Conservation Tools

Experts with some references:

James Hart ♦
Western PA Conservancy
Shippensburg, PA
Services provided: Conservation Science, Bat diversity studies, all forms of small mammal surveys focusing on threatened and endangered species, woodrat surveys, general and specific museum preparation work.

George White ♦
White Environmental Services
Kempton, PA
Services provided: White Environmental Services is a sole-proprietor business, owned and operated by George A. White III. Since opening our doors in 1991, White Environmental Services has provided environmental services throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. We have been involved in projects that vary from small residential lots to industrial sites in excess of 600 acres. Our environmental studies have included Environmental Impact Studies, GIS Mapping, Trail Planning, Reforestation Plans, Endangered Species Surveys, Environmental Resource Inventories, Wetlands Studies & Permitting, and Wetlands Mitigation.

Nancy Wottrich ♦
New Milford, PA
Services provided: Baseline documentation and easement monitoring

Experts with no references:

Rick Koval
North Branch Land Trust
Trucksville, PA
Services provided: Flora & fauna surveys

Bruce Lockard
Hillmann Environmental Group
Cowanesque, PA
Services provided: Expressed interest in doing baseline inventories

Natural Lands Trust ♦
PA , 19063
Services provided: The Center for Conservation Landowners at Natural Lands Trust offers a suite of consulting services to landowners and land managers interested in restoring and cultivating the rich habiats native to PA. These services include Stewardship Planning (Stewardship Assessments, Comprehensive Stewardship Plans, Landowner Consultations), Project Oversight (Instillation Oversight, Monitoring for Success) and Outreach and Education (Presentations, Hands On Workshops, Case Studies, Web Based Rresources and our own stewardship handbook)

Bill Paxton
Earthforms Land Design
Latrobe, PA
Services provided: forest stewardship plans

Claudia Steckel
Botanical Inventory
Allentown, PA
Services provided: Vegetation studies, plant inventories and baseline documentations

Cindy Wildermuth
Woodland Management Services, Inc.
Tafton, PA
Services provided: Woodland Management Services, Inc. is a forest consulting and land management company. We focus on managing properties to maximize their long term economic potential while producing the other benefits that make woodland ownership such an attractive investment alternative. We believe active forest management can significantly improve the quality, growth rate, and health of timber stands. WMS practices multiple-use, environmentally sound timberland management with a focus on economic returns. Forest management services include; timber sales administration, evaluation of potential timber and land acquisitions, boundary line maintenance, wildlife management plans, and ArcGIS mapping. We do baseline documentation and Forest Management Plans for conservation easements.