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Board approves proposals to increase State Game Lands
THE BOARD approved three land proposals that will increase the State Game Lands system by 726 acres. The first proposal involves a donation of 183 acres in Lafayette Township, McKean County, from Seneca Resources Corporation that adjoins SGL 62, McKean County. The property is mostly forested with mixed hardwoods and is interspersed with natural wetland openings covering about 40 acres throughout the tract. The headwaters of Fuller Brook flow through the tract. Township Road 572 (Riterville Road) bisects the northern portion of the property and will provide access for hunters and trappers. The second is the purchase of 333 acres of land in Shade Township, Somerset County, from Curtis and Lucille Swallow, for $336,300, which will be paid with funds from third party commitments for compensation of habitat and recreational losses that occurred on State Game Lands from previously approved projects. The land is adjacent to SGL 228 in Somerset County, and is forested with oak, maple and cherry and, where present, has an understory of mountain laurel, blackberry and dogwood. The headwaters of Coal Run originate on the property. Access into the property is from Township Road 794 (Swallow Road). The third proposal is the purchase of 110 acres of land in Lafayette Township, McKean County, and 100 acres of land in Keating Township, McKean County, from Natural Resources Management Corporation and David J. Reed. Both tracts ad42

join SGL 62, and will be purchased for $200,000, which will be paid with funds from third party commitments for compensation of habitat and recreational losses that occurred on State Game Lands from previously approved projects. Both tracts are forested with mixed northern hardwoods and witch hazel, low-bush blueberry and raspberries in the understory. There are about 20 acres of old beaver dam meadows and wetlands associated with spring seeps and Three Mile Run, which flows through the property. There is good access to these tracts from the existing parts of SGL 62. Also, using authority given by the Board to protect the integrity of State Game Lands, Game Commission staff acquired 12 acres of land in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, that is an interior holding to SGL 217. The Game Commission was the successful bidder for the property for sale at a public auction. The agency’s winning bid will be paid with funds from third party commitments for compensation of habitat and recreational losses that occurred on State Game Lands from previously approved projects. In addition, the Board approved a land exchange with Wayne and Jane Bryndel that will impact State Game Lands 28 and 293, in Elk County. Under the exchange, the Bryndels will receive a 250-foot long by 20foot wide right-of-way to place underground utility lines across SGL 28 in Spring Creek Township, Elk County. In exchange for granting the right-ofway, the Bryndels have offered to pay for a 7-acre property in the City of St.
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