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Huntingdon County
Your local Ducks Unlimited Chapter is:
Huntingdon 140 - Raystown Chapter
Dr. Jim Hardesty - Chairman
790 Bryan Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652
Home 814-643-1732 Work - 814-643-4876 Cell - 814-386-1584
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 Left to Right: Steve Poite, Chuck Elder, Jeff Glenny and Scott Walters.
(Not present - Ted Brenneman and Nathan Walters) The Raystown Chapter of Ducks Unlimited held their annual workday on February 13, 2005 at the waterfowl propagation area at Raystown Lake. The volunteers cleaned and maintained 15 existing wood duck boxes and installed 6 new boxes in areas that will help provide additional nesting sites.
Each new wood duck box also has a predator control guard attached to help reduce predation, the predator control guards on the existing wood duck boxes were checked and any necessary repairs were made. The volunteers installed 4 new mallard nesting cones and predator control guards to help provide additional nesting sites.
The Raystown Ducks Unlimited Volunteers worked under the supervision of the PA Game Commission and the US Army Corp of Engineers. All materials were provided by the PA Game Commission.
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| Nathan Walters is a Greenwing Sponsor at age 11 showing a wood duck nest box with predator guard. |
Mallard nesting structure complete with a predator guard. |
CORBIN’S ISLAND
PROVIDING A HOME FOR WATERFOWL AND A FUTURE FOR PENNSYLVANIA’S YOUTH
Located just downstream of Raystown Lake, the largest inland lake in Pennsylvania, lies the Corbin’s Island wetland restoration project. This wetland restoration project is located on the U.S. Corps of Engineers property and was completed in November 2002 through a cooperative partnership between Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with assistance from the USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service, PA - Department of Environmental Protection, Huntingdon County Conservation District, Pennsylvania Mountain Service Corps and the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps. The nineteen-acre restoration project has proven beneficial to local breeding species of wood ducks, mallards, hooded mergansers and Canada geese by providing nesting and brood rearing habitat. Additionally, the moist soil and emergent wetlands provide valuable food sources for both fall and spring migrations of waterfowl, shorebirds and passerines. Wildlife will not be the only beneficiary of this great project. Corbin’s Island was dedicated as a “Greenwing Legacy” project. Since 1974, the Greenwing programs conducted by local communities have created the perfect opportunity for youngsters to learn about wetland conservation. By exposing them to “the great outdoors” and the need for improving wildlife habitat, we are taking positive steps to ensure the future of our natural heritage.
 Just downstream from the breast of the Dam at Raystown Lake is the
Corbins Island Restoration Area
Tree plantings, warm season grasses, bird nesting boxes and bat resting boxes are part of the improvements put into action at this area benefitting wildlife for the future.
This wetland area is wet all through the year and is and excellent area for
Woodducks, Turtles and deer as well as much other wildlife.
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