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LOGANTON -- The Sugar Valley Watershed Association held an educational meeting on Friday, Sept. 15, on the property of Aaron and Nicole Yohn, which is located behind the Sportsman's Club in Loganton. The picnic food and promotional items that were provided were sponsored by Steven's Feed Mill.
The key speaker was Dan Heggenstaller, a member of the Watershed Association, who is also a forester with the PA Game Commission.
Dan led the group of nearly 20 attendees through the woods and fielded many questions along the way. His presentation included invasive species identification and different ways to improve the wildlife habitat.
Heggenstaller also remarked about timbering and how that affects the wildlife, as well as how the animals forage and look for cover.
Heggenstaller took time to explain how White Oak acorns germinate in the fall while Red Oak acorns don't germinate until springtime. He also explained that if there are a great deal of small saplings of other species around the bottom of the Oak trees then that would hinder the acorns from germinating and taking root due to the lack of sunlight getting to them.
There were many questions from the participants and the meeting through the wooded area lasted nearly two hours.
In addition to the attendees, the Sugar Valley Watershed members who attended were Justin Snook, James Harbach, Dan Heggenstaller and Coreena Meyer.