Four new brochures join UNH Cooperative Extension's New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan: Habitat Stewardship Series. The eight-brochure series helps landowners learn about and conserve important wildlife habitats found on their land.

The new brochures cover four habitat types critical for wildlife species at risk in New Hampshire: peatlands, Appalachian oak-pine forests, shrublands, and lowland spruce-fir forests. Previously published brochures in the series include brochures on grasslands, vernal pools, marsh and shrub wetlands, and floodplain forests.

The colorful brochures include practical information for landowners. Pictures and text explain how to identify habitat types, describe the major threats to the health of those habitats, and offer information about wildlife species that depend on each habitat. The brochures also provide specific recommendations for landowners interested in helping protect and conserve the wildlife that depend on each critical habitat type.

The brochures were produced by UNH Cooperative Extension with support from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and NH Fish and Game Department. Landowners may download brochures or receive a single set free through the UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry Information Center at 1-800-444-8978 or by email: forest.info@unh.edu