Kimberly run preserve



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KIMBERLY RUN PRESERVE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN

May 2005



prepared for:

Board of Directors

Somerset County Conservancy

Box 241, Somerset, PA 15501




prepared by:

Ken Hotopp

Appalachian Conservation Biology

83 Frost Ave., Frostburg, MD 21532


KIMBERLY RUN PRESERVE

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN




CONTENTS

Introduction 3

Acknowledgements 4

Natural and Cultural History 6

Physiography, Climate and Soils 6

Pleistocene 8

10,500 BP 9

300BP 11


150 BP 13

Early Logging 14

Recent 16

Inventory 18

Kimberly Run Watershed 18

Land Use 18 Wetlands and Water 19

Preserve Habitats and Wildlife 20

Field 20


Forest 21

Open Wetland 23 Streams 26 Infrastructure 27

Roads and Buildings 27

Trails 27

Management Direction 28

Members survey 28

Teachers Survey 29

Management Goals & Objectives 32

Watershed 32

Land Use/Ownership 32

Water Quality 33

Preserve Uses 34

Commercial 34

Conservation 34

Educational 35

Recreational 35

Safety and Security 35

Preserve Infrastructure 36

Roads and Buildings 36

Trails 37

Citations 39

INTRODUCTION

Kimberly Run Preserve is a 260-acre undeveloped property of the Somerset County Conservancy in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. This resource management plan is intended to serve as the primary guiding document for land, water and wildlife conservation and use at the preserve.

Kimberly Run Preserve lies just southeast of Somerset Borough on Kimberly Run, and is bounded on the west by four-lane Rt. 219, on the north by the Pennsylvania Turnpike, to the north by Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation land, and to the east by other private lands along Menser Road. Featuring forests, fields, wetlands and streams, this landholding is intended to conserve wildlife and provide recreation and outdoor education.

The Somerset County Conservancy is a nonprofit 501c(3) land trust providing for the permanent protection of land and its resources since 1994. SCC offers stewardship, education and advice for the preservation and enhancement of natural, scenic, agricultural, historic and open space lands.

“Conserving the future of Somerset County”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


This plan represents the efforts of many contributors over several years, including the Somerset County Conservancy Board of Directors and membership, various partners, volunteers and interns, and Pennsylvania state officials. It is funded by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program with matching funds and volunteer time from the Somerset County Conservancy and partners.
SCC Board of Directors

Officers

Jim Moses, President

Jeff Payne, Vice President

Lester Brunell, Secretary

Brooke Cook, Treasurer
Directors


Scott Bittner

Lester McNutt

Dave Steele

Richard Kaufman

Jeff Kimmel

Dave Mankameyer

Roger Latuch

Len Lichvar

Dan Seibert

Tom Roberts




Partners and Volunteers

Scott Alexander

Becky Costea (Watershed summer intern)

Malcolm Crittenden (Wells Creek Watershed Association);

Tom Dick DVM.

Rita Hawrot (Western Pennsylvania Conservancy)

David Mankameyer

Dennis McNair PhD.

Road Runners Birding Team

Partner Agencies and Organizations

Allegheny Plateau Audubon Society

Casselman River Watershed Association

Ducks Unlimited

Natural Resource Conservation Service

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission

Pennsylvania Game Commission

Pheasants Forever

Somerset Conservation District

Somerset County Commissioners

Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative

US Fish & Wildlife Service

US Geological Survey

Wells Creek Watershed Association

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Partner Businesses

Old Tyme Builders

Reliant Energy

Somerset Trust Company


Benefactor

Elizabeth Piersol





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