I would like to thank the members of the advisory committee: Ed Rinkhoff, Jr., Virginia Tressler, Pat Trimble, William Bosley, Dan Visnauskas, Jo Lofstead, Robert Butler, Don Fretts, Paul Whipkey, Chris Buckelew, Ron Desalvo, Louis Diamond, Jerry Bukovitz, Eric Martin and Rosemary Martinelli. It is impossible to name and thank all individual contributers, but without their help, the inventory would not have been completed. Jeffrey D. Wagner Robert B. Coxe Community Ecologist Ecologist/Research Specialist Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Western Pennsylvania Conservancy iii TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE.........................................................................................................I ACKNOWLEDGMENTS............................................................................III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................VI RESULTS ........................................................................................................ 1 COUNTY NATURAL HERITAGE INVENTORIES .............................. 21 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................21 NATURAL HERITAGE AREAS CLASSIFICATION...................................... ..........22 NATURAL HERITAGE INVENTORY METHODS......................................... ..........25 Gathering Existing Information ...................................................................................25 Aerial Photo and Map Interpretation ..........................................................................25 Ground Survey .............................................................................................................26 Data Analysis ...............................................................................................................26 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL HERITAGE AREAS...................................................................................25 Natural Heritage Areas................................................................................................27 Other Recommendations ..............................................................................................28 OVERVIEW OF FAYETTE COUNTY NATURAL FEATURES ......... 30 RESULTS BY U.S.G.S. QUADRANGLE .................................................. 34 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 34 Brandonville Quadrangle ............................................................................................39 Brownfield Quadrangle................................................................................................45 Bruceton Mills Quadrangle..........................................................................................58 California Quadrangle.................................................................................................64 Carmichaels Quadrangle.............................................................................................68 Confluence Quadrangle ...............................................................................................74 Connellsville Quadrangle ............................................................................................78 Dawson Quadrangle ....................................................................................................83 Donegal Quadrangle....................................................................................................92 Donora Quadrangle.....................................................................................................98 Fayette City Quadrangle............................................................................................102 Fort Necessity Quadrangle ........................................................................................107 Friendsville Quadrangle ............................................................................................118 Kingwood Quadrangle...............................................................................................122 Lake Lynn Quadrangle...............................................................................................126 Mammoth Quadrangle ...............................................................................................132 iv Masontown Quadrangle.............................................................................................136 Mather Quadrangle....................................................................................................144 Mill Run Quadrangle .................................................................................................149 Monongahela Quadrangle .........................................................................................158 Morgantown North Quadrangle ................................................................................162 Mount Pleasant Quadrangle......................................................................................166 New Salem Quadrangle .............................................................................................170 Ohiopyle Quadrangle.................................................................................................174 Seven Springs Quadrangle.........................................................................................193 Smithfield Quadrangle ...............................................................................................200 Smithton Quadrangle .................................................................................................206 South Connellsville Quadrangle ................................................................................209 Uniontown Quadrangle..............................................................................................220 REFERENCES............................................................................................ 223 APPENDIX I: SIGNIFICANCE RANKS ...............................................
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