“By donating these lands to become part of an existing game lands complex, the Andrews’ overwhelming generosity has immediate benefits to all area sportsmen and wildlife,” said Dennis Neideigh About 24 acres of the property are reverting old fields with woolgrass, staghorn sumac, silky dogwood and greenbrier; 13 acres are forested with northern hardwoods, predominately oak, red maple and ash; and the remaining three acres are in agricultural fields that are tillable in drier years.
The property is within an Important Bird Area and at least three species of special concern are on or near the property. A Conrail Railroad right-of-way bisects the property. There is a small section of a tributary to Turkey Creek on the property. Access into the property is from Township Road 473 (Lynch Road).
The Game Commission and WPC have mutually agreed that no use of the surface for oil and gas exploration, production, removal or sale will be allowed on the property. The property has excellent regenerating northern hardwoods forest habitat with small natural openings. All timber, except conifers, is reserved until Jan. 1, 2015
The headwaters of Scaffold Lick Run are on the property and there is a wetland pond in the middle of the tract. There is access to the property from a deeded right-of-way 30-foot wide from Township Road T-408 (Strang Hollow Road). The property is adjacent to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Foster Joseph Sayers Dam Two tracts, a 982-acre tract and a 997.2-acre tract are in the City of Saint Marys
The property is predominately forested with mixed hardwoods and harbors Little Clear Creek, Seeley Hollow Run, and several other clean water tributaries and associated riparian corridors. The sellers are reserving on the Cameron County
In order to secure this acquisition, the purchase had to be finalized before Dec. 31 Utilizing authority given by the Board of Game Commissioners to protect the integrity of State Game Lands (SGLs), Pennsylvania Game Commission staff recently acquired the mineral rights on two tracts within SGL 108 in Reade A Quiet Title action has been filed by the Game Commission against Mr. Endress. Mr. Endress has proposed a land exchange to settle the dispute and vest full title in 190 acres of land to the Game Commission. This settlement will entail the granting to Mr. Endress of 17 acres.
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