Research

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Publications and Reports

KITTATINNY RIDGE IBA REPORT

CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE KITTATINNY RIDGE
The Conservation Plan is an overview of what is currently known about the cultural and natural resources of the Kittatinny Ridge through Pennsylvania, and recommends strategies and priorities for protecting the Ridge and Corridor for people and for ecological integrity.

SURVEYING FOR RARE BAT POPULATIONS 2020
Bats provide ecosystem services to human societies such as being indicators of ecosystem health and providing control over problem insect species. In the state of Pennsylvania, there are 7 species of bats that are of conservation concern, with 3 state listed as endangered and 2 species listed under the Endangered Species Act. The goal of this project was to use remote acoustic recording devices to record bat vocalizations in 6 natural areas along the Kittatinny Ridge.

A SURVEY OF CERULEAN WARBLERS AND OTHER PRIORITY FOREST BIRDS OF THE KITTATINNY IBA
The Environmental Studies Department at Gettysburg College completed a bird survey along the Kittatinny Ridge in 2013.  The aim of the study was to supplement the 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas data for interior forests by conducting bird surveys along off-road trails.  Data from 2nd PBBA and 2013 were used to assess the abundance of Cerulean Warblers within the Kittatinny Ridge Important Bird Area.  Population estimates contributed to the designation of the Kittatinny as a Global Important Bird Area.  This document presents the results of the study.

KEY FINDINGS 2014 HABITAT SURVEY
In 2014, professors from Moravian College and East Stroudsburg University and students piloted a habitat survey of the Kittatinny Ridge from Monroe to Berks counties.  The study had four goals:  to garner information about the ecological value of the Ridge, survey and digitally document habitat quality, survey key avian species which may serve as indicators for forest habitat integrity, and gather baseline data for climate change impacts on the Ridge.  This report documents their key findings.

VOLUME I:  ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE KITTATINNY RIDGE
VOLUME II:  ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE KITTATINNY RIDGE

KITTATINNY RIDGE INFORMATIONAL POSTER

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The Kittatinny Ridge can Easily get Taken for Granted, but for Those Who Live Near it, Its Presence Seems More Than Just a Backdrop. Most People Just Refer to it as "The Mountain."

Delaware Water Gap, PA