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DCNR Trails Effort Aids Cavity-Nesting Species
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Dedicated volunteers and State Park staff from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources from across the state again extended a major helping hand to the Eastern bluebird and other cavity-nesting species, boosting their numbers by more than 5,400 last year, according to the 2010 Bureau of State Parks Cavity-Nesting Trails Summary Report.
An estimated 2,300 Eastern bluebirds were fledged at state parks in spring 2010, along with 3,130 other cavity-nesting species. Both are an increase in the numbers of fledglings from 2009. Since the program started in 1981, volunteers have fledged over 54,000 eastern bluebirds and 34,000 other cavity-nesting species.
At the annual Cavity-Nesting Monitors Meeting earlier this year, the late Terry Wentz, former park manager of Canoe Creek State Park and head of that park’s cavity-nesting program, was awarded Monitor of the Year posthumously. Wentz was the motivating force to get the cavity-nesting trail at Canoe Creek, Blair County, up and running.
For over 20 years as park manager, Wentz was instrumental in erecting over 100 nesting boxes up, soliciting and working with volunteers, and accumulating nesting data during that time. As a result, the park has a high fledgling success rate and a dedicated team for monitoring. Presently, there are 50 trails operating and maintained at the 117 state parks.
For details on establishing a trail at a State Park near you, contact Environmental Education Specialist Tara Gettig at 717-783-3344 or send email to: TaGettig@state.pa.us.
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