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A partnership of NH Fish and Game and UNH Cooperative Extension 

New Hampshire's Wildlife Action Plan
News and Updates 

Spring, 2011  

In This Issue
Wildlife Workshop
New Habitat Brochures!
NEW! Good Forestry in the Granite State
Eric White, Coverts Cooperator
Got Wildlife?
Land Trusts Taking Action for Wildlife
Give Turtles a Brake!
Join Us On Facebook!
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Wildlife Habitat Improvement Workshop "Forest Openings and Early Successional Habitat" Saturday June 4, 9am-12pm

If you are interested in seeing recently-completed wildlife habitat improvement projects, come to a workshop in the town of Sullivan, NH on Saturday, June 4. Join UNH Cooperative Extension Wildlife Specialist Matt Tarr, Cheshire County Extension Forester Steve Roberge and landowner Eric White for a presentation and field tour of recent management to create early successionalWildlife opening habitat to benefit declining wildlife.  The morning will begin with a quick presentation on the basics of habitat requirements for wildlife and then travel to Eric White's property to explore different habitats and discuss the impacts his management will have on specific wildlife species.  Read More.
Do You Recognize Important Wildlife Habitat When You See It? 

NEW! Habitat Stewardship Brochures


Four new
HemlockHardwood Pint brochures hHeaadwater streamave been added to the NH Wildlife Action Plan: Habitat Stewardship Series!The latest brochures in the series cover four habitat types critical for wildlife species at risk in New Hampshire:  Northern Hardwood-Conifer Forests, Shorelines, Headwater Streams, and Hemlock-Hardwood-Pine Forests. The 12-brochure series helps landowners learn about and conserve important wildlife habitats found on their land. Previously published brochures in the Habitat Stewardship Series include brochures on Grasslands, Vernal Pools, Marsh & Shrub Wetlands, Floodplain Forests, Peatlands, Appalachian Oak-Pine Forests, Shrublands, and Lowland Spruce-Fir Forests.  Read More 

 

The NEW! 2011 Good Forestry in the Granite State - Recommended Voluntary Forest Management PractiGood Forestryces for New Hampshire









After over two years and many hours of discussion, writing and revision by hundreds of landowners, foresters, loggers, conservation activists and average citizens, the second edition of Good Forestry in the Granite State - Recommended Voluntary Forest Management Practices for New Hampshire is complete.Originally published in 1997, the revision of Good Forestry incorporates
advances in knowledge and changes in forestry markets, practices and state laws. The guide gives landowners, and the professionals who work with them, practical recommendations to care for their woodlots. Read More 

Landowners Taking Action For Wildlife

Eric White, Coverts Cooperator

Eric White
The stewardship efforts of Eric White of Sullivan, NH have always played a major role in his activities. Spending much of his time outdoors and on his town conservation commission (Sullivan), Eric has maintained a connection with wildlife and the natural world throughout his time on his property in Sullivan, where he and his family have lived on their land since 1998. In 2008-09 Eric began considering stewardship options for managing the land for wildlife habitation. With his mind set on ecological progress, Eric contacted UNH Cooperative Extension Forester Steve Roberge and Wildlife Specialist Matt Tarr to augment his plans for wildlife management. This management vision included minor and major landscape development. The intent of Eric's operations was to manage and implement for early successional forest.  Read More

Communities Taking Action For Wildlife:  GOT WILDEastonLIFE?


GOT WILDLIFE?  That's the question the Easton Conservation Commission is posing to visitors to the Town Hall. The group is using a display to help build a database of wildlife species observed in town. A large aerial photo hangs in the town office with pins indicating locations of wildlife sightings recorded to date. Each pin has a flag with a number that corresponds to a sheet where people fill in the information about the species observed. Easton is also collecting photos of the species observed when possible.This spring, the Taking Action for Wildlife Team is working with three towns in Grafton and Coos counties:  Easton, Carroll and Bath. Read More

 

Land Trusts Taking Action For Wildlife

Star LakeThis winter, Taking Action for Wildlife team member Lindsay Webb, visited several land trusts around the state to get a better understanding of how they are using NH's Wildlife Action Plan. And it was of course no surprise to hear that they are referencing The Plan in many strategic planning documents and project proposals.  The conversation opened many opportunities to bridge wildlife habitat conservation strategies between towns and their local land trusts, provide better communications about wildlife habitat for land trusts to share with their members, and new tools to help everyone incorporate wildlife habitat into land use planning and habitat conservation.  Read More 

Turtle Shells No Match for Tires - Give Turtles a Brake!

Spring is a welcome tTurtlesime in New Hampshire, and one of the signs of the season is turtles migrating to nesting habitat. We can help them survive by slowing down and keeping an eye out for turtles crossing the roads in coming weeks, says New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Wildlife Biologist Mike Marchand.  "Turtle nesting season provides us witha unique opportunity to see turtles moving on land, but it is an extremely vulnerable time for the turtles," says Marchand.  "Today, the biggest threat to turtle populations in New Hampshire is being struck by automobiles on roadways. While male turtles may choose to travel overland to reach a different wetland habitat during spring and fall, mature female turtles MUST leave the relative safety of ponds and wetlands to contribute to the development of future generations."   Read more to find out what you can do to help turtles survive.  Read More

Join Us On Facebook!

Are you Facebooka Facebook junky?  Did you know that both NH Fish and Game and UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry and Wildlife Program now have Facebook pages?  Both pages provide a wealth of wildlife information.And you can view them even if you aren't a member of Facebook!  Check out NH Fish and Game's Facebook page at   for up-to-date information on hunting and fishing, fun facts about NH's fish and wildlife species, up-coming events, and more!  Take a look at the UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry and Wildlife Program Facebook page at UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry and Wildlife Program Facebook page to learn about upcoming wildlife and forestry workshops, fun facts about NH's forests and wildlife habitat, and current forestry and wildlife news from around the state.We are all excited to be using social media to get the most up-to-date wildlife information out to as many people as possible! Be sure to visit and "like" both pages!     

Newsletter Editor:  Amanda Stone (UNH Cooperative Extension)

 

Photo Credits:  Frank Mitchell (Banner photo, Turtles, Got Wildlife, Blue spotted salamander), Amanda Stone (Beaver meadow), Malin Clyde (Habitat Opening), Eric White (Eric and Deb White) 

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