10/12/2026
Two major habitat projects advance in the PA Wilds.
On October 6, the Pennsylvania Game Commission opened bids for two previously identified timber projects:
SGL 64 — Potter County, 244 acres
* Snow Detour II, Pike Township.
* Emporium Hardwoods submitted the highest bid: $175,006.
* Includes approximately 215 acres of salvage/stocking-reduction treatments and a 29-acre overstory-removal block.
* Located off Stone Hollow Road near Galeton.
SGL 44 — Elk County, 52 acres
* Fly Over Round 2, Ridgway Township.
* Brownlee Lumber submitted the highest bid: $142,787.
* Prescription calls for cutting unreserved trees down to two inches in diameter, creating substantial regeneration potential.