NOTICES DEPARTMENT of CONSERVATION and NATURAL RESOURCES Wild Resource Conservation Fund—2002 Annual Report
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3742 NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Wild Resource Conservation Fund—2002 Annual Report Wild Resource Conservation Board Members Michael DiBerardinis, Secretary Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Executive Director Fish and Boat Commission Honorable Vern Ross, Executive Director Game Commission Honorable Mary Jo White Majority Chairperson Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Honorable Raphael J. Musto Minority Chairperson Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Honorable William F. Adolf, Jr. Majority Chairperson House Committee on Environmental Resources and Energy Honorable Camille ‘‘Bud’’ George Minority Chairperson House Committee on Environmental Resources and Energy 2001-2002 Projects Project Sponsor Amount • Invertebrate Biodiversity of State Game Lands 211 Bioblitz Penn State $7,000 • Evaluating Reintroduced River Otters Frostburg University $25,000 • Den Affinity & Movement Patterns of Allegheny Woodrat Penn State $7,000 • Extension Fact Sheets on Wildlife Penn State $10,000 • Important Bird Areas Volunteer Training and Bird Monitoring National Audubon $10,000 • Important Bird Area Conservation Project National Audubon $20,000 • Susquehanna River Birding & Wildlife Trail National Audubon $50,000 • Appalachian Cottontail Distribution in this Commonwealth Lock Haven University $9,000 • Wild Action Grant Game Commission $4,000 • Impact of Hemlock Woolly Aldegid Infestation on Habitat Use and East Stroudsburg University $10,000 Productivity of Hemlock Dependent Songbirds • Preparation and Deposition of Vertebrate Specimens from Nature Conservancy $17,000 Shippensburg University to the State Museum • Genetic Structure of Vernal Pond Salamander Populations Shippensburg University $32,000 • Survey Inland Populations of Burbot Penn State $50,000 • Assessment of Genetic Variation of Timber Rattlesnakes Arcadia University $9,275 • Conservation and Management of Fish, Herptiles and Aquatic Species Nature Conservancy $45,600 • Impact of Timber Harvesting on Woodland Amphibians Randy Cassell $9,000 • Ex-Situ Conservation of Pennsylvania Native Flora Phipps Conservatory $5,000 • Refining Knowledge of Vernal Ponds Western Pennsylvania $20,000 Conservancy • Surveys of Aquatic & Terrestrial Plant Species Morris Arboretum $30,000 • Citizens Guide to the Control of Invasive Plants in Wetland and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $5,000 Riparian Ecosystems in the Chesapeake Bay Region • Native and Introduced Flora Associated with Glacial Lakes Western Pennsylvania $20,000 Conservancy • Herbarium Studies of Plant Species of Special Concern in this Carnegie Museum of Natural $5,500 Commonwealth History • Field Studies of Plant Species of Special Concern in this Nature Conservancy $10,000 Commonwealth • 2002 Rare Plant Inventory within Northwest Pennsylvania Cleveland Museum $15,000 • Use of PNDI Data Management System for the Department of Nature Conservancy $15,000 Agriculture Noxious Weed Survey Data • Development of Pennsylvania Biodiversity Conservation Plan Pennsylvania Partnership $30,000 Biodiversity PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 33, NO. 31, AUGUST 2, 2003 NOTICES 3743 Project Sponsor Amount • Keystone Ecotones: The River Otter in a Changing Habitat Celtic Moon Publishing $10,000 • Rare Land Snails of Western Pennsylvania Appalachian Cons. Biology $9,000 • Interactive Display Friends of Wildwood Nature $10,000 Center • Natural Areas Inventories Nature Conservancy $200,000 • Natural Areas Inventories Western Pennsylvania $200,000 Conservancy The Balance Sheet and Statement of Unreserved Fund submitted for funding to the agencies, the Game Commis- Balance provided were prepared by the Comptroller’s sion, the Fish and Boat Commission or the Department of Office on a cash basis of accounting, combined with an Conservation and Natural Resources (Department) list encumbrance budgetary system. They were not prepared published in this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. in accordance with General Accepted Accounting Prin- Agencies project recommendations for funding will be ciples. presented at the public hearing. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Only comments from the general public regarding the Wild Resource Conservation Fund projects received will be heard at the September 10, 2003, Statement of Unreserved Fund Balance public hearing. for the Period Ended June 30,2003 The Board will then evaluate all recommendations Unreserved Fund Balance, Beginning $104,300.40 submitted for its consideration and final funding decisions will be approved at the annual meeting on November 12, Revenue Received: 2003. Income Tax Check-offs $204,511.12 Annual Meeting Voluntary Donations 16,071.04 Income from ‘‘Osprey’’ Film 9,822.00 The Board has scheduled an annual meeting on Novem- Wild Plants License/Permits 860.00 ber 12, 2003, at 1 p.m. at the Game Commission, 2001 Sale of Publications 20,438.45 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110. A full report will be Wild Resource License Plate 50,819.51 presented on the allocation of moneys from the Fund. The Wild Resource Tee Shirts 205.00 Board will consider all presentations made at the public Interest on Securities 3,529.05(1) hearing and the plans outlined by the professional techni- cal staffs of the Fish and Boat Commission, the Game Commission and the Department. Total Revenue Received $406,256.17 The recommendations funded by the Board will be Prior Year Commitment $121,979.59 administered by the Fish and Boat Commission, the Liquidations Game Commission and the Department. The recommen- dation selections will be based on their individual contri- Total Funds Available $632,536.16 bution to the management goals of three agencies and those outlined in the Wild Resource Conservation Act (32 Deductions: P. S. §§ 5301—5313). Expenses $447,248.17 The following list includes the project recommendations Administrative Commitments (2) 1,059.90 requesting funding for 2003-2004 received by the Board. Project Commitments (3) 66,443.43 The public is invited to offer comment at the public Total Deductions $514,751.50 hearing on September 10, 2003. The public hearing will be held at Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Har- Unreserved Fund Balance, Ending $177,784.66 risburg, PA at 1 p.m. Limit comments to 5 minutes and (1) This figure includes $395.22 from TV 19802053 provide eight copies for the Board. which has been paid by treasury but not posted to Project Submissions to the Fish and Boat revenue. Commission for Funding 2003-2004 (2) This figure does include administrative commit- • Conservation and Management of Fish, Herptiles and ments $349.50 contingent committed against future years Aquatic Species—Special Projects spending authorization. Objective: PNDI reviews and impact evaluations, tim- (3) This figure does not include project commitments of ber rattlesnake conservation and management, Fish and $12,000 contingently committed against future years Boat Commission, The Nature Conservancy, PNDI Liai- spending authorizations. son. (PREPARED BY COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE) Justification: 54 fish, 12 herptiles and 3 freshwater mussels are presently on the Pennsylvania endangered, Public Hearing threatened and/or candidate species lists. The position The Wild Resource Conservation Board (Board) has provides much needed baseline data and technical assist- scheduled a public hearing for September 10, 2003, at 1 ance in nongame and endangered species conservation. p.m. at the Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy—Anthony Davis Harrisburg, PA 17110. The purpose of the hearing is to Fish and Boat Commission—John Arway provide individuals and organizations the opportunity to comment on the recommendations and programs funded Cost: $52,222 with moneys from the Wild Resource Conservation Fund • Development of a Historical Database as a First Step in (Fund). The Board is interested in hearing from individu- Assessing Changes in the Crayfish Fauna of this Com- als or organizations who wish to comment on the projects monwealth Over the Past 100 Years PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 33, NO. 31, AUGUST 2, 2003 3744 NOTICES Objective: Assemble this Commonwealth’s historical tremely important that the rudd not be introduced into crayfish data (mainly Ortmann 1906) into a readily other Commonwealth waters through bait-bucket intro- accessible database and to add all of the available duction. contemporary crayfish to this database. Sponsor: Penn State—Jay Stauffer Justification: The crayfish of this Commonwealth were Cost: $53,224 thoroughly inventoried early in the 20th century. Since • then, this Commonwealth’s landscape has changed mark- Dragonfly and Damselfly (Odonata) Inventory of French edly. Development, habitat alterations and invasive spe- Creek Watershed in Northwestern Pennsylvania Glacial cies currently pose significant threats of this Common- Lakes wealth’s crayfish. Objective: Systematic sampling of French Creek and its Sponsor: Penn State—Robert Carline tributary riverine systems for dragonfly and damselfly aquatic larvae, exuviae and adults. Prepare and submit Cost: $13,690 first preliminary report of collections. Systematic sam- • Non-Native Trout Effects of Native Commonwealth pling of glacial lakes and their associated wetlands Fishes and Associated Food Webs throughout the northwest portion of this Commonwealth for dragonfly and damselfly aquatic larvae, exuviae and Objective: Determine direct effects of stocked trout on adults. Lakes include Conneaut Lake, Edinboro Lake, the Commonwealth endangered bridle