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| Kettle Creek |
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| RMEF Program |
Land Protection |
| Project Type |
Acquisition |
| Permanently Protected Acres |
1,378.00 |
| Associated Leased Acres |
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| State |
Pennsylvania |
| County |
Clinton |
| Year Reported |
2006 |
| Location |
Sproul State Forest |
| Additional Info |
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Surrounded by the 300,000-acre Sproul State Forest in northern Pennsylvania, the Kettle Creek Property encompasses close to ½ mile of Kettle Creek and ¾ mile along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Elk, deer, bears, turkeys, small game and a variety of avian and terrestrial predators make extensive use of the property. It lies in the eastern part of Pennsylvania’s elk range.
In 1998 the state began trapping and transporting some 80 elk to Clinton County over a three year period. The Kettle Creek property factored heavily into the decision to release elk on the Sproul State Forest because of its high habitat quality, and a soft-release holding pen was located less than a mile away. Elk continue to use the property today.
Reclaimed strip-mines on the property provide openings that grow forage sought by elk and other wildlife. The site has at least one area of acid mine discharge into the Kettle Creek and West Branch drainages, so the Elk Foundation plans to cooperate with the state and Trout Unlimited on a clean up project. The Foundation has conveyed this property to the state to become part of the Sproul State Forest. |
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