Fracking Bald Eagle Forest?

[riverwhy]

Anyone know anything about drilling in bald Eagle forest? Looks like 5 huge areas cleared on the drive up to Penn’s view.

 

[tjsingle]

Anyone know anything about drilling in bald Eagle forest? Looks like 5 huge areas cleared on the drive up to Penn’s view.

Highly doubt it's a well pad, more likely that there might be some logging activity and those are laydown yards. Only other guess would be some habitat restoration type project.

 

[bingsbaits]

All my years logging (50) never seen them clear a landing like that.

 

[riverwhy]

But they moved a ton of dirt and rocks.

 

[tjsingle]

Just based on the PA Oil and Gas mapping, it's highly unlikely: https://gis.dep.pa.gov/PaOilAndGasMapping/OilGasWellsStrayGasMap.html

 

[ROVERT]

I may have missed something scrolling through on my phone but I didn't catch anything for Poe Paddy Drive.

https://elibrary.dcnr.pa.gov/PDFProvider.ashx?action=PDFStream&docID=3505315&chksum=&revision=4&docName=Bald+Eagle+State+Forest+District+Activity+Plan+2021&nativeExt=pdf&PromptToSave=False&Size=214984&ViewerMode=2&overlay=0

 

[BrookieChaser]

My guess is that it is a landing for a cut, whole tree chipping probably.

 

[lycoflyfisher]

Im thinking pretty hard, but I cant think of a gas well south of the west branch susquehanna river from Lock Haven to Muncy. I am fairly confident in saying there isnt marcellus shale there or atleast in economically practical quantities or it would have been developed. I would guess log landing as well.

 

[Swattie87]

There’s definitely been logging going on in various parts of BESF in recent years. My bet too.

 

[ROVERT]

I went through the doc I posted again and I don't see anything for that area. Perhaps it's prep for a 2027 project.

 

[troutbert]

Anyone know anything about drilling in bald Eagle forest? Looks like 5 huge areas cleared on the drive up to Penn’s view.

You could call and ask them.

570-922-3344

 

[Streammagic237]

Heck of a lot of grading for a landing, i wonder if a cell tower or the likes .

 

[jifigz]

Being local to Bald Eagle SF, I've never heard of gas wells anywhere near here. I hope they're clear-cutting for grouse habitat.

 

[Weikertgal]

I spend a lot of time on the DCNR roads and there is activity at a couple of areas, logging and clearing.

 

[TimMurphy]

Heck of a lot of grading for a landing, i wonder if a cell tower or the likes .

Dear Streammagic,

It's building pad of some sort, but if they are going to grind or chip whole trees on site that really isn't that big of a pad.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

[Swattie87]

Heck of a lot of grading for a landing, i wonder if a cell tower or the likes .

“Officially” I’m still in the logging camp. But good thought and also a possibility I think. Good location for one probably, would likely provide service to Poe Valley/Poe Paddy, if so.

Either way, I highly doubt it’s anything gas/oil related.

 

[TimMurphy]

There’s definitely been logging going on in various parts of BESF in recent years. My bet too.

Dear Swattie,

They pretty much trashed Whie Deer Pike between Mc Call Dam and Cooper Mill Rd last year with logging.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

[ROVERT]

The original post said there are five such areas so it's probably not a cell tower.

I can't imagine they would grade like that for a grouse habitat project.

 

[riverwhy]

back up at Penn’s View. There are five of these areas pretty close together. Will try to ask at the office. Just seems very suspicious that there is no info out there.my guess would be communications of some kind. Maybe I won’t need to drive up here for cell phone service anymore. Also a large clearing and huge house going up at the first hole above the trestle bridge. I come up here to escape the **** going on everywhere else.
I do remember reading that there is Utica not Marcellus in this area.

 

[jifigz]

The original post said there are five such areas so it's probably not a cell tower.

I can't imagine they would grade like that for a grouse habitat project.

I just meant those could be the landing/loading pads for piles of logs and trucks for the clear-cuts. I'm not saying the spots shown in the pictures are for grouse habitat.

I'll admit that I know virtually nothing about commercial logging procedures. I'm just casting my wish out there hoping it's work being done for grouse.