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Comment by Jim Dickinson on February 9, 2013 at 3:38am

Western PA Conservancy Protects More Land In French Creek Watershed
A recent land acquisition will continue the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s longstanding focus on protecting French Creek and conserving land in the watershed.

The Conservancy recently acquired a parcel along French Creek that will protect a key stretch of the stream containing riffles, runs and islands. This new acquisition is adjacent to another WPC-owned property and is near a section of the creek known as the Venango Riffle, an important habitat found along the stream.

The four-and-a-half acres in Venango, Crawford County, is on one of the most ecologically significant waterways in the mid-Atlantic region. French Creek starts in Chautauqua County, N.Y., and flows 177 miles through northwestern Pennsylvania into the Allegheny River.

“The French Creek watershed contains numerous fish species of greatest conservation need in Pennsylvania and 26 freshwater mussel species, including rare federally endangered species, and the eastern hellbender salamander” said Thomas D. Saunders, WPC’s president and CEO.

The Conservancy has protected more than 4,224 acres within the 1,250-square-mile French Creek watershed since 1969.

This property will create 1,570 feet of contiguous frontage along the creek. The organization will own and manage the land, with the goal of reforesting the area with native tree species. The Conservancy plans to manage the land as a natural area, open to the public for passive outdoor recreational activities.

A bequest to the Conservancy from a donor Helen Katz provided financial support for this project.

(Reprinted From Water, Land, Life the Western PA Conservancy monthly online newsletter.)


2/4/2013

Comment by gary smith on February 9, 2013 at 3:21am

berk, the range well on brick church isn't dead. aparently we here are at the edge of the southern range of the harrier hawk and the game commission must know of some around keberts pond. range is negotiating with the commission about when to drill because of nesting times. the well isn't dead anyway.

Comment by Brad woodard on February 8, 2013 at 7:07pm

David yes that is we're I have heard that one of the wells is going.

Comment by Samuel J. Orr on February 8, 2013 at 3:42pm

On a reasonably sized piece of land, the well's footprint is rather small. I would do more investigation. What is the bird's name? I would not with the limited information you have, be so pessimistic. I think I would contact my state representative or state senator and see if they can find out what is going on. I would also call Pa. DEP. If what your friend says is true, there should be some written documentation of what is going on. You might also alert your local newspaper because they would find the story interesting, and could do some digging.

Comment by Berk on February 8, 2013 at 3:32pm

I was speaking to a friend of mine today. He is a well tender for the old ATLAS wells in the area. He told me the Range well scheduled to be drilled in Greenwood twp is dead. Supposedly DEP found some rare ground bird living in the area and killed the permit process. I live about a mile from this area. If this is true my chances of getting a lease probably has decreased also. All I know for sure is there has been very little talk lately about this well going in, of course on the bright side maybe this rare little bird will also put a stop to the tire burning plant on the Adamsville Road.

  

Comment by Samuel J. Orr on February 8, 2013 at 2:27pm

If primary term is 20 years, it is a poor deal. Multiple offers in last year for acreage in western Pa. of $3000 to $4000 / acre with any option to renew at end of 5 years by paying the bonus for a second time in the event that drilling and "production" has not occurred during the 5 year primary term. Somebody needs to obtain a copy of the lease and post its terms verbatim to this site.

Comment by gary smith on February 8, 2013 at 2:10pm

think how big that is. i had no idea it was that big.

Comment by j. rick on February 8, 2013 at 1:59pm

thanks gary. didnt think the county airport could have that much land.

Comment by gary smith on February 8, 2013 at 12:25pm

9000 acres. its pitt international

Comment by j. rick on February 8, 2013 at 10:33am

is it pittsburgh international airport? which is in allegheny county. or is it the allegheny county airport which is smaller,

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