The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 25 are

Pennsylvania State Game Lands The Pennsylvania State Game Lands (SGL) are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for hunting, trapping, and fishing. These lands, often not usable for farming or development, are donated to the PGC or purchased by the PGC with hu ...

Elk The elk (''Cervus canadensis''), also known as the wapiti, is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. The common ...

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in the

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providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.

Geography

State Game Lands Number 25 is located in the

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of St. Marys, and in

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and Ridgway

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in Elk County. Nearby communities include the

of Saint Marys, the

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

Johnsonburg Johnsonburg is a borough in Elk County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh and south of Buffalo, New York, in a productive farming and lumbering region. Paper mills were once common in the borough, with the Domtar mill still operating. In 19 ...

, and

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s and populated places Boot Jack, Dagus, Dagus Mines, Dahoga, Earlyville, Fairview Glen Hazel, Grandview, Instanter, Kaulmont, Kersey, Ketner, Lynchville, Midmont, Montmorenci, Paine, Rasselas, Rathbun, Ridgeway, Rolfe, Shelvey, Straight Creek, Streights, Swissmont, Tambine, Whistletown,

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, and Williamsville. U.S. Route 219 passes north/south immediately west of the Game Lands,

Pennsylvania Route 120 Pennsylvania Route 120 (PA 120) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, running from U.S. Route 219 (US 219) in Ridgway east to US 220 near Lock Haven. Bucktail State Park Natural Area In much of Cameron and Clinton counties, ...

is east/west oriented just south of SGL 25, Pennsylvania Route 255 passes through north/south through the Game Lands and

Pennsylvania Route 948 Pennsylvania Route 948 (PA 948) is a state highway located in Elk, Forest, and Warren counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 255 in Fox Township. The northern terminus is at PA 666 in Sheffield Township. Route descripti ...

passes north/south to the west connecting with Routes 219 and 120. Almost all of SGL 25 is part of the

Clarion River The Clarion River is a tributary of the Allegheny River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, in west central Pennsylvania in the United States. It drains a rugged area of the Allegheny Plateau in the Ohio River watershed, flowing throu ...

watershed, which is part of the

Allegheny River The Allegheny River ( ) is a long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border northwesterly into ...

watershed. Tributaries include Bendigo Run, Crooked Creek, Dutch Creek, East Branch Clarion River (which includes the East Branch Clarion River Lake), Elk Creek, Maple Run, Middle Fork East Branch Clarion River, Powers Run, Rocky Run,

Seventy One Seventy One (also known as Garner Run) is a tributary of Elk Creek in Elk County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through St Marys. The watershed of the stream has an area of . The amounts of aluminum and ...

, Silver Run, South Fork Straight Creek and Water Tank Run. The southeast portion of the Game Lands is drained by West Creek, part of the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...

watershed. Tributaries include Bear Run, Kay Fork, Little Bear Run and North Fork West Creek. Other

within 30 miles include 14, 28, 30, 34, 44, 54, 61, 62, 77, 94, 293, 301,

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, and

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. Other nearby

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

s include

Allegheny National Forest The Allegheny National Forest is a National Forest in Northwestern Pennsylvania, about 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. The forest covers of land. Within the forest is Kinzua Dam, which impounds the Allegheny River to form Allegheny Reservoir ...

Elk State Park Elk State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Jones Township, Elk County and Sergeant Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. East Branch Clarion River Lake is a man-made lake covering within the park. The lake and str ...

Kinzua Bridge State Park Kinzua Bridge State Park is a Pennsylvania state park near Mount Jewett, in Hamlin and Keating Townships, McKean County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park lies between U.S. Route 6 and Pennsylvania Route 59, along State Route 301 ...

and

Parker Dam State Park Parker Dam State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is surrounded by Moshannon State Forest. Parker Dam State park is north of Clearfield on Pennsylvania Route 1 ...

Statistics

SGL 25 was entered into the

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on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1210215, elevations range from to . SGL 25 is of two parcels consisting of .The coordinates of the two parcels are

Biology

SGL 25 terrain consists of flat mountain tops and narrow valleys, entirely forested. Game species include

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...

(''Ursus americanus''),

White-tailed deer The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...

(''Odocoileus virginianus'') and

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(''Meleagris gallopavo'').

References

External links

*https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ *http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1210215 *https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__025.pdf {{Protected Areas of Pennsylvania 025 Protected areas of Elk County, Pennsylvania

Geography

Statistics

Biology

See also

References

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