Habitat Stewardship Series

Habitat Stewardship Brochure Series

Do you recognize important wildlife habitat when you see it?

UNH Cooperative Extension has just published a new brochure series to help landowners learn about and help conserve important wildlife habitats found on their land.

Click here to view and print a handout about the series (see at right).

The New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan: Habitat Stewardship Series brochures cover a variety of habitat types critical for wildlife species at risk in New Hampshire. The first four brochures, published in March 2008, focus on grasslands, marsh and shrub wetlands, floodplain forests, and vernal pools. New brochures published in June 2009 focus on peatlands, lowland spruce-fir forests, shrublands, and Appalachian oak-pine 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 are produced by UNH Cooperative Extension with support from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, N.H. Fish & Game Department, the NH Natural Heritage Bureau, and private contributions by NH Coverts Project volunteers.

How do I get copies?
Landowners may download brochures or receive a single set free through the UNH Forestry Information Center (call 1-800-444-8978, email forest.info@unh.edu). Click here to print a handout that includes ordering information.

Download & Print Brochures
Full-Size Format: each brochure prints on two 11x17" pages:
Floodplain Forests, Grasslands, Vernal Pools, Marsh & Shrub Wetlands
NEW BROCHURES (published 7/09):
Appalachian Oak-Pine Forests, Lowland Spruce-Fir Forests, Shrublands, Peatlands