Endangered bats are target of federal forest program in Pennsylvania PennLive.com 3/16/2021 Marcus Schneck, pennlive.com
A federal program will be putting $300,000 on the ground to preserve and restore habitat for federally protected bats in Pennsylvania.
The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service will target the Healthy Forest Reserve Program funding at permanent forest easements with habitat restoration in Adams, Armstrong, Beaver Bedford, Berks, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Snyder and York counties.
The effort will focus on preserving and restoring Indiana bat maternity colony and hibernacula habitat.
The HFRP is a voluntary program to assist landowners in restoring, enhancing and protecting forestland resources on private lands through permanent easements.