Restore multiple forest age classes and habitat complexity for key bird species in large forest blocks in two state parks in the Laurel Highlands of south cental Pennsylvania, which serve as anchors in a network of forested lands in the region. Project will write comprehensive forest management plans for more than 33,000 acres of forest and implement habitat management practices that benefit golden-winged warbler, cerulean warbler and wood thrush while also monitoring population responses.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program
Project Title: Restoring Large Forest Blocks in State Parks For Key Bird Species in the Laurel Highlands (PA)
Organization:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute
Project ID:
0407.19.066207
Description:
Award Amount:
$189347.56
Location:
Ohiopyle and Laurel Ridge State Parks, Laurel Highlands, Indiana, Cambria, Somerset, Westmoreland, and Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania