Pennsylvania Game News - July 2012 - 36

DEPUTY WCO JEFF ORWIG, Windsor, was presented with a PGC “Life Saving Award,” for saving the life of an unconscious deer hunter he found floating in York County’s Muddy Creek. With Officer Orwig here are, left, Tuan Schumann, the man whose life Jeff saved, and, right, Erika and Hunter Orwig, Jeff’s wife and son, and WCO Shawn Musser.

first	tract	is	82	acres	in	Clarion	County	 adjoining	SGL	24	and	is	referred	to	as	 the	“Hall	Tract.”	The	cost	is	$82,100.	 The	second	tract	is	545	acres	in	Venango	County	adjoining	SGL	45	and	 is	referred	to	as	the	“D.	Vann	Tract.”	 The	cost	is	$473,000.	Acquiring	this	 property	will	provide	vital	access	into	 a	portion	of	SGL	45,	which	has	been	 inaccessible.	 Both	 properties	 will	 be	 paid	 for	 with	 funds	 from	 third-party	 commitments	 for	 compensation	 of	 habitat	and	recreational	losses	which	 occurred	 on	 SGLs	 from	 previously	 approved	projects. In	the	second	purchase,	the	Board	 approved	acquiring	from	The	Conservation	 Fund	 2,157	 acres	 in	 multiple	 tracts	in	Blair	and	Bedford	counties,	 adjoining	or	near	SGLs	166,	147	and	 41.	 This	 purchase	 will	 take	 place	 in	 two	phases.	 Phase	one	includes	the	acquisition	 of	three	tracts	for	$625,000:	403	acres	 in	Frankstown,	Blair	and	Taylor	townships,	Blair	County,	which	adjoin	SGL	 147,	and	is	referred	to	as	the	Reservoir	 Tract;	 96	 acres	 in	 Taylor	 Township,	 Blair	 County,	 which	 is	 midway	 between	SGL	147	and	41,	and	is	referred	 to	as	Dunnings	Ridge	Tract;	and	369	 acres	 in	 Bloomfield	 and	 Greenfield	 townships,	Bedford	County,	near	SGL	 41	and	is	referred	to	as	the	Dunnings	 I-99	 Tracts.	 These	 three	 tracts	 will	 be	 paid	 with	 funds	 from	 third-party	
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commitments	 for	 compensation	 of	 habitat	and	recreational	losses	which	 occurred	 on	 SGLs	 from	 previously	 approved	projects.	 Phase	two	of	the	project	includes	 1,290	acres	in	Frankstown	and	Catherine	 townships,	 Blair	 County,	 adjoining	SGL	166,	and	is	referred	to	as	 the	Beaver	Dam	Tracts.	These	tracts	 are	 forested	 with	 mixed	 northern	 hardwoods	and	lie	within	both	an	Important	Mammal	Area	and	Important	 Bird	 Area,	 which	 support	 the	 existence	of	both	state	and	federally	listed	 species.	The	cost	is	$2,458,000,	minus	 any	funds	raised	by	The	Conservation	 Fund.	The	property	will	be	purchased	 with	funds	from	third	party	commitments	for	compensation	of	habitat	and	 recreational	losses	which	occurred	on	 SGLs	from	previously	approved	projects	and	also	may	be	partly	funded	by	 habitat	 mitigation	 commitments	 for	 impacts	 to	 state	 and	 federally	 listed	 species.	 Settlement	 shall	 be	 held	 no	 later	than	June	30,	2013. Board approves donation to SGL 264 in Dauphin County The	 Board	 accepted	 a	 donation	 of	 5	 acres	 in	 Wiconisco	 Township,	 Dauphin	 County,	 from	 the	 estate	 of	 David	 V.	 Randall.	 The	 property	 is	 on	the	south-facing	slope	of	Big	Lick	 Mountain	 and	 will	 become	 part	 of	 SGL	264.	The	parcel	is	forested	with	 oak,	maple	and	birch,	and	will	serve	as	 a	buffer	between	backyards	of	existing	 residences	and	SGL	264.
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