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Forest loss in New England: A projection of recent trends


2017
Summary

The authors addressed three questions concerning forest loss across six New England states: (1) What would be the consequences of a continuation of the recent trends in terms of changes to New England's forest cover mosaic? (2) What social and biophysical attributes are most strongly associated with recent trends in forest loss, and how do these vary geographically? (3) How sensitive are projections of forest loss to the reference period, i.e. how do projections based on the period spanning 1990-to-2000 differ from 2000-to-2010, or from the full period, 1990-to-2010?

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jonathan Thompson

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Harvard University , Boston University, Department of Earth and the Environment, Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest ecology, land use, census, biophysics, ecosystems, population density, urban areas

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Thompson, J.R., Plisinski, J.S., Olofsson, P., Holden, C.E., & Duveneck, M.J. (2017). Forest loss in New England: A projection of recent trends. PLOS ONE, 12(12), e0189636. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189636

Source Link

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0189636

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Northern Forest Futures Project


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

trends

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

USDA Forest Service. 2020." Northern Forest Futures Project." Accessed from (https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/futures/)

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/44035

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Conversions of Forest Land: Trends, Determinants, Projections, and Policy Considerations


2010
Summary

This is a report on information about conservation of the United States forest lands. The information includes trends and projections and suggestions for policies that may help with conservation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Susan Stein , David J. Nowak , Ralph J. Alig , David Wear , Susan Stewart

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Alig, Ralph; Stewart, Susan; Wear, David; Stein, Susan; Nowak, David. "Conversions of forest land: trends, determinants, projections, and policy considerations." 2010. Accessed from https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/gtr802/Vol1/pnw_gtr802vol1_alig.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/36996

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Trends in Massachusetts Forests: A Half-century of Change


1950 to 2002
Summary

An overview of Massachusetts forests quality based on data from the USDA Forest Service periodic inventories.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard H. Widmann

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Book

Tags

trends

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Widmann, R.H. 2002. "Trends in Massachusetts Forests: A Half-century of Change." Accessed From (https://books.google.com/books?id=TjKI0sqcTw4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false)

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?id=TjKI0sqcTw4C&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=forest+fragmentation+massachusetts&source=bl&ots=S14mnVcTFF&sig=ACfU3U2nDTyfVE9Tlv9_DhraWXX-dwWVVg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCtePzxsXoAhWmlnIEHQ1pB7o4FBDoATAHegQIDBAo#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Factors Affecting the Persistence of New England Cottontail Metapopulations: The Role of Habitat Management


1996
Summary

This study used computer simulations in the context of metapopulation theory to understand the effects of environmental correlation, habitat loss, and habitat management on remaining populations of New England cottontails.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John Litvaitis, Rafael Villafuerte

Institutions: The Wildlife Society

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

habitat loss, new england cottontail

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3783159?seq=1

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New England is Losing 65 Acres of Forestland Per Day, Report Finds


2017
Summary

New England has been losing forestland to development at a rate of 65 acres per day -- a loss that comes at a time when public funding for preservation of open land, both state and federal, has also been on the decline in all six states.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Steve LeBlanc

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , The Associated Press, WBUR News

Location

New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, development, new england, forest decline

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

LeBlanc, S. (2017, Septempber 19). New England Is Losing 65 Acres Of Forestland Per Day, Report Finds. WBUR News. Available at http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/09/19/new-england-forest-report

Source Link

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/09/19/new-england-forest-report

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2004
Summary

The number of family forest owners in the conterminous United States increased from 9.3 million in 1993 to 10.3 million in 2003, and these owners now control 42% of the nation's forestland. The reasons why people own forestland are diverse. Some of the more common ones are aesthetic enjoyment, the tract is part of a farm or home site, and to pass the land on to heirs. Half of the family forest owners have harvested trees, but only 3% of them have a written forest-management plan. Trends in owners' ages and future land-use intentions suggest widescale transfers of family forestland in the near future.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Earl C. Latherberry

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, North Central Research Station

Location

New England, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

family forest, trends

Topic Tags

management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Butler, B. J.; Leatherberry, E. C. "America's Family Forest Owners." Journal of Forestry, vol. 102, issue 7, October 2004, pp. 4-14. Accessed from https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/102.7.4

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/102/7/4/4613202

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Northern forest futures project: scoping of issues in the forests of the Northeast and Midwest United States


2011
Summary

The Northern Forest Futures Project (NFFP) is a window on tomorrow's forests, revealing how today's trends and choices can change the future landscape of the Northeast and Midwest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sherri Wormstead , Debra Dietzman, Katie LaJeunesse

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forests, fragmentation, management, inventory, parcelization

Topic Tags

management

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Dietzman, D., LaJeunesse, K., and Wormstead, S. (2011). Scoping of Issues in the Forests of the Northeast and Midwest United States, Version 3.0, June 2011. 41 p.

Source Link

https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/futures/local-resources/downloads/NFFPScopingDoc.pdf

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Abundance, distribution, trends, and ownership patterns of early-successional forests in the northeastern United States


1948 to 1999
Summary

The author summarized results of the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program for 11 states in the Northeast to identify recent trends in the area of early-successional forests. The results suggest that the area of total forest land has remained relatively constant in the northeast; however, the area of early-successional forests has declined since the first forest surveys (ca. 1950).

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: R. Brooks

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

fragmentation, fia, early successional forest, forest inventory and analysis, forest survey, ownership, parcelization

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Brooks, R.T. (2003). Abundance, distribution, trends, and ownership patterns of early-successional forests in the northeastern United States. Forest Ecology and Management, 185(1-2), 65-74.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112703002469

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Temporal change in fragmentation of continental US forests


1992 to 2001
Summary

In this study, new temporal land-cover data from the National Land Cover Database were used to estimate changes in forest fragmentation at multiple scales for the continental US. The results indicated that continental US forests were sensitive to forest loss because of their already fragmented state.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Wickham

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

fragmentation, change, cumulative impacts, forest edge, forest loss, landcover, scale

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Wickham, J.D., Riitters, K.H., Wade, T.G. & Homer, C. (2008). Temporal change in fragmentation of continental US forests. Landscape Ecology, 23(8), pp.891-898.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10980-008-9258-z.pdf

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US Urban Forest Statistics, Values, and Projections


2018
Summary

The purpose of this paper is to update and summarize urban forest ecosystem services and values (i.e., pollution removal, carbon storage and sequestration, altered building energy use and power plant emissions) at the state and national level, as well as provide new state estimates on urban forest structure (i.e., tree cover, number of trees, leaf area, leaf biomass) and projections of urban land growth between 2010 and 2060. These statistics and projections can be used to help inform states on the value and magnitude of their urban forests, as well as guide state policies to help protect and enhance this valuable resource.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David J. Nowak , Eric J. Greenfield

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, policy

Citation

Nowak D. J., Greenfield E. J., "US Urban Forest Statistics, Values, and Projections", Journal of Forestry, v. 116, iss. 2, 12 March 2018, pp. 164-177, https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvx004

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/116/2/164/4930764

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New England and Northern New York Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis: A Report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework Project


2018
Summary

This assessment evaluates the vulnerability of forest ecosystems across the New England region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, northern New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) under a range of future climates. We synthesizes and summarizes information on the contemporary landscape, provided information on past climate trends, and described a range of projected future climates. This information was used to parameterize and run multiple vegetation impact models, which provided a range of potential vegetative responses to climate. Finally, these results were brought before a multidisciplinary panel of scientists and natural resource professionals familiar with the forests of this region to assess ecosystem vulnerability through a formal consensus-based expert elicitation process.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Anthony D'Amato , Frank Thompson , Maria K. Janowiak , Christopher W. Swanson , Louis Iverson , William D. Dijak , Stephen Matthews , Matthew P. Peters , Anantha M. Prasad

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/55635

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Forest Fragmentation Due To Land Parcelization And Subdivision: A Remote Sensing And GIS Analysis


2004
Summary

The combination of high population density and forestland ownership puts the Connecticut's forest resource at risk and places a premium on understanding the relationship of development patterns, especially forest fragmentation and landscape parcelization, to the physical changes in the landscape. Forest extent and fragmentation will be mapped for a 40-year period. The relationship between land subdivision and forest fragmentation will be examined. Correlations of these trends will be made with observable trends in regulatory and policy decisions and characteristics of the landscape.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Hurd , Daniel Civco, Brian M. Holdt

Institutions: University of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

trends

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Holdt, B. M.; Civco, D. L.; Hurd, J. D. "Forest Fragmentation Due To Land Parcelization And Subdivision: A Remote Sensing And GIS Analysis." May 2004, Accessed from http://clear.uconn.edu/\/publications/research/tech_papers/Holdt_et_al_ASPRS2004.pdf

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229049069_Forest_fragmentation_due_to_land_parcelization_and_subdivision_a_remote_sensing_and_GIS_analysis

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Family Forest Owner Trends in the Northern United States


2011
Summary

Understanding forest ownership trends is critical for understanding forest trends. In the northern United States, where 55% of the forestland is controlled by families and individuals, it is imperative that we understand the trends within this complex and dynamic group of owners. The US Forest Service conducted forest landowner surveys across this region, and the rest of the United States, in 1993 and 2006. The published results are not directly comparable because of differences in what was reported and how the data were processed. Fortunately, the same sample designs were used and a subset of identical or near identical questions was asked on both surveys so that reprocessing the data allows for trends to be accurately assessed. The average size of family forest holdings decreased from 25 to 20 ac, reasons for owning remained amenity centered, and the owners are now more likely to be older, retired, have a higher income, and more educated.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Zhao Ma

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Utah State University

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

family forest

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/njaf/article/28/1/13/4774242

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New Hampshire's forestry regulations: forest health


1995 to 1996
Summary

This New Hampshire act establishes the importance of monitoring and assessing of the status of changes and long-term trends in the health of the state's forests and the ability to detect and reduce the incidence and severity of forest insect and disease infestations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: State of New Hampshire

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

disease, forest resources, forestry, laws, long-term management, state-owned forests

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

Chapter 227-K Forest Health. (n.d.). Available at http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xix-a/227-k/227-k-mrg.htm

Source Link

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xix-a/227-k/227-k-mrg.htm

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New England Forestry Foundation


Summary

This website provides information about the New England Forestry Foundation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New England Forestry Foundation

Location

New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

communities, education, new england forests, stewardship, wildlife conservation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

New England Forestry Foundation. (n.d.). Available at https://newenglandforestry.org/

Source Link

http://newenglandforestry.org/

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Trends and drivers of conservation easements in the United States


2021
Summary

The study objective was to analyze conservation easement trends and examine underlying choice determinants in the United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sabhyata Lamichhane

Institutions: Mississippi State University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

conservation easements, trends

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Lamichhane, S. "Trends and drivers of conservation easements in the United States" Mississippi State University, August 2020. Accessed from "https://www.proquest.com/openview/9ad1a4dd52df870707e6ae965893f822/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y"

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/9ad1a4dd52df870707e6ae965893f822/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Trends in Rhode Island Forests: A Half-Century of Change


Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

change, trends

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Trends in Rhode Island Forests: A Half-Century of Change" US Department of Agricluture, Forest Service, 1998. Accessed from (https://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/brochures/pdfs/state_forests/ri_forest.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/4030

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Report on the Environment


2014
Summary

This indicator describes forest fragmentation in the contiguous US c. 2001, 2006, and 2011. This information provides a broad, recent picture of the spatial pattern of the nation's forests and the extent to which they are being broken into smaller patches and pierced or interspersed with non-forest cover.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

epa, forest fragmentation, impacts, nlcd, spatial patterns, trends

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Environmental Protection Agency. (2015). Report on the Environment. Available at https://cfpub.epa.gov/roe/indicator.cfm?i=81

Source Link

https://cfpub.epa.gov/roe/indicator.cfm?i=81

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Degradation of Visible Autumn Icons and Conservation Opportunities: Trends in Deciduous Forest Loss in the Contiguous US


1985 to 2021
Summary

This study used spatial overlay analyses to quantify recent (1984-2016) and predicted (2016-2050) forest disturbance in each U.S. ecoregion and the extent to which each ecoregion falls into protected areas.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lindsay Dreiss, Jacob Malcom

Institutions: Center for Conservation Innovation, Defenders of Wildlife

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

diseases, global

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Dreiss, L., Malcom. J. "Degradation of Visible Autumn Icons and Conservation Opportunities: Trends in Deciduous Forest Loss in the Contiguous US" 29 March, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.29.437570

Source Link

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.29.437570v1.abstract

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New Hampshire's Vanishing Forests: Conversion, Fragmentation and Parcelization of Forests in the Granite State


2000
Summary

A summary of a forum exploring the loss of forestland and the future of working family forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mary Tyrrell

Institutions: Society for the Protection of NH Forests

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forests, fragmentation, parcelization

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Thorne, S. and Sundquist, D. (2001). New Hampshire's vanishing forests: Conversion, fragmentation and parcelization of forests in the Granite State. Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

Source Link

http://gisf.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/03_06.pdf

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New York Forest Tax Law (480-a)


1974
Summary

This policy, enacted in 1974, aimed to encourage the long-term management of woodlands in the State of New York in order to produce forest crops and thereby increase the likelihood of a more stable forest economy

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , New York Planning Federation , Empire State Forest Products Association

Location

New York

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

timber harvest, forest economy, forest resources, long-term management, tax break, woodlands

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

New York Department of Environmental Conservation. (n.d.). 480-a Forest Tax Law. Available at https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5236.html

Source Link

https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5236.html

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Forest bird populations in Massachusetts: breeding habitat loss and other influences


2017
Summary

The objective of this research was to determine whether changes in populations of forest-interior bird species were related to changes in extent of interior forest along Breeding Bird Survey census routes in Massachusetts. The authors found that changes in some bird populations seem to reflect forest succession, while others were unexplained and may be due to changes on migratory routes or wintering grounds.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Timothy Gardner

Institutions: College of the Holy Cross, Biology Department

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

populations, bird breeding surveys, forest birds, forest loss, forest succession, interior forest

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Gardner, T.J., Eagan, C.R., and Bertin, R.I. (2017). Forest bird populations in Massachusetts: breeding habitat loss and other influences. Northeastern Naturalist, 24(3), 267-288.

Source Link

https://search.proquest.com/docview/1946214509?pq-origsite=gscholar

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Urbanization in the US: land use trends, impacts on forest area, projections, and policy considerations


2010
Summary

Since World War II, socio-economic drivers of US urbanization such as population totals and personal income levels have increased substantially. Human land use is the primary force driving changes in forest ecosystem attributes including forest area, which is the focus of this paper.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ralph J. Alig

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Alig R., "Urbanization in the US: land use trends, impacts on forest area, projections, and policy considerations", Journal of Resources, Energy and Development, 2010, v. 10, no. 2, pp. 35-60, DOI: 10.3233/RED-120068

Source Link

https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-resources-energy-and-development/red120068

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Assessing population trends of New Hampshire forest birds: local vs. regional patterns


1969 to 1986
Summary

The authors examined the changes in abundance between 1969 and 1986 of 19 forest dwelling, mostly migratory bird species breeding in New Hampshire at 2 different scales: one local (an intensively studied 10-ha plot in unfragmented forest) and the other regional (Breeding Bird Surveys statewide). Overall, they found that more species declined than increased both locally (8 vs. 1) and regionally (5 vs. 1).

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard Holmes

Institutions: American Ornithological Society

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

songbirds, bird breeding surveys, forest dwelling birds, forest succession, migratory birds, neotropical migrants

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Holmes, R.T. & Sherry, T. (1988). Assessing population trends of New Hampshire forest birds: local vs. regional patterns. American Ornithological Society, Vol. 105(4), pp. 756-768.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4087390.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A070f7a4bfcd4ef806667ab2eafd6353a

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Threats to species of greatest conservation need and their habitats in New York State


2006
Summary

This report references data from the The Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) planning database toidentify the threats to species of greatest conservation need in New York State.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lisa Holst

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , New York Department of Agriculture and Markets

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, awareness, frequency tracking, habitat loss, habitat threats, impact scaling, threats

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Holst, L. K., Schiavone, M., & Tomajer, T. (2005). Threats to Species of Greatest Conservation Need and their Habitats in New York State. In Comprehensive Widllife Conservation Strategy for New York. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. p. 57-69.

Source Link

https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/threats.pdf

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Changes to the land: four scenarios for the future of the Massachusetts landscape


2014
Summary

In 2011, with the input of many groups and individuals from across Massachusetts, Harvard Forest launched a new project to evaluate potential futures for the Massachusetts landscape, and for forests in particular. The purpose of the project was to compare a set of contrasting scenarios to help inform and motivate conservation and land-use decisions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Harvard University

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

land use, fragmentation, forest, education, outreach, planning, trends

Topic Tags

drivers

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Thompson, J., Lambert, K.F., Foster, D., Blumstein, M., Broadbent, E., and Zambrano, A.A. (2014). Changes to the Land: Four Scenarios for the Future of the Massachusetts Landscape. Harvard Forest, Harvard University. 39 p.

Source Link

https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/files/Changes to the Land - final report.pdf

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America's Private Forests: Challenges for Conservation


2002
Summary

A survey of the literature and experts, including recently released government data, indicates that the long-term viability of privately owned forests in the United States is increasingly threatened by conversion, fragmentation, parcelization, and diminished ecological function. In the face of these threats, those concerned about the future of private forests need to join in a new initiative to more effectively conserve and steward America's private forests. A framework for this initiative is described, as well as key tools to expand forest conservation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Constance Best

Institutions: Pacific Forest Trust

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

private forests

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Best, C. "America's Private Forests: Challenges for Conservation." Journal of Forestry, vol. 100, issue 3, April 2002, pp. 14-17. Accessed from https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/100/3/14/4612996

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/100/3/14/4612996

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Informing land use planning and forestland conservation through subdivision and parcelization trend information


2010
Summary

This project (1) establishes a database of parcels of land in Vermont, compiled by class size, and documents the current status of land in parcels in 2009, and (2) documents, in a final report and webpage, recent changes to parcel size and ownership patterns, implications for forest management, and specific subdivision and land classification trend information for every municipality in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Steven Sinclair , Jamey Fidel , Deb Brighton, Brian Shupe

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources , Vermont Natural Resources Council , Vermont Family Forests

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

fragmentation, landuse planning, landscape connectivity, parcelization

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Fidel, J., Shupe, B., Brighton, D., Sinclair, S., & Austin, J. (2010). Informing Land Use Planning and Forestland Conservation Through Subdivision and Parcelization Trend Information. Retrieved from https://nsrcforest.org/sites/default/files/uploads/fidel09VNRCfull.pdf

Source Link

http://nsrcforest.org/sites/default/files/uploads/fidel09VNRCfull.pdf

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Social and biophysical determinants of future forest conditions in New England: Effects of a modern land-use regime


2010 to 2016
Summary

The authors modeled projections of New England's forest based on current trends to determine which landscape changes have the largest impact on carbon storage capabilities of New England forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jonathan Thompson , Matthew Duveneck , Matthew Duveneck

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , New England Conservatory

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378018312731

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Monitoring a New England Cottontail Reintroduction with Noninvasive Genetic Sampling


2013 to 2018
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Melissa L. Bauer , Brett Ferry , Heidi Holman

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

new england cottontail

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Bauer, M. L.; Ferry, B.; Holman, H.; Kovach, A. I. "Monitoring a New England Cottontail Reintroduction with Noninvasive Genetic Sampling." Wildlife Society Bulletin, 20 February 2020. Accessed from https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1069

Source Link

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/wsb.1069

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New Hampshire statewide forest resources assessment - 2010: important data and information about New Hampshire's forests


1994 to 2010
Summary

This Assessment Report is a background paper designed to provide the best information available about the status of New Hampshire's forests to facilitate a revision to the Forest Resources Plan with input from many stake holder groups.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Constance Carpenter

Institutions: New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands , NH Forest Advisory Board

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, water, soil, forest management, fragmentation, land use change, planning

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. (2010). New Hampshire Statewide Forest Resources Assessment 2010: Important Data and Information about New Hampshire's Forests. New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. 59 p. Retrieved from https://www.nhdfl.org/DRED/media/Documents/NH-Statewide-Assessment-2010-update.pdf

Source Link

https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/nh-statewide-assessment-2010-update.pdf

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New Hampshire's forestry regulations: forest resources, education, promotion, and planning


1995 to 1996
Summary

This New Hampshire act establishes priorities for assessing forest resource condition and educating the public about forest resources.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: State of New Hampshire

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

education, forest resources, forestry, laws, long-term management, state-owned forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

Chapter 227-I Forest Resources Education, Promotion, and Planning. (1996).Available at http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xix-a/227-i/227-i-mrg.htm

Source Link

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xix-a/227-i/227-i-mrg.htm

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Assessing the Migration System of New Hampshire and Vermont's Connecticut River Valley: Migration Trends, Evidence, and Indicators


2021
Summary

With a focus on implementing the responses necessary to safeguard a resilient social, environmental, and economic system, this report examines the newest analysis of migration trends and population projections influencing the migration system of New Hampshire and Vermont's Connecticut River towns.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Sylvia M., Corvus J., "Assessing the Migration System of New Hampshire and Vermont's Connecticut River Valley: Migration Trends, Evidence, and Indicators", 30 April, 2021, Accessed from: https://www.communityresilience-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CRV_Migration-Impacts.pdf

Source Link

https://communityresilience-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CRV_Migration_Trends.pdf

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New York Forests, 2012


2012 to 2015
Summary

This report summarizes the second annual inventory of New York's forests, conducted in 2008-2012.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard H. Widmann

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

timber harvest, land use, monitoring, forest inventory, education, inventory

Topic Tags

management

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Widmann, R.H., Crawford, S., Kurtz, C.M., Nelson, M.D., Miles, P.D., Morin, R.S. and Riemann, R. (2015). New York Forests, 2012. Resource Bulletin NRS-98. Newtown Square, PA: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 128 p., 98, pp.1-128.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/49753

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New England Losing Forest Cover, Experts Call for Accelerated Conservation


2010
Summary

This article describes the report "Wildlands and Woodlands: A Vision for the New England Landscape" which calls for retaining 70 percent of the New England forested landscape.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Kittredge

Institutions: University of Massachusetts Amherst

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"New England Losing Forest Cover, Experts Call for Accelerated Conservation" University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 19, 2010, Accessed from (https://www.umass.edu/archivenewsoffice/article/new-england-losing-forest-cover-experts-call-accelerated-conservation)

Source Link

https://www.umass.edu/archivenewsoffice/article/new-england-losing-forest-cover-experts-call-accelerated-conservation

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Anticipating cascading change in land use: Exploring the implications of a major trend in US Northern forests


2017
Summary

Land managers, planners, and policy makers need to proactively consider the potential effects of change in order to prepare for it. But the direct consequences of social and ecological change are often not thoroughly identified and explored in policy analysis, and possible higher-order implications are rarely considered. This study used a structured group process called the Futures Wheel to uncover and analyze possible higher-order implications of an important trend in US Northern forests: lack of age-class diversity and uniform aging.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Bengston, Michael Dockry, Stephen Shifley

Institutions: Northern Research Station

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

northern forest, fragmentation, early successional forest, forestry, parcelization

Topic Tags

management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Bengston, D.N., Dockry, M.J. & Shifley, S.R. (2018). Anticipating cascading change in land use: Exploring the implications of a major trend in US Northern forests. Land Use Policy, 71, pp.222-229.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837717300790

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Use of FIA data and GIS to characterize the effects of fragmentation on the forests of New Hampshire


2009
Summary

The authors used a raster land-cover classification of New Hampshire to characterize the level of fragmentation and urbanization in the local neighborhood surrounding each forested Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) plot. Findings highlight the forest-type groups that are in the most fragmented and urbanized conditions, and make comparisons between fragmentation metrics and stand characteristics.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Randall Morin

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest health, forest inventory, forest structure, forest composition, forest fragmentation, landcover, urbanization

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Morin, R. S., Lister, A., & Doyle, J. (2009). Use of FIA Data and GIS to Characterize the Effects of Fragmentation on the Forests of New Hampshire. USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. Retrieved from https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/jrnl/2009/nrs_2009_morin_001.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/19838

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Thirty-Year Bird Population Trends in an Unfragmented Temperate Deciduous Forest: Importance of Habitat Change


1969 to 1998
Summary

Findings from this study demonstrate that major changes in bird abundances occur over time even in undisturbed and relatively mature forests, and illustrate the need for considering habitat requirements of individual species and how habitat suitability changes over time when trying to assess the causes of their long-term population trends. The results also imply that any conclusions about the effects of other factors affecting forest bird abundances, such as increased nest predation or brood parasitism associated with habitat fragmentation, must also account for successional changes that may be affecting habitat suitability.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard Holmes , Thomas W. Sherry

Institutions: Dartmouth College , Tulane University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

predation, succession, white mountain national forest

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/118/3/589/5562119

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Keeping forests as forests: minimizing loss and fragmentation of forest land


2013
Summary

This report by VNRC identifies the importance of Vermont's forests to wildlife for the human community, including the benefits of preserving forests. The report also discusses the issues of forest loss and fragmentation, and identifies the drivers that lead to loss and fragmentation as being incremental development and the subdivision of forest management.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forests, fragmentation, benefits, guidance, historical, landscape, preservation, prevention, reforestation

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Vermont Natural Resources Council. (2013). Keeping Forests as Forests - Minimizing Loss and Fragmentation of Forest Land. VNRC, Montpelier, VT.

Source Link

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Quantifying terrestrial habitat loss and fragmentation: a protocol


2005
Summary

This review paper describes habitat fragmentation, as well as alternative perspectives on fragmentation in which habitat patches are viewed either as analogs of oceanic islands embedded in an ecologically neutral sea or as patches of variable quality embedded within a complex and heterogeneous mosaic of patches of varying suitability and affects on habitat connectivit, and key spatial components of habitat loss and fragmentation: habitat extent, subdivision, geometry, isolation, and connectivity, and their affects on individual behavior and habitat use, population structure and viability, and interspecific interactions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kevin McGarigal

Institutions: UMass Amherst Department of Natural Resources Conservation , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

biodiversity, fragmentation, anthropogenic habitat loss, guidelines, human impacts, protocol

Topic Tags

methods, management, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

McGarigal, K., Cushman, S., & Regan, C. (2005). Quantifying Terrestrial Habitat Loss and Fragmentation: A Protocol. University of Massachusetts, 115.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/52866

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Forest fragmentation and risk of giardiasis in New York State


2000 to 2010
Summary

This study examined 11 years of surveillance data in New York State to measure the relationship between forest fragmentation and the incidence of giardiasis. Adjusted Poisson models showed that increasing points of contact between forested land and developed land, as measured by their shared edges and by the perimeter length of forested patches, were associated with higher incidence of giardiasis cases, whereas increasing forest density was associated with a lower incidence.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Walsh

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest fragmentation, giardia, giardiasis, landscape epidemiology

Topic Tags

planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Walsh, M.G. (2013). Forest fragmentation and risk of giardiasis in New York State. EcoHealth, 10(4), pp.405-414.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10393-013-0881-z.pdf

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Executive Summary: Forests of the Northern United States


2012
Summary

This executive summary provides an overview of the 200-page report, Forests of the Northern United States, which covers in detail current forest conditions, recent trends, issues, threats and opportunities in the forests in the 20 Northern States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sherri Wormstead , Stephen Shifley, Francisco Aguilar, David J. Nowak , Eric J. Greenfield , Susan Stewart , Nianfu Song , Dale D. Gormanson , W. Keith Moser

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , University of Missouri

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

summary

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Shifley, S.R., Aguilar, F.X., Song, N., Stewart, S.I., Nowak, D.J., Gormanson, D.D., Moser, W.K., Wormstead, S., Greenfield, E.J. "Executive Summary: Forests of the Northern United States". Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-90 ES. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 40 p., 2012. Accessed from (https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/40562)

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/40562

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Birds at Log Landings in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire


1989 to 1990
Summary

Birds were surveyed at log landings and forest/clearcut borders in the hardwood forest type of the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) of New Hampshire during the breeding seasons of 1989 and 1990 to examine the possibility of log landings functioning as wildlife openings.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James W. Tucker , David P. Olson

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Auburn University, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences , Auburn University, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

white mountain national forest

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Tucker, J. W., Jr., Olson, D. P. "Birds at Log Landings in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire" Maine Naturalist 2, no. 2 (1994): 91-104. Accessed August 30, 2021. doi:10.2307/3858252.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3858252

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A multiscale analysis of gene flow for the New England cottontail, an imperiled habitat specialist in a fragmented landscape


2007 to 2008
Summary

The authors evaluated local population structure and measures of genetic diversity of a geographically isolated population of New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) in the northeastern United States. They assessed the relative importance of dispersal barriers and facilitators on gene flow varied among populations in relation to landscape composition, demonstrating the complexity and context dependency of factors influencing gene flow and highlighting the importance of replication and scale in landscape genetic studies.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lindsey Fenderson , Noah Perlut , Adrienne Kovach, John Litvaitis, Kathleen O'Brien, Kelly Boland, Walter Jakubas

Institutions: University of New Hampshire , US Fish & Wildlife Service , Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Location

Maine, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

land use, roads, rabbits, new england cottontail

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4063480/

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The development of forest islands in exurban central New York state


1986
Summary

The authors investigated the composition and characteristics of forestland in Onondaga County in central New York State. The results suggest that tree species composition was less diverse than in the residual islands which were never cleared for protracted agricultural use. Overall, available data suggest the prevalence of fairly homogeneous structural conditions across most forest stands.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: R. Nyland

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Location

Onondaga

Resource Type

Article

Tags

clearcuts, forest regeneration, agricultural development, forest islands

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

Nyland, R.D., Zipperer, W.C. & Hill, D.B. (1986). The development of forest islands in exurban central New York State. Landscape and Urban Planning, 13, pp.111-123.

Source Link

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-development-of-forest-Islands-in-exurban-New-Nyland-Zipperer/ccf0321d33d083c34f9ab0d5ffaae4da5b3d7d70

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Spatial Use and Survival of Sympatric Populations of New England and Eastern Cottontails in Connecticut


2019
Summary

The objectives of this project were to quantify home range and core area sizes, annual survival rates, minimum population densities, and range overlap for sympatric populations of New England Cottontail and eastern cottontail at four sites in Connecticut.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Travis J. Goodie , Howard J. Kilpatrick

Institutions: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) , University of Connecticut, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Center

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

survival, new england cottontail

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://meridian.allenpress.com/jfwm/article/11/1/3/436143/Spatial-Use-and-Survival-of-Sympatric-Populations

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New Hampshire's forestry regulations: policy, definitions, and administration


1995 to 1996
Summary

This document gives the related policy and administratives definitions for forest policy in New Hampshire.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: State of New Hampshire

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

forest resources, forestry, laws, long-term management, regulation, state-owned forests

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

Chapter 227-G Policy, Definitions and Administration. (1995). Available at http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xix-a/227-g/227-g-mrg.htm

Source Link

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xix-a/227-g/227-g-mrg.htm

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Habitat features associated with predation of New England cottontails: what scale is appropriate?


1990 to 1993
Summary

The authors examined habitat features at several spatial scales that were associated with predation of New England cottontails (Sylvilagus transitionalis) by mammalian carnivores. They found that the perimeter-to-area ratio of an occupied patch, the amount of disturbed habitat within 0.5 km of a patch, and the amount of coniferous forest within 1 km of a patch were greater for killed rabbits than for those that survived.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: A. Brown

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Strafford

Resource Type

Article

Tags

roads, rabbits, fragmentation, connectivity, landscape genetics, new england cottontail

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Brown, A.L., & Litvaitis, J.A. (1995). Habitat features associated with predation of New England cottontails: what scale is appropriate?. Canadian journal of zoology, 73(6), 1005-1011.

Source Link

http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z95-120#.WyqFKKdKiUk

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Jane Difley: Preserving N.H.'s Forests for Two Decades


2019
Summary

This is the transcript of a conversation with Jane Difley about her career as the first woman president of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, who recently retired.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: The Exchange

Institutions: New Hampshire Public Radio

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Difley, J. (2019, Sept. 10). Personal interview with The Exchange.

Source Link

https://www.nhpr.org/post/jane-difley-preserving-nhs-forests-two-decades#stream/0

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The New York Forest Owner Association


1963
Summary

NYFOA is a not-from profit group of New York State landowners promoting stewardship of private forests. Stewardship puts into practice knowledge of forest ecosystems, silviculture, local economies, watersheds, wildlife, natural aesthetics and even law for the long term benefit of current and future generations. NYFOA, through its local chapters, provides this knowledge for landowners and the interested public.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Deborah Gill , Ronald Pedersen , John Druke , Jerry Michael , Joan Kappel , Jim Minor

Institutions: The New York Forest Owners Association

Location

New York

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Pedersen, R.; Minor, J.; Druke, J.; Michael, J.; Gill, D.; Kappel, J. "The New York Forest Owner, A Publication of The New York Forest Owners Association." vol. 39, number 5, October 2001. Accessed from https://www.nyfoa.org/application/files/6414/8354/4270/2001_09.pdf

Source Link

https://www.nyfoa.org/

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The forests of southern New England, 2007


2007
Summary

This report summarizes the results of the fifth forest inventory of the forests of Southern New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island) conducted by the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis program.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Location

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

monitoring, forest inventory, forest service, fia, forest resources, long-term data

Topic Tags

management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Butler, B. J., Barnett, C. J., Crocker, S. J., Domke, G. M., Gormanson, D., Hill, W. N., Woodall, C. W. (2011). The Forests of Southern New England, 2007: A report on the forest resources of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island (No. NRS-RB-55). Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station.56 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RB-55

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/39462

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The Northern Forest of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York: A look at the land, economies and communities 1994-2004


1994 to 2004
Summary

This is a draft of the 10th Anniversary Review of the work of the Northern Forest Land Council, produced by the North East State Foresters Association

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eric Kingsley , Charles A. Levesque , Christina Petersen

Institutions: North East State Foresters Association

Location

Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest economy

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Kingsley, E., Levesque, C. A., Petersen, C. "The Northern Forest of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York: A look at the land, economies and communities 1994-2004". North East State Foresters Association, August, 2004. Accessed from (http://www.nefainfo.org/uploads/2/7/4/5/27453461/nflcattenyears.thebackgroundpaper.8.23.04.pdf)

Source Link

http://www.nefainfo.org/uploads/2/7/4/5/27453461/nflcattenyears.thebackgroundpaper.8.23.04.pdf

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Hierarchical population structure of a rare lagomorph indicates recent fragmentation has disrupted metapopulation function


2013 to 2019
Summary

The authors researched how habitat fragmentation has affected genetic diversity of the New England cottontail.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Adrienne Kovach, Amanda Cheeseman, Christopher Whipps, Jonathan Cohen, Sadie Ryan

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , University of New Hampshire , University of Florida

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-019-01206-z

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New Hampshire Forest Resource Strategies


2010
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands , NH Forest Advisory Board

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, forest management, fragmentation, resource planning

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

Department of Resources and Economic Development. (2010). New Hampshire Forest Resource Strategies. Concord, NH. 149 p. Retrieved from https://www.nhdfl.org/DRED/media/Documents/NH-Forest-Resource-Strategies-Final.pdf.

Source Link

https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/nh-forest-resource-strategies-final.pdf

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Town of Reading forest fragmentation project


2007 to 2008
Summary

This report was prepared for the Town of Reading, VT, to understand and mitigate forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forest fragmentation, forest planning, forest preservation, outreach, parcelization

Topic Tags

management, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Fidel, J. & Shupe, B. (2008). Town of Reading Forest Fragmentation Project. Vermont Natural Resources Council.

Source Link

http://swcrpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Forest-Fragmentation-Project-2008-Reduced.pdf

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Position Statements: Parcelization, Fragmentation, and the Loss of Private Land in the United States


Summary

The Society of American Foresters (SAF) supports land use and land management policies that strive to minimize forest loss and recognize the ecological, economic, and social importance of privately-owned forestland.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Society of American Foresters

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

private land

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

"Position Statements: Parcelization, Fragmentation, and the Loss of Private Land in the United States" The Society of American Foresters. Accessed from (https://www.eforester.org/Main/Issues_and_Advocacy/Statements/Loss_of_US_Private_Forestland.aspx)

Source Link

https://www.eforester.org/Main/Issues_and_Advocacy/Statements/Loss_of_US_Private_Forestland.aspx

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Forest Stewardship in Southern New England Natural Areas - Applying History, Science, and Values


2017
Summary

This is a presentation highlighting the important ecological and forest conservation issues in southern new England. This history informs the use of stewardship and management practices.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Edward Faison

Institutions: Highstead

Location

New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forest stewardship, stewardship

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Faison, E.K., 2017 "Forest Stewardship in Southern New England Natural Areas - Applying History, Science, and Values" Highstead Foundation, Accessed from (https://www.simsbury-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1216/f/uploads/170417_forest_stewardship_presentation.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.simsbury-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1216/f/uploads/170417_forest_stewardship_presentation.pdf

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Habitat Preferences of New England Cottontail and Eastern Cottontail in Relation to Proximity to Wetlands and Developed Areas


2015
Summary

The University of Rhode Island recently completed an analysis of overstory canopy cover in 336 cottontail locations that found that NEC occupied sites with higher overstory tree canopy than EC. The current study used the same 336 cottontail locations to assess NEC and EC habitat preferences in relation to wetlands, open areas, and developed areas. Contrary to expectations, NEC did not appear to avoid wetlands. There were also no indications that NEC preferred or avoided sites near agriculture, pasture, grassland or developed areas, however, EC were more likely to occupy these sites. Based on these findings, suggestions are offered for finetuning the RI GIS model to identify sites for creation of habitat for NEC.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Bill Buffum

Institutions: University of Rhode Island, Department of Natural Resources Science

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

new england cottontail

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Buffum, B. "Habitat Preferences of New England Cottontail and Eastern Cottontail in Relation to Proximity to Wetlands and Developed Areas" August 2015, Accessed from https://web.uri.edu/forestry/files/2012/11/Buffum-2015-Habitat-preferences-of-NEC-and-EC-proximity-to-wetland-and-developed-areas.pdf

Source Link

https://web.uri.edu/forestry/files/2012/11/Buffum-2015-Habitat-preferences-of-NEC-and-EC-proximity-to-wetland-and-developed-areas.pdf

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Habitat Loss


2000 to 2021
Summary

This article gives descriptions of different kinds of major habitat loss in the United States, their causes and how to combat those losses.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: National Wildlife Federation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Habitat Loss" National WIldlife Federation. Accessed from (https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Threats-to-Wildlife/Habitat-Loss)

Source Link

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Threats-to-Wildlife/Habitat-Loss

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Celebrating Progress, Possibilities, and Partnerships: Proceedings of the 2019 Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Science Stakeholder Meeting


2019
Summary

This document is full of abstracts (brief and extended) from each of the presentations that were part of the 2019 FIA Stakeholders Science Meeting. The myriad of projects presented are a true testament to the impact the USDA Forest Service FIA Program has and the contributions that continue to be made to forest resource research.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Thomas J. Brandeis

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station

Location

Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest inventory

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Brandeis, T. J. "Celebrating Progress, Possibilities, and Partnerships: Proceedings of the 2019 Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Science Stakeholder Meeting" USDA Forest Service, September 2020. Accessed from (file:///C:/Users/abelisle/Downloads/gtr_srs256.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Severud/project/Incorporating-remotely-sensed-information-into-distribution-of-cold-water-stream-fish-in-the-Great-Lakes-Basin/attachment/5f6a15b2e66b860001a3801e/AS:938586589372417@1600787889876/download/gtr_srs256.pdf?context=ProjectUpdatesLog#page=184

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Assessment of forest fragmentation in southern New England using remote sensing and geographic information systems technology


1973 to 1988
Summary

The authors used the natural logarithms of forest area to perimeter ratios, referred to as the forest continuity index, to assess patterns and trends of forest fragmentation across southern New England that included 157 townships in southern New Hampshire and north eastern Massachusetts. Decreases in forest continuity index values occurred throughout much of the study region between 1973 and 1988, suggesting that forest fragmentation is occurring over large regions within the eastern United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Vogelmann

Institutions: University of New Hampshire

Location

Salisbury, Newburyport, Tewksbury, Fitchburg, Essex, Reading, Peabody, Burlington, Groton, Ashburnham, Amesbury, Wenham, Carlisle, Saugus, Danvers, Tyngsborough, Stoneham, Newbury, Dracut, Ipswich, Hamilton, Dunstable, Ashby, Lawrence, Georgetown, Melrose, Pepperell, Woburn, Lunenburg, Groveland, Wakefield, Westford, North Reading, Middleton, Wilmington, Chelmsford, Billerica, Shirley, Methuen, Bedford, Andover, West Newbury, Littleton, Haverhill, Rowley, Townsend, Ayer, Merrimac, North Andover, Lowell, Winchester, Lynnfield, Lynn, Topsfield, Boxford, Allenstown, Amherst, Andover, Antrim, Atkinson, Auburn, Barnstead, Barrington, Bedford, Bennington, Boscawen, Bow, Bradford, Brentwood, Brookline, Candia, Chester, Chichester, Concord, Danville, Deerfield, Deering, Derry, Dover, Dunbarton, Durham, East Kingston, Epping, Epsom, Exeter, Farmington, Francestown, Franklin, Fremont, Gilmanton, Goffstown, Greenfield, Greenland, Greenville, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Hancock, Henniker, Hillsborough, Hollis, Hooksett, Hopkinton, Hudson, Kensington, Kingston, Lee, Litchfield, Londonderry, Loudon, Madbury, Manchester, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Milton, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Boston, New Hampton, New Ipswich, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, Northwood, Nottingham, Pelham, Peterborough, Pittsfield, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rindge, Rochester, Rollinsford, Rye, Salem, Salisbury, Sandown, Seabrook, Sharon, Somersworth, South Hampton, Strafford, Stratham, Sutton, Temple, Warner, Weare, Webster, Wilton, Windsor

Resource Type

Article

Tags

remote sensing, aerial imagery, habitat fragmentation

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Vogelmann, J.E. (1995). Assessment of forest fragmentation in southern New England using remote sensing and geographic information systems technology. Conservation Biology, 9(2), pp.439-449.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2386787.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Aaf7b848a69f45a66205f56299e9e0b44

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New Hampsire Wildlife Action Plan 2015


2015
Summary

The 2015 revision of the Wildlife Action Plan incorporates new data, methodologies and extensive public input to identify species in greatest need of conservation, habitats that are at the greatest risk, as well as land uses and activities that present the greatest threats to wildlife and habitat. It outlines more than 100 actions that can be taken by diverse stakeholders to protect and manage wildlife and habitat in New Hampshire.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Ellingwood , Glenn Normandeau , John Kanter

Institutions: Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Project, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Normandeau, G.; Ellingwood, M.; Kanter, J. "New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan, 2015 Revised Edition." 2015. Accessed from https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/documents/wap/introandfrontpages.pdf

Source Link

https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/wap.html

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The effectiveness of state preferential property tax programs in conserving forests: Comparisons, measurements, and challenges


2014
Summary

By examining survey data from state preferential property tax program administrators across the United States, this paper describes the commonalities and differences among states regarding their preferential property tax programs, provides a preliminary understanding of the relationship between state preferential property tax policy and trends in private forest conditions, and identifies issues related to the effectiveness of state preferential property tax programs and private forest land management and conservation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Michael Kilgore, David Kittredge , Mary L. Tyrell , Zhao Ma , John L. Greene , Jaekton H. Hewes

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , University of Massachusetts Amherst , Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies , Purdue University, University of Minnesota, Family Forest Research Center

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

private forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Ma, Z.; Butler, B. J,; Catanzaro P. F.; Greene, J. L.; Hewes, J. H.; Kilgore, M. A.; Kittredge, D. B.; Tyrell, M. "The Effectiveness of State Preferential Property Tax Programs in Conserving Forests: Comparisons, Measurements, and Challenges." Land Use Policy, vol. 36, January 2014, pp. 492-499. Accessed from https://www.familyforestresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/54Ma_Prop_Tax.pdf

Source Link

https://www.familyforestresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/54Ma_Prop_Tax.pdf

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New York State forests may be at their peak: report


2015
Summary

The overall forest cover of New York State may have reached a peak, according to a new federal report. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service conducted an inventory of forests in the state between 2008 and 2012 and found that while forested land is increasing in some areas, fragmentation and invasive pests are destroying trees elsewhere.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Joshua Learn

Institutions: The Wildlife Society

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

emerald ash borer, forest service, forest fragmentation, hemlock woolly aldelgid, invasives

Topic Tags

management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education, policy

Citation

Learn, J. R. (2015, December 4). New York State Forests May Be at Their Peak. The Wildlife Society. Retrieved April 12, 2018, from http://wildlife.org/new-york-state-forests-may-be-at-their-peak-report/

Source Link

http://wildlife.org/new-york-state-forests-may-be-at-their-peak-report/

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Parcelization and Land Use: A Case Study in the New York City Watershed


2010
Summary

This study surveyed the owners of intact and subdivided family forest parcels across various parcel sizes to gauge their awareness of forest management practices and to assess the potential property-level impacts of their activities on water quality. To support the landowner survey, they used field data on forest stocking and timber quality gathered at each property.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Nate Anderson , Rene Germain , Jennifer A. Caron

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, California Public Utilities Commission

Location

New York, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

family forest, watershed

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Caron, J. A.; Germain, R. H.; Anderson, N. M. "Parcelization and Land Use: A Case Study in the New York City Watershed." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, vol 29, issue 1, March 2012, Accessed from https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2012_caron_j001.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/41813

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Forest-associated bee species persist amid forest loss and regrowth in eastern North America


2021
Summary

This study examined the effects of forest loss and regrowth on bee pollinators in eastern North America using three datasets totaling 36,605 individual specimens.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Colleen Smith

Institutions: Rutgers University, University of Ottawa

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Smith C., Harrison T., Gardner J., Winfree R., "Forest-associated bee species persist amid forest loss and regrowth in eastern North America", August 2021, v. 260, 109202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109202

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320721002548?casa_token=M-1flyTb-Z4AAAAA:_Rixc_4uGoatgarAD5v0hAUYHKCOG5uyFIXkRPDM1oDJuPdi1SAM23LCKXR1llBqdZSnBzoc5gE

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Patterns of deforestation and reforestation in different landscape types in central New York


1938 to 1978
Summary

The authors documented the change in density and size of forest islands within individual landscape types of central New York. They found that the intensity of landscape use determined the frequency of fragmentation, elimination, consolidation and emergence of forest islands.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Wayme Zipperer

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Location

Onondaga

Resource Type

Article

Tags

deforestation, forest islands, reforestation

Topic Tags

management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Zipperer, W.C., Burgess, R.L. & Nyland, R.D. (1990). Patterns of deforestation and reforestation in different landscape types in central New York. Forest Ecology and Management, 36(1), pp.103-117.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/037811279090066K

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Associations between breeding bird abundance and stand structure in the White Mountains, New Hampshire and Maine


1998
Summary

The authors compared the associations of forest cover-type, stand size-class, and stand structure to abundance of breeding bird species in managed forest in northern New England. Of the 31 bird species that met the criteria for analysis, a significant association was detected between bird abundance and structure data for 30 species, cover-type data for 19 species, and size-class data for 10 species.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard DeGraaf

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

bird habitat, forest structure, forest birds, forest cover, timber size-class

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

DeGraaf, R.M., Hestbeck, J.B. & Yamasaki, M. (1998). Associations between breeding bird abundance and stand structure in the White Mountains, New Hampshire and Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management, 103(2-3), pp.217-233.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/19578

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Relationships among North American songbird trends, habitat fragmentation, and landscape occupancy


1970 to 1980
Summary

The authors used Breeding Bird Survey data and associated landscape metrics to test the hypothesis that range-wide population change in species for which habitat fragmentation negatively affects reproductive success should depend on the proportion of the population that actually occupies fragmented landscapes. The results indicated a significant, negative relationship between the proportion of the breeding population occupying fragmented landscapes and the population trend from 1970 to 1980.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Therese Donovan

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

fragmentation, songbirds, bird survey, landscape occupancy

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Donovan, T.M. & Flather, C.H. (2002) Relationships Amoung North American Songbird Trends, Habitat Fragmentation, and Landscape Occupancy. Ecolocial Applications. 12(2): 346-374

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/23751

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Niche dimensions of New England cottontails in relation to habitat patch size


1990 to 1992
Summary

The authors examined physical condition, niche dimensions, and survival of New England cottontails (Sylvilagus transitionalis) that occupied 21 habitat patches of different sizes during winter. Skewed sex ratios and low survival rates among rabbits on small patches suggest that these habitats act as sinks to dispersing juveniles from large source patches, possibly making local populations of New England cottontails vulnerable to extinction if large patches of habitat are not maintained.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Barbour

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Strafford

Resource Type

Article

Tags

rabbits, fragmentation, new england cottontail, niche expansion, resource limitations

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Barbour, M. S., and Litvaitis, J. A. (1993). Niche dimensions of New England cottontails in relation to habitat patch size. Oecologia, 95(3), 321-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00320983

Source Link

https://newenglandcottontail.org/sites/default/files/research_documents/Niche%20Dimensions%20of%20NEC.pdf

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Forests in New York City Parks


2021
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

Location

New York, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest, parks, and recreation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Forests in New York City Parks" New York City Parks, Learning Hub. Accessed from (https://www.nycgovparks.org/learn/ecosystems/forests-in-new-york-city-parks)

Source Link

https://www.nycgovparks.org/learn/ecosystems/forests-in-new-york-city-parks

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Forests of New Hampshire, 2016


2011 to 2016
Summary

This publication provides an overview of forest resources in New Hampshire based on inventories conducted by the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Northern Research Station.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Randall Morin

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

inventory

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Morin, Randall S.; Lombard, Kyle. 2017. "Forests of New Hampshire, 2016." Resource Update FS-124. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 4 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/FS-RU-124

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/54414

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New Hampshire Forest Statistics


2012
Summary

This report is from USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station RB-NRS-95 Forests of Vermont and New Hampshire 2012: jointly authored with the Division of Forests and Lands.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"New Hampshire Forest Statistics" USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Division of Forests and Lands, 2012, Accessed from: https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/reports/forest-statistics.htm

Source Link

https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/reports/forest-statistics.htm

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Effect of development on bird species composition of two urban forested wetlands in Staten Island, New York


1989 to 1990
Summary

To evaluate the influence of development on bird species composition, the authors conduced a 2-yr breeding bird census at two urban, forested wetlands in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York. The study indicated that forest islands in New York City can provide nesting habitat for area-sensitive bird species, but development that encroaches upon or degrades these habitats promotes the urbanization of the forest bird community.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christina Dowd

Institutions: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

Richmond

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest interior species, forest islands, neotropical migrants, urban birds, urban sprawl, urbanization

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Dowd, C. (1992). Effect of Development on Bird Species Composition of Two Urban Forested Wetlands in Staten Island, New York. Journal of Field Ornithology, pp.455-461.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4513743.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A982027e9f2e487ffc7df4788440e8758

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Spatial Heterogeneity and Socioeconomic Patterns: Identifying the Impact of Urban Center on Forest Fragmentation


2017
Summary

This research identified the relationship between spatial pattern of forest and socioeconomic drivers in southern New Hampshire. The results indicated that house density was the most important factor in contributing to the forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Junmei Tang , Liping Di , Jingfeng Xiao

Institutions: George Mason University, Center for Spatial Information Science Systems , University of New Hampshire, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

urban, forest economy, impacts

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Tang, J., Di, L., Xiao, J. "Spatial Heterogeneity and Socioeconomic Patterns: Identifying the Impact of Urban Center on Forest Fragmentation" IEEEXplore, George Mason University, University of New Hampshire, 4 December, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2017.8126893

Source Link

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8126893

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Technical guide to forest wildlife habitat management in New England


2006
Summary

This book is a compilation of forest management practices now crucial for creating a range of forest habitat conditions to maintain or enhance forest wildlife diversity in New England.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard DeGraaf

Location

New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

forest management, fragmentation, education, land use change, wildlife management

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

DeGraaf, R.M., Yamasaki, M., Leak, W.B. and Lester, A.M. (2006). Technical Guide to Forest Wildlife Habitat Management in New England. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont Press.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/58319

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Loss of Undeveloped Woodland in Vermont


2004 to 2018
Summary

A new report by the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) highlights the increasing loss of undeveloped woodland tracts in Vermont through parcelization, the breaking up of land into smaller and smaller parcels. The phenomenon of parcelization, which usually occurs through subdivision, is gaining momentum, and subsequent development is causing forest cover to decline in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Fidel, J. "Loss of Undeveloped Woodland in VT" Vermont Natural Resources Council, 1 January, 2018. Accessed from (https://www.vermontwoodlands.org/resources-post/loss-of-undeveloped-woodland-in-vt/)

Source Link

https://www.vermontwoodlands.org/resources-post/loss-of-undeveloped-woodland-in-vt/

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The early development of forest fragmentation effects on birds


1996
Summary

The authors developed a temporal model of forest fragmentation effects on densities of forest- breeding birds and test our model using data from an active industrial forest landscape. The model and our empirical data indicate that densities of several forest-dwelling bird species can increase within a forest stand soon after the onset of fragmentation as a result of displaced individuals packing into remaining habitat.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John Hagan

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

models, birds, fragmentation, breeding birds, habitat loss

Topic Tags

methods, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Hagan, J.M., Haegen, V., Matthew, W., & McKinley, P.S. (1996). The early development of forest fragmentation effects on birds. Conservation Biology, 10 (1), 188-202.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2386955.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:3692f61fe3ddc10b0d55e0c69ab7262e

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Songbird response to group selection harvests and clearcuts in a New Hampshire northern hardwood forest


1992 to 1993
Summary

The objective of this study was to determine if avian species richness and composition differ between clearcut and group selection openings, and between mature stands and the uncut portions of group selection stands. Point count surveys were conducted during the 1992 and 1993 breeding seasons within six study blocks in the White Mountain National Forest, NH.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christine A. Costello , Mariko Yamasaki , Peter J Pekins , Peter J Pekins, William B Leak , Christopher D Neefus

Institutions: University of New Hampshire , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

white mountain national forest

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Costello, C. A.; Yamasaki, M.; Pekins P. J.; Leak, W. B.; Neefus, C. D. "Songbird Response to Group Selection Harvests and Clearcuts in a New Hampshire Northern Hardwood Forest." Forest Ecology and Management, col. 127, issue 1-3, March 2000, pp. 41-54. Accessed from https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00131-0

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112799001310

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Forest Management Framework for New York City


2018 to 2022
Summary

A joint project of the Natural Areas Conservancy and NYC Parks, the Forest Management Framework for New York City is a strategic and comprehensive plan to bolster and protect New York City's vital urban forests. It is the first citywide vision for this critical piece of infrastructure. The plan is intended to guide restoration, management, and community engagement for 7,300 acres of New York City's forested parkland. The 25- year plan includes the process, costs, steps, recommendations, best practices, and goals for forest management in NYC. It marks the culmination of six years of research, data collection, and analysis by NAC scientists.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Pregitzer C. C., Helen M. F., Forgoine H. M., King K. L., Charlop-Powers S., Greenfield J., "Forest Management Framework for New York City", 2018, Natural Areas Conservancy, New York, NY. Accessed from: https://naturalareasnyc.org/content/forests/fmf-2019-update-singles.pdf

Source Link

https://naturalareasnyc.org/content/forests/fmf-2019-update-singles.pdf

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Private Forestland Parcelization In New York: Patterns, Drivers, And Effects


2012
Summary

This thesis examines the scale of private forestland parcelization in New York, as well drivers of the phenomenon and reactions by foresters that work with private forest landowners. Quantitative analysis of property sales data was used to determine the rates of forest parcelization in eastern New York, the decision-making process of parcelizing landowners in three Hudson Valley counties was examined using a mixed-method approach, and qualitative methods were used to understand how parcelization affects the business practices of foresters across the state.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Walker Roe

Institutions: Cornell University

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

private forests

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Roe, A. W. "Private Forestland Parcelization in New York: Patterns, Drivers, and Effects." Accessed from https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/29223/awr45thesisPDF.pdf?sequence=1

Source Link

https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/29223/awr45thesisPDF.pdf?sequence=1

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New Hampshire Forest Action Plan - 2020


2020
Summary

This is a comprehensive assessment of forest resources and a statewide plan that was prepared as the sixth statewide forest assessment plan. These are to be prepared every 10 years.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brad Simpkins , Susan Francher , Tracey Boisvert

Institutions: New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands , University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Simpkins, B., Boisvert, T., Francher, S., Guinn, W., Lombard, K., Roberge, S., Sherman, S., Stanwood, S. "New Hampshire Forest Action Plan - 2020" Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Devision of Forests and Lands, 2020. Accessed from "https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/nh-draft-sfap-sept-2020.pdf"

Source Link

https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/nh-draft-sfap-sept-2020.pdf

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2011
Summary

This project investigated 59 recently harvested, family-owned properties with 25 acres or more of timberland across a four-county area of Vermont. On each property, this study evaluated the use of silviculture and compliance with Best Management Practices (BMP) to determine the extent of sustained yield management.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Neal F. Maker

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

family forest

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/bd83d9935f51101b7bfad65fe4450851/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

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Partnership Conserves Nearly 24000 Acres of Working Forests in New Hampshire's North Country


2018
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Shelly Angers , Ann Simonelli

Institutions: The Conservation Fund , New Hampshire, Department of Natural & Cultural Resources

Location

Berlin, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

working forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Angers, S.; Simonelli, A. 19 September, 2018. "Partnership Conserves nearly 24,000 Acres of Working Forests in New Hampshire's North Country." Accessed From (https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/news-and-events/pr-2018-mahoosuc-gateway.htm)

Source Link

https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/news-and-events/pr-2018-mahoosuc-gateway.htm

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A Closer Look at Forests on the Edge: Future Development on Private Forests in Three States


2008
Summary

This book examines the factors behind projected patterns of residential development and conversion of private forest land by 2030 in northwestern Washington, southern Maine and northwestern Georgia.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eric M. White

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Book

Tags

private forests

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

White, E.M. "A Closer Look at Forests on the Edge: Future Development on Private Forests in Three States" USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. May 2008. Accessed from (https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=_BTJPvR8n8AC&oi=fnd&pg=PP9&dq=forest+parcelization+maine&ots=4sJ4SGlKtt&sig=kbE86lB5vMSbpIgr4XxquJYTgbs#v=onepage&q&f=false)

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=_BTJPvR8n8AC&oi=fnd&pg=PP9&dq=forest+parcelization+maine&ots=4sJ4SGlKtt&sig=kbE86lB5vMSbpIgr4XxquJYTgbs#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Maine state forest assessment and strategies


2010
Summary

The 2010 State Forest Assessment and Strategy covers the condition of and trends in Maine's forests and forest economy. Pursuant to state and federal legislative direction, the report addresses a number of topics, including: criteria and indicators of forest sustainability, threats and opportunities, priority forest areas, and strategies and resources needed to address threats to the state's forest resources.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Donald Mansius

Institutions: Maine Forest Service, Maine Department of Conservation, Maine Forest Service, Forest Policy and Management

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

fragmentation, forest, parcelization

Topic Tags

management

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Maine Forest Service, Department of Conservation. (2010). Maine State Forest Assessment and Strategies. Maine Forest Service, Department of Conservation. Augusta, ME. 225 pp.

Source Link

http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/publications/reports/maine_assessment_and_strategy_final.pdf

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Highstead: Dedicated to conserving New Englands natural landscapes


1982 to 2018
Summary

Highstead works to inspire curiosity and build knowledge about plants and wooded landscapes in order to enhance life, preserve nature, and advance sound stewardship practices.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Harvard University , Highstead

Location

New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, monitoring, forests, new england, connecticut, harvard forest, highstead, long-term research, stewardship

Topic Tags

conservation

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Highstead. (n.d.). Dedicated to conserving New England's natural landscapes. Available at http://highstead.net/about/mission.shtml

Source Link

https://highstead.net/

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Land Subdivision and Parcelization Trends in Vermont


2009
Summary

Using state Grand List data for 2003 and 2009 and wastewater permits and well completion reports, NSRC researchers established a database of all land parcels in Vermont and compiled number of parcels by size class for each year. Data from Property Transfer Returns and the Use Value Appraisal Program helped characterize ownership, use, and value trends. Researchers selected eight towns to further analyze subdivision trends and interviewed officials in other Northern Forest states to determine their ability to conduct similar subdivision and parcel size analysis.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Steven Sinclair , Jamey Fidel , Deb Brighton, Brian Shupe

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council , Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department , Vermont Family Forests, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Fidel, J.; Shupe, B.; Brighton, D.; Sinclair, S. "Land Subdivision and Parcelization Trends in Vermont." Northeastern States Research Cooperative, 2009, Accessed from https://nsrcforest.org/project/land-subdivision-and-parcelization-trends-vermont

Source Link

https://nsrcforest.org/project/land-subdivision-and-parcelization-trends-vermont

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FIA photointerpretation in Southern New England: a tool to determine forest fragmentation and proximity to human development


1998
Summary

In southern New England, the Northeastern Forest Inventory and Analysis unit has initiated data collection on the extent and location of forest fragmentation and proximity to human development during phase one (photointerpretation) of the inventory process.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rachel Riemann

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

Connecticut, Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

biodiversity, monitoring, fauna, fia, flora, forest fragmentation, forest inventory and analysis, human development, hydrologic, photointerpretation, tracking

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Riemann, R. & Tillman, K. (1999). FIA photointerpretation in Southern New England: a tool to determine forest fragmantation and proximity to human development. Res. Pap. NE-709. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 12 p.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/3786

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A new fractal index to classify forest disturbance and anthropogenic change


2022
Summary

Deforestation remains one of the most pressing threats to biodiversity. Characterizing the resulting forest loss and fragmentation efficiently from remotely sensed data therefore has strong practical implications. Data are often separately analyzed for spatial fragmentation and disorder, but no existing metric simultaneously quantifies the shapes and arrangement of fragments.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jennifer Costanza

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Peptenatu D., Andronache I., Ahammer H., Radulovic M., et. al. "A New Fractal Index to Classify Forest Disturbance and Anthropogenic Change", Research Square, 9 August 2022, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1934944/v1

Source Link

https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-1934944/v1/3127293a-a750-405a-b427-000c0fb99f94.pdf?c=1660059355

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Community forests: A study of New Hampshire's town-owned forests


2014
Summary

New Hampshire towns provided a case study of the current state of town-owned forest protection and management, with a focus on timber management. This study administered a survey to 50 randomly sampled towns and received data from 29 about permanent protection and management activities on town-owned forestland (? 50 acres). They used this data, demographic, and landscape data, to evaluate permanent protection and timber management at the town and property levels.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Anna Christie-Carnicella

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), Albany

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Christie-Carnicella A. L., "Community Forests: A Study of New Hampshire's Town-Owned Forests" 2014, Accessed from: https://www.proquest.com/openview/af4aa23a32e4b2cd251aea11811daa9e/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/af4aa23a32e4b2cd251aea11811daa9e/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

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Threshold responses of songbirds to forest loss and fragmentation across the Marcellus-Utica shale gas region of central Appalachia, USA


2005 to 2020
Summary

The goal of this study was to identify threshold responses among bird species and habitat guilds to (1) overall forest loss and fragmentation in affected landscapes, and (2) distance from anthropogenic disturbance, both related and unrelated to shale gas.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Randy Dettmers, Petra Wood , Laura S. Farwell , Margaret C. Brittingham

Institutions: United States Geological Survey (USGS) , University of Wisconsin, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology , Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources , West Virginia University, West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

songbirds, northern appalachians

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-020-01019-3

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Evaluating degradation in a North American temperate forest


1999 to 2018
Summary

This analysis of USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis data shows that nearly 40% of the forestland in northern New England is in an understocked condition when species desirability and tree form are considered. This degraded condition is likely the result of past management activities that have not considered long-term silvicultural objectives and may entail reduced resilience to many climate-related risks for forests and the ecosystem services they provide.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ethan Belair, Mark Ducey, John Gunn

Institutions: University of New Hampshire , University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

Location

Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

silviculture, clearcutting, clearcuts, forest management, silvicultural treatments, forestry

Topic Tags

management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Gunn, J.S., Ducey, M.J. & Belair, E., (2019). Evaluating degradation in a North American temperate forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 432, pp.415-426.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112718313197

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Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy: Keeping New York's Forests as Forests


2010 to 2015
Summary

This report presents information on the status of New York's nearly 19 million acres of forest land, and provides practical recommendations on how landowners, forest stakeholders and federal, state and local governments can work together to sustain the many benefits and ecosystem services our forests provide to our society.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Peterson

Institutions: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, assessment, planning, strategic plan

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Paterson, D. A., Grannis, A. B., and Davies, R. K. (2010). Keeping New York's Forests as Forests. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/fras070110.pdf

Source Link

https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/nysfap.pdf

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New York's melting pot: forest fragmentation effects


2011
Summary

This poster presents information concerning the effects forest fragmentation on the genetic diversity of a keystone tree species, red oak (Quercus rubra), as well as the overall plant species diversity in New York State's deciduous temperate forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rolanda Rojas

Institutions: Louis Calder Center , New York Botanical Garden

Location

New York

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

climate change, species diversity, fragmentation, biotic diversity, red oak

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Rojas, R., Litt, A. and Lewis, J. (2011). New York's melting pot: forest fragmentation effects. Louis Calder Center and New York Botanical Garden.

Source Link

https://www.nybg.org/files/forest/Rojas_2011.pdf

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Simulating forest cover change in the northeastern U.S.: decreasing forest area and increasing fragmentation


1985 to 2019
Summary

The authors built a cellular automata model to simulate changes in forest cover of the Northern Forest (northeastern US) from 2015 to 2075, based on historical trends from 1985 to 2015. While there was an overall increase in forest cover between 2000 and 2015, there was a trend of decreasing forest area across the Northern Forest, which continued in the simulations. In both observed and simulated time periods, forest fragmentation increased, which posed a major threat to the Northern Forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jennifer Pontius , David Gudex-Cross , Alison Adams , Gillian Galford

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

northern forest, fragmentation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-019-00896-7

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Working Forest Fund


2020
Summary

This is a page on the Conservation Fund website explaining the impacts of the Working Forest Fund and the problems that they are trying to combat.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brian Dangler , Ann Simonelli , Eric Kostegan

Institutions: The Conservation Fund , Working Forest Fund

Location

New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

working forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Dangler, B.; Kostegan, E.; Simonelli, A. "Working Forest Fund." The Conservation Fund, 2020. Accessed from https://www.workingforestfund.org/#contact

Source Link

https://www.workingforestfund.org/

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Hudson Valley Forest Patch Update and Assessment


2016 to 2020
Summary

The objective of this project was to delineate road-less forest patches throughout New York State, based on the latest version of the National Land Cover Dataset (2016), and then to assess the condition of those patches within the Hudson River Estuary Watershed.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , New York Department of Environmental Conservation, New York Natural Heritage Program

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

assessment

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Hudson Valley Forest Patch Update and Assessment" New York National Heritage Program, Division of Water, 31 December, 2020. Accessed from (https://www.nynhp.org/projects/hudson-valley-forest-patches/)

Source Link

https://www.nynhp.org/projects/hudson-valley-forest-patches/

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A Survey of Non-Native Plants Associated with Gravel Sediment Projects in White Mountain National Forest


2016 to 2020
Summary

This research involved a mixed methods approach that included 1) identifying non-native plant species on WMNF at thirty five construction sites, 2) determining the source of the gravel used at these sites, and 3) reviewing Master Plans from forty-two towns surrounding the WMNF to determine whether NNIS are a concern at the municipal level and identify what NNIS actions are implemented.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jessica Casterline

Institutions: Plymouth State University

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

white mountain national forest, non-native

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Casterline, J. "A Survey of Non-Native Plants Associated with Gravel Sediment Projects in White Mountain National Forest". Plymouth State University, 1 May 2020. Accessed from (https://www.proquest.com/openview/6d062e7707bc83574261dfe2d26464cb/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=44156)

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/6d062e7707bc83574261dfe2d26464cb/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=44156

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New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation Forest Resource Assessment & Strategy


2010 to 2015
Summary

This Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy (FRAS) will identify threats, challenges and opportunities, and outline strategies to protect and improve New York's forest resources now and for future generations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David A. Paterson , Alexander B. Grannis , Robert K. Davies

Institutions: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , State of New York, ESRI Harris Geospatial Solutions and Leica Geosystems

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

threats

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Paterson, D. A.; Grannis, A. B.; Davies, R. K. 2015. "New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Resource Assesment & Strategy." Accessed From (https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/fras070110.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/fras070110.pdf

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Relationships Between Major Ownerships, Forest Aboveground Biomass Distributions, and Landscape Dynamics in the New England Region of USA


2010
Summary

This study utilizes remote sensing derived forest aboveground biomass (AGB) estimates and ownership information obtained from the Protected Areas Database (PAD), combining landscape analyses and GIS techniques to demonstrate how different ownerships (public, regulated private, and other private) relate to the spatial distribution of AGB in New England states of the USA.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Mark Ducey, Daolan Zheng , Linda S. Heath

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Family Forest Research Center

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

aboveground biomass, distribution, ownership

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-009-9408-3

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Forest conditions and trends in the northern United States


2012
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sherri Wormstead , Stephen Shifley, Francisco Aguilar, David J. Nowak , Eric J. Greenfield , Susan Stewart , Nianfu Song , Dale D. Gormanson , W. Keith Moser

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Shifley S. R., Aguilar F. X., Song N., Steward S. I., Nowak D. J., Gormanson D. D., Moser W. K., Wormstead S., Greenfield E. J., "Forest conditions and trends in the northern United States", 2012, Accessed from: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/40222

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/40222

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Climate Change Driving Widespread Loss of Coastal Forested Wetlands Throughout the North American Coastal Plain


2021
Summary

This study used classified satellite imagery to document a net loss of?~?13,682 km2 (8%) of forested coastal wetlands across the NACP between 1996 and 2016. Most forests transitioned to scrub-shrub (53%) and marsh habitats (24%). Even within protected areas, they measured substantial rates of wetland deforestation and significant fragmentation of forested wetland habitats.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Elliott E. White , Emily A. Ury , Emily S. Bernhardt , Xi Yang

Institutions: Duke University, Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10021-021-00686-w

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2008
Summary

Information about the New England cottontail and how you can manage your land for habitat is included in this guide.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Margaret Arbuthnot

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service , United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

landowners, new england cottontail

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/8828_New-England-Cottontail-Guide_0.pdf

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Thriving or Surviving? Forester Responses to Private Forestland Parcelization in New York State


2012
Summary

This study conducted twenty in-depth interviews with foresters working in New York State to determine (1) how foresters have experienced parcelization of properties they work with, (2) what challenges are associated with forestry projects on decreasing property sizes, and (3) what kinds of changes foresters are making to adapt to decreasing property sizes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Shorna Broussard Allred , Andrew E. L'Roe

Institutions: Cornell University

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-012-9216-0

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Nest predation rates in managed and reserved extensive northern hardwood forests


1991
Summary

Depredation rates on artificial ground and shrub nests in large blocks of managed and remote reserved northern hardwood forests were studied in the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) (303 930 ha) in New Hampshire, USA, from June to August 1991. Both types of nests were monitored by trip cameras that recorded depredations as eggs were removed.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard DeGraaf

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , University of Massachusetts Amherst

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

white mountain national forest

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

DeGraaf, R. M. "Nest Predation Rates in Managed and Reserved Extensive Northern Hardwood Forests." Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 79, issue 3, December 1995, pp. 227-234. Accessed from https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1127(95)03594-X

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/037811279503594X

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Place, loss, and landowner response to the restoration of a rapidly changing forest landscape


2022
Summary

Place-based models of landscape change assert that the strength of people's attachments can influence their experience of and response to change. This study applies a qualitative deductive-inductive approach to examine rapid change experienced by family forest owners in the northern Great Lakes region of the U.S. (N = 17), whose densely forested property was in the path of a major windstorm and near an ongoing pine barrens restoration.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Anna Haines, Kristen Floress

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Massachusetts, UMass

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Gobster P. H., Weber E., Floress K. M., Schneider I. E., Haines A. L., Arnberger A., "Place, loss, and landowner response to the restoration of a rapidly changing forest landscape", Landscape and Uban Planning, V. 222, June 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104382

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204622000317

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Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting


2005
Summary

This is a compilation of abstracts submitted from the New England society of American foresters 85th winter meeting.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Twery , Laura Kenefic

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Kenefic, L. S., Twery, M. J. "Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting" USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, March 2005. Accessed from (https://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/technical_reports/pdfs/2005/ne_gtr325.pdf#page=23)

Source Link

https://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/technical_reports/pdfs/2005/ne_gtr325.pdf#page=23

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Evaluating the Capability of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Imagery to Detect and Measure the Effects of Edge Influence on Forest Canopy Cover in New England


2021
Summary

This study is a preliminary attempt to utilize UAS imagery to detect changes in canopy cover, known to exhibit changes due to edge influences, across forest edges in a New England forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Russell J Congalton

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Grybas H., Congalton R. G., "Evaluating the Capability of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Imagery to Detect and Measure the Effects of Edge Influence on Forest Canopy Cover in New England", Forests, 15 September 2021, 12(9), 1252, https://doi.org/10.3390/f12091252

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/9/1252

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Mapping and analysis of fragmentation in southeastern New Hampshire


1992 to 2001
Summary

This project used the National Land Cover Dataset Land Cover Retrofit product of Coastal Watershed, NH to evaluate various fragmentation techniques including, (1) FRAGSTATS (University of Massachusetts) and (2) the Forest Fragmentation program from the Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR, University of Connecticut), and (3) a number of other image analysis techniques.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Meghan MacLean

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

fragmentation, fragstats, landcover change, clear

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

MacLean, M. G., & Congalton, R. G. (2010). Mapping and Analysis of Fragmentation in Southeastern New Hampshire. ISPRS. Retrieved from http://www.isprs.org/proceedings/XXXVIII/part4/files/MacLean.pdf

Source Link

http://www.isprs.org/proceedings/XXXVIII/part4/files/MacLean.pdf

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C-CAP (Coastal Change Analysis Program) land cover atlas


1996 to 2010
Summary

This interactive web map depicts landcover changes in coastal regions of the US over various timesteps.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

growth, fragmentation, forest cover, forest loss, landcover

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2017). C-CAP Land Cover Atlas [map]. Available at https://coast.noaa.gov/ccapatlas/

Source Link

https://coast.noaa.gov/ccapatlas/

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New England-Acadian Forests


2021
Summary

This article is an extensive overview of the New England-Acadian forests that span New England and the Eastern Townships and the Beauce regions of Quebec and 50 percent of New Brunswick.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: World Wildlife Fund

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Davis, M., Gratton, L., Adams, J., Goltz, J., Stewart, C., Buttrick, S., Zinger, N., Kavanagh, K., Sims, M., Mann, G. "New England-Acadian Forests" World Wildlife Fund, 2021. Accessed from (https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/na0410)

Source Link

https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/na0410

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Forest fragmentation and its implications in central New York


1985
Summary

The author performed an inventory of current forested areas in Onondaga County, NY using aerial photographs. The results showed that many forest islands were isolated by agricultural, industrial, and urban development, and as a result were so small and so isolated from areas of similar types that they may degenerate into a non-forested condition.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Deborah Gill

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Location

Onondaga

Resource Type

Article

Tags

agricultural development, forest islands, urbanization

Topic Tags

management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Hill, D.B. (1985). Forest fragmentation and its implications in central New York. Forest Ecology and Management, 12(2), pp.113-128.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0378112785900799

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Forest carbon trajectories: Consequences of alternative land-use scenarios in New England


2021
Summary

The extent to which forest carbon sequestration can help mitigate climate change will be determined in large part by future land use. Here they quantify the impacts of five divergent future land-use scenarios on aboveground forest carbon stocks and fluxes throughout New England.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Meghan MacLean , Matthew Duveneck , Luca L. Morreale

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Boston University, Department of Earth and the Environment, New England Conservatory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

MacLean M. G., Duveneck M. J., Plisinski J., Morreale L. L., Laflower D., Thompson J. R., "Forest carbon trajectories: Consequences of alternative land-use scenarios in New England", Change, v. 69, July 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102310

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959378021000893

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Hudson Valley Forest Patch Update and Assessment


2019
Summary

Many changes have occurred in these forests since 2010 and updating this information is the first goal of this project. The second goal of this project is to estimate the condition of each forest patch based on a suite of metrics.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Timothy G. Howard , Amy K. Conley , Emily Cheadle

Institutions: The New York Heritage Program

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Conley, A. K.; Cheadle, E.; Howard, T. G. "Hudson Valley Forest Patch Update and Assessment." December 2019, Accessed from https://www.nynhp.org/sites/default/files/Forest_Patch_Assessment_NYNHP_2019_20200228.pdf

Source Link

https://www.nynhp.org/projects/hudson-valley-forest-patches/

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The Impacts Of Terrestrial Invasive Plants On Streams And Natural And Restored Riparian Forests In Northern New England


2019
Summary

This study quantifies the impacts of terrestrial invasive plant invasions by Japanese knotweed and woody invasive plant species on riparian forest structure, stream physical habitat, soil structure, and soil functioning in northern New Hampshire. In addition, the study assessed the effects of restoring native trees to disturbed riparian sites and their ability to resist invasive plants in central Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Thomas Lee , John Gunn, Chad F. Hammer , Wilfred Wollheim

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

Vermont, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

riparian, soil, streams, invasive plants

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Hammer, C. F. "The Impacts of Teresstrial Invasive Plants on Streams and Natural and Restored riparian Forests in Northern New England." University of New Hampshire, Natural Resources: Forestry. Accessed from https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2331&context=thesis

Source Link

https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2331&context=thesis

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Background: Protecting Contiguous Habitat


1987 to 2005
Summary

This case study focuses on the concerns of protecting contiguous forest habitat in Dummerston, Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New Hampshire Project Learning Tree

Location

Vermont, Dummerston, New Hampshire, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Background: Protecting Contiguous Habitat" New Hampshire Project Learning Tree. Accessed from (https://www.plt.org/stuff/contentmgr/files/1/f1e63ab150f34a365494a91fc32545ad/files/background.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.plt.org/stuff/contentmgr/files/1/f1e63ab150f34a365494a91fc32545ad/files/background.pdf

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Small-scale non-industrial private forest ownership in the United States: rationale and implications for forest management


2005
Summary

This paper argues different reasons for the increase of non-industrial private forest ownership increasing in the U.S. it also discusses the implications of the parcelization of NIPF ownerships on forest management.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Daowei Zhang , Yaoqui Zhang

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

private forests

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Zhang, Y., Zhang, D., Schelhas, J. "Small-scale non-industrial private forest ownership in the United States: rationale and implications for forest management" U.S. Forest Service, Silva Fennica, Vol. 39(3): 443-454, 2005. Accessed from (https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/25014)

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/25014

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Using the Lonsdorf model for estimating habitat loss and fragmentation effects on pollination service


2021
Summary

This study aimed to examine the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on pollination separately. For this purpose, first, they generated different simulated agricultural landscapes, including two habitats of forest and agriculture. Then, according to the Lonsdorf model, they estimated the potential of the simulated landscapes in providing pollination in different scenarios. Finally, using statistical models, they estimated the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on pollination at the landscape and farm levels.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Rahimi E., Barghjelveh S., Dong P., "Using the Lonsdorf model for estimating habitat loss and fragmentation effects on pollination service", Ecological Processes 10, no. 22, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-021-00291-8

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13717-021-00291-8

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From Engagement to Action: Supporting Woodland Owners in Decisions About Their Land


2019
Summary

This document produced by New England Forestry Foundation reports on a focused effort to apply new approaches to reach out to forest landowners and engage them in improving their forest management and exploring conservation outcomes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert Perschel , Frank Lowenstein , Elizabeth G. Hayden

Institutions: New England Forestry Foundation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

decision support, private forests, woodlands

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Hayden, E. G., Lowenstein, F., Perschel, R. T. ""From Engagement to Action: Supporting Woodland Owners in Decisions About Their Land"" New England Forestry Foundation, November 2019. Accessed from (https://newenglandforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engagement-to-action-2019report.pdf)

Source Link

https://newenglandforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engagement-to-action-2019report.pdf

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Patterns in Forest Harvesting in New England and New York: Using FIA Data to Evaluate Silvicultural Outcomes


1999 to 2018
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ethan Belair, Mark Ducey

Institutions: University of New Hampshire , University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

silviculture, clearcutting, basal area, harvesting, clearcuts, forest management, silvicultural treatments

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Belair, E.P. & Ducey, M.J. (2018). Patterns in Forest Harvesting in New England and New York: Using FIA Data to Evaluate Silvicultural Outcomes. Journal of Forestry, 116(3), pp.273-282.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/116/3/273/4993098

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The Increasing Importance of Small-Scale Forestry: Evidence from Family Forest Ownership Patterns in the United States


2008
Summary

This paper suggests that the number and proportion of small-scale family forest owners in the United States are both increasing due to the increasing importance of non-timber amenities to forest landowners.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Young Zhang , X. Liao , John Schelhas

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , Auburn University, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

family forest

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Zhang, Y.; Liao, X.; Butler, B.J. et al. "The Increasing Importance of Small-Scale Forestry: Evidence from Family Forest Ownership Patterns in the United States." Small-scale Forestry 8, 1 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-008-9050-6

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-008-9050-6

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An Empirical Study of Posting Private Nonindustrial Forests


1993
Summary

This chapter identifies characteristics influencing the posting of nonindustrial private forest lands by analyzing and empirical model that examined the relationship between posting and variables that measure characteristics of the land, owner and surrounding community. The results are useful for assessing the implications of parcelization and the changing characteristics of landowners on posting.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Donald Dennis

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, NEFES

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

private forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3783354

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New Hampshire Forest Resources Plan


1994 to 1996
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John E. Sargent

Institutions: New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Forest Resources Plan Steering Committee. "New Hampshire Forest Resources Plan." April 1996. Accessed from https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/nhfrp01.pdf

Source Link

https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/nhfrp01.pdf

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Estate Planning as a Forest Stewardship Tool: A Study of Family Land Ownerships in the Northeastern U.S.


2017
Summary

This research provides foundational knowledge of the current status of family landowners' formal estate planning in four northeastern U.S. states. Using a mail survey in Massachusetts, Maine, New York and Vermont, they compiled information on owners' current management, future intentions, estate planning, and demographics.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Brett Butler , Mary Sisock , David Kittredge , Kathleen Bell, Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Jessica Leahy, Ezra Markowitz , Anita Milman , Shorna Broussard Allred , Rebekah Zimmerer

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , UMass Amherst Department of Natural Resources Conservation , University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , University of Maine, School of Forest Resources , University of Maine, School of Economics , Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

family forest

Topic Tags

management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Markowski-Lindsay, M.; Catanzaro, P.; Bell, K.; Kittredge, D.; Leahy, J.; Butler, B.; Markowitz, E.; Milman, A.; Zimmerer, R.; Allred, S.; Sisock, M. "Estate Planning as a Forest Stewardship Tool: A Study of Family Land Ownerships in the Northeatern U.S." Forest Policy and Economics, 30 March 2018, vol. 83, pp. 36-44, Accessed From (https://masswoods.org/sites/masswoods.org/files/pdf-doc-ppt/Estate-Planning-as-Forest-Stewardship-Tool.pdf).

Source Link

https://masswoods.org/sites/masswoods.org/files/pdf-doc-ppt/Estate-Planning-as-Forest-Stewardship-Tool.pdf

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Forestland, conversion, fragmentation, and parcelization: A summary of a forum exploring the loss of forestland and the future of working family forests


2000
Summary

The Yale Forest Forum and the Southern New England Forest Consortium hosted a public forum and workshop titled 'A Fragmented End? How Parcelization and Land Use Conversion May Mark the End of Working Family Forests' at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in New Haven, Connecticut in 2000. The purpose of the forum was to discuss the potential risk of forest fragmentation, parcelization, and land use conversion on the viability of working family forests specifically to address the scope, impact, possible solutions, policy implications, and research priorities.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mary Tyrrell

Institutions: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

fragmentation, education, forum, planning

Topic Tags

management, planning

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Tyrrell, M. and Dunning, G. (Eds.). (2000). Forestland, Conversion, Fragmentation, and Parcelization: A summary of a forum exploring the loss of forestland and the future of working family forests. Yale Forest Forum Series: 3 (6).

Source Link

https://gisf.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/03_06.pdf

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Forest fragmentation patterns in Maine watersheds and prediction of visible crown diameter in recent undisturbed forest


2012
Summary

The authors used multiple sources of remotely sensed, topographic, and site index data to predict forest locations containing large diameter trees and identify undisturbed forest patches.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brianne Looze

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

timber harvest, landsat, remote sensing, maine, ecoregion, principal components analysis

Topic Tags

methods, management

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Looze, B.E. (2012). Forest Fragmentation Patterns in Maine Watersheds and Prediction of Visible Crown Diameter in Recent Undisturbed Forest. (University of Maine Ms Thesis).

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/1743/

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Global-scale patterns of forest fragmentation


2000
Summary

The authors conducted an analysis of forest fragmentation based on 1-km resolution land-cover maps for the globe, using six categories of fragmentation (interior, perforated, edge, transitional, patch, and undetermined) from the amount of forest and its occurrence as adjacent forest pixels. Patterns and differences at multiple scales were assess within and across continents.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riitters

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forests, analysis, forest fragmentation, global analysis

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/5379

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Stressors: Development and habitat loss


2015
Summary

This tool allows users to explore and learn about environmental threats and impacts to wildlife in Massachusetts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: UMass Amherst Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, wildlife, development, habitat loss, wildlife habitat

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Massachusetts Climate Adaptation Partnership. (2015). Stressors: Development and habitat loss. Available at https://climateactiontool.org/content/development-and-habitat-loss

Source Link

https://climateactiontool.org/content/development-and-habitat-loss

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In Forest and Intact: Designating Future Use of Family-Forest-Owned Land


2018
Summary

Using mail survey data from the northeastern United States, this study explored family-forest-owner (FFO) legacy planning. The report summarizes FFO interest in planning for the future use of their land.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Brett Butler , David Kittredge , Kathleen Bell, Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Jessica Leahy, Ezra Markowitz , Anita Milman , Shorna Broussard Allred

Institutions: University of Maine , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , UMass Amherst Department of Natural Resources Conservation , University of Maine, School of Forest Resources , University of Maine, School of Economics , Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

family forest

Topic Tags

management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Markowski-Lindsay, M.; Catanzaro, P.; Bell, K.; Kittredge, D.; Markowitz, E.; Leahy, J.; Butler, B.; Milman, A.; Allred, S. 30 March 2018. "In Forest and Intact: Designating Future Use of Family-Forest-Owned Land." Accessed From (https://harvardforest1.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/files/publications/pdfs/MarkowskiLinday_JForestry_2018.pdf).

Source Link

https://harvardforest1.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/files/publications/pdfs/MarkowskiLinday_JForestry_2018.pdf

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1993 to 1994
Summary

This study compared bird assemblages between forests with different housing densities in western Massachusetts. Identified trends suggest that birds of New England's relatively extensive forests may be subject to greater fragmentation effects than generally thought, as a result of increasing rural housing development within forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Daniel Kluza

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , University of Massachusetts Amherst

Location

Hampshire, Franklin

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest birds, forest interior species, housing development, neotropical migrants

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Kluza, D.A., Griffin, C.R. & DeGraaf, R.M. (2000). Housing developments in rural New England: effects on forest birds. In Animal Conservation forum (Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 15-26). Cambridge University Press.

Source Link

http://sfx.uvm.edu/UVM?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.atitle=Housing%20developments%20in%20rural%20New%20England%3A%20effects%20on%20forest%20birds&rft.aufirst=DA&rft.aulast=Kluza&rft.date=2000&rft.epage=26&rft.genre=article&rft.issn=1367-9430&rft.jtitle=ANIMAL%20CONSERVATION&rft.pages=15-26&rft.part=1&rft.spage=15&rft.stitle=ANIM%20CONSERV&rft.volume=3&rfr_id=info:sid/www.isinet.com:WoK:WOS&rft.au=Griffin%2C%20CR&rft.au=DeGraaf%2C%20RM&rft_id=info:doi/10%2E1017%2FS1367943000000706

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State of New Hampshire


2019
Summary

A resource overview and management direction for New Hampshire's proposed plans for Ashouelot River Conservation Focus Area, Blueberry Swamp Conservation Focus Area, Mascoma River Conservation Focus area, Pondicherry Conservation Focus Area, and Sprague Brook Conservation Focus area.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: State of New Hampshire

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

State of New Hampshire. "Resources Overview and Management Direction for Conservation Focus Areas and Refuge Units" Accessed from https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_5/NWRS/North_Zone/Silvio_O_Conte_Complex/Silvio_O_Conte/01(f)w_Appendix_A_Conservation_Focus_Areas_New_Hampshire(435.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_5/NWRS/North_Zone/Silvio_O_Conte_Complex/Silvio_O_Conte/01(f)w_Appendix_A_Conservation_Focus_Areas_New_Hampshire(435.pdf

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ForestParcelization and Forest Fragmentation in the U.S., Northeast, and Vermont


2006
Summary

This presentation addresses the trends in forest parcelization, private forest owners, and forest management with plans for how to improve conservation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Butler B. J., "ForestParcelization and Forest Fragmentation in the U.S., Northeast, and Vermont", 18 September 2006, U.S. Forest Service, Accessed from: https://slideplayer.com/slide/4446117/

Source Link

https://slideplayer.com/slide/4446117/

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Life on the Edge


2016
Summary

Despite being conducted in rural Petersham, Massachusetts, the inspiration for my summer research project comes from patterns observed in urban environments. We live in a growing world in which cities are expanding, both in terms of population and geography. As cities sprawl outwards, forested regions, such as New England, are converted into fragmented landscapes where the forest is interrupted by human land use. Replacing forests with something else can have significant impacts on the carbon cycle as forests play a key role in removing and storing atmospheric carbon. However, the data that I have collected this summer suggests that forests have the ability to mitigate some of the carbon storage loss associated with forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ian Smith

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Website

Tags

cities, edge effects, forest edge, human land use, urban forests

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Smith, I. (2016). Life on the Edge. Harvard Forest. Available at http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/blog/ian-smith

Source Link

http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/blog/ian-smith

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Techniques and considerations for FIA forest fragmentation analysis


1999
Summary

This article descibes the possibilities of utilizing Forest Inventory Analysis data in combination with remote sensing and increased computing capacity to assess foret fragmentation in the region.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Lister

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

ecology, monitoring, forest service, fia, forest resources, inventory

Topic Tags

methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Lister, A.J., Lister, T.W., Riemann, R. and Hoppus, M. (2002). Techniques and Considerations for FIA forest fragmentation analysis. In: McRoberts, R.E., Reams, G.A., Van Deusen, P.C., Moser, J.W. (Eds). (2002). Proceedings of the Thrid Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-230. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 156-161.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/14440

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Effect of clearcut borders on distribution and abundance of forest birds in northern New Hampshire


1992 to 1993
Summary

The authors compared numbers of forest bird territories between forest edge and forest interior areas to determine whether clearcuts affect bird abundance in adjacent forest. While some birds were less abundant in edge areas, the distribution of these species did not differ from the distribution of randomly placed simulated territories.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David King , Richard DeGraaf , Curtice Griffin

Institutions: Wilson Ornithological Society

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

clearcuts, bird abundance, forest edge, neotropical migrants

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

King, D.I., Griffin, C.R. & DeGraaf, R.M. (1997). Effect of clearcut borders on distribution and abundance of forest birds in Northern New Hampshire. The Wilson Bulletin, pp.239-245.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4163807.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:a04ef66e23c177ec278c02debe6a86c0

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Assessing the Migration System of New Hampshire and Vermont's Connecticut River Valley: Impacts on Ecology and Social Systems from Human Migration and Public Desire


2021
Summary

This report, the second in a three part series, identifies the impacts of migration patterns within the towns on the Connecticut River in New Hampshire and Vermont. Terrestrial impacts from development and urbanization include fragmentation and sprawl, increased impervious surface, runoff, and flooding, loss of biodiversity and forests, disruption of nutrient cycles and weakened climate resiliency. Watershed impacts include a disrupted hydrological cycle, loss of biodiversity and aquatic habitat, degraded water quality, loss of recreational opportunity, and water scarcity

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Sylvia M., Corvus J., "Assessing the Migration System of New Hampshire and Vermont's Connecticut River Valley: Impacts on Ecology and Social Systems from Human Migration and Public Desire", 30 April, 2021, Accessed from: https://www.communityresilience-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CRV_Migration-Impacts.pdf

Source Link

https://www.communityresilience-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CRV_Migration-Impacts.pdf

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New Hampshire Everlasting: An Initiative to Conserve Our Quality-of-Life


2001
Summary

The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1901 that has helped protect over one million acres in the state. The Society has on-going programs in land protection, environmental education, advocacy, research, and sustainable forest management. This Article explains the goals of the New Hampsire Everlasting program.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sarah Thorne

Institutions: Society for the Protection of NH Forests

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Thorne, S. 22 September 2001. "New Hampshire Everlasting: An Initiatibe to Conserve Our Quality-of-Life." Accessed From (https://forestsociety.org/sites/default/files/nheverlasting.pdf)

Source Link

https://forestsociety.org/sites/default/files/nheverlasting.pdf

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The landscape context of family forests in the United States: Anthropogenic interfaces and forest fragmentation from 2001 to 2011


2001 to 2018
Summary

The objective of this study was to assess the status and change of the landscape context of family forests across the conterminous United States, as measured by interior forest status and anthropogenic (urban and agricultural) interface zones. To do this, the authors combined circa 2005 forest inventory data with land cover maps from 2001 and 2011 to evaluate changes in the vicinity of 132,497 inventory locations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riitters , Jennifer Costanza

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

agriculture, forest inventory, forest, family forest, forestland, urban areas

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Riitters, K. and Costanza, J. (2018). The landscape context of family forests in the United States: Anthropogenic interfaces and forest fragmentation from 2001 to 2011. Landscape and Urban Planning.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204618301464

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Identifying areas of relative change in forest fragmentation in New Hampshire between 1990 and 2000


1990 to 2000
Summary

In this study, the authors developed new landcover classifications from Landsat imagery data acquired in 1990 and 2000 for New Hampshire, assessed fragmentation in both time periods, and created maps depicting the spatial extent of fragmentation change through time.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Tonya Lister

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Inventory and Analysis, FIA

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

landsat, fragmentation, fia, edge effects, parcelization, spatial assessment

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Lister, T., Lister, A., McWilliams, W. & Riemann, R. (2007). Identifying areas of relative change in forest fragmentation in New Hampshire between 1990 and 2000. In: McRoberts, Ronald E.; Reams, Gregory A.; Van Deusen, Paul C.; McWilliams, William H., eds. Proceedings of the seventh annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; October 3-6, 2005; Portland, ME. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-77. Washington, DC: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 89-95. (Vol. 77).

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/17028

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Floristic Change in New England and New York: Regional Patterns of Plant Species Loss and Decline


1879 to 2019
Summary

The authors examine changes in floristic communities across New England and New York from the late 1800's to 2019.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, Glen Mittelhauser , Abraham Miller-Rushing, Richard Primack , Richard Primack

Institutions: University of Maine , Boston University , Maine Natural History Observatory, Acadia National Park, Schoodic Institute

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://bioone.org/journals/rhodora/volume-121/issue-985/18-04/FLORISTIC-CHANGE-IN-NEW-ENGLAND-AND-NEW-YORK--REGIONAL/10.3119/18-04.full

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Use and Diminution of Adirondack and Catskill Parks (Statute 9-0301)


2012
Summary

This New York law describes the disposition of the Adirondack and Catskill parks.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: State of New York

Location

New York

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

forest resources, forestry, laws, long-term management, policy, public lands, state-owned forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/environmental-conservation-law/env-sect-9-0301.html

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Northeastern regional forest fragmentation assessment: rationale, methods, and comparisons with other studies


2003
Summary

The authors assessed forest fragmentation in 13 northeastern states using Landsat imagery in order to gain a greater understanding of the trends in and status of this region's forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Lister

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

landsat, fragmentation, northeast, fia

Topic Tags

methods

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Lister, A., Riemann, R., Lister, T., & McWilliams, W. (2003). Northeastern Regional Forest Fragmentation Assessment: Rationale, Methods, and Comparisons with Other Studies. 2003 Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium. Retrieved from https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr_wo069/gtr_wo069_013.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/14257

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New Hampshire Towns of Gorham And Milan Expand Protection For Community Forests


2020
Summary

This article provides information on recent land purchases that will help to augment town revenue, while ensuring clean drinking water, protecting wildlife habitat, and providing enhanced recreational opportunities

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ann Simonelli

Institutions: The Conservation Fund

Location

Gorham, Milan, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Simonelli, A. "New Hampshire Towns of Gorham And Milan Expand Protection For Community Forests" The Conservation Fund, August 3, 2020. Accessed from (https://www.conservationfund.org/impact/press-releases/2278-community-forests-expand-protection-in-new-hampshire)

Source Link

https://www.conservationfund.org/impact/press-releases/2278-community-forests-expand-protection-in-new-hampshire

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New England losing forest cover, accelerated conservation urged


2010
Summary

As forest lands decline in New England, a group of 20 scholars, UMass Extension forester David B. Kittredge, Jr.(right), has issued a report calling on the six states to retain 70 percent of the region's land as forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Massachusetts, UMass

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"New England losing forest cover, accelerated conservation urged", 20 May 2010, Accessed from: https://www.umass.edu/archivenewsoffice/article/new-england-losing-forest-cover-accelerated-conservation-urged

Source Link

https://www.umass.edu/archivenewsoffice/article/new-england-losing-forest-cover-accelerated-conservation-urged

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Ticks, Hair Loss, and Non-Clinging Babies: A Novel Tick-Based Hypothesis for the Evolutionary Divergence of Humans and Chimpanzees


2021
Summary

The aim of this review is to propose and evaluate a novel tick-based evolutionary hypothesis wherein forest fragmentation in hominin paleoenvironments created conditions that were favourable for tick proliferation, selecting for hair loss in hominins and grooming behaviour in chimpanzees as divergent anti-tick strategies. It is argued that these divergent anti-tick strategies resulted in different methods for carrying babies, driving the locomotor divergence of humans and chimpanzees.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Brown J.G., "Ticks, Hair Loss, and Non-Clinging Babies: A Novel Tick-Based Hypothesis for the Evolutionary Divergence of Humans and Chimpanzees." Life 2021, 11, 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11050435

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/5/435

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New Hampshire Forest Resources Plan Revision -- Assessment 2010


2010
Summary

This Assessment Report is essentially a background paper designed to provide the best information available about the status of New Hampshire's forests to facilitate a revision to the Plan with input from many stake holder groups.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"New Hampshire Forest Resources Plan Revision - Assessment 2010", 2010, Accessed from: https://indicators.ucdavis.edu/catalog/frameworks/new-hampshire-forest-resources-plan-revision-assessment-2010

Source Link

https://indicators.ucdavis.edu/catalog/frameworks/new-hampshire-forest-resources-plan-revision-assessment-2010

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Urbanization's impact on sustained yield management as perceived by forestry professionals in central New York


2009
Summary

This study surveyed professional foresters in a five-county area of New York and asked them to rate the potential for sustained yield management by township. They utilized those expert opinions to develop a logistic regression model that predicted the probability of sustained yield management in central New York while exploring the factors that influence sustained yield management.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rene Germain , Eddie Bevilacqua , Brandon W. Vickery

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , Franklin Land Trust , The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Vickery, B. W.; Germain, R. H.; Bevilacqua, E. "Urbanization's Impact on Sustained Yield Management as Perceived by Forestry Professionals in Central New York." Forest Policy and Economics, vol 11, issue 1, January 2009, pp. 42-49, Accessed from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389934108000774

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389934108000774

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Forest Fragmentation


2007
Summary

What Is Forest Fragmentation,and Why Is It Important? Forest fragmentation refers to a loss of forest and the division of the remaining forest into smaller blocks. Fragmentation is of concern primarily because of its impact on the conservation of biological diversity. Forest fragmentation can affect the amount and quality of habitat for many wildlife species (Fahrig 2003, Roundtable on Sustainable Forests 2000). Fragmented forests may consist of patches of forest too small to maintain viable populations of certain species. Fragmentation is also an issue because the resulting smaller blocks of forest may not be viable units for forest management (Roundtable on Sustainable Forests 2000).

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riitters

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Riitters K. H. "Forest Fragmentation", 2007 pp 9-15 In: Forest health monitoring: 2005 national technical report. General Technical Report SRS-104. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/55879

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Of Vert and Vision Ensuring the Legacy of the Northern Forest of New England and New York


1992
Summary

Of Vert and Vision represents the collective contributions of more than thirty individuals. Not all will agree with its conclusions, but few will disagree with its primary thrust - that the future of the northern forest lands of New England and New York needs to be a matter of vital concern to its public and its leadership.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Charles H. W. Foster

Institutions: Harvard University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Foster, C.H.W., "Of Vert and Vision: Ensuring the Legacy of the Northern Forest of New England and New York". CSIA Discussion Paper 92-13, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, December 1992. Accessed from: https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/legacy/files/disc_paper_92_13.pdf

Source Link

https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/legacy/files/disc_paper_92_13.pdf

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The Conservation Fund: Reed Forest


2020
Summary

The Conservation Fund aims to permanently protect more than 36,000 acres of working forests in the eastern United states, including the Reed Forest in Maine.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brian Dangler , Evan Smith

Institutions: The Conservation Fund , Forest Society of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

working forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Dangler, B.; Smith, E. 2020. "Reed Forest, The Conservation Fund, Working Forest Fund." Accessed From (https://www.conservationfund.org/projects/reed-forest)

Source Link

https://www.conservationfund.org/projects/reed-forest

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Increasing forest resiliency for an uncertain future


2016
Summary

The goal of this publication was to provide landowners, foresters, conservation organizations, and municipal officials a framework for addressing emerging challenges in an integrated way that is specific to forestland and takes into consideration individual goals, available time, and resources.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Anthony D'Amato , Emily Huff

Institutions: University of Vermont , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Massachusetts Amherst

Location

New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

climate change, conservation, carbon sequestration, forest conversion, forest stressors, invasives

Topic Tags

methods, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Catanzaro, P., D'Amato, A., & Huff, E.S. (2016). Increasing forest resiliency for an uncertain future. Report for the USDA Forest Service. Available at https://masswoods.net/sites/masswoods.net/files/Forest-Resiliency.pdf

Source Link

http://masswoods.org/sites/masswoods.net/files/Forest-Resiliency.pdf

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1975 to 2002
Summary

This study uses established sampling and analysis techniques to document the parcelization of nonindustrial private lands (NIPL) in Oneida County, New York between 1075 and 2000 with a special focus on the division of nonindustrial private forestlands

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kevin Brazill

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Location

Oneida, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

parcelization, private forests

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/f657cd0b3fab83db4a1ef2fa2bf8e78d/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Fragmentation of continental United States forests


2002
Summary

The authors report a multiple-scale analysis of forest fragmentation based on 30-m (0.09 ha pixel) land-cover maps for the conterminous United States. They found that most forest is found in fragmented landscapes suggesting that while forests are connected over large regions, fragmentation may be so pervasive that edge effects potentially influence ecological processes on most forested lands.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riitters

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest ecology, edge effects, forest fragmentation, landscape pattern, spatial patterns

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Riitters, K.H., Wickham, J.D., O'neill, R.V., Jones, K.B., Smith, E.R., Coulston, J.W., Wade, T.G. & Smith, J.H. (2002). Fragmentation of continental United States forests. Ecosystems, 5(8), pp.0815-0822.

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_riitters002.pdf

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Private Forests, Public Benefits: Increased Housing Density and Other Pressures on Private Forest Contributions


2009
Summary

For this study, we map and rank watersheds across the conterminous United States to analyze the relative contributions of private forest land to water quality, timber volume, at-risk species habitat, and interior forest. In addition, we rank watersheds according to the pressures on private forest contributions from increased housing density, wildfire, insect pests and diseases, and air pollution.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Theobald, Ron McRoberts , Susan Stein , Sara J. Comas , Mary A. Carr , Ralph J. Alig , Lisa G. Mahal , Amanda Cundiff

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

benefits, housing development, private forests

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Stein, S.M., McRoberts, R.E., Mahal, L.G., Carr, M.A., Alig, R.J., Comas, S.J., Theobald, D.M., Cundiff, A."Private forests, public benefits: increased housing density and other pressures on private forest contributions". Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-795. (2009) Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 74 p. Accessed from: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.463.5175&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/36096

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Forests on the Edge: Housing Development on America's Private Forests


2005
Summary

The Forests on the Edge project seeks to improve understanding of the processes and thresholds associated with increases in housing density in private forests and likely effects on the contributions of those forests to timber, wildlife and water resources. This report, the first in a series, displays and describes housing density projections on private forests, by watershed, across teh conterminous United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Theobald, Ron McRoberts , Mark Nelson , Mike Eley , Mike Dechter , Susan Stein , Ralph J. Alig , Marcy Carr

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Stein S. M., McRoberts R. E., Alig R. J., Nelson M. D., Theobald D. M., Eley M., Dechter M., Carr M., "Forests on the Edge: Housing Develipment on America's Private Forests", 2005, Accessed from: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=o8OtV6o4zu4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP7&dq=forest+parcelization+rhode+island&ots=nta0vCllKs&sig=HA_FvLe6exX0NPfhAejChgzzEtc#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=o8OtV6o4zu4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP7&dq=forest+parcelization+rhode+island&ots=nta0vvmrHq&sig=LWm0bcP8VpFCkeZvggUKImbjeNA#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Family Forest Research Center


2016 to 2020
Summary

This is a research center that studies the behaviors and attitudes of the people who own forests. They investigate the social, political and economic dimensions of family forest ownership in the hope of improving forest conservation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Brett Butler , Emily Huff , David Kittredge , Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Stephanie Snyder, Jesse Caputo , Kristen Floress , Amanda Robillard , Emma Sass

Institutions: Family Forest Research Center , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Website

Tags

family forest, forest economy

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Family Forest Research Center." 2016. USDA Forest Service, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Michigan State University. Accessed From (http://www.familyforestresearchcenter.org/)

Source Link

https://www.familyforestresearchcenter.org/

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An Assessment of Forest Cover and Impervious Surface Area on Family Forests in the New York City Watershed


2012
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Nate Anderson , Rene Germain , Myrna H. Hall

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

New York, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/njaf/article/29/2/67/4774252

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New Hampshires Current Use Taxation Law (RSA 79-A)


2016
Summary

This document is a layperson's guide to New Hampshires Current Use law

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: SPACE - New Hampshire's Current Use Coalition

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

agriculture, current use, education, laws, long-term management, policy, private land, taxation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

A Layperson's Guide to New Hampshire Current Use. (2016). New England Forestry .Available at http://newenglandforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CurrentUseLaypersonsGuide.pdf

Source Link

http://newenglandforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CurrentUseLaypersonsGuide.pdf

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The Effects of Forestland Parcelization and Ownership Transfers on Nonindustrial Private Forestland Forest Stocking in New York


1984 to 2007
Summary

This study completed forestinventories on a sample of 137 NIPF woodlots to examine the relationship between parcelization and ownership changes and 23 forest stocking and quality variables.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Nate Anderson , Rene Germain , Eddie Bevilacqua

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Germain, R.; Anderson, N.; Bevilacqua, E. "The Effects of Forestland Parcelization and Ownership Transfers on Nonindustrial Private Forestland Forest Stocking in NewYork." Society of American Foresters, 2007. Accessed from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233582311_The_Effects_of_Forestland_Parcelization_and_Ownership_Transfers_on_Nonindustrial_Private_Forestland_Forest_Stocking_in_New_York

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233582311_The_Effects_of_Forestland_Parcelization_and_Ownership_Transfers_on_Nonindustrial_Private_Forestland_Forest_Stocking_in_New_York

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Resource management to rural residential: Tools to monitor parcelization in the Catskill Region of New York State


2014
Summary

This study documents the change in private, rural parcel dynamics from 2004 to 2010 in the Catskill region at the township scale. A parcel density map was developed to observe trends in distribution of small parcels.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Newman , Rene Germain , Cassandra N. Pinkoski , Avik Chatterjee , S. Scott Shannon

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

Catskill, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

catskills

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Pinkoski, C. N. "Resource management to rural residential: Tools to monitor parcelization in the Catskill Region of New York State." April 2014, Accessed from https://search.proquest.com/openview/5f9644aa11e12e245f58cd97dc0d6a81/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Source Link

https://search.proquest.com/openview/5f9644aa11e12e245f58cd97dc0d6a81/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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New England's Forest Landscape: Ecological Legacies and Conservation Patterns Shaped by Agrarian History


2008
Summary

This is the second chapter of the book "New England's Forest Landscape: Ecological Legacies and Conservation Patterns Shaped by Agrarian History"

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Foster

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Harvard University , University of Massachusetts Amherst , Brandeis University

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

conservation, history, agrarian history, anthropology

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Foster, D R., Donahue, B., Kittredge, D., Motzkin, G., Hall, B., Turner, B., and Chilton, E.S. (2008). New England's Forest Landscape: Ecological Legacies and Conservation Patterns Shaped by Agrarian History. In Agrarian Landscapes in Transition: Comparisons of Long-Term Ecological and Cultural Change: 344.

Source Link

https://scholarworks.umass.edu/anthro_faculty_pubs/344/

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Habitat Loss and Fragmentation


2020
Summary

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies: Vermont Atlas of life website uses this article to talk about habitat loss and fragmentation and the impacts on bird populations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Center for Ecostudies, VCE

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

"Habitat Loss and Fragmentation" The Vermont Center for Ecostudies, 2020, Accessed from https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/habitat-loss-and-fragmentation/

Source Link

https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/habitat-loss-and-fragmentation/

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Analysis of potential habitat fragmentation impacts to songbirds and bats associated with the Baron Winds Project, New York


2017
Summary

This memo was prepared to assess the potential for habitat fragmentation impacts to breeding birds and bats from construction of the proposed Baron Winds Project.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sarah Gravel

Institutions: Stantec Consulting Services, LLC, EverPower Wind Holdings Inc.

Location

Steuben

Resource Type

Report

Tags

fragmentation, songbirds, bats, certificate application, consulting, permit, wind turbines

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Gravel, S.B. and DiBello, F. (2017). Analysis of Potential Habitat Fragmentation Impacts to Songbirds and Bats Associated with the Baron Winds Project, New York [memo]. Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

Source Link

https://businessdocbox.com/Forestry/99391099-Analysis-of-potential-habitat-fragmentation-impacts-to-songbirds-and-bats-associated-with-the-cassadaga-wind-project-new-york.html

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Variation and trends in sawmill wood procurement in the Northeastern United States


Summary

The sawmill industry in the Northeastern United States is represented by a wide variety of mills with highly variable round wood requirements and diverse procurement operations. Data collected from 211 sawmills in seven states are used to characterize wood procurement, with an emphasis on quantifying variation in operations among different types of firms.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Nate Anderson , Rene Germain

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

mill

Topic Tags

methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Anderson, N.; Germain, R. (2007). "Variation and Trends in Sawmill Wood Procurement in the Northeastern United States." Accessed from: https://www.esf.edu/for/germain/Anderson & Germain 2007. Variation Wood Procurement Northeast. Forest Products Jo..pdf

Source Link

https://www.esf.edu/for/germain/Anderson & Germain 2007. Variation Wood Procurement Northeast. Forest Products Jo..pdf

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Tracking Parcelization Over Time to Inform Planning and Policy: Parcelization Trends in Vermont


2004 to 2018
Summary

This is an overview of Phase 3 research by the Vermont Natural Resources Council's project that has the goals of quantifying the degree to which subdivision is affecting the viability of large parcels for resource management and conservation, the extent to which residential development is occurring, the extent to which large undeveloped woodland parcels are declining and to document trends that may be relevant for policies and programs that support resource management and/or minimize the fragmentation of land.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council, Forest and Wildlife Program

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Fidel, J. "Tracking Parcelization Over Time to Inform Planning and Policy: Parcelization Trends in Vermont." 2018, Accessed from https://vecan.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Jamey-Fidel_compressed.pdf

Source Link

https://vecan.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Jamey-Fidel_compressed.pdf

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Forest Fragmentation and Housing Development


1982 to 2012
Summary

This web page is an overview of data and statistics on forest fragmentation both due to natural causes and human development.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Curtis H. Flather , Milagros Alvarez , Mark Nelson , Michael Knowles

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, U.S. Endowment of Forestry and Communities

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Website

Tags

forests, development

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Alvarez M., Nelson, M., Flather, C., Knowles, M., 2018 "Forest Fragmentation and Housing Development" U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities. Accessed from https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=ed360934f2654044adefaf3ef08eeb54

Source Link

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=ed360934f2654044adefaf3ef08eeb54

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Restrictions on use of state lands (Statute 9-0303)


2012
Summary

This New York law describes protections for state lands from any actions that would otherwise change the integrity of the state lands.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: State of New York

Location

New York

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

forest resources, forestry, laws, long-term management, policy, public lands, state-owned forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/environmental-conservation-law/env-sect-9-0303.html

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Growing Forests "a rare piece of good news in climate science"


2010 to 2022
Summary

Boston University researchers Lucy Hutyra and Luca Morreale, along with scientists from Harvard Forest and The City University of New York, find that trees along the edges of temperate forests grow faster and are denser as a result of fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Gina Mantica

Institutions: Boston University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Mantica G., "Growing forests "a rare piece of good news in climate science"", Boston University, 6 January, 2022. Accessed from: https://www.bu.edu/hic/2022/01/06/growing-forests-a-rare-piece-of-good-news-in-climate-science/

Source Link

https://www.bu.edu/hic/2022/01/06/growing-forests-a-rare-piece-of-good-news-in-climate-science/

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Direct and Indirect Effects of Anthropogenic Land Use on Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in New England


2019
Summary

This document is a dissertation on the decline and resurgence of the bobcat in New England, related to anthropogenic land use. The author explores historic and modern genetics, diet, and stress of New England bobcat populations, and then connects these to historic and modern land uses.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rory Carroll

Institutions: University of New Hampshire

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3438&context=dissertation

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Informing land use planning and forestland conservation through subdivision and parcelization trend information


2003 to 2010
Summary

The authors analyzed subdivision trends in Vermont by using state Grand List data for 2003 and 2009 to establish a database of parcels of land in the state, compiled by class size. The analysis goals were to: (1) quantify the extent of subdivision and the degree to which subdivision is affecting the viability of undeveloped land for resource management; (2) quantify and understand the extent to which residential development is occurring on parcels that are larger than needed for a residence; and (3) investigate and document paaerns that may be relevant for policies and programs that support resource management and/or discourage fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Deb Brighton

Institutions: Northeastern States Research Cooperative , Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Fletcher, Stowe, Elmore, Calais, Middlesex, Norwich, Bennington, Hinesburg

Resource Type

Report

Tags

resource management, fragmentation, forest stewardship, parcelization, policy, policy making, wildlife conservation

Topic Tags

management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Brighton, D., Fidel, J., Shupe, B., Sinclair, S. and Austin, J. (2010). Informing land use planning and forestland conservation through subdivision and parcelization trend information. Vermont Natural Resources Council.

Source Link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rnkZm13s_NGiv46Xvcrpef-OEmIxYbq_/view

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Parcelization and affluence: Implications for nonindustrial private forests


1992
Summary

The quality of life we cherish is in many ways dependent on the health and accessibility of our forests. Forests provide recreational and aesthetic relief from the pressures of modem society, as well as the raw material for a multitude of wood products. Many rural communities rely heavily on economic benefits provided by timber, tourism, and other forest-related recreation industries. Since approximately 85% of all timberland in the highly populated East is privately owned, these owners and the decisions they make are extremely important in maintaining quality of life and economic vitality within the region.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Donald Dennis

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

Location

Vermont, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

production, recreation, forest economy, private land, timber

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Dennis, D. F. "Parcelization and Affluence: Implications for Nonindustrial Private Forests." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, 9 (1992), Accessed from https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/jrnl/1992/ne_1992_dennis_001.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/53914

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Effects of timber size-class on predation of artificial nests in extensive forest


1988
Summary

Depredation on artificial ground and cup nests in even-aged seedling/sapling, pole, and mature stands of continuous northern harwood forest was studied in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, USA from May to June 1988. Track-board nests were used to identify predators of ground nests; plain ground nests and cup nests were used to investigate the effects of timber size-class on rates of predation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard DeGraaf , Per Angelstam

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , University of Massachusetts Amherst , Grimsö Wildlife Research Station

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

predation, white mountain national forest

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

DeGraaf, R. M.; Angelstam, P. "Effects of Timber Size-Class on Predation of Artificial Nests in Extensive Forests." Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 61, issues 1-2, October 1993, pp. 127-136. Accessed from https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1127(93)90194-R

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/037811279390194R

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Old Growth Forest Network


2007
Summary

Joan Maloof, Professor Emeritus at Salisbury University, founded the Old-Growth Forest Network to preserve, protect and promote the country's few remaining stands of old-growth forest

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Joan Maloof

Institutions: Old-Growth Forest Network

Location

Hampshire, Franklin, Cattaraugus, Cortland, Erie, Franklin, Hamilton, Niagara, Onondaga, Tompkins

Resource Type

Website

Tags

old growth forests, forest, disturbance, intact forests, mature forests

Topic Tags

conservation

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Old-Growth Forest Network. (n.d.). Available at http://www.oldgrowthforest.net

Source Link

http://www.oldgrowthforest.net/

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Forest Land Parcelization and Fragmentation


1980 to 1994
Summary

Information from forest-land owners in New York gave fresh insight into the process of forest parcelization. The actions of private forest land owners have changed the mosaic of land uses and the parcelization of the forests of New York.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Thomas W. Birch

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Birch, T. W. "Forest Land Parcelization and Fragmentation." Accessed from https://www.esf.edu/for/germain/Birch Forestland Parcelization.pdf

Source Link

https://www.esf.edu/for/germain/Birch Forestland Parcelization.pdf

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New York-New Jersey Highlands Regional Study


1990
Summary

This is a report transmitted in accordance with Section 1244(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990. The study team included representatives from the states of New York and New Jersey, and the Forest Service.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Michaels J. A., Nevill L. R., Edelman D., Sullivan T., DiCola L. A., "New York-New Jersey Highlands Regional Study", 1990, Accessed from: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=veW1WN_QSqIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA5&dq=forest+parcelization+northeast+us&ots=IWCQ6WgPZ9&sig=v3aZKeB3tDDb63OwLcoyhkBx0l4#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=veW1WN_QSqIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA5&dq=forest+parcelization+northeast+us&ots=IWCQ6WgPZ9&sig=v3aZKeB3tDDb63OwLcoyhkBx0l4#v=onepage&q=forest parcelization northeast us&f=false

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Effects of landscape characteristics on amphibian distribution in a forest-dominated landscape


1998 to 1999
Summary

This study investigated the influence of landscape and wetland characteristics on pond-breeding amphibian assemblages in south-central New Hampshire, a relatively low populated and heavily forested region of the northeastern United States. This allowed for a better understanding of landscape influences in less disturbed areas, and to determine critical landscape disturbance thresholds, above which amphibians are negatively impacted.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kimberly J. Babbitt , H. L. Herrmann , Matthew J. Baber , Russell J Congalton

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

amphibian

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Herrmann, H. L.; Babbitt, K. J.; Baber, M. J.; Congalton, R. G. "Effects of Landscape Characteristics on Amphibian Distribution in a Forest-Dominated Landscape." Biological Conservation, vol. 123, issue 2, May 2005, pp. 139-149. Accessed from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2004.05.025

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000632070400432X

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A global evaluation of forest interior area dynamics using tree cover data from 2000 to 2012


2015
Summary

The authors assessed global and regional changes in forest fragmentation in relation to the change of forest area from 2000 to 2012 using published global tree cover data.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Wickham , Kurt Riitters , Jennifer Costanza

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

monitoring, spatial analysis, assessment, forest fragmentation

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Riitters, K., Wickham, J., Costanza, J. K., & Vogt, P. (2016). A global evaluation of forest interior area dynamics using tree cover data from 2000 to 2012. Landscape Ecology, 31(1), 137-148.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-015-0270-9

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USDA awards new partnership project in Rhode Island to help mitigate climate change and protect natural resources


Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it is investing $330 million nationwide in 85 locally driven, public-private partnerships to address climate change, improve the nation's water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability, including a project in Rhode Island. Projects are awarded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Petit D., "USDA awards new partnership project in Rhode Island to help mitigate climate change and protect natural resources", 30 April 2021, Accessed from: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ri/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1770845

Source Link

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ri/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1770845

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Changes in timberland ownership


2005
Summary

This presentation focuses on the changing ownership of New Hampshire's forestland

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Doscher

Institutions: Society for the Protection of NH Forests

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

forestland, education, forest cover, land ownership, population growth, timber

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Doscher, P. (2005). Changes in Timberland Ownership - The New Hampshire Experience. Society for the Protection of NH Forests. Available at https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0ahUKEwjU1PTgrrfaAhVNhOAKHVkEDuMQFgg0MAQ&url=http://www.communitiescommittee.org/conference/presentations/doscher.ppt&usg=AOvVaw1QX9vN3btBjVNrH3tRUn13

Source Link

http://www.communitiescommittee.org/conference/presentations/stein.ppt

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NH Wildlife Corridors


2017 to 2018
Summary

In 2017/2018 the NH Fish and Game Department (NHFG) partnered with the NH Department of Transportation (NHDOT) and NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) to research wildlife corridors in New Hampshire and address Senate Bill 376, an act relative to wildlife corridors. The research topics included identifying (1) existing and needed wildlife corridors, (2) voluntary mechanisms that affect wildlife corridors and (3) any existing statutes, rules and regulations that affect wildlife corridors.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Marchand , Sandra Houghton , Mark Ellingwood , Glenn Normandeau , Rebecca Martin , Lori Sommer , Collis Adams

Institutions: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Project, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department , New Hampshire Department of Transportation , New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

corridors

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Houghton, S.; Marchand, M.; Ellingwood, M.; Normandeau, G.; Martin, R.; Sommer, L.; Adams, C. June 2018. "New Hampshire Wildlife Corridors." Accessed From (https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/nongame/documents/nh-wildlife-corr-rpt.pdf).

Source Link

https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/nongame/corridors.html

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The state of the forest and recommendations for forest substainability standards


1999
Summary

This report includes a summary of forest management issues that the Maine Forest Service identifies as important public policy issues

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John Nutting

Institutions: Maine Forest Service

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, management, forest service, forest resources, legislation, policy, protection, sustainability

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

management, education, policy

Citation

Maine Forest Service Department of Conservation. (1999). The State of the Forest and Recommendations for Forest Substainability Standards - Final Report to the Joint Standing Committee of the 119th Legislature on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Augusta, Maine. 41 p.

Source Link

http://www.maine.gov/DACF/mfs/about/state_assessment/downloads/sofjun12.PDF

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New York State Forest Action Plan


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jerry Carlson , Sara Hart , Jason Drobnack , Barbara Lucas-Wilson , Dan Gaidasz , Jeffrey Mapes , Josh Clague , Julianna DiBiase , Peter Innes

Institutions: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

Cuomo, A.M., Seggos, B., "New York State Forest Action Plan", Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State, December 2020, Accessed from (https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/nysfap.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/nysfap.pdf

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Southern New England Exurban Oak


2020
Summary

The Southern New England Exurban Affiliate Oak project, located in eastern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island, is participating in a study called the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Network. This project is a collaborative effort to establish a series of experimental silvicultural trials across different forest ecosystem types. They are currently implementing an affiliate trial within Southern New England to test different silvicultural approaches to climate change and forest health adaptation that will also serve as useful examples across the U.S. and Canada.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Thomas E. Worthley , Christopher Riely

Location

Connecticut, Rhode Island

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Worthley T., Fahey R., Riely C., "Southern New England Exurban Oak", 2022, Accessed from: https://www.adaptivesilviculture.org/SNEoak

Source Link

https://www.adaptivesilviculture.org/SNEoak

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A spatially hierarchical approach to systematic reserve design in the northern forest of New England


2001 to 2006
Summary

The author employed a hierarchically structured planning unit framework to a heuristic reserve design model for the northern forest of New England. Results of the reserve design models and landscape metrics indicated that a hierarchically structured planning-unit framework may lessen the trade-off between reserve connectivity and cost efficient feature representation, when compared to the three single-scale schemes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mischa Hey

Institutions: University of Vermont, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

community patterns, modeling, wildlife, connectivity, parcelization

Topic Tags

methods, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Hey, M.J. (2006). A Spatially Hierarchical Approach to Systematic Reserve Design in the Northern Forest of New England. MS Thesis, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Available at http://primo.uvm.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=UVM&docid=UVM_VOYAGER1543535&context=L&search_scope=uvm_voyager&lang=en_US

Source Link

http://primo.uvm.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=UVM&docid=UVM_VOYAGER1543535&context=L&search_scope=uvm_voyager&lang=en_US

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Forests on the Edge: A GIS-based Approach to Projecting Housing Development on Private Forests


2006
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Theobald, Ron McRoberts , Mark Nelson , Mike Eley , Mike Dechter , Susan Stein

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

water, timber

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Stein, Susan; McRoberts, Ron; Nelson, Mark; Theobald, David; Eley, Mike; Dechter, Mike. 2006. "Forests on the Edge: A GIS-based Approach to Projecting Housing Development on Private Forests." In: Aguirre-Bravo, C.; Pellicane, Patrick J.; Burns, Denver P.; and Draggan, Sidney, Eds. 2006. Monitoring Science and Technology Symposium: Unifying Knowledge for Sustainability in the Western Hemisphere Proceedings RMRS-P-42CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 736-743, accessed from https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/26564

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/26564

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Informing Land Use Planning and Forestland Conservation Through Subdivision and Parcelization Trend Information (Phase II Report)


2002 to 2014
Summary

Phase II of the project, VNRC has conducted a second round of analysis in fourteen additional towns: Bolton, Brandon, Dorset, Fayston, Hardwick, Huntington, Jericho, Marlboro, Monkton, Morristown, Richmond, Shrewsbury, Tinmouth and West Windsor. VNRC examined subdivision trends in each of these towns between 2002 and 2010 to ground truth findings from the Phase 1 report, and build a better understanding about zoning and subdivision in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Emma Zavez , Jamey Fidel , Brian Shupe, Kate McCarthy

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont, Morristown, Hardwick, Jericho, Bolton, Huntington, Monkton, Fayston, Shrewsbury, Dorset, Marlboro, Richmond, Tinmouth, West Windsor, Brandon

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Zavez, E.; Fidel, J.; McCarthy, K.; Shupe, B. "Informing Land Use Planning and Forestland Conservation Trough Subdivision and Parcelization Trend Information: Phase II Report" Accessed from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFVWuqzhJShWIPMrRBQQ8Oj-_IEZisNo/view

Source Link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFVWuqzhJShWIPMrRBQQ8Oj-_IEZisNo/view

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Correlations and Variance Among Species Traits Explain Contrasting Impacts of Fragmentation and Habitat Loss on Functional Diversity


2020
Summary

The objectives of this study are to develop testable predictions about how landscape fragmentation, relative to the effects of habitat loss, impacts functional diversity and its relationship with species richness.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andres Felipe Suarez-Castro , Margaret M. Mayfield , Matthew G. E. Mitchell , Lorenzo Cattarino , Martine Maron , Jonathan R. Rhodes

Institutions: The University of Queensland, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , Imperial College London , The University of Queensland , The University of Queensland, Centre of Biodiversity and Conservation Science , The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences , Imperial College London, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

diversity, impacts, global

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-020-01098-2

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Edge effects enhance carbon uptake and its vulnerability to climate change in temperate broadleaf forests.


2015 to 2017
Summary

The authors examined the changes in biomass and forest growth on a gradient from the forest interior to edge. Using climate projections, the authors showed that future heat stress could reduce the forest edge growth enhancement by one-third by the end of the century.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Reinmann

Institutions: Boston University, Department of Earth and the Environment

Location

Belmont, Lynn

Resource Type

Article

Tags

tree growth, carbon, fragmentation, forest edge

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Reinmann, A.B. and Hutyra, L.R. (2017). Edge effects enhance carbon uptake and its vulnerability to climate change in temperate broadleaf forests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(1), 107-112.

Source Link

http://www.pnas.org/content/114/1/107

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Harvard Report: New England Losing 24,000 Acres of Forest a Year


2017
Summary

This article highlights the findings of a report by researchers at Harvard University and the University of Vermont which shows that New England states need to triple the rate at which forest land is conserved or risk losing a campaign to protect millions of acres from residential and commercial development.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sherry Devlin

Institutions: Treesource

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Devlin, S. "Harvard Report: New England Losing 24,000 Acres of Forest a Year". Treesource, September 25, 2017. Accessed from: https://treesource.org/news/lands/new-england-forests/

Source Link

https://treesource.org/news/lands/new-england-forests/

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Forest fragmentation


2016
Summary

Report advocating for legislative action to keep forests intact.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Steven Sinclair

Institutions: Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

resource management, wildlife, fragmentation, forest stewardship, land ownership

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Sinclair, S. (2016). Forest Fragmentation. Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.

Source Link

http://vtcommunityforestry.org/sites/default/files/pictures/arbor_day_2016_frag.pdf

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Does forest fragmentation cause an increase in forest temperature?


2016 to 2017
Summary

Using meta-analysis techniques, the authors calculated the effect size of distance from forest edge on air temperature, and tested for differences among forest types surrounded by different matrices. They found a negative edge-interior temperature gradient, but correlation coefficients were highly variable, and significant only for temperate and tropical forests surrounded by a highly contrasting open matrix. Therefore, they conclude that care is needed when assuming that fragmentation changes forest temperature, as thermal changes at forest edges depend on forest type and matrix composition, and it is still uncertain if this local gradient can be scaled up to the landscape.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Victor Arroyo-Rodriguez, Romeo Saldana-Vasquez, Lenore Fahrig

Institutions: The National Autonomous University of Mexico , Carleton University, Department of Biology , The Federal University of Paraiba

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

air temperature, forestland, forest edge, interior forest

Topic Tags

ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Arroyo-Rodriguez, V., Saldana-Vazquez, R.A., Fahrig, L. and Santos, B.A. (2017). Does forest fragmentation cause an increase in forest temperature?. Ecological research, 32(1), pp.81-88.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11284-016-1411-6

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Synthesis of the conservation value of the early-successional stage in forests of eastern North America


2014
Summary

As a result of changes in natural and anthropogenic disturbance regimes, the extent of early-successional forest across much of eastern North American is near historic lows, and continues to decline. This has caused many scientists to identify the conservation of early-successional species as a high priority. This synthesis discusses the conservation implications of this loss of early-successional habitats using examples from the literature on songbirds.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David King

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

King D. I., Schlossberg S., "Synthesis of the conservation value of the early-successional stage in forests of eastern North America", Forest Ecology and Management, v. 324, 15 July 2014, p. 186-195, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.001

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112713007949?casa_token=lLVAukIhS2sAAAAA:hKeJLc_8ZmuK_-Ijq8szDaNWtnrfRRL3X17GYOccsnGshT88NyG26iGcYDfUMZYvh-tKxtlUlR4

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Forestland Parcelization in Upstate New York Despite Economic Stagnation and a Declining Population


1975 to 2000
Summary

This study documents the parcelization of NIPF (Nonindustrial private forestlands) holdings in a central New York State county during the last twenty-five years of the twentieth century.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rene Germain , Kevin Brazill , Stephen Stehman

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Germain, R.; Brazill, K.; Stehman, S. "Forestland Parcelization in Upstate New York Despite Economic Stagnation and a Declining Population." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, 2006. Accessed from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3887/65e08545fa1c604cc9efe80955be42359650.pdf

Source Link

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3887/65e08545fa1c604cc9efe80955be42359650.pdf

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Is habitat fragmentation good for biodiversity?


2018
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert Fletcher, Raphael Didham, Cristina Banks-Leite

Institutions: University of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation , University of Western Australia, School of Biological Sciences , Floreat - CSIRO

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

biodiversity, conservation, fragmentation, habitat loss

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Fletcher Jr, R.J., Didham, R.K., Banks-Leite, C., Barlow, J., Ewers, R.M., Rosindell, J., Holt, R.D., Gonzalez, A., Pardini, R., Damschen, E.I. and Melo, F.P. (2018). Is habitat fragmentation good for biodiversity?. Biological conservation, 226, pp.9-15.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320718305779

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Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) As a Tool For Investigating Edge Influences in New Hampshire Forests


2021
Summary

This research investigated the impacts of UAS flight parameters on the accuracy of canopy height estimates made from UAS data by comparing UAS estimates across twelve combinations of flying height and image overlap to ground measured canopy height.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of New Hampshire

Location

New Hampshire, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Grybas H., "Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) As a Tool for Investigating Edge Influences in New Hampshire Forests", University of New Hampshire, December 2021, Accessed from: https://www.proquest.com/openview/436c881c8fa2c2b22a841449a280c0f8/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/436c881c8fa2c2b22a841449a280c0f8/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Wildlands and Woodlands Farmlands and Communities


2017
Summary

The Wildlands and Woodlands strive to retain and permanently protect at least 70 percent of the New England landscape. Forest lands have been experiencing a loss starting in 2010.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jonathan Thompson , Kathy Fallon Lambert , David Foster , David Kittredge , Brian M. Donahue , Clarisse Hart , William Lahich , Spencer Meyer , Mary Buchanan

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Wildlands and Woodlands

Location

New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Foster, D.; Lambert, K.F.; Kittredge, D.; Donahue, B.; Hart, C.; et al. 2017. "Wildlands and Woodlands Farmlands and Communities." Harvard Forest, Harvard University. Accessed From (https://www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org/sites/default/files/Wildlands and Woodlands 2017 Report.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org/sites/default/files/Wildlands and Woodlands 2017 Report.pdf

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2019
Summary

This is a report on the forests of New York and their importance in the habitat of birds and conservation for those bird populations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Suzanne Treyger

Institutions: Audubon New York

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

birds

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://ny.audubon.org/sites/default/files/free_guide_forest_management_new_york_birds.pdf

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How the Forests in New England are Connected to Forests Everywhere


2020
Summary

This article highlights the impact of forestry and harvesting decisions made in New England on those same practices and the decisions made globally as a result.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jas Smith , Rachel Hellman

Institutions: Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC)

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

connectivity

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Smith, J., Hellman, R. "How the Forests in New England are Connected to Forests Everywhere" Globe, 12 December 2020. Accessed from (https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/12/opinion/how-forests-new-england-are-connected-forests-everywhere/)

Source Link

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/12/opinion/how-forests-new-england-are-connected-forests-everywhere/

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Gastrointestinal parasites of the New England cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) in the Hudson Valley, New York


2013 to 2019
Summary

The goal of this study was to investigate the decline of the New England cottontail rabbit and the explosion of the introduced eastern cottontail in the context of gastrointestinal parasites. The majority of rabbits surveyed were found to harbor at least one parasite species, regardless of rabbit species, but the eastern cottontail was found to have a significantly higher parasite species richness than the New England cottontail. The authors noted that future work will be completed to genetically confirm parasite identifications and resolve some remaining questions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Whipps, Jonathan Cohen, Emily Gavard, Sadie Ryan

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , University of Florida

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-019-06351-5

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Forest Condition Index: Conservation Data for the Hudson River Estuary Watershed


2019
Summary

In 2019, the Hudson River Estuary Program partnered with the New York Natural Heritage Program to assess the condition of forests in the watershed so that conservation, restoration, and management decisions can be informed by the best available data.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ingrid Haeckel , Nate Nardi-Cyrus

Institutions: Cornell University, Hudson River Estuary Program , New York Department of Environmental Conservation, New York Natural Heritage Program

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

watershed

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Haeckel, I., Nardi-Cyrus, N. "Forest Condition Index: Conservation Data for the Hudson River Estuary Watershed" NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 2019. Accessed from (https://www.nynhp.org/documents/98/forest_condition_index_hshjI31.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.nynhp.org/documents/98/forest_condition_index_hshjI31.pdf

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Is Forest Fragmentation a Management Issue in the Northeast?


1988 to 1990
Summary

This report presents six papers from the technical session sponsored by the Wildlife and Fish Ecology Working Group, Society of American Foresters' Annual Convention, October19, 1988, Rochester, New York. These papers are used to determine the effects of forest fragmentation on the northeastern region of the United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard DeGraaf , William M. Healy

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

DeGraaf, R. M.; Healy, W. M. "Is Forest Fragmentation a Management Issue in the Northeast?" 1990, Accessed from https://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/technical_reports/pdfs/scanned/gtr140.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/4191

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New York Forest Owners


2012
Summary

The New York Forest Owners Association (NYFOA) was created in 1963. It represents an outgrowth of a program of woodland walks initiated by Professor Svend Heiberg at the Syracuse forestry college. Due to Heiberg's Scandinavian pronunciation, those visits to valuable private woodlands were more often referred to as Valks in de Voots.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

"New York Forest Owners", 26 August 2012, Accessed from: http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~insrisg/nature/nw12/0826NYFOA.htm

Source Link

http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~insrisg/nature/nw12/0826NYFOA.htm

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The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on plant functional traits and functional diversity: what do we know so far?


1960 to 2019
Summary

The authors conducted a literature review on the impacts of fragmentation and habitat loss on plant individual functional traits, or a plant's ability to persist, disperse, and establish itself in a new location, and plant fuctional diversity. Following their summary of fragmentation impacts on fuctional traits and diversity, they discussed current knowledge gaps and proposed ways to move forward.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jenny Zambrano, Carol Garzon-Lopez, Lauren Yeager, Claire Fortunel, Norbert Cordeiro, Noelle Beckman, Noelle Beckman

Institutions: Utah State University, University of California , Washington State University, Universidad de los Andes, University of Texas at Austin, Roosevelt University, The Field Museum, Universite de Montpellier

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00442-019-04505-x.pdf

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Econometric analyses of nonindustrial forest landowners: Is there anything left to study?


2003
Summary

This paper reviews recent econometric studies focusing on how nonindustrial private forest landowners make decisions. They use a synthesis of previous work and a discussion of emerging problems involving these landowners as motivation for future research.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Gregory S. A., Conway M. C., Sullivan J., Gregory S. A., "Econometric analyses of nonindustrial forest landowners: Is there anything left to study?", Journal of Forest Economics, v. 9, iss 2, 2003, pp. 137-164, https://doi.org/10.1078/1104-6899-00028

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1104689904700264

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Forest fragmentation risk in the contiguous US


2002
Summary

This map layer is an excerpt from a global assessment of forest fragmentation (Riitters et al., 2000) where each pixel value represents an index of forest fragmentation for the surrounding 81 sq. km.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Wickham , Kurt Riitters

Institutions: Data Basin

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

forest fragmentation, risk assesment

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

Riitters, K., Wickham, J., O'Neill, R., Jones, B. & Smith, E. (2000). Forest fragmentation risk in the contiguous US. Available at https://databasin.org/maps/new#datasets=d4beb63317b84d3a998fd630aa21bb55

Source Link

https://databasin.org/maps/new#datasets=d4beb63317b84d3a998fd630aa21bb55

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Modeling the Effects of Emerald Ash Borer on Forest Composition in the Midwest and Northeast United States


2012
Summary

While there are methods to mitigate, contain, control, or even eradicate some nonnative invasive insects, EAB continues to spread across North America. Considering strong evidence suggesting >99 percent probability of host tree mortality, the loss of the North American ash resource is possible. To examine anticipated effects of EAB on tree species composition, they modeled future spatial and temporal changes in forest composition over the next 50 years with and without ash mortality anticipated from EAB spread.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Wear , W. Keith Moser

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

DeSantis R. D., Moser W. K., Huggett R. J. Jr., Li R., Wear D. N., Miles P. D., "Modeling the Effects of Emerald Ash Borer on Forest Composition in the Midwest and Northeast United States", September 2012, accessed from: https://shareok.org/bitstream/handle/11244/336492/DeSantis et al. 2013a.pdf?sequence=2

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/43082

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Working Forests Kept Working: The Working Forest Fund


2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Anna Fitch

Institutions: Forest Society of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

working forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Fitch, A., Watts, A. "Working Forests Kept Working: The Working Forest Fund" The Forest Society of Maine, August 25, 2017, Accessed from (https://www.fsmaine.org/working-forest-fund/)

Source Link

https://www.fsmaine.org/working-forest-fund/

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The forests of Maine: 2003


2005
Summary

The 2003 report of Maine's forest represent the first full set of annual inventory and growth data (FIA) since the end of the extreme spruce-budworm epidemic of the 1970's and 1980's.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: William McWilliams

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

monitoring, analysis, forest composition, forest vitality, ingrowth, land management, sustainability, timber volume

Topic Tags

management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

McWilliams, W.H., Butler, B.J., Caldwell, L.E., Griffith, D.M., Hoppus, M.L., Laustsen, K.M., Lister, A.J., Lister, T.W., Metzler, J.W., Morin, R.S., Sader, S.A., Stewart, L.B., Steinman, J.R., Westfall, J.A., Williams, D.A., Whitman, A., Woodall, C.W. (2005). The forests of Maine: 2003. Resour. Bull. NE-164. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 188 p.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/20951

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Forest fragmentation in Connecticut: what do we know and where are we headed?


2006
Summary

This paper follows Connecticuts Forest Forum with a goal of creating a dialogue in order to effectively summarize the status and condition of Connecticut's forest

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Hurd

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Connecticut, Yale University

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

awareness, education, forest fragmentation, parcelization, parcels, urban forests

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Hurd, J., Parent, J., Civco, D., Tyrrell, M., and Butler, B. (2006). Forest Fragmentation in Connecticut - What Do We Know and Where are We Headed? Retrieved from https://www.ctwoodlands.org/sites/default/files/CFPA Research Note 6 Forest Frag Oct 06_0.pdf.

Source Link

https://slideplayer.com/slide/4957840/

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Rapid Assessment of New Conservation Science in the Northern Appalachian-Acadian Ecoregion


2019
Summary

This is an assessment of the conservation challenges and opportunities that have emerged over the last decade in the Norther Appalachian-Acadian Ecoregion. It provides an overview of results from new conservation science. Recommendations about conservation priorities are made.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Karen Richardson , Wynet Smith

Institutions: Two Countries One Forest

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

northern appalachians

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Richardson, K.; Smith, W. August 2019. "Rapid Assessment of New Conservation Science in the Northern Appalachian-Acadian Ecoregion." Accessed from (https://2c1forest.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rapid_Assessment_Final_8.12.19.pdf)

Source Link

https://2c1forest.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rapid_Assessment_Final_8.12.19.pdf

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Forest fragmentation in Massachusetts, USA: a town-level assessment using morphological spatial pattern analysis and affinity propagation


2015 to 2016
Summary

The authors classified the pattern of forests in Massachusetts using fragmentation indicators to address these objectives: 1) characterize the spatial pattern of forest fragmentation in Massachusetts towns using Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis, and (2) identify regional trends using archetypal towns in relation to town history, geography and socioeconomic characteristics. We identified six representative towns that typify different types of forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: J. Rogan

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Clark University, Clark Graduate School of Geography, Université de Montréal, Département de Géographie, McGill University, Department of Natural Resource Sciences and McGill School of Environment, Temple University, Geography and Urban Studies Department, Clark University, Department of International Development, Community, and Environment, US Forest Service, Research Triangle Park

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

affinity propagation, forest fragmentation, morphological spatial pattern analysis

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Rogan, J., Wright, T.M., Cardille, J., Pearsall, H., Ogneva-Himmelberger, Y., Riemann, R., Riitters, K. & Partington, K. (2016). Forest fragmentation in Massachusetts, USA: A town-level assessment using Morphological spatial pattern analysis and affinity propagation. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 53(4), pp.506-519.

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/2016/ja_2016_riitters_001.pdf

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Generating a Forest Parcelization Map For Madison County, NY


2003
Summary

The objective of this study was to investigate techniques for modeling forest parcel size in order to facilitate future efforts to generate a national map depicting the distribution of forest parcel sizes County tax records and land-cover data for Madison County, New York.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Susan L. King

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

Madison, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

map

Topic Tags

management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

King, S. L., Butler, B. J. "Generating a Forest Parcelization Map for Madison County, NY" Systems Analysis in Forest Resources: Proceedings of the 2003 Symposium, pps. 147-155, October 2005. Accessed from (https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=cbpFXR7iKEIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA147&dq=forest+parcelization+new+york&ots=IVFAI5Ryyp&sig=jvvb0taT3zk8Wa5AAiMvUer3XqQ#v=onepage&q&f=false)

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=cbpFXR7iKEIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA147&dq=forest+parcelization+new+york&ots=IVFAI5Ryyp&sig=jvvb0taT3zk8Wa5AAiMvUer3XqQ#v=onepage&q=forest parcelization new york&f=false

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Nest predator distribution among clearcut forest, forest edge and forest interior in an extensively forested landscape


1998
Summary

The distribution of avian and mammalian nest predator species in clearcut forest, forest edge and forest interior habitats was assessed on four study plots in 1992 and 1993 using line transect counts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David King , Richard DeGraaf , Curtice Griffin

Institutions: University of Massachusetts Amherst , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

predation, mammals, forest edge, clearcut

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

King, I. D.; Griffin, C. R.; DeGraff, R. M. "Nest Predator Distribution Among Clearcut Forest, Forest Edge and Forest Interior in an Extensively Forested Landscape." Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 104, issues 1-3, 12 May 1998, Pages 151-156. ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112797002533

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112797002533

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New Hampshire's Changing Landscape: Population Growth, Land Use Conversion, and Resource Fragmentation in the Granite State


1999
Summary

This study identified the extent and distribution of some of the most critical natural resources that make up New Hampshire's landscape. The authors describe the growth that New Hampshire has already accommodated and what the effect of growth and development over the next 20 years will be on the state's landscape.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Dan Sundquist

Institutions: Society for the Protection of NH Forests, The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Chapter

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

fragmentation, education, land use change, outreach, population growth

Topic Tags

drivers

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Sundquist, D. and Stevens, M. (1999). New Hampshire's changing landscape: population growth, land use conversion, and resource fragmentation in the Granite State. Report for The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and The New Hampshire Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

Source Link

https://forestsociety.org/sites/default/files/NHChangingLandscape_2005.pdf

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Vermont Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need (AON), February 2010


2010
Summary

A required component of the Forest Legacy Program, the Assessment of Need (AON) process determines areas where the state's most valuable forestlands face the greatest threats, solicits and receives input from the public, and seeks approval of these forest legacy areas from the secretary of agriculture. Vermont's most recent AON was completed in 2010.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods

Purpose Tags

conservation, policy

Citation

"Vermont Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need (AON), February 2010", July 2010, Accessed from: https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/Forest_and_Forestry/Vermont_Forests/Library/2017_VT_ForestActionPlanAppC.pdf

Source Link

https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/Forest_and_Forestry/Vermont_Forests/Library/2017_VT_ForestActionPlanAppC.pdf

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RI Coverts Project Introduction


2005 to 2018
Summary

Rhode Island Resource Conservation and Development Area Council Inc. started the Rhode Island Coverts Program in Rhode Island to help woodland owners conserve their land and protect wildlife habitats in an effort to sustain forests and prevent further fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Rhode Island Resource Conservation & Development Area Council, Inc.

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Rhode Island Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, Inc. "Rhode Island Coverts Project Introduction" 2018, Accessed from http://www.rircd.org/covertsprojectintroduction.htm

Source Link

http://www.rircd.org/covertsprojectintroduction.htm

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Sawmill Wood Procurement In The Northeast United States


2008
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Newman , Nate Anderson , Rene Germain , Kimberly Schulz

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

Vermont, Maine, New York, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

northern forest

Topic Tags

methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Anderson, N. M. "Sawmill Wood Procurement in the Northeast United States." 2008, Accessed from https://search.proquest.com/openview/b3278d93f8bbc586cc4995f1549c3952/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Source Link

https://search.proquest.com/openview/b3278d93f8bbc586cc4995f1549c3952/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Why forest fragmentation risks mass extinctions


2015
Summary

This article outlines the risk of extinction that fragmented forests face throughout North America and South America.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Edwards

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

wildlife, disturbance, education, forest patch, threats

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Edwards, D. (2015, March 23). Why forest fragmentation risks mass extinctions. Available at https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/03/why-forest-fragmentation-risks-mass-extinctions/

Source Link

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/03/why-forest-fragmentation-risks-mass-extinctions/

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Protecting forests in Connecticut for the future: how are we doing? What will it take?


2015
Summary

A presentation by Eric Hammerling, executive director of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association on the forest conditions of Connecticut.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eric Hammerling

Institutions: Connecticut Forest and Park Association

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

invasive species, species diversity, fragmentation, forest, education, nonprofit

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Hammerling, E. (2015). Protecting Forests in Connecticut for the Future: How are we doing? What will it take? Available at http://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/plant_science_day/2015/psd_2015__johnson_lecture_hammerling.pdf

Source Link

http://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/plant_science_day/2015/psd_2015__johnson_lecture_hammerling.pdf

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2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Muriel Church

Institutions: The Council of Forest Resource Organizations

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest products

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.nyfoa.org/application/files/2214/8953/7590/FAD_Issue_Sheets_2017.pdf

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Forest Fragmentation Risk


2010
Summary

This is a map layer uploaded by the Conservation Biology Institute showing an assessment of forest fragmentation within North America.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riitters

Institutions: DataBasin

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

biodiversity, forest, biotic diversity, landcover, landscape, risk assesment

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Riitters, K. (2010). Forest Fragmentation Risk, Contiguous US. Conservation Biology Institute. Available at https://databasin.org/datasets/d4beb63317b84d3a998fd630aa21bb55

Source Link

https://databasin.org/datasets/d4beb63317b84d3a998fd630aa21bb55

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Northeastern Forest Regeneration Handbook


2007
Summary

This handbook has been prepared to help readers develop an appreciation of how northeastern forests develop and an understanding of forest regeneration concepts, including the importance of disturbance. This information will help landowners and other land use decisionmakers, in concert with professional foresters, make informed decisions about forest regeneration options tailored to their management objectives.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jeffrey Ward , Thomas E. Worthley , Peter J. Smallidge , Karen P. Bennett

Institutions: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , Cornell University , University of Connecticut, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Ward, J. S.; Worthley, T. E.; Smallidge, P. J.; Bennett, K. P. "Northeastern Forest Regeneration Handbook." July 2006, Accessed from https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/forest/docs/forest_regn_hndbk06.pdf

Source Link

https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/forest/docs/forest_regn_hndbk06.pdf

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Spring 2019 Community Engaged Practicum - Future of the Northern Forest: Exploring Opportunities for Common Wealth Conservation in One Vermont Ecoregion - Project Statement for collaboration with Vermont Family Forests


2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Family Forests

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Vermont Family Forests "Spring 2019 Community Engaged Practicum - Future of the Northern Forest: Exploring Opportunities for Common Wealth Conservation in One Vermont Ecoregion - Project Statement for collaboration with Vermont Family Forests." Accessed from http://sites.middlebury.edu/envs0401/files/2019/02/Project-Statement_S19_Final.pdf

Source Link

http://sites.middlebury.edu/envs0401/files/2019/02/Project-Statement_S19_Final.pdf

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What is forest fragmentation and why is it improtant?


1997
Summary

This website descibes forest fragmentation and its impacts on woodland birds.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Birds in Forested Landscapes

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Website

Tags

habitat, birds, education, forest fragmentation, woodlands

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Cornell Lab of Ornithology (n.d.). What is forest fragmentation and why is it important? Birds In Forested Landscapes. Available at http://static.birds.cornell.edu/bfl/gen_instructions/fragmentation.html

Source Link

http://static.birds.cornell.edu/bfl/gen_instructions/fragmentation.html

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Forest fragmentation and ecosystem function


2014
Summary

Urbanization and the spread of agriculture have resulted in high levels of forest loss and fragmentation in many regions of the world. The impact of this anthropogenic fragmentation on ecological functioning has been poorly studied. This chapter assesses the responses of selected plant- and animal-mediated processes to forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Peh K. S. H., YangChen L., Luke S. H., Foster W. A., Turner E. C., "Forest Fragmentation and Ecosystem Services", 1 January 2014, https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780642031.009

Source Link

https://cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1079/9781780642031.0096

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Tracking parcelization and addressing forest fragmentation: tools and strategies for reversing negative trends in Vermont


2003 to 2015
Summary

This presentation by Jamey Fidel, General Counsel/Forest and Wildlife Program Director for Vermont Natural Resources Council at the FEMC 2015 Annual Conference, addresses parcelization and fragmentation in Vermont and provides steps on reducing the negative impacts from such events.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council , Vermont Natural Resources Council, Forest and Wildlife Program

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

fragmentation, landuse planning, landscape connectivity, parcelization

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Fidel, J. (2015). Tracking parcelization and addressing forest fragmentation: tools and strategies for reversing negative trends in Vermont. Vermont Natural Resources Council. Available at https://www.uvm.edu/femc/attachments/project/999/annualMeeting/2015/presentations/Fidel_VMC_2015.pdf

Source Link

https://www.uvm.edu/femc/attachments/project/999/annualMeeting/2015/presentations/Fidel_VMC_2015.pdf

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Master's Project: Vermont Town Forest Recreation Planning and Community Assistance Program: The Future of Forest-Based Outdoor Recreation


2017 to 2019
Summary

This research focused on balancing recreation and management in Vermont's forests and highlighted strategies for managing forests with recreation in mind. The Vermont Town Forest Recreation Planning Community Assistance Program (VTFRP) was a comprehensive community planning process held in ten diverse towns across Vermont. Forest management practices on public and private land were analyzed to demonstrate the appropriate balance between active forest management and forest-based recreation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Taylor Luneau

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Location

Hardwick, Woodbury, Huntington, Marshfield, Middlebury, Hartford, Richmond, Hinesburg, Bradford, Weathersfield

Resource Type

Article

Tags

land use, recreation, forestry

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Luneau, T.M. (2019). Rubenstein School Masters Project Publications. Available at https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/rsmpp/20

Source Link

https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/rsmpp/20/

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A Reevaluation of the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Rates of Bird?Nest Predation


1995
Summary

This is a presentation of data indicating that the trends reported by quail-egg experiments do not constitute compelling evidence that forest fragmentation increases rates of predation on passerine nests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David G. Haskell

Institutions: Cornell University

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

predation

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Haskell, D.G. (1995), "A Reevaluation of the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Rates of Bird?Nest Predation." Conservation Biology, vol 9, issue 5, pp. 1316-1318, Accessed from https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1995.9051312.x-i1

Source Link

https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1995.9051312.x-i1

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Family forest owners and landscape-scale interactions: A review


1991 to 2019
Summary

The author conducted a literature analysis of trends occuring on small-owner- and collective-managed forested landscapes across the globe. Generally, there was a theme of increased parcelization and globalized pressure to convert forested landscapes to plantations or over-exploit them for forest products, both of which can facilitate fragmentation and forest loss. Programs and policies targeting small land-holders and communal forest owners that incentivize protection and restoration of their forests, such as forest-based tourism and non-timber forest products, are extremely effective, under-valued methods to protect forested landscapes and promote biodiversity.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Audrey Mayer

Institutions: Michigan Technological University

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204618311927

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Determinants of home-range size of imperiled New England cottontails (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and introduced eastern cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus)


2013 to 2019
Summary

The authors of this study built models to determine the impact of habitat fragmentation and invasive species intrusion on the New England cottontail. Patch size and stem density of bushes both seem to be important for the survival of New England cottontails, as small patches (< 7 ha) without enough cover can act as population sinks.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Amanda Cheeseman, Christopher Whipps, Jonathan Cohen, Sadie Ryan

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , University of Florida

Location

Dutchess, Putnam, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.1139/cjz-2018-0277#.XhzFoMhKiUl

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Forest Management In The New York City Watershed


2003
Summary

The paper gives a brief history of water supply for NYC, before looking at the current challenge - maintaining water quality and sustainable forests. To bring upstate and NYC interests together and forge a mutually beneficial solution, the Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) was established in 1993. The Council promotes voluntary participation in agriculture Best Management Practices (BMPs) by landowners and farmers in the Watershed. WAC is a partnership between watershed farmers and the city created in an effort to balance pollution prevention, economic viability and public health concerns.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rene Germain , Victor Brunette

Institutions: Watershed Agricultural Council

Location

New York, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Brunette, V.; Germain, R. H. "Forest Management in the New York City Watershed." 2003. Accessed from http://www.fao.org/3/xii/0649-b3.htm

Source Link

http://www.fao.org/3/xii/0649-b3.htm

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Reducing Forest Fragmentation through Subdivision and Zoning Strategies


2011
Summary

This project analyzed subdivision trends in 14 case study towns to discern whether certain zoning districts and land use patterns promote or curtail parcelization in forestland. The results informed the development of a Forest Fragmentation Action Plan and technical assistance tools for municipalities and regional planners to combat forest fragmentation and parcelization through land use planning.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Emma Zavez , Jamey Fidel , Brian Shupe, Kate McCarthy

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Fidel, J.; McCarthy, K.; Shupe, B.; Zavez, E. "Reducing Forest Fragmentation Through Subdivision and Zoning Strategies." Community Strategies for Vermont's Forests and Wildlife: A Guide for Local Action, 2011, Accessed from https://nsrcforest.org/project/reducing-forest-fragmentation-through-subdivision-and-zoning-strategies

Source Link

https://nsrcforest.org/project/reducing-forest-fragmentation-through-subdivision-and-zoning-strategies

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Housing is positively associated with invasive exotic plant species richness in New England, USA


2010
Summary

The authors evaluated relationships between housing developments and the distribution of invasive exotic plants. They found that invasive exotic plant richness was equally or more strongly related to housing variables than to other human and environmental variables at the county level across New England.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: G. Gavier-Pizarro

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Wisconsin, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

land use, development, housing development, invasive plants, invasives

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Gavier-Pizarro, G.I., Radeloff, V.C., Stewart, S.I., Huebner, C.D., and Keuler, N.S. (2010). Housing is positively associated with invasive exotic plant species richness in New England, USA. Ecological Applications, 20(7), 1913-1925.

Source Link

https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/09-2168.1

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Forest Integrity Study Committee (H.857 - Act 171)


2017
Summary

This act amends multiple provisions related to timber harvesting and forest management.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Snyder

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources , Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation , State of Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

timber harvest, forest management, fragmentation, legislation

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. (n.d.). Act 171 - Forest Integrity Study Committee. Available at http://fpr.vermont.gov/forest/act-171-study-committee

Source Link

https://fpr.vermont.gov/act-171-forest-integrity-study-committee

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FINAL: Chittenden County, VT Natural Resources Analysis


2012
Summary

This report provides an analysis of the natural resources of Chittenden County, the trends that have emerged, and recommendations for actions related to natural resource management and protection that support the sustained long term health, function and value of these resources.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: ECOS Project Steering Committee

Location

Vermont, Chittenden

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

ECOS Project Steering Committee "Final: Chittenden County, Vermont Natural Resources Analysis." 25 January 2012, Accessed from http://www.ecosproject.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ECOS-Natural-Resources-Analysis.pdf

Source Link

http://www.ecosproject.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ECOS-Natural-Resources-Analysis.pdf

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Maintaining Sustainable Forests


2021
Summary

This presentation highlights the problems facing vermont forests and possible methods or management to minimize the losses.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Fidel J., "Maintaining Sustainabl Forests", 2021, Accessed from: https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/WorkGroups/Senate Natural Resources/Forests/W~Jamey Fidel~Sustainable Forests.~4-28-2021.pdf

Source Link

https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/WorkGroups/Senate Natural Resources/Forests/W~Jamey Fidel~Sustainable Forests.~4-28-2021.pdf

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Rhode Island Forest Legacy Assessment of Need


2020
Summary

To establish eligibility for funding, each state is required to complete a state-wide forest Assessment of Need (AON) that analyzes forest conditions and trends, delineates priority forest legacy areas, and outline the policies and procedures for implementation of the Program.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Legacy Program, Rhode Island

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

assessment

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Rhode Island Forest Legacy Assessment of Need" Forest Legacy Program, October 2020. Accessed from (http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/forest/pdf/legacy/forasse.pdf)

Source Link

http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/forest/pdf/legacy/forasse.pdf

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Fractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find


2019
Summary

This article compares and contrasts the information around the world about fragmented forests and the effects on wildlife.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Carl Zimmer

Institutions: New York Times

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Zimmer, C. "Fractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find." New York Times, 5 December 2019. Accessed from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/science/forests-fragmentation-wildlife.html

Source Link

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/science/forests-fragmentation-wildlife.html

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The Maine Woods, A Publication of the Forest Ecology Network, The Pingree Forest Partnership


2001
Summary

This article is about the closing of a historical deal between the Pingree family and New England Forestry Foundationthat will protect762,192 acres of Maine forest land.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New England Forestry Foundation

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

ecology

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"The Maine Woods, A Publication of the Forest Ecology Network, The Pingree Forest Partnership" The Maine Woods, A Publication of the Forest Ecology Network, V.5 No. 2, New England Forestry Foundation. Accessed from (http://www.forestecologynetwork.org/TMW_LateFall2001/pingree_partnership.html)

Source Link

http://www.forestecologynetwork.org/TMW_LateFall2001/pingree_partnership.html

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The Unsustainable Economics of a Sustainable Maine Forest


2008
Summary

This paper was prepared the Keeping Forests as Forests Study Group. It is still currently under revision. It discusses the changing forests and the economic consequences.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mike LeVert , Charles Lawton

Institutions: University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service , Maine State Planning Office

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest economy

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

LeVert, M., Colgan, C., Lawton, C. "The Unsustainable Economics of a Sustainable Maine Forest" Maine State Planning Office, Muskie School of Public Service, Planning Decisions, Inc. February 15, 2008. Accessed from (https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.498.9471&rep=rep1&type=pdf)

Source Link

https://kipdf.com/the-unsustainable-economics-of-a-sustainable-maine-forest_5adc25757f8b9a164c8b45fb.html

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MassGIS Data: Interior Forest


1999 to 2009
Summary

These datasets identify the extensively forested portions of Massachusetts where forest cover is relatively un-fragmented by human development.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Map

Tags

interior forest

Topic Tags

management, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Department of Fish and Game MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information). October 2018. "MassGIS Data: Interior Forests." Accessed from (https://docs.digital.mass.gov/dataset/massgis-data-interior-forest)

Source Link

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgis-data-interior-forest

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U.S. Forest Fragmentation - Northeast


2002
Summary

This dataset depicts indices of forest fragmentation within the U.S. Northeast region. This dataset can help inform prioritization of landscapes for conservation through identification of more intact forested areas.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Strittholt

Institutions: Conservation Biology Institute

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Map

Tags

intact forests

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Strittholt, J. "U.S. Forest Fragmentation - Northeast" 2002, Accessed from https://databasin.org/datasets/6184881e98ba4eb5899bbaf7f57ceff2

Source Link

https://databasin.org/datasets/6184881e98ba4eb5899bbaf7f57ceff2

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Mongabay: News and Inspriration from Nature's Frontline


2017
Summary

This short online article provides an overview of a study that concluded that forest fragmentation can boosts carbon storage along temperate forest edges.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John Cannon

Institutions: Mongabay

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Website

Tags

regeneration, forest regeneration, carbon sequestration

Topic Tags

ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Cannon, J. C. (2017, January 9). Fragmentation boosts carbon storage along temperate forest edges. Mongabay. Retrieved from https://news.mongabay.com/2017/01/fragmentation-boosts-carbon-storage-along-temperate-forest-edges/.

Source Link

https://news.mongabay.com/2017/01/fragmentation-boosts-carbon-storage-along-temperate-forest-edges/

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Wildlands and woodlands: A vision for the forests of Massachusetts


2018
Summary

The authors propose a forest conservation strategy that extends a simple design from conservation biology in important new ways. This approach consists of large forest reserves in which natural processes dominate and human impact is minimized (Wildlands), embedded within expansive forestland that is protected from development but is actively managed in an ecologically sustainable manner (Woodlands).

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Foster

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Harvard University , Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, land use, forests, fragmentation, development, advocacy, education

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Foster, D. R., Kittredge, D., Donahue, B., Motzkin, G., Orwig, D., Ellison, A. & D'Amato, A. (2005). Wildlands and woodlands: a vision for the forests of Massachusetts. Petersham, MA: Harvard Forest.

Source Link

http://wildlandsandwoodlands.org/sites/default/files/Wildlands%20%26%20Woodlands%20Massachusetts.pdf

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Conflict resolution and community support for conservation in the Northern Forest: A comparative case study from Maine


2009
Summary

Rapid land ownership changes in the Northern Forest have spurred development as well as conservation. Local people have experienced differing degrees of participation in land use decisions. This study compares two conservation projects from Maine to assess the policy processes and local attitudes about the conservation project and land use. One was a top-down approach, the second a grassroots, private effort by local citizens to conserve forest land.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Maine , University of New Hampshire

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Cottle M. A., "Conflict resolution and community support for conservation in the Northern Forest: A comparative case study from Maine", December 2009, Accessed from: https://www.proquest.com/openview/e8577a9f51ac040769aa9e8fba611f5a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/e8577a9f51ac040769aa9e8fba611f5a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

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2001
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Constance Best , Laurie A. Wayburn

Institutions: Pacific Forest Trust

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

private forests, stewardship

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=rsQIzUsbwgAC&oi=fnd&pg=PR2&dq=forest+parcelization+rhode+island&ots=9JzwF5-GOK&sig=m4vPsJJ4ZC7hDV-Nuf_R_Gy4jvQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Active Forest Management Reduces Blacklegged Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogen Exposure Risk


2018 to 2019
Summary

This was a two year study that tested the hypothesis that recent timber harvesting impacts blacklegged tick density and infection prevalence in managed nonindustrual forests

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jessica Leahy, Christine E. Conte , Allison M. Gardner

Institutions: University of Maine, School of Forest Resources , University of Maine, School of Forest Resources , University of Maine, School of Biology and Ecology

Location

Hancock, Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

ticks, pathogens

Topic Tags

management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-021-01531-1

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Improving Forest Ecosystem Health and Integrity


2018
Summary

In collaboration with the Vermont Community Foundation, the High Meadows Fund is inviting proposals for improving forest health and integrity in Vermont. The goal is to foster collaborative approaches to creating resilient, adaptable and healthy forests that pay dividends for wildlife, and contribute to the quality of life and cultural heritage of all Vermonters, including, but not limited to, those who depend on the forests for their livelihoods.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: High Meadows Fund, Vermont Community Foundation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forest health

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

"Improving Forest Ecosystem Health and Integrity." High Meadows Fund, Vermont Community Foundation, September 2018, Accessed from https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51b0ce25e4b0e8d244de368b/t/5b9bd996aa4a994465e2da21/1536940439305/2018-09-14+HMF+Forest+Health+and+Integrity+RFP.pdf

Source Link

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51b0ce25e4b0e8d244de368b/t/5b9bd996aa4a994465e2da21/1536940439305/2018-09-14+HMF+Forest+Health+and+Integrity+RFP.pdf

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Relationships between Size of Family Forest Holdings and Owner Attitudes and Behaviors


2006 to 2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Jesse Caputo , Amanda Robillard , Emma Sass , Brett Butler

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Family Forest Research Center , University of St Andrews

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

private forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jofore/fvab029/6270758

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Societal Expectations from Family Forestry in the USA and Europe


2019
Summary

This article focuses on societal expectations and specifically considers what is expected from family or small-scale private forests in the USA and Europe. These expectations will shape the services provided by forests either directly via landowner and land manager actions or indirectly via policies that may encourage action. This chapter is presented as a conceptual discussion, intended to identify what societal expectations are from family forests and how they may relate to the service-dominant logic framework and the potential this framework provides for better matching expectations with services from this important forest land ownership base.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Emily Huff , Nataly Jurges , Maria Canadas

Institutions: Michigan State University , Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen , University of Lisbon

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

private forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-28999-7_3

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Forest Planning and Assessment


2022
Summary

The Center for Watershed Protection works to advance clean water resources and healthy ecosystems through responsible land and water management. Some projects include forest planning and assessment which is important for conservation and the health of our nation's watersheds.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Forest Planning and Assessment", Center for Watershed Protection, Accessed from: https://cwp.org/forest-planning-and-assessment/

Source Link

https://cwp.org/forest-planning-and-assessment/

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The Increasing Influence of Urban Environments on US Forest Management


2005
Summary

Forests near urban communities face a special set of challenges that will only intensify as these communities grow in area, population, and complexity. This article investigates changes in the extent and growth patterns of urban areas across the United States during the past 10 years and discusses the implications of this expansion for management of both urban and exurban forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David J. Nowak , Jeffrey T. Walton , Soojeong Myeong , Latif G. Kaya , John F. Dwyer

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, North Central Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

urban

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/22177

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National Update of Forest Fragmentation Indicators, 2001-2011


2001 to 2016
Summary

The author summaries forest fragmentation trends in the conterminous United States from 2001 to 2011, using multiscale forest area density as the primary indicator. By looking at fragmentation as a change in forest area density on several different magnitudes of scale, forest fragmentation could be summarized more accurately.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riitters

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/58692

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Application for Site Location of Development Act Permit and Natural Resources Protection Act permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect ("NECEC")


2019
Summary

The purpose of this testimony is to describe the adverse impacts of habitat fragmentation that would be caused by the New England Clean Energy Connect Project.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Janet McMahon

Institutions: Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, Land Use Planning Commission

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

permit, policy

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, policy

Citation

McMahon, J.S., "Application for Site Location of Development Act Permit and Natural Resources Protection Act permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect ("NECEC")" State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection, State of Maine Land Use Planning Commission in the Matter of Central Maine Power Company, 2019, Accessed from (https://www11.maine.gov/dacf/lupc/projects/site_law_certification/slc9/party_testimony/slc9_Group1_Direct_Testimony.pdf)

Source Link

https://www11.maine.gov/dacf/lupc/projects/site_law_certification/slc9/party_testimony/slc9_Group1_Direct_Testimony.pdf

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Urban forests may store more carbon that we though, study finds


2022
Summary

This article explains the findings of two studies from Boston University which found that trees around the edges of urban forests grow faster and the soil gives off less carbon dioxide than scientists expected.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Barbara Moran

Institutions: WBUR News

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Moran B., "Urban forests may store more carbon that we though, study finds", wbur, Boston University, Accessed from: https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/02/16/forest-fragments-northeast-us-climate-change-soil-respiration

Source Link

https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/02/16/forest-fragments-northeast-us-climate-change-soil-respiration

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2005
Summary

This study projects the Urban growth in the US until 2050. Because of this urban growth, more regional planning and management may be needed to sustain forest products and ecosystem services required by a growing urban population.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David J. Nowak , Jeffrey T. Walton

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

urban, impacts, resource

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/103/8/383/4598675?login=true

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Characterizing Family Forest Owners who are Eligible to Participate in Preferential Forest Property Tax Programs (PFPTPs) across the U.S.


2011 to 2018
Summary

This research empirically assess ed the relationship between family forest landowner, parcel, and tax program characteristics and participation in state preferential forest property tax programs (PFPTPs) across the U.S. using data from the National Woodland Owner Survey. Results of a binary logistic regression model demonstrate that PFPTP participation for family forest owners who responded to the NWOS between 2011 and 2013, were at least slightly familiar with their PFPTP, owned a single wooded parcel, and met the minimum/maximum acreage requirements for PFPTP enrollment is influenced by five primary categories comprised of landowner characteristics, PFPTP characteristics, and land use characteristics.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Kilgore, Charles Blinn, Justin Meier

Institutions: University of Minnesota, CFANS

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

silviculture, land use, family forest, forestry, tax exemption

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Kilgore, M.A., Blinn, C.R., Meier, J.T., Frey, G. and Snyder, S. (2018). Characterizing Family Forest Owners who are Eligible to Participate in Preferential Forest Property Tax Programs (PFPTPs) across the US.

Source Link

https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/202223/staff_paper_247-may_24.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

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Results of the Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program, 1989-1996


1989 to 1996
Summary

This study conducted a statistical analysis of breeding census data from the first 8 years (1989-1996) of the Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program (FBMP). Data were collected at 17 study sites located in large tracts (=40.5 ha) of mature, forested habitats in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Rimmer , Kent McFarland , Steven Faccio

Institutions: VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science)

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

mature forests

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3858561?seq=1

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Special Report: Farms Under Threat, A New England Perspective


2020
Summary

Farms Under Threat is American Farmland Trust's multi-year effort to produce the most comprehensive assessment ever undertaken of U.S. agricultural land use, clearly identifying the loss of farmland and ranchland to date while examining different scenarios for the future.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Pottern J. B., Barley L. N., "Special Report: Farms Under Threat, A New England Perspective, New Findings to Guide Our Work and Inspire Action", American Farmland Trust, October 2020, Accessed from: https://s30428.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/AFT_NE_FUT-10_14_20_rev.pdf

Source Link

https://s30428.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/AFT_NE_FUT-10_14_20_rev.pdf

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Wild bee distribution near forested landscapes is dependent on successional state


2020
Summary

This study examined how land use type and distance from the forest edge affect the abundance and richness of the wild bee community across four forest successional states. Bees were collected in sites representing four stages of forest succession and analyzed using generalized linear mixed models with negative binomial distributions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Katherine A. Odanaka , Sandra M. Rehan

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Biological Sciences

Location

Strafford, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Odanaka, K.A., Rehan, S.M. "Wild bee distribution near forested landscapes is dependent on successional state". For. Ecosyst. 7, 26 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-020-00241-4

Source Link

https://forestecosyst.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40663-020-00241-4

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Are pre-Columbian conditions relevant baselines for managed forests in the northeastern United States?


2003
Summary

Populations of a number of taxa associated with shrublands, early-successional forests, and other disturbance-generated habitats (collectively referred to as thickets) are declining in the northeastern United States. Increasing ownership parcelization, a relatively young forest, and landscape fragmentation substantially reduce the practicality and suitability of small-scale disturbances for generating thicket habitats. Addressing the needs of thicket-dependent species in the northeastern United States will require creativity, a willingness to explore a variety of solutions, and public support.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John Litvaitis

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

disturbance

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Litvaitis, J. A. "Are pre-Columbian Conditions Relevant Paselines For Managed Forests In The Northeastern United States?" Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 185, issue 1-2, 3 November 2003, pp. 113-126. Accessed from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112703002500

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112703002500

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Massachusetts Forest Stewardship Program


Summary

Recognizing the public benefits of good stewardship on private forest land, the Massachusetts Forest Stewardship Program provides support, information, and resources to private forest landowners in their efforts to manage their land. This educational non-regulatory program is designed to help landowners protect the inherent ecosystem values of their forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Website

Tags

forest management, family forest, forestry, private forests

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Massachusetts Forest Stewardship Program. (n.d.). Available at https://www.mass.gov/service-details/forest-stewardship-program.

Source Link

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/forest-stewardship-program

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Rhode Island Chapter - Society of Americal Foresters


2009
Summary

The Society of American Foresters (SAF) is a national scientific and educational association representing the forestry profession in the United States. The RI Chapter ,formed in 1989, is part of the multi-state of the New England Society of American Foresters.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Society of American Foresters

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Rhode Island Chapter - Society of Americal Foresters" Society of American Foresters, 2009. Accessed from (http://www.nesaf.org/userfiles/RI_chapter/2009 Chapter Info.pdf)

Source Link

http://www.nesaf.org/userfiles/RI_chapter/2009 Chapter Info.pdf

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Sterling Forest: An Ecological Analysis


1995 to 1998
Summary

The interior forest habitat of the New York-New Jersy Highlands is being increasingly recoginzed as having significant biodiversity value. Satellite remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) were used at the Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRSSA), Rutgers University, to undertake an inventory of forest habitat and an assessment of forest fragmentation in the New York-New Jersey Highlands region. The NY-NJ Highlands has a forest cover of 62-65%, but due to fragmentation only 20% of the total forest area is considered prime forest habitat.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Sterling Forest: An Ecological Analysis", 1998, Accessed from: https://crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/sterling/

Source Link

https://crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/sterling/

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Impacts of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation on Terrestrial Biodiversity


2018
Summary

An argument for future research on taxonomic groups and global threats such as climate change in order to effectively improve species conservation efforts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jordan E. Rogan , Thomas E. Lacher

Institutions: Texas A&M University

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

biodiversity, fragmentation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Rogan, J.E.; Lacher Jr, T.E. "Impact of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation on Terrestrial Biodiversity." Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, 2018. Accessed From (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124095489109133)

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124095489109133

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Socioeconomics drive woody invasive plant richness in New England, USA through forest fragmentation


2013
Summary

The authors tested whether woody invasive plant richness was higher in landscapes with many forest edges relative to other forest types, developing models that demonstrated that woody invasive plant richness was higher in landscapes with more edge forest relative to patch, perforated, and especially core forest types. Identifying these landscape patterns will aid ongoing efforts to use current distribution patterns to better predict where invasive species may occur in unsampled regions under current and future conditions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jenica Allen

Institutions: University of Connecticut, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Duke University, Department of Statistical Science, University of Connecticut, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

land use, alien invasive species, exotic plants, ipane, landcover, social-ecological

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Allen, J. M., Leininger, T. J., Hurd, J. D., Civco, D. L., Gelfand, A. E., and Silander, J. A. (2013). Socioeconomics drive woody invasive plant richness in New England, USA through forest fragmentation. Landscape Ecology, 28(9), 1671-1686. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-013-9916-7

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-013-9916-7

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New Forestry in Eastern Spruce-Fir Forests: Principles and Applications to Maine


1992
Summary

This bulletin is a version of the original paper, of a compilation of papers presented at the technical session of the Forest Ecology Working Group at the National Convention of the Society of American Foresters. It was revised and expanded in response to comments from ten reviewers, including industrial foresters, wildlife biologists, and environmentalists from Maine, New Brunswick, and Ontario.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert Seymour , Malcolm Hunter

Institutions: University of Maine , University of Maine, School of Forest Resources , University of Maine, School of Forest Resources

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

spruce-fir

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Seymour, R. S., Hunter, M.L. JR, "New Forestry in Eastern Spruce-Fir Forests: Principles and Applications to Maine" Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maine. April 1992, Accessed from (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert-Seymour/publication/259459089_New_Forestry_in_Eastern_Spruce-Fir_Forests_Principles_and_Applications_to_Maine/links/0046352bc4003ba335000000/New-Forestry-in-Eastern-Spruce-Fir-Forests-Principles-and-Applications-to-Maine.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert-Seymour/publication/259459089_New_Forestry_in_Eastern_Spruce-Fir_Forests_Principles_and_Applications_to_Maine/links/0046352bc4003ba335000000/New-Forestry-in-Eastern-Spruce-Fir-Forests-Principles-and-Applications-to-Maine.pdf

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Future Human Footprint


2013
Summary

A gallary of map layers about the future projection of the human footprint within North America.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Two Countries One Forest

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

disturbance patterns, human disturbance, disturbance, human footprint, human impacts

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Two Countries One Forest. (2013). Future Human Footprint. Available at https://2c1forest.databasin.org/galleries/f76fc910963340849b23373c5804e6c5#expand=56636

Source Link

https://2c1forest.databasin.org/galleries/f76fc910963340849b23373c5804e6c5#expand=56636

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Forests, Forestry and the Forest Products Industry: Opportunities for Creative Investment


2012
Summary

This paper addresses a working landscape of forests and farms in five counties (4.9 million acres) including the Tug Hill Region and a small portion of the Adirondack Park.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New York State Tug Hill Commission

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

"Forests, Forestry and the Forest Products Industry: Opportunities for Creative Investment", New York State Tug Hill Commission, October 2012. Accessed from: http://www.tughill.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/forestry_paper_FINAL_October_20121.pdf

Source Link

http://www.tughill.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/forestry_paper_FINAL_October_20121.pdf

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1996 to 2021
Summary

In accordance with RSA 227-I:8 a citizens committee developed the Forest Resources Plan in 1996, summarizing the condition of the forestland proposing options to a variety of conservation partners to follow to achieve the vision.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://extension.unh.edu/sites/default/files/migrated_unmanaged_files/Resource000242_Rep261.pdf

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Does New Large Private Landownership and Their Management Priorities Influence Public Access in the Northern Forest?


2012
Summary

Results from a survey of private land owners that own 1,000 acres or more of land in the Northern Forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Walter Kuentzel , John Daigle , Lindsay Utley , Lisa C. Chase , Tommy L. Brown

Institutions: University of Vermont , University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , University of Maine, School of Forest Resources , Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

private land

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://doi.org/10.5849/jof.10-091

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New York Conservation Summary


2022
Summary

While the name New York is often equated with the concrete jungle of New York City, looking beyond the Big Apple reveals a remarkable diversity of natural communities and habitats throughout the state. The interplay of climate and geologic forces over millions of years has crafted the landscape into a complex array of bedrock, surficial geology, soils, landforms, and topography. These varied physical settings and their associated ecological processes support the wonderful richness of plants and animals that live in New York (State!) today.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"New York Conservation Summary", 2022, Accessed from: http://www.landscope.org/new-york/overview/

Source Link

http://www.landscope.org/new-york/overview/

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Forests for the People: The Story of America's Eastern National Forests


2013
Summary

"Forests for the People" tells one of the most extraordinary stories of environmental protection in our nation's history: how a diverse coalition of citizens, organizations, and business and political leaders worked to create a system of national forests in the Eastern United States. It offers an insightful and wide-ranging look at the actions leading to the passage of the Weeks Act in 1911 -- landmark legislation that established a system of well-managed forests in the East, the South, and the Great Lakes region -- along with case studies that consider some of the key challenges facing eastern forests today.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Johnson

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

timber harvest, eastern national forests, invasives, national parks, prescribed burns, weeks act, wilderness protections

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Johnson, C. & Govatski, D.(2013). Forests for the People: The Story of America's Eastern National Forests. Island Press.

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books/about/Forests_for_the_People.html?id=3-FoAQAACAAJ

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How fire interacts with habitat loss and fragmentation


2021
Summary

This comprehensive synthesis, including 162 papers which provided 274 cases, offers a framework for understanding how fire interacts with fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Melbourne

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Driscoll D. A., Armenteras D., Bennett A. F., Brotons L., Clarke M. F., Doherty T. S., Haslem A., Kelly L. T., Sato C. F., Sitters H., et al, "How fire interacts with habitat loss and fragmentation", Biological Reviews, v. 96, iss 3, p. 976-998, 9 February 2021, https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12687

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/brv.12687?casa_token=hnQ3PV6ERFEAAAAA:YxzRTiH3qrd7nBCheCr23mIZgmf6GZ9ObURkcppR-hr3cWoxhCp-TuIH7YIQnQp1k6G15ywo6JQRF84H

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2010
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ruth Yanai , Dylan Parry , Dustin M. Wood , Nicholas E. Pitel

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

defoliation, forest tent caterpillar

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Wood, D. M.; Parry, D.; Yanai, R. D.; Pitel, N. E. 2 August, 2010. "Forest Fragmentation and Duration of Forest Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria Hubner) Outbreaks in Northern Hardwood Forests." Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 260, Issue 7, 31 August 2010, pp. 1193-1197. ScienceDirect https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.011

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112710003828

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New Hampshire's Coastal Watershed Conservation Plan


2021
Summary

New Hampshire's Coastal Watershed Conservation Plan identifies key conservation priorities across the lands in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts that drain to the Atlantic Ocean via the Piscataqua River and through the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Peter Steckler

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Chapter

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Steckler P., Ormiston A., "New Hampshire's Coastal Watershed Conservation Plan", 30 June 2021, accessed from: http://www.greatbaypartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/NH-Coastal-Watershed-Conservation-Plan-20210630.pdf

Source Link

http://www.greatbaypartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/NH-Coastal-Watershed-Conservation-Plan-20210630.pdf

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Expanding Forest Resource Education For Municipal Officials


2008 to 2011
Summary

CLEAR's National NEMO Network, in partnership with the USDA CSREES Forestry Program (through the RREA NFF program) and the U.S. Forest Service, launched the Forest Resources Education for Municipal Officials (FREMO) project in 2006 to augment traditional forestry outreach practices with new educational tools and approaches targeting local land use officials.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David W. Dickson

Institutions: University of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Dickson D., "Expanding Forest Resource Education For Municipal Officials", University of Connecticut, 2011, Accessed from: https://reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0216077-expanding-forest-resource-education-for-municipal-officials.html

Source Link

https://reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0216077-expanding-forest-resource-education-for-municipal-officials.html

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Forests in Time: The Environmental Consequences of 1,000 Years of Change in New England


2006
Summary

This book outlines the rise and fall of eastern hemlock, an iconic and important tree in the northeast. Drawing on a century of studies at Harvard University's Harvard Forest, the authors explore what hemlock's modern decline due to the invasive pest, hemlock woolly adelgid, can tell us about the challenges facing nature and society in an era of habitat changes and fragmentation, as well as global change.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Foster , John Aber

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest

Location

New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

global change, habitat fragmentation, land use change

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Foster, D.R. and Aber, J.D. (Eds). (2006). Forests in time: the environmental consequences of 1,000 years of change in New England. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books/about/Forests_in_Time.html?id=GENV8N2qgiMC

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Are pre-Columbian conditions relevant baselines for managed forests in the northeastern United States?


2003
Summary

Populations of a number of taxa associated with shrublands, early-successional forests, and other disturbance-generated habitats (collectively referred to as thickets) are declining in the northeastern United States. To assure that species dependent on thicket habitats persist, intervention is warranted. However, conservationists concerned with the status of thicket-dependent species are confronted with two important questions. How much habitat is needed? And how should these habitats be distributed?

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John Litvaitis

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Litvaitis J. A., "Are pre-Columbian conditions relevant baselines for managed forests in the northeastern United States?" Forest Ecology and Management, 3 november 2003, v. 185, iss. 1-2, pp 113-126

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112703002500

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History matters: contemporary versus historic structure of bobcats in the New England region, USA


1952 to 2017
Summary

The authors of this study looked for genetic diversity and population structure differences between contemporary (2010-2017) and historic (1952-1964) bobcats. They found that there was a decline in both genetic diversity and differences in genetic population structures over time, suggesting that habitat fragmentation and range dynamics "may play a significant role in population structure."

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John Litvaitis, Rory Carroll, Marian Litvaitis, Sarah Clements, Clark Stevens

Institutions: University of New Hampshire

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.uvm.edu/femc/fragnet/search/?search-query=&filterType=article

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Forestland Parcelization in the New York City Watershed


1984 to 2000
Summary

The results of this study describe the degree of parcelization on private forestlands in four of the five counties within the Catskill/Delaware systems of the NYC Watershed between 1984 and 2000.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rene Germain , Seth LaPierre

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Location

Catskill, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

watershed

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/103/3/139/4598612

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Hudson Valley Forest Fragmentation, Derived from 2016 NLCD


2016 to 2019
Summary

The results of this study are intended to inform communities about the impact of fragmentation on their significant forested areas but is not intended to be a substitute for on the ground assessments of condition.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Amy K. Conley

Institutions: New York Department of Environmental Conservation, New York Natural Heritage Program

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Conley, A. "Hudson Valley Forest Fragmentation, Derived from 2016 NLCD" New York Natural Heritage Program, 28 October, 2019. Accessed from (http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/metadata/nysdec.HREP-Forest-Patch-Frag.xml)

Source Link

http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/metadata/nysdec.HREP-Forest-Patch-Frag.xml

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2003
Summary

The Environmental Studies Program of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont received permission from the College to restore a deforested clayplain fragment that, until recently, had been in agricultural use. Working in cooperation with the Champlain Valley Clayplain Forest Project (CVCFP), a group of students from the Environmental Studies Senior Seminar in the spring of 2003 undertook the task of restoring native clayplain forest to the site.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michela Adrian , Nora Greenglass , Kelsey Ingmundson , Alex Kinsey , Brian McCurdy , Daniela Salaverry , Rita Vincello , Martin Whyte , Sarah Twichell

Institutions: Middlebury College

Location

Vermont, Champlain Valley

Resource Type

Report

Tags

agriculture

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Adrian, M.; Greenglass, N.; Ingmundson, K.; Kinsey, A.; McCurdy, B.; Salaverry, D.; Twichell, S.; Vincello, R.; Whyte, M. "Champlain Valley Clayplain Forest Restoration: A Landowner's Guide." Spring 2003, Accessed from http://www.middlebury.edu/media/view/255487/original/clayplain.pdf

Source Link

http://www.middlebury.edu/media/view/255487/original/clayplain.pdf

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State and Private Forestry Fact Sheet: Rhode Island 2021


2020 to 2021
Summary

The State and Private Forestry programs promote the health, resilience, and productivity of trees and forests across all ownerships for the benefit of people and wildlife; establish and manage urban and community forests; empower private landowners with information and technical assistance to sustainably manage their forests; and protect critically important rural forests and watersheds.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Eastern Region State and Private Forestry

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

private forests, state-owned forests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"State and Private Forestry Fact Sheet: Rhode Island 2021" Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, US Forest Service Eastern Region, 12 September 2021. Accessed from (https://apps.fs.usda.gov/nicportal/temppdf/sfs/naweb/ri_std.pdf)

Source Link

https://apps.fs.usda.gov/nicportal/temppdf/sfs/naweb/ri_std.pdf

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Forests Adrift: Currents Shaping the Future of Northeastern Trees


2020
Summary

This book is the result of over fourty years spent studying forests, and an even longer fascination of trees by Charles D. Canham. Canham is most interested in the Great Mountain Forest in Norfolk, Connecticut, the forests of southern New England and the Adirondacks in New York.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Charles D. Canham

Institutions: Yale University

Location

Vermont, Norfolk, New York, Connecticut, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

adirondacks

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Canham, C. D. "Forests Adrift - Currents Shaping the Future of Northeastern Trees." Yale University Press, 2020, Accessed from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=LgLMDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=forest+parcelization+new+york&ots=0_njlE1Ou7&sig=OkedXkJvtXNRh6B5H8XWKSg6yrE#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=LgLMDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=forest+parcelization+new+york&ots=0_njlE1Ou7&sig=OkedXkJvtXNRh6B5H8XWKSg6yrE#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Forest Sustainability (Statute 8876)


1995 to 1997
Summary

This Maine statute mandates the establishment of a process to assess forest sustainability building on the principles of sustainability developed by the Northern Forest Lands Council.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Maine Legislature

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

forest harvest, forest resources, forestry, laws, sustainability

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/12/title12sec8876-A.html

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Two Countries One Forest


2009 to 2013
Summary

This website provides information about Two Countries, One Forest a major Canadian-U.S. collaborative of conservation organizations, researchers, foundations and conservation-minded individuals.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Two Countries One Forest

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, conservation planning, conserved land, ecoregion

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Two Countries, One Forest. (n.d.). Available at https://programs.wcs.org/2c1forest/

Source Link

https://programs.wcs.org/2c1forest/

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Enhancement of Risk for Lyme Disease by Landscape Connectivity, New York, New York, USA


2017 to 2019
Summary

The authors researched Lyme disease in an urban setting, assessing park connectivity and landscape composition contributions to black-legged tick nymph densities and infection rate.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Meredith VanAcker, Eliza Little, Goudarz Molaei, Waheed Bajwa, Maria Diuk-Wasser

Institutions: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , Columbia University , New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537717/

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NECEC And Forest Fragmentation Part 2: The Ovenbird


2019
Summary

A focus on the species that need intact blocks of interior forests and will not be protected well enough by the New England Clean Energy Connect. This part focuses specifically on Ovenbirds.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eliza Donoghue

Institutions: Maine Audubon Society

Location

New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

ovenbird

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Donoghue, E. 3 April 2019. "NECEC and Forest Fragmentation Part 2: The Ovenbird." Accessed from (https://www.maineaudubon.org/news/necec-and-forest-fragmentation-part-2-the-ovenbird/)

Source Link

https://www.maineaudubon.org/news/necec-and-forest-fragmentation-part-2-the-ovenbird/

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What is forest fragmentation and why is it a problem?


2014
Summary

This article by Michael Snyder, the Commisioner of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, describes fragmentation and its impacts on forest ecosystems in the Autumn 2014 issue of the Northern Woodlands Magazine.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Snyder

Institutions: Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation , Northern Woodlands

Location

New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

human disturbance, education, fragmentation drivers

Topic Tags

drivers

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Snyder, M. (2014, October 13). What is forest fragmentation and why is it a problem? Nothern Woodlands Magazine. Retrieved from https://northernwoodlands.org/articles/article/forest-fragmentation

Source Link

https://northernwoodlands.org/articles/article/forest-fragmentation

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Human footprint of the northern Appalachian/Acadian ecoregion


2013
Summary

The maps and data sets in this gallery are the result of the Northern Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion Human Footprint Project. This project was designed to create a down scaled (90m) version of the Global Human Footprint mapped at a scale of 1km by Sanderson et al (2002).

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Data Basin , Two Countries One Forest

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

human footprint, human influence index, northern appalachians

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

Two Countries One Forest. (2013). Human Footprint [map]. Retrieved from https://2c1forest.databasin.org/galleries/ff9e496d5eb14aadafa22064462c5e65

Source Link

https://2c1forest.databasin.org/galleries/ff9e496d5eb14aadafa22064462c5e65

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Research and Conservation of the New England Cottontail Rabbit (Final Report for the Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of New Hampshire)


2013 to 2016
Summary

This article is a summary of work done by Dr. Adrienne Kovach and affiliates on the impacts of habitat fragmentation on the New England cottontail. Dr. Kovach and her affiliates' research has helped conservationists determine where New England cottontail populations are located, better methodologies to survey for New England cottontails, what the genetic structure of different populations is, and how habitat fragmentation can have negative effects on the genetic diversity and health of New England cottontails. Links to the report and other research articles can be found at the bottom of this summary article: https://newenglandcottontail.org/content/connecting-populations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lindsey Fenderson , Adrienne Kovach, Kathleen O'Brien, Kelly Boland, Walter Jakubas, Katrina Amaral, Michael Palace, Thea Kristensen

Institutions: University of New Hampshire , US Fish & Wildlife Service , Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Location

Maine, Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Kovach, A. (2016). Final Report for the Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serice and the University of New Hampshire (#F13AC00103).

Source Link

https://newenglandcottontail.org/content/connecting-populations

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Quantifying forest fragmentation using Geographic Information Systems and Forest Inventory and Analysis plot data


2006
Summary

In this study, the authors compard the relationship between fragmentation metrics calculated using FIA plot data and satellite imagery at two different spatial resolutions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Dacia Meneguzzo

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

aerial imagery, forest fragmentation

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Meneguzzo, D.M. and Hansen, M.H. (2006). Quantifying Forest Fragmentation Using Geographic Information Systems and Forest Inventory and Analysis Plot Data. In Proceedings of the eighth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2006 October 16-19; Monterey, CA. Gen. Tech. Report WO-79. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 408 p.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/17273

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Effects of forest roads on habitat quality for ovenbirds in a forested landscape


1996
Summary

The authors studied the influence of forest roads on Ovenbird density in an extensively forested region of Vermont, evaluating habitat use and reproductive success relative to mechanisms proposed to explain the density-edge relationship. They concluded that habitat quality for Ovenbirds may be lower within 150 m of unpaved roads in extensive forested landscapes, affecting territory density and possibly reproductive success.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Yvette Ortega

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Middlebury, Green Mountain Range

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest edge, forest interior species, neotropical migrants

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Ortega, Y.K. and Capen, D.E. (1999). Effects of forest roads on habitat quality for ovenbirds in a forested landscape. The Auk, pp.937-946.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4089673.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:e1e7a6099fe76ce140970d49029c768d

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Forest Core BioMap2


2010
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, The Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forests

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Forest Core, BioMap2 Components", 2010, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Accessed from (https://www.mass.gov/doc/forest-core/download)

Source Link

https://www.mass.gov/doc/forest-core/download

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Proceedings of the fifth Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium: Assessment and Mapping of Forest Parcel Sizes


2013 to 2003
Summary

This is a report on the Fifth Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium. The documents contributed to this report include forest inventory in the areas of policy, assessments, statistics, remote sensing, information science, and forest health for the Forest Inventory and Analysis program of the USDA Forest Service.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: William McWilliams , Ron McRoberts , Gregory A. Reams , Paul C. Van Deursen

Institutions: Forest Inventory and Analysis, FIA, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

McRoberts, R. E.; Reams, G. A.; Van Deursen, P. C.; McWilliams, W. H. "Proceedings of the fifth Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium: Assessment and Mapping of Forest Parcel Sizes" 2005, Accessed from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=0j1p6PqTK84C&oi=fnd&pg=PA27&dq=forest+parcelization+northeast+us&ots=IbA9IX6DTp&sig=M4N8HPnIkkWg4lCA2J3VSvU9zbg#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=0j1p6PqTK84C&oi=fnd&pg=PA27&dq=forest+parcelization+northeast+us&ots=IbA9IX6DTp&sig=M4N8HPnIkkWg4lCA2J3VSvU9zbg#v=onepage&q=forest parcelization northeast us&f=false

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Forest Canopy Closure and Juvenile Emigration by Pool-Breeding Amphibians in Maine


1999
Summary

This study examined whether selection occurs for closed-canopy forest conditions during emigration by using pitfall traps and drift fences to sample naturally occurring populations of wood frogs and spotted salamanders along recently created forest clearcut edges in central Maine.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Malcolm Hunter, Phillip DeMaynadier

Institutions: University of Maine, Orono, Department of Wildlife Ecology

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

amphibians, vernal pools, canopy

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3802629

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Interface Urban Forest Management in an Urbanizing Landscape


2020
Summary

The goal of this article is to present a framework that serves as a first step in explaining the trends in the use and management of private land for timber production in an urbanizing environment.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Maria A. Canha-e-Sa , Sofia F. Franco

Institutions: Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

urban

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Cunha-e-Sa, M. A., Franco, S. F. "Interface Urban Forest Management in an Urbanizing Landscape" 28 September 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389414.013.666

Source Link

https://oxfordre.com/environmentalscience/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389414.001.0001/acrefore-9780199389414-e-666#acrefore-9780199389414-e-666-section-10

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Taxonomic Review of Classical and Current Literature on the Perennial American Family Forest Problem


2011
Summary

This article includes many of the major nonindustrial private forest or family forest studies, from early to current, and classifies them both by themes used by other authors and categories that relate to major research areas in the current literature. A major focus of this literature deals with promoting management on family forest holdings and possible land management incentives and disincentives. Natural trends in family forest ownership, like parcelization, also impact upon forest management opportunities. By developing a taxonomy that classifies these studies by research objective, methodology, owner motivation, and problem definition, this article serves to organize the family forest literature in a manner that provides a temporal framework for better understanding the historical motivation for and development of family forest research in the United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Thomas J. Straka

Institutions: Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Straka, T. J. "Taxonomic Review of Classical and Current Literature on the Perennial American Family Forest Problem" Forests, vol. 2, issue 3, pp. 660-706, Accessed from https://doi.org/10.3390/f2030660

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/2/3/660/htm

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Effects of ice storm-created gaps on forest breeding bird communities in central Vermont


1994 to 1998
Summary

The author investigated the short-term effects of the 1998 ice storm on breeding birds in a northern hardwood forest in central Vermont. Overall, species richness and diversity increased only at ice storm sites, whereas total abundance increased at controls.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Steven Faccio

Institutions: VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science)

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest disturbance, birds, forest management, wildlife

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Faccio, S.D. (2003). Effects of ice storm-created gaps on forest breeding bird communities in central Vermont. Forest Ecology and Management, 186(1), pp.133-145.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112703002329

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Forest Harvest Regulation (Statute 8869)


1989 to 2013
Summary

To promote a healthy and sustainable forest that contains a balance of age classes necessary for a sustainable timber supply and spatial and compositional diversity, forest harvesting and liquidation harvesting are regulated pursuant to this subchapter.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Maine Legislature

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

clearcutting, clearcuts, forest harvest, forest resources, laws

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/12/title12sec8869.html

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NECEC And Forest Fragmentation Part 3: The American Marten


2019
Summary

A focus on the species that need intact blocks of interior forests and will not be protected well enough by the New England Clean Energy Connect. This part focuses specifically on the American Marten.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eliza Donoghue

Institutions: Maine Audubon Society

Location

New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

american marten

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Donoghue, E. 3 April 2019. "NECEC and Forest Fragmentation Part 2: The Ovenbird." Accessed from (https://www.maineaudubon.org/news/necec-and-forest-fragmentation-part-2-the-ovenbird/)

Source Link

https://www.maineaudubon.org/news/necec-and-forest-fragmentation-part-3-the-american-marten/

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Forest Ownership Change and Parcelization In the Hudson River Watershed


2010 to 2011
Summary

This was a presentation given by a Masters of Science student, Andrew Roe, at the Society of American Foresters National Convention in 2010 on the Hudson River watershed and how it is being affected by forest land ownership change and parcelization.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Cornell University, Cooperative Extension , Society of American Foresters

Location

New York

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Roe A., "Forest Ownership Change and Parcelization In the Hudson River Watershed", 2010, Society of American Foresters, Accessed from: https://www.slideshare.net/Shorna_Allred/forest-ownership-change-and-parcelization-in-the-hudson-river-watershed

Source Link

https://www.slideshare.net/Shorna_Allred/forest-ownership-change-and-parcelization-in-the-hudson-river-watershed

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The effects of urbanization on carnivores in the New York metropolitan area


2019
Summary

It is necessary to examine the effects of urbanization and associated habitat fragmentation on the spatial ecology of predators, in order to develop a comprehensive understanding and formulate a proactive approach towards biodiversity protection in such areas. This study observed patterns of occurrence and activity of carnivores in four preserves in metropolitan the New York and New Jersey region.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jillian R. Stark , Matthew Aiello-Lammens , Melissa M. Grigione

Institutions: Pace University

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

carnivores, urbanization

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-019-00923-0

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Investigating the Role of Professional Planners for Enhancing Private Forest Legacy Decisions


2019
Summary

This research project addresses the deficit in the existing literature that identifies and demonstrates the process a forest owner will experience working with the planning professionals in developing strategies and plans to achieve the forest legacy outcome by engaging planning professionals to understand and delineate this process in two key sectors: estate attorneys and financial planners.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Pennsylvania State University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Roth P. A., "Investigating the Role of Professional Planners for Enhancing Private Forest Legacy Decisions", 2019, Accessed from: https://www.proquest.com/openview/b9930918a69ff1d53eb1547718d12fe0/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/b9930918a69ff1d53eb1547718d12fe0/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Toward a Salt Marsh Management Plan for New York City: Recommendations for Strategic Restoration and Protection


2019
Summary

Salt marshes provide important ecosystem services in New York City, and many have been destroyed by development. The authors recommended preservation techniques after identifying vunerability of different marshes and threats to the marshes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Haight, Marit Larson, Marit Larson , Rebecca Swadek, Ellen Kracauer Hartig

Institutions: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444638939000290

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Forests Facing Environmental Change: Fragmented Ecological Networks


2022
Summary

The alteration of ecological networks by environmental change, including habitat fragmentation, is not well understood. This project will test alternative mechanistic pathways for loss of trophic specialization due to habitat fragmentation in a plant-herbivore-carnivore network. Elucidating these pathways will greatly improve predictive models of the impacts of fragmentation, which threatens habitat- and host-specialist species with local and global extinction.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert Bagchi , Dipanjana Dalui

Institutions: University of Connecticut, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Bagchi R., Wasserman B., Dalui D., LaScaleia M., Lucky B. M. A., "Forests Facing Environmental Change: Fragmented Ecological Networks", 2022, Accessed from: https://bagchi.eeb.uconn.edu/fragmented-ecological-networks/

Source Link

https://bagchi.eeb.uconn.edu/fragmented-ecological-networks/#

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New Partnership Concerned About Forest Fragmentation


2017
Summary

This web article discusses the status of forest fragmentation within Rhode Island's forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Frank Carini

Institutions: EcoRI

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Website

Tags

agriculture, ecology, fragmentation, development, forestry

Topic Tags

conservation

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Carini, F. (2017). New Partnership Concerned About Forest Fragmentation. ecoRI News. Available at https://www.ecori.org/smart-growth/2017/2/14/new-partnership-concerned-about-forest-fragmentation

Source Link

https://www.ecori.org/smart-growth/2017/2/14/new-partnership-concerned-about-forest-fragmentation

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Estimates of technically available woody biomass feedstock from natural forests and willow biomass crops for two locations in New York State


2009
Summary

A Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to estimate the technically available woody biomass from forests and willow biomass crops within a 40 km radius of Syracuse and Tupper Lake, NY. Land cover and land use data were used to identify the available land base and restrictions were applied for slope, parcel size and designated wetlands.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Castellano P.J., Volk T.A., Herrington L.P., "Estimates of technically available woody biomass feedstock from natural forests and willow biomass crops for two locations in New York State", Biomass and Bioenergy, v. 33, iss. 3, March 2009, pp. 393-406, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.08.001

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0961953408001827?casa_token=YwWp6UwstvYAAAAA:0mlQ4vWQJUWJqA9tZjOUi58zIB0DoCno0mVHKgxzaQWCXhepth7H_A3cmfAg7R8kavAjZ9AUK44

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Cohabitating with New England Cottontails: Habitat restoration for at-risk New England cottontail also benefits shrubland birds


2022
Summary

Ongoing habitat restoration efforts will help the survival of the New England cottontail, and new research by the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) researchers published in Ecosphere finds that these efforts will have far-reaching benefits to shrubland-obligate birds with which the cottontail shares its habitat.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Gosling N., Hatch A., "Cohabitating with New England Cottontails: Habitat restoration for at-risk New England cottontail also benefits shrubland birds", UNH Today, 9 August 2022, Accessed from: https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6690&context=unh_today

Source Link

https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6690&context=unh_today

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The Berkshire wildlife linkage: connecting the Green Mts to Hudson Highlands for wildlife and people


2017
Summary

The short report summaries the vision and key goals of the Staying Connected Intiative project that aims to protect the Berkshire wildlife linkage between the Green Mountains and the Hudson Highlands in New York.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy , Staying Connected Initiative

Location

Vermont, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

wildlife, fragmentation

Topic Tags

ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Marx, L. (2017). The Berkshire wildlife linkage: connecting the Green Mts to Hudson Highlands for wildlife and people. The Staying Connected Intiative.

Source Link

http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/BWL_2pager_FINAL.pdf

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Factors Influencing Involvement of a Forester in Managing Non-industrial Forests


1990
Summary

The purpose of this study was to identify forest and owner characteristics that influence whether professional forestry advice will be sought or not. The results are useful in assessing the impact of parcelization and changes in the characteristics of those who own forests on professional involvement in forestry decisions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Donald Dennis , Paul E. Sendak

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, NEFES

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Dennis, D. F. "Factors Influencing Involvement of a Forester in Managing Non-industrial Forests" USDA Forest Service, 5 June 1990. Accessed from (https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/43795743/Dennis1991_Factors_Influencing_Involvement_of_a_Forester_in_Managing_1-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1630610962&Signature=Z8RVjUHTnsj3n3DJ6fkSi7ZnboLoRmFgOGbmkWJjjS3vivVt4SVUMDFVBHk5s2YT557bPazJ2wFU7hjKHXbnHhynnwcxHCytjBDUI5ltNQ2yrhaf-EPwSo12zjel0A4PlDtMmGDId3gWv6TgptnHBGETJGp65yAmPFsCD53m6~dz2-63p9G0ZUi1X2zpouvMi4AAIL8I~cZvOe7XuGQDUkh41G~ulYe3X43AwfH~bQOwY0F32du9XWiUMw4EEAga0z2IvCgbjJ8vjXlFyg684i4HgLoaFa1GzMTqvItICG~8T4igj0gxtzyuDuiyVaGD1KbI7KVDUS8mA04BDb8DSg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA)

Source Link

https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3216&context=td

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Landscape-based forest stewardship northwest region Vermont


2014
Summary

This plan outlines landscape-level planning processes that can identify how to value forestland and what measures can be taken to ensure that forests will be maintained in a healthy state in order to keep forests intact.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Northwest Regional Planning Comission

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

fragmentation, forest value, landscape

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Landscape-Based Forest Stewardship, Northwest Region. (2014). Vermont Northwest Regional Planning Commission. 74 p. Available at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/cf375c_815632a56aa34a9ab222f39951eb7158.pdf

Source Link

https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/cf375c_815632a56aa34a9ab222f39951eb7158.pdf

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Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act


1974 to 2010
Summary

The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an assessment of the Nation's renewable resources every 10 years.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

timber harvest, forestry, laws, policy, renewable resources

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

USDA Forest Service (n.d.). Resource Planning Act of 1974. Available athttps://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/fia/topics/rpa/

Source Link

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1119/pdf/COMPS-1119.pdf

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Seeing the forest for the trees: reducing forest fragmentation in Vermont


2013
Summary

This short article in Vermont Coverts outlines the concern and causes of forest fragmentation in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

climate change, recreation, landuse planning, current use, forest economy, forest fragmentation, parcelization

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Fidel, J. (2008). Seeing the forest for the trees: reducing forest fragmentation in Vermont. Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife. Retrieved from http://vnrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/fragmentation_insert_final.pdf.

Source Link

https://mrvpd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fragmentation_insert_final.pdf

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R.I. Woodland Partnership Works to Prevent Continued Loss of Priceless Resource


2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Rhode Island Woodland Partnership , Eco RI News

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

residential management

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Rhode Island Woodland Partnership "R.I. Woodland Partnership Works to Prevent Continued Loss of Priceless Resource" Eco RI news, 9 August 2017, Accessed from https://www.ecori.org/green-opinions/2017/8/8/ri-woodland-partnership-works-to-prevent-continued-loss-of-priceless-resource

Source Link

https://www.ecori.org/green-opinions/2017/8/8/ri-woodland-partnership-works-to-prevent-continued-loss-of-priceless-resource

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Forests of the Northern United States


2011
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sherri Wormstead , Stephen Shifley, Francisco Aguilar, David J. Nowak , Eric J. Greenfield , Susan Stewart , Nianfu Song , Dale D. Gormanson , W. Keith Moser

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , University of Missouri

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Shifley, S.R., Aguilar, F.X., Song, N., Stewart, S.I., Nowak, D.J., Gormanson, D.D., Moser, W.K., Wormstead, S., Greenfield, E.J. ""Forests of the Northern United States"". USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, January 2012. Accessed from (https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs//gtr/gtr_nrs90.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/40189

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Parcelization and Land Use Change in the Rural Residential Landscape of the Catskill Region in New York State


2016
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rene Germain , Eddie Bevilacqua

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

Catskill, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

catskills, land use change

Topic Tags

management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

Germain, R., Pinkoski, C., Bevilacqua, E. "Parcelization and Land Use Change in the Rural Residential Landscape of the Catskill Region in New York State" The State University of New York, 2016. Accessed from (http://www.willallen.com/JCP/JCP_2016_V12_5_Germain.pdf)

Source Link

http://www.willallen.com/JCP/JCP_2016_V12_5_Germain.pdf

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Applying the Transtheoretical Model of Change to Legacy Planning Decisions


2021
Summary

This study applied the transtheoretical model of behavior change to understand which activities and behaviors FFOs have pursued in relation to forest legacy planning. They conducted a regional mail survey of 2500 FFOs across Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Michael Ryan Quartuch , Ezra Markowitz , Shorna Broussard Allred

Institutions: Family Forest Research Center , Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources , University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

change, model

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-021-09476-7

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Vermont Town Parcelization Data 2003 to 2009


2003 to 2010
Summary

This datasets provides summary statistics on town parcelization statistics and trends for all towns in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Northeastern States Research Cooperative , Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Dataset

Tags

resource management, fragmentation, forest planning, forest stewardship, parcelization, policy, wildlife conservation

Topic Tags

management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

Vermont Natural Resources Council. (2010). Informing Land Use Planning and Forestland Conservation Through Subdividision and Parcelization Trend Information Dataset. Available at http://www.vnrc.org/subdivisionreport/

Source Link

http://www.vnrc.org/subdivisionreport/

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Sex-biased habitat selection by American marten in the Acadian Forest


2022
Summary

For wildlife dependent on mature forest living in managed landscapes, habitat loss from land use can outpace habitat recovery from forest regrowth, challenging persistence of habitat specialists. For some species, the effects of habitat loss or fragmentation may also differ between sexes when physiological or behavioral differences influence space use.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Erin Simons-Legaard, Daniel Harrison

Institutions: University of Maine , University of Maine, School of Forest Resources , Maine Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology , The University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Simons-Legaard E., Harrison D., Hepinstall-Cymerman J., Payer D., "Sex-biased habitat selection by American marten in the Acadian Forest", Landscape Ecology, 8 September 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01508-7

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-022-01508-7

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Assessment and Mapping of Forest Parcel Sizes


2005
Summary

A method for analyzing and mapping forest parcel sizes in the Northeastern United States is presented. A decision tree model was created that predicts forest parcel size from spatially explicit predictor variables: population density, State, percentage forest land cover, and road density.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Susan L. King

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

Citation

Butler B. J., King S. L., "Assessment and Mapping of Forest Parcel Sizes", 2005, Accessed from: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/14259

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/14259

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A Case Study in the New York City Watershed


2012
Summary

Ownership fragmentation and development may impact both the working forested landscape and water quality. This study surveyed the owners of intact and subdivided family forest parcels across various parcel sizes to gauge their awareness of forest management practices and to assess the potential property-level impacts of their activities on water quality.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rene Germain , Jennifer A. Caron , Nathaniel M. Anderson

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Caron J. A., Germain R. H., Anderson N. M., "A Case Study in the New York City Watershed", Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, v. 29, iss. 2, 1 June 2012, pp. 74-80, https://doi.org/10.5849/njaf.10-038

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/njaf/article/29/2/74/4774150

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Keeping working forests available for wildlife


2013
Summary

This pamphlet outlines the importance of connected landscapes for wildlife.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Monica Erhart

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council , Staying Connected Initiative

Location

Vermont, New York

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

species richness, habitat, working forests

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Erhart, M. (2013). Staying Connected, Keeping Working Forests Available for Wildlife. Staying Connected Initiative. Retrieved from http://www.stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/keeping_forests_connected.pdf

Source Link

http://www.stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/keeping_forests_connected.pdf

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Hot Spots of Perforated Forest in the Eastern United States


2005
Summary

This article identifies geographic concentrations (hot spots) of forest located near holes in otherwise intact forest canopies (perforated forest) in the eastern United States, and describes the proximate causes in terms of the nonforest land-cover types contained in those hot spots.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riitters , John Coulston

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-003-0220-1

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Changes in land use, forest ownership, parcel size, and fragmentation in forests of the U.S.


2020
Summary

Using U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data, we examined changes in land use, ownership, parcel size, and parcel level in the U.S. South.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Jesse Caputo , Kurt Ritters , Thomas J. Brandeis

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

land use change, ownership

Topic Tags

management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Caputo, J., Butler, B., Brandeis, T., Riitters, K. "Changes in land use, forest ownership, parcel size, and fragmentation in forests of the U.S." e-Research Paper-63. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station, V 63, sp 1, ep 16, 2020. Accessed from (https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/60404/)

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/60404/

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Roundtable on parcelization and forest fragmentation


2006 to 2007
Summary

The Roundtable on Parcelization and Forest Fragmentation was convened in August 2006 by Vermont Natural Resources Council in order to identify possible causes of and solutions to parcelization and forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forests, fragmentation, education, parcelization, stakeholders

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Fidel, J. (2007). Roundtable on Parcelization and Forest Fragmentation. Vermont Natural Resources Council. Available at https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/Forest_and_Forestry/Vermont_Forests/Library/Forest-Roundtable-Report.pdf

Source Link

http://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/Forest_and_Forestry/Vermont_Forests/Library/Forest-Roundtable-Report.pdf

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Management of North Central and Northeastern Forests for Nongame Birds


1979
Summary

This is a report of the proceedings of the third workshop on the management of forest and range habitats for nongame birds. It was hosted by the USDA forest service of the Eastern Region, the Northeastern area State and Private Forestry, the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station and the Northcentral Forest Experiment Station.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard DeGraaf , Keith E. Evans

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

birds

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

DeGraaf, R. M., Evans, K. E.. "Management of North Central and Northeastern Forests for Nongame Birds" North Central Forest Experiment Station, 1979. Accessed from (https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=LHN7SmcBeDsC&oi=fnd&pg=PA198&dq=forest+fragmentation+northeast+us&ots=5TpbzYtVyf&sig=kaCHNShmVI0ZqPmIzwRVOmhWvvs#v=onepage&q&f=false)

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=LHN7SmcBeDsC&oi=fnd&pg=PA198&dq=forest+fragmentation+northeast+us&ots=5TpbzYtVyf&sig=kaCHNShmVI0ZqPmIzwRVOmhWvvs#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Economic Contributions from Conserved Forests: Four Case Studies of the USDA Forest Service Forest Legacy Program


2016 to 2022
Summary

This research employed IMPLAN's input-output model of the 2016 economy to estimate how land protected by the USDA Forest Service Forest Legacy Program (FLP) in four regions of the United States contributes to the economy.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Brett Butler , Helena Murray , Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Henry Eichman

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Massachusetts Amherst , Family Forest Research Center , University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

Vermont, Maine, New York, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/forestscience/article/67/6/629/6375812

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Forest harvesting and land-use conversion over two decades in Massachusetts


2006
Summary

A look at the ongoing disturbance of forest harvesting and the interaction with land use conversion.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: C. John Burk , David Foster , David Kittredge , Robert McDonald , Glenn Motzkin , Michael S. Bank

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

harvesting, disturbance, forest conversion

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

McDonald, R.I.; Motzkin, G.; Bank, M.S.; Kittredge, D.B.; Burk, J.; Foster, D.R. 15 May 2006. "Forest harvesting and land-use conversion over two decades in Massachusetts." Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 227, Issues 1-2, Pages 31-41. Accessed From (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112706000983)

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112706000983

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Connect The Coast Linking Wildlife Across New Hampshire's Seacoast And Beyond


2006 to 2016
Summary

Connect The Coast used spatial models to identify connecting lands for wildlife across the 10-mile buffered portion of the Piscataqua-Salmon Falls watershed that drains through New Hampshire.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Peter Steckler , Dea Brickner-Wood

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Chapter, Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Steckler, P and Brickner-Wood, D. 2019. "Connect The Coast final report." The Nature Conservancy and the Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership. Concord, NH.

Source Link

https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/nh-connect-the-coast-report.pdf

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The Size of Forest Holding/Parcelization Problem in Forestry: A Literature Review


2013
Summary

This report reviewed forest parcelization literature for historical themes, technical considerations, and continuing ownership problems, emphasizing the current circumstances of forest parcelization and its historical roots in the size of forest holding problem. Many of the sociological, economic, financial, and technical relationships identified earlier as foundations of the size of forest holding problem are shown to be also fundamental to the parcelization problem in forestry.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John L. Greene , John E. Hatcher , Thomas J. Straka

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Hatcher, J. E.; Straka, T. J.; Greene, J. L. "The Size of Forest Holding/Parcelization Problem in Forestry: A Literature Review." Resources 2013, 2, 39-57; Accessed from https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/2/2/39/pdf

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/2/2/39/pdf

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Analysis of the drivers of urban growth and second home development in the Nothern Forest Region of Vermont


2012
Summary

The authors applied the land use change model UrbanSim to Vermont's Northern Forest region to assess future patterns of urban, suburban, exurban and rural residential development under baseline conditions and alternative infrastructure investment and land use policy scenarios.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Austin Troy , Brian Voigt

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , Northeastern States Research Cooperative

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

fragmentation, forest, forest planning, parcelization, residential management

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

Troy, A. and Voigt, B. (2012). Analaysis of the drivers of urban growth and second home development in the Northern Forest Region of Vermont. University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and Northeastern States Research Cooperative. Retrieved from http://nsrcforest.org/sites/default/files/uploads/troy08full.pdf.

Source Link

http://nsrcforest.org/sites/default/files/uploads/troy08full.pdf

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Effects of small forest openings on the breeding bird community in a Vermont hardwood forest


1991 to 1992
Summary

The authors examined the response of a forest bird community to the presence of small openings created by patch clear-cutting 0.4-ha plots within an extensive northern hardwood forest. Overall, bird species diversity increased in forested areas containing small openings due to the addition of edge and open- area nesters, but several forest-interior species were adversely affected by the presence of openings.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Dave Capen , Stephen Germaine, Stephen Vessey, Stephen Germaine , Stephen Vessey

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , Bowling Green State University, Department of Biological Sciences

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

birds, forest management, wildlife, fragmentation

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Germaine, S.S., Vessey, S.H. & Capen, D.E. (1997). Effects of small forest openings on the breeding bird community in a Vermont hardwood forest. Condor, pp.708-718.

Source Link

https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/condor/v099n03/p0708-p0718.pdf

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Foresters for the Birds


2008 to 2022
Summary

Foresters for the Birds is an innovative project that works to keep forests as forests and common birds common by helping landowners integrate the practices of timber and songbird habitat management. The project was established through a partnership between Audubon Vermont and the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation in 2008. It has grown to become a network of foresters, biologists, and forest landowners across Vermont and the Atlantic Flyway who are working together to make a positive difference for forests, birds, and land stewardship in the region.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Audubon Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Foresters for the Birds", 2022, Audubon Vermont, Accessed from: https://vt.audubon.org/conservation/foresters-birds

Source Link

https://vt.audubon.org/conservation/foresters-birds

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Lush And Leafy Forests Will Need Protection


2013
Summary

On the one hand, forests look good: lush and leafy. They may, in fact, be as robustly wooded and healthy as they have been since the beginning of the 19th century. The fall foliage color should be great. On the other hand, commercial and residential development, an onslaught of new invasive insect species and climate change seriously threaten the health and viability of the forests in the immediate future.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Steve Grant

Institutions: Hartford Courant

Location

Connecticut, New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Grand, S. "Lush And Leafy Forests Will Need Protection" Hartford Courant, 5 October, 2013, Accessed from https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2013-10-05-hc-forest-change-study-20131005-story.html

Source Link

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2013-10-05-hc-forest-change-study-20131005-story.html

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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2007, Testimony of the Eastern Forest Partnership


2006
Summary

This is a testimony of the Eastern Forest partnership and member groups representing citizens from Mississippi to Maine concerning FY07 appropriations for the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior - Specifically the Forest Legacy Program and Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jad Daley

Institutions: Eastern Forest Partnership , House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Location

New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Charles H. Taylor; Daley, J. March 15, 2006. "Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2007" Accessed from https://books.google.com/books?id=j97kLzGzYjcC&pg=PA675&lpg=PA675&dq=forest+parcelization+maine&source=bl&ots=DhCBn8xLDX&sig=ACfU3U1Qzb7vZh2CJHpk4rBVuE6Kol5skw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6pOmPytToAhWTgnIEHZ75DnI4ChDoATAGegQICxA0#v=onepage&q=forest parcelization maine&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?id=j97kLzGzYjcC&pg=PA675&lpg=PA675&dq=forest+parcelization+maine&source=bl&ots=DhCBn8xLDX&sig=ACfU3U1Qzb7vZh2CJHpk4rBVuE6Kol5skw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6pOmPytToAhWTgnIEHZ75DnI4ChDoATAGegQICxA0#v=onepage&q=forest parcelization maine&f=false

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Consequences of Forest Fragmentation for the Dynamics of Bird Populations: Conceptual Issues and the Evidence


2008
Summary

This paper reviews the consequences of forest fragmentation for the dynamics of bird populations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jorund Rolstad

Institutions: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , Norwegian Forest Research Institute

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

birds

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article-abstract/42/1-2/149/2654446

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New England Clean Energy Connect and the Impacts of Forest Fragmentation


2019
Summary

The author writes about Maine Audubon's position on New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), a transmission line that would carve a 150 foot corridor through a 53 mile stretch of remote woods in Maine. Maine Audubon reviewed the environmental impacts study provided by Central Maine Power (CMP) and felt that habitat fragmentation was not adequately addressed to properly protect sensitive wildlife species. To read more articles related to this story, including impacts on the Wood Turtle, American Marten, and Ovenbird, please visit Maine Audubon North Woods blog at: https://www.maineaudubon.org/news/category/advocacy/north-woods/

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eliza Donoghue

Institutions: Maine Audubon Society

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Donoghue, E. (2019, April 2). New England Clean Energy Connect and the Impacts of Forest Fragmentation. Retrieved from https://www.maineaudubon.org/news/new-england-clean-energy-connect-and-the-impacts-of-forest-fragmentation/

Source Link

https://www.maineaudubon.org/news/category/advocacy/north-woods/

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Biofrag: a new database for analyzing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation


2014
Summary

The authors developed a relational database linking field data on habitat fragmentation to taxonomic nomenclature, spatial and temporal plot attributes, and environmental characteristics. The consistent format of this database facilitates testing of generalizations concerning biologic responses to fragmentation across diverse systems and taxa.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Marion Pfeifer

Institutions: Imperial College London , Stockholm Environment Institute , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) , Ghent University, Department of Forest and Water Management

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

fragmentation, bioinformatics, data sharing, database, edge effects, landscape metrics

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Pfeifer, M., Lefebvre, V., Gardner, T.A., Arroyo-Rodriguez, V., Baeten, L., Banks-Leite, C., Barlow, J., Betts, M.G., Brunet, J., Cerezo, A. & Cisneros, L.M. (2014). BIOFRAG - a new database for analyzing BIO diversity responses to forest FRAG mentation. Ecology and Evolution, 4(9): 1524-1537.

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.1036

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Elevated Growth and Biomass Along Temperate Forest Edges


2021
Summary

This study shows that, in contrast to tropical systems, temperate forest edges exhibit increased forest growth and biomass with no change in total mortality relative to the forest interior. They analyze >48,000 forest inventory plots across the north-eastern US using a quasi-experimental matching design.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Reinmann , Jonathan Thompson , Lucy Hutyra , Luca L. Morreale

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Boston University, Department of Earth and the Environment, The City University of New York (CUNY), Advanced Science Research Center, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center (CUNY), Graduate Center, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Biology

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Morreale L. L., Thompson J. R., Tang X., Reinmann A. B., Hutyra L. R., "Elevated Growth and Biomass Along Temperate Forest Edges", Nature Communications, V. 12, Article 7181 (10 December 2021), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27373-7

Source Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27373-7

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Forest Disturbance Process: Fragmentation and Land Use Change


2013
Summary

NRS researchers are working to develop a better understanding of land use and land cover change and the effects of forest fragmentation and to develop knowledge and tools to help people make informed choices about how they use natural resources.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

natural resources

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

"Fragmentation and Land Use Change" Forest Disturbance Processes, April 11, 2013, Accessed from https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/land_use_fragmentation/

Source Link

https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/land_use_fragmentation/

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N.H. Braces For More Ticks & More Tick-Borne Disease


2018
Summary

The Exchange looked into the rise in tick and mosquito-borne illness in New England, including what may be causing the increase in these pests and the diseases they carry, and what residents can do to protect themselves.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New Hampshire Public Radio

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Website

Tags

public health, ticks

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

The Exchange. (2018). N.H. Braces For More Ticks & More Tick-Borne Disease. NHPR. Available at http://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-braces-more-ticks-more-tick-borne-disease#stream/0

Source Link

http://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-braces-more-ticks-more-tick-borne-disease#stream/0

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Managing Forests for Trees and Birds in Massachusetts


2016
Summary

Massachusetts has more than 3 million acres of forested land, and about 75% of that land is privately owned. This means that private landowners are positioned to be the most significant contributors to creating and maintaining habitat for forest birds and other wildlife.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Massachusetts Audubon

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

timber harvest, coarse woody debris, leaf litter, understory vegetation, forest management, forest birds, forest patch

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. (2018). Managing Forests for Trees and Birds in Massachusetts. Available at https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=2ahUKEwjig7OPpazeAhXRmeAKHeTiA7gQFjACegQIBhAC&url=https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2018/04/24/ma-management-guide-for-web.pdf&usg=AOvVaw39Tt0wBr4OOXZdh5P-NIUT

Source Link

https://www.massaudubon.org/our-conservation-work/wildlife-research-conservation/forest-birds

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2010 Statewide Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies in the Northeast and Midwest: A Regional Summary


2010 to 2011
Summary

In 2010, State forestry agencies nationwide completed a Statewide Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy. These documents outline important issues, opportunities, and strategies for each State, and meet the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (CFAA) (as amended by the 2008 Farm Bill)1 Key elements of the State Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies: requirement for the State to be eligible for funds authorized by the CFFA.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sherri Wormstead , Tom Luther , Martina Barnes

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

northeast, strategic plan

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Wormstead, S.; Luther, T.; Barnes, M. "2010 Statewide Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies in the Northeast and Midwest: A Regional Summary." April 8, 2011. Accessed from https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/ne/ne-mw-reg-summary-stateassessstrategy.pdf

Source Link

https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/ne/ne-mw-reg-summary-stateassessstrategy.pdf

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Forest Fragmentation - New Forest Fragmentation Town Plan Requirement


2019
Summary

This website page is a part of the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission. It explains the plan for implementing Act 171 which will address forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel , Jens Hilke, Clare Rock

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources , Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

Hilke, J.; Rock, C.; Fidel, J. "Forest Fragmentation - New Forest Fragmentation Town Plan Requirement." Accessed from https://www.trorc.org/forestry/forest-fragmentation/

Source Link

https://www.trorc.org/forestry/forest-fragmentation/

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Forest Health Monitoring: 2005 National Technical Report


2005 to 2007
Summary

This annual technical report is a product of the Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) program. The report provides information about a variety of issues relating to forest health at the national scale. Previous FHM national reports have had a dual focus of presenting analyses of the latest available data and showcasing innovative techniques for analyzing forest health data.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Ambrose

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Ambrose M. J., "Introduction to 2005 National Technical Report", 2007, https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/55878

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/29282

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Climate Change - Good News and Bad News about Forest Fragmentation


2016
Summary

This article, published in Bostonia, provides an overview of reserach by two Boston University scientistis on their work looking at the effects of forest fragmentation under a changing climate.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lucy Hutyra

Institutions: Boston University

Location

Boston

Resource Type

Website

Tags

communities, biology, chemistry, climate change, ecology, carbon, education, environment, global health, heat stress

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Moran, B. (2016). Good News and Bad News about Forest Fragmentation - New England Forests May Be More Sensitive To Climate Change. Available at https://www.bu.edu/research/articles/forest-fragmentation/

Source Link

https://www.bu.edu/research/articles/forest-fragmentation/

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A Subcontinental Analysis of Forest Fragmentation Effects on Insect and Disease Invasion


2018
Summary

Using national survey data on forest pest richness and fragmentation data across United States forest ecosystems, this study examines how forest fragmentation and edge types (neighboring land cover) may affect pest richness at the county level.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kevin Potter, Kurt Ritters , Qinfeng Guo

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

diseases, invasive insects

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/12/744/htm

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Fragmentation and clearing of Maine forest habitats


2005
Summary

This map was displays the extent of fragmentation in Maine's forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lindsay Dreiss

Institutions: Middlebury College

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Map

Tags

fragmentation, maine, map, developed and agricultural lands, forest cover, harvested forest, human fragmentation, roadways

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Dreiss, L.M. (2008). Fragmentation and Clearing of Maine Forest Habitats, 2005 [map]. Retreived from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lindsay_Dreiss/publication/254600864_Fragmentation_and_Clearing_of_Maine_Forest_Habitats_2005/links/543ffa7c0cf2be1758cff522/Fragmentation-and-Clearing-of-Maine-Forest-Habitats-2005.pdf

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lindsay_Dreiss/publication/254600864_Fragmentation_and_Clearing_of_Maine_Forest_Habitats_2005/links/543ffa7c0cf2be1758cff522/Fragmentation-and-Clearing-of-Maine-Forest-Habitats-2005.pdf

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The Boom in Forest Owners--A Bust for Forestry?


1998
Summary

Private forests are breaking into smaller ownerships. The largest parcels remain intact for now, but the acreage in midsize woodlots is shrinking and the bottom class is growing. As the size of their ownerships decreases, owners are less likely to see the relevance of forestry. Without significant investments in public relations and marketing, forestry will become less and less relevant to more and more people, and we will lose vital forests that can produce both environmental and economic benefits. We need new approaches and technologies designed for small parcels.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lester A. DeCoster

Institutions: The DeCoster Group

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/96/5/25/4613890

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Cold Hollow Carbon: A Vermont Forest Carbon Cooperative for Climate Change Mitigation


2021
Summary

This case profile details the genesis of the first aggregated forest carbon offset project in the United States, known as Cold Hollow Carbon.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kavita K. Macleod

Institutions: Vermont Land Trust , International Land Conservation Network , Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

climate change, carbon

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Macleod, K. K. "Cold Hollow Carbon: A Vermont Forest Carbon Cooperative for Climate Change Mitigation" The International Land Conservation Network, January 2021. Accessed from (https://www.coldhollowtocanada.org/fileadmin/files/Case_Profile_Cold_Hollow_Carbon_VT_03_24_21_.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.coldhollowtocanada.org/fileadmin/files/Case_Profile_Cold_Hollow_Carbon_VT_03_24_21_.pdf

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Fragmentation of forest communities in the eastern United States


2011
Summary

The authors combined forest inventory data with land cover data to compare 70 forest communities in terms of the amount and ownership of intact (i.e., not fragmented) forest, and the proximate causes (i.e., adjacent land cover) of fragmentation. The results provide insight for targeting land management strategies to maintain the diversity and regional distributions of intact forest communities.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riiters , Kurt Riitters

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

fragmentation, edge effects, fragmentation drivers, indicators

Topic Tags

management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Riitters, K.H., Coulston, J.W. & Wickham, J.D. (2012). Fragmentation of forest communities in the eastern United States. Forest Ecology and Management, 263, pp.85-93. //doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2011.09.022

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/2011/ja_2011_riitters_001.pdf

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Forest fragmentation action plan


2014
Summary

The Forest Fragmentation Action Plan is a coordinated land use plan to reduce forest fragmentation at the local, regional, and state levels. This plan was developed by the Vermont Natural Resources Council with input from local planning and conservation commissions, selectboards, regional planning commissions, the VT Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation, the VT Fish and Wildlife Dept., the VT Dept. of Housing and Community Development, the VT Planners Association, and UVM Extension.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Emma Zavez

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

resource management, fragmentation, habitat connectivity, forest planning, parcelization

Topic Tags

methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Zavez, E. and Fidel, J. (2014). Forest Fragmentation Action Plan. Vermont Natural Resources Council.

Source Link

http://vnrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Final-Forest-Fragmentation-Action-Plan-1.pdf

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Global Forest Fragmentation


2014
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Chris J. Kettle , Lian Pin Koh

Institutions: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Department of Environmental System Science , University of Adelaide

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Book

Tags

forests, fragmentation

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Kettle, C.J., Koh, L.P., 2014 "Global Forest Fragmentation" Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich Switzerland, Accessed from (https://www.cabi.org/environmentalimpact/ebook/20143317935)

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=hFDNBAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA96&dq=forest+fragmentation+rhode+island&ots=mn5HhKJTRR&sig=FHJKz2S_a7MZiNrdIjHXn1L1jl4#v=onepage&q&f=false

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New Report Unravels the Complex Issue of Forest Fragmentation in Vermont


2016
Summary

This article describes the 2015 Fragmentation Report, prepared by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, which explores the value of structurally diverse vegetation, as well as the drivers of fragmentation. The authors highlight key benefits of intact forests by going beyond general forest descriptions (such as composition, arrangement, size, etc.) to tell a story of forest structure and function.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sam Talbot

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Talbot, S. "New Report Unravels the Complex Issue of Forest Fragmentation in Vermont." econews Vermont, 27 April 2016, Accessed from http://www.econewsvt.org/news/new-report-unravels-the-complex-issue-of-forest

Source Link

http://www.econewsvt.org/news/new-report-unravels-the-complex-issue-of-forest

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Mapping Rural Land Parcelization: A Methodology to Analyze the Intensity of Parcelization using Real Property Data


2016
Summary

The methodology proposed in this thesis report was able to identify patterns of privately owned rural land parcelization using the Finger Lakes and Mohawk Valley regions of New York as case studies.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eva R. Salinas

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Salinas, E. R. "Mapping Rural Land Parcelization: A Methodology to Analyze the Intensity of Parcelization using Real Property Data" State University of New York, May 2016. Accessed from (https://www.proquest.com/openview/7e06fe0c13bed8e50257104282d70070/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750)

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/7e06fe0c13bed8e50257104282d70070/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

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Genotypic variation and plasticity in climate-adaptive traits after range expansion and fragmentation of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.)


2022
Summary

This project is a stud of the levels of genetic and plastic variation for phenology and growth traits in populations of red spruce (Picea rubens), from the range core to the highly fragmented trailing edge.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Stephen Keller , John Butnor

Institutions: University of Vermont, Department of Plant Biology , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Prakash A., DeYoung S., Lachmuth S., Adams J. L., Johnsen K., Butnor J. R., Nelson D. M., Fitzpatrick M. C., Keller S. R., "Genotypic variation and plasticity in climate-adaptive traits after range expansion and fragmentation of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.)", 21 February 2022, https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0008

Source Link

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rstb.2021.0008?casa_token=fLjWnz04DfgAAAAA:sO2hftReQzWJ82kQ_qgyJpoeXQu8jffWRKOOm31v5FdLhdOanwpBug6tYbXpxO6TDDY-i-2ErD1MmeA

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Family-forest owner decisions, landscape context, and landscape change


2016 to 2019
Summary

The authors were interested in determining whether state or regional differences influenced family forest owner decisions across 8 different forested landscapes in New England. They found that state and regional differences did influence family forest owner decisions, and suggested that these findings may be useful for implementing more successful programs and outreach for conservation easements.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Kathleen Bell, Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Jessica Leahy

Institutions: University of Maine , University of Massachusetts Amherst

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

management, drivers

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204618309344

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Forest Fragmentation: Wildlife and Management Implications


1999
Summary

This book summarizes findings from the first scientific conference to address fragmentation in relationship to forest management and the consequences for wildlife populations in the forests of the western United States and Canada.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Rochelle, Leslie Lehmann, Joe Wisniewski

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Book

Tags

forest management, connectivity, habitat fragmentation, habitat threats, threats

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Rochelle, J. A., Lehmann, L. A., and Wisniewski, J. (1999). Forest Fragmentation: Wildlife and Management Implications. Boston, MA: Brill.

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books/about/Forest_Fragmentation.html?id=wFoxKvB4vjAC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f;=false

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2019
Summary

From warblers and thrushes to vireos and flycatchers, Vermont provides summer breeding habitat for some of the greatest diversity of neotropical migratory songbirds found anywhere in the lower 48 states. Many of these species are at risk due to loss of suitable habitat, forest fragmentation, introduced species, incompatible forest management, and climate change. Bird conservation in the 21st century requires a proactive, multi-disciplinary approach.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Steve Hagenbuch

Institutions: Audubon Vermont , American Forest Foundation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

climate change, breeding birds, bird, breeding

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Hagenbuch, S. "Webinar: Conserving Vermont's Forest Birds." Woods and Wildlife, 2019, Accessed from https://vimeo.com/332483829

Source Link

https://vimeo.com/332483829

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2019
Summary

The article discusses the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) Powerline and the impacts this powerline could have on sensitive wildlife, as the porposed powerline path would cut the right-of-way through previously unfragmented swaths of forest in Maine.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lori Valigra

Institutions: Bangor Daily News

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://bangordailynews.com/2019/04/02/business/how-cmps-1-billion-hydro-project-could-affect-habitat-in-a-wild-corner-of-maine/

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The Forest Component Of Resource Based Planning: Integrating Forest Cover And Forest Fragmentation Into The National Nemo Network


2006 to 2008
Summary

Nationwide, unplanned development and the associated fragmentation, parcelization, and conversion of the forested landscape is threatening the sustainability of critical forest resources. The purpose of this project is integrate Forest Cover and Forest Fragmentation issues into educational programs for local land use decision-makers.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David W. Dickson

Institutions: University of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Dickson, D. W. "The Forest Component of Resource Based Planning: Integrating Forest Cover and Forest Fragmentation Into the National Nemo Network" 14 September 2008, Accessed from https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0208265-the-forest-component-of-resource-based-planning-integrating-forest-cover-and-forest-fragmentation-into-the-national-nemo-network.html

Source Link

https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0208265-the-forest-component-of-resource-based-planning-integrating-forest-cover-and-forest-fragmentation-into-the-national-nemo-network.html

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The Relevance of Forest Fragmentation on the Incidence of Human Babesiosis: Investigating the Landscape Epidemiology of an Emerging Tick-Borne Disease


2013
Summary

Babesiosis is an emerging arthropod-borne infection that has been increasing in incidence for the last decade in the northeastern United States. Babesiosis may share features of its landscape epidemiology with other arthropod-borne infections transmitted by the same tick vectors in similar geographic spaces. This study examined 11 years of surveillance data in New York State to measure the relationship between forest fragmentation and the incidence of human babesiosis.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Walsh

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Walsh M. G., "The Relevance of Forest Fragmentation on the Incidence of Human Babesiosis: Investigating the Landscape Epidemiology of an Emerging Tick-Borne Disease", 27 March 2013, v. 13, no. 4, https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2012.1198

Source Link

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/vbz.2012.1198?casa_token=T4Ymn5OYBc0AAAAA:POvms47hGqax4upSR4ASJDNg4NA1b3TgAfLStmHPmBuzCr5f9tp6rzUnnaEMc1fCH-u4G2Y2ioJYjD4

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Forest fragmentation and avian nest predation in forested landscapes


1985
Summary

The authors placed artificial nests containing quail eggs in forests of different sizes and at various distances from the edge to test which of these factors was most important in describing predation. In doing so, they found that large areas and those bordered on at least one side by a large water body had lower predation rates.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Small

Institutions: University of Maine, Orono, Department of Wildlife Ecology

Location

Lincoln, Sagadahoc

Resource Type

Article

Tags

artificial nests, forest fragmentation, nest predation, passerines

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Small, M.F. & Hunter, M.L. (1988). Forest fragmentation and avian nest predation in forested landscapes. Oecologia, 76(1), 62-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00379601

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4218636?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

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Early Successional Forest Management on Private Lands as a Coupled Human and Natural System


2015 to 2019
Summary

A lot of forested land around the world is privately owned, making voluntary conservation on private lands crucial for preventing forest loss and mitigating forest fragmentation. Research has shown that social factors, such as economics, can be used for positive outcomes in forest management on private lands, and the authors sought to determine if forest management for the benefit of wildlife would have a similar impact on voluntary forest management.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Seth Lutter, Ashley Dayer, Amanda Rodewald, Darin McNeil, Jeffery Larkin

Institutions: Cornell University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, American Bird Conservancy

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/6/499/htm

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Effects of small-scale habitat disturbance on the ecology of breeding birds in a Vermont (USA) hardwood forest


1995
Summary

The authors studied territory placement and foraging behavior of breeding birds in relation to juxtaposition of forest vegetation and logged patches in southern Vermont. They found that different bird species used disturbed vegetation at differing spatial scales, depending on territory size.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard Lent

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest disturbance, birds, wildlife, fragmentation

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Lent, R.A. & Capen, D.E. (1995). Effects of small-scale habitat disturbance on the ecology of breeding birds in a Vermont (USA) hardwood forest. Ecography 18: 97-108.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3682757.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A49578939eb13d4b88886915ee5b46a2f

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Vulnerability of forests of the Midwest and Northeast United States to climate change


2017
Summary

The Climate Change Response FrameworkFootnote1 (CCRF; Swanston et al. 2016) has generated vulnerability assessments of forest ecosystems across the Midwest and Northeast as a first step to identifying risks and adapting to climate changes. This study synthesizes findings from these forest ecosystem vulnerability assessments with consideration of common themes in nine ecological provinces (McNab et al. 2007) (Fig. 1).

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Frank Thompson , Maria K. Janowiak , Christopher W. Swanson , Louis Iverson

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science , Northern Research Station, Michigan Technological University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Swanston C., Brandt L. A., Janowiak M. K., Handler S. D., Butler-Leopold P., Iverson L., Thompson F. R. III, Ontl T. A., Shannon P. D., "Vulnerability of forests of the Midwest and Northeast United States to climate change", Climatic Change, 2018, iss 146, pp. 103-116

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-017-2065-2

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Landscape Characteristics Affecting Streams in Urbanizing Regions of the Delaware River Basin (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, U.S.)


1999 to 2001
Summary

In this study we investigate those specific landscape metrics which are functionally linked to indicators of stream ecological condition, and in particular, identify those characteristics that exacerbate or mitigate changes in ecological condition over and above impervious surface. The approach used addresses challenges associated with redundancy of landscape metrics, and links landscape pattern and composition to an indicator of stream ecological condition across a broad area of the eastern United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rachel Riemann , Karen Riva-Murray , Peter Murdoch , Jeffrey M. Fischer , Robin Brightbill

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Geological Survey (USGS) , United States Geological Survey (USGS), New York Water Science Center , United States Geological Survey (USGS), Pennsylvania Water Science Center , United States Geological Survey (USGS), New Jersey Water Science Center

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

impervious cover, stream

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-010-9513-y

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Studies of Family Forest Owners in the USA: A Systematic Review of Literature from 2000 through 2019


2022
Summary

This article summarizes the literature related to family forest ownerships in the USA published from 2000 through 2019 to better understand what is currently known about family forests in the USA and explore potential future research directions. This is not the first article to summarize this literature, but it is the first that they are aware of that does so using a formal, systematic approach and is unique in its scope and timespan.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Kristen Floress

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Massachusetts, UMass, Family Forest Research Center

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Butler B. J., Butler S. M., Floress K., "Studies of Family Forest Owners in the USA: A Systematic Review of Literature from 2000 through 2019", Small-Scale Forestry, 2022, Accessed from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-022-09529-5

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-022-09529-5

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Letter to the editor: CMP power line would fragment forest


2019
Summary

An article summarizing the issues of the New England Clean Energy Connect and the disappointment of the support it is receiving.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John Nicholas

Institutions: Portland Press Herald

Location

New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Nicholas, J. 12 May 2019. "Letter to the editor: CMP power line would fragment forest." Accessed From (https://www.pressherald.com/2019/05/12/letter-to-the-editor-cmp-power-line-would-fragment-forest/)

Source Link

https://www.pressherald.com/2019/05/12/letter-to-the-editor-cmp-power-line-would-fragment-forest/

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Follow the Forest


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Housatonic Valley Association , Follow the Forest

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

"Follow the Forest" Housatonic Valley Association, 2020, Accessed from https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=578d52a766774787b7144b1cfea3f393

Source Link

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=578d52a766774787b7144b1cfea3f393

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Forestry Matters: Decline of Oaks Will Impact Wildlife in Hardwood Forests


2010
Summary

This article speaks to the important role of oaks and the production of acorns to support the wildlife in many deciduous forests. Forest management, introduced pests and pathogens and increased deer populations have resulted in significant changes in teh demography of oaks in eastern North America. Effective forest management is important. This article provides reccomendations on management practices.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Frank Koch , William M. Healy

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

McShea W. J., Healy W. M., Devers P., Fearer T., Koch F. H., Stauffer D., Waldon J., "Forestry Matters: Decline of Oaks Will Impact Wildlife in Hardwood Forests", The Journal of Wildlife Management, v. 71, iss 5, p. 1717-1728, 13 December 2010, https://doi.org/10.2193/2006-169

Source Link

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2193/2006-169?casa_token=MZkT9-CaVjcAAAAA:IjrftKi_2zBRcJMDUNcOvZakkrW3P6rseSz2tuPt1IE1G1d0yGtuUk4ncHBly_2GFVA9lzwIG1WBpeOx

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Decisions nonindustrial forest landowners make: an empirical examination


2004
Summary

The purpose of this study is to estimate a model of non-industrial forest landowner behavior that considers certain types of behavior that have escaped discussion and rigorous investigation in the literature, yet which are critical to future policy making.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Wear

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Conway M. C., Amacher G. S., Sullivan J., Wear D., "Decisions Nonindustrial Forest Landowners Make: An Empirical Examination", v. 9, iss. 3, 2003, pp. 181-203, https://doi.org/10.1078/1104-6899-00034

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S110468990470029X

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Forest fragmentation effects on ovenbird populations in the urban region of eastern Massachusetts, USA


1994 to 2000
Summary

The authors compared pairing and reproductive success of ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla) in three large and nine small forest reserves in a suburban landscape over six years and related ovenbird success to patch-scale and landscape-scale features. They found that the probability of nest survival, reproductive success, and fledging success were significantly higher in the large reserves.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Morimoto

Institutions: Lesley University, Natural Science and Mathematics Division, Connecticut Audubon Society , Boston University, Department of Biology

Location

Wellesley, Wayland, Middlesex

Resource Type

Article

Tags

populations, conservation, land use, fragmentation, forest, forest edge, forest reserves, ovenbird, pairing sucess, reproductive success, suburban

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Morimoto, D.C., Frankel, M.A., Hersek, M. & Wasserman, F.E. (2012). Forest fragmentation effects on ovenbird populations in the urban region of eastern Massachusetts, USA. Urban habitats, 7.

Source Link

http://www.urbanhabitats.org/v07n01/forestfragmentation_full.html

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Landscape correlates of forest plant invasions: A high-resolution analysis across the eastern United States


2001 to 2017
Summary

Using invasive plant data from 23,039 forest inventory plots in 13 ecological provinces, the authors employed logistic regression to relate the odds of invasion to distance from a road, with adjustments for broadscale differences attributable to ecological provinces, and local scale differences in productivity, forest fragmentation and land use. The results indicated the best predictor of the odds of invasion was ecological province, followed by land use, productivity, forest fragmentation and distance from a road, and the authors conclude that in the eastern United States, the existence of a nearby road is less important than the landscape context associated with the road.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riiters , Kevin Potter

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources , University of Florida, School of Forest Resources and Conservation

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

agriculture, roads, fragmentation, invasives

Topic Tags

management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Riitters, K., Potter, K., Iannone III, B.V., Oswalt, C., Fei, S. and Guo, Q. (2018). Landscape correlates of forest plant invasions: A high-resolution analysis across the eastern United States. Diversity and Distributions, 24(3), pp.274-284.

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ddi.12680

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Guide to Sustainable Forest Management


2018
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: New England Forestry Foundation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

sustainability

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Guide to Sustainable Forest Management" New England Forestry Foundation, 2018. Accessed from (https://newenglandforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NEFF-forestry-guide.pdf)

Source Link

https://newenglandforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NEFF-forestry-guide.pdf

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Strategies for Sustainable Forest Management


2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rene Germain

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)

Location

New York, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

watershed

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

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Massachusetts Forest Cutting Practices Act


2013
Summary

The Massachusetts Forest Cutting Practices Act was created to ensure the long-term public benefits provided by forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

timber harvest, forest resources, forestry, laws, permitting, policy, private land, timber cutting

Topic Tags

methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. (2013). Chapter132-MA Forest Cutting Practices Act. Available at http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/conservation/forestry-and-fire-control/chapter-132-ma-forest-cutting-practices-act.html

Source Link

https://www.mass.gov/guides/forest-cutting-practices-act

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Marketing the master forest owner volunteer program: a pilot study on the messaging and materials of engagement


2021
Summary

In New York State, the Master Forest Owner (MFO) Volunteer program provides free support from trained volunteers, however participation in the program has declined since 2012. To encourage engagement with the program, they pilot tested a message consisting of descriptive norm, benefit appeal, and individual self-frame via a direct mail campaign. Compared to a control message, requests for visits with MFOs increased from receiving the treatment message via a cost-effective postcard.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Shorna Broussard Allred , Peter J. Smallidge

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Eiseman D. L., Allred S. B., Smallidge P. J., Chawla P., Dellorto-Blackwell C., Boone B., "Marketing the master forest owner volunteer program: a pilot study on the messaging and materials of engagement", Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 17 December 2021, v. 21, iss. 2, https://doi.org/10.1080/1533015X.2021.2013747

Source Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1533015X.2021.2013747

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R.I. Forest Preservation and Energy Goals are at Odds


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Cynthia Drummond

Institutions: The Westerly Sun

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

forest economy

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Drummond, C. "R.I. Forest Preservation and Energy Goals are at Odds" The Sun, 20 February, 2020, Accessed from https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/richmond-hopkinton/r-i-forest-preservation-and-energy-goals-are-at-odds/article_9924ffd2-5420-11ea-bf13-4b3632d6a2f0.html

Source Link

https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/richmond-hopkinton/r-i-forest-preservation-and-energy-goals-are-at-odds/article_9924ffd2-5420-11ea-bf13-4b3632d6a2f0.html

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Effect of forest fragmentation on lyme disease risk


2002
Summary

The authors comparted density of infected nymphal blacklegged ticks, which is the primary risk factor for Lyme disease, in small and large forest patches. They found a significant linear decline in nymphal infection prevalence with increasing patch area and a significant exponential decline in nymphal density with increasing patch area.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brian F. Allan

Institutions: Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , Rutgers University, Bard College, Department of Biology

Location

Dutchess

Resource Type

Article

Tags

ecology, forests, impacts, lyme disease, public health, ticks

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Allan, B.F., Keesing, F. & Ostfeld, R.S. (2003). Effect of forest fragmentation on Lyme disease risk. Conservation Biology, 17(1), pp.267-272.

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.01260.x

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R.I. Forests are Losing Ground


2007
Summary

This article is a history of developments and the progression of fragmentation throughout Rhode Island and other New England areas.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Davis

Institutions: Providence Journal

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Davis, P.D. "R.I. Forests are Losing Ground" The Providence Sunday Journal, 19 August, 2007. Accessed from (https://www.fosterpreservationsociety.org/RI_Forests.htm)

Source Link

https://www.fosterpreservationsociety.org/RI_Forests.htm

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Implementation of an occupancy-based monitoring protocol for a widespread and cryptic species, the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)


2015 to 2019
Summary

The goal of this study was to recommend an effective, long-term monitoring strategy for the New England cottontail that would be adaptable to other species. Based on their findings, the suthors give monitoring recommendations and conservation implications.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Colin Shea, Mitchell Eaton, Darryl MacKenzie

Institutions: North Carolina State University

Location

Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

http://www.publish.csiro.au/wr/Fulltext/WR18058

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Forest Patch Size Predicts Seed Bank Composition in Urban Areas


2018 to 2019
Summary

This study asks the questions: how does regeneration, vis-a-vis the buried seed bank, vary in heterogenous urban forests? And, can forest patch size be used to predict regeneration and consequent management interventions?

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Ashton, Marlyse Duguid, Danica A Doroski

Institutions: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

seed banks, forest patch, patch size, composition

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Doroski, D. A., Duguid, M. C., Ashton, M. S. "Forest Patch Size Predicts Seed Bank Composition in Urban Areas" Appl Veg Sci. 2021;24:e12534. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12534

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/avsc.12534

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Maine's tree growth tax law: the basics


2018
Summary

The Maine Tree Growth Tax Law provides for the valuation of land that has been classified as forest land on the basis of productivity value, rather than on just value. The law is based on Article IX, Section 8 of the Maine Constitution that permits such valuation of forest land for property tax purposes. The purpose of this bulletin is to explain the more important features of the law.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Maine Forest Service , Maine Forest Service, Maine Department of Conservation, Maine Revenue Service

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

land management, landowners, laws, long-term management, policy, private forests, taxation

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

Maine Forest Service. (2018). Maine's Tree Growth Tax Law: The Basics. Available at https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/policy_management/tgtl/tgtl_basics_presentation.pdf

Source Link

https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/policy_management/tgtl/tgtl_basics_presentation.pdf

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On the Interplay of Ownership Patterns, Biodiversity, and Conservation in Past and Present Temperate Forest Landscapes of Europe and North America


2021
Summary

Ownership patterns and the associated management characteristics are related to forest structures, biodiversity patterns, and their conservation worldwide. A literature review on this topic is missing so far. This research will fill this gap with an emphasis on the temperate forests of Europe and North America.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andreas Molder , Tobias Plieninger , Malin Tiebel

Institutions: Northwest German Forest Research Institute (NW-FVA), Department of Forest Nature Conservation , University of Gottingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development , University of Kassel, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Molder A., Tiebel M., Plieninger T., "On the Interplay of Ownership Patterns, Biodiversity, and Conservation in Past and Present Temperate Forest Landscapes of Europe and North America", Topical Collection on Forest Management, 29 November 2021, Current Forestry Reports v. 7, 195-213. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-021-00143-w

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40725-021-00143-w

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Ownership, Governance, Uses, and Ecosystem Services of Community Forests in the Eastern United States


2022
Summary

Through an exploratory research approach, this study enhances the understanding of the characteristics of community forests (CFs) in the U.S. and the ecosystem services and other benefits that they provide. Through online web searches, we compiled one of the first comprehensive lists of CFs in the Eastern U.S.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Gregory Frey

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Hovis M., Frey G., McGinley K., Cubbage F., Han X., Lupek M., "Ownership, Governance, Uses, and Ecosystem Services of Community Forests in the Eastern United States", Forests, 2022; 13(10):1577. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13101577

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/65333

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Use of road maps in national assessments of forest fragmentation in the United States


2004
Summary

The authors compared forest fragmentation as calculated from high-resolution land-cover maps alone (Method 1) and after superimposing detailed road maps (Method 2) and fond that there was more overall fragmentation with Method 2. The results emphasize that the question of incorporating road maps must consider the purpose of the assessment, the characteristics of the data, and the relative sensitivities of indices to different patterns of fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Riiters

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

fragmentation, road networks, road-caused fragmentation, superimposed imagery

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Riiters, K., Wickham, J. & Coulston, J. (2004). Use of Road Maps in National Assessments of Forest Fragmentation in the United States. Ecology and Society 9(2): 13.

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_riitters009.pdf

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A model for simulating forest fragmentation due to suburban development in Vermont


2002 to 2004
Summary

Urban sprawl contributes to the fragmentation of forest habitat and to the reduction in ecosystem function. This project models the impacts of predicted future urban growth on forest fragmentation levels in Northwestern Vermont and simulates how these outcomes change under alternative policy scenarios.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Austin Troy

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Troy, A. "A Model for Simulating Forest Fragmentation Due to Suburban Development in Vermont." 30 September 2004, Accessed from https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0193809-a-model-for-simulating-forest-fragmentation-due-to-suburban-development-in-vermont.html

Source Link

https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0193809-a-model-for-simulating-forest-fragmentation-due-to-suburban-development-in-vermont.html

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Forest fragmentation in Connecticut: 1985-2006


2010
Summary

The purpose of this research was to develop an understanding of Connecticut's forests and how fragmentation has progressed over time. The Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) and the University of Connecticut created a forest fragmentation model for researchers, land use officials, natural resource professionals and the public to understand the health and condition of Connecticut's forested areas.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Connecticut, Center for Land Use Education and Research

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

mapping, modelling, analysis, edge effects, forest cover, gis, research

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Wilson, E. and Arnold, C. (2010). Forest fragmentation in Connecticut, 1985-2006 research summary.Center for Land Use Education and Research. Available at https://cslib.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p128501coll2/id/142009/rec/1

Source Link

https://cslib.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p128501coll2/id/142009/rec/1

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Forest fragmentation


2019
Summary

This article talks about the negative effects of forest fragmentation specifically in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ethan Tapper

Institutions: Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Tapper, E. "Forest Fragmentation." The Charlotte News, 13 June 2019. Accessed from https://www.charlottenewsvt.org/2019/06/13/forest-fragmentation/

Source Link

https://www.charlottenewsvt.org/2019/06/13/forest-fragmentation/

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Rhode Island Forest Fragmentation Analysis


2021
Summary

The objectives for completing this project were to create a 6-class forest fragmentation analysis, expand the study area to include the entire state of Rhode Island and utilize NOAAs high-resolution land cover data to create a more accurate and comprehensive analysis.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Emma Tondre

Institutions: University of Rhode Island

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

analysis

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Tondre, E. "Rhode Island Forest Fragmentation Analysis" ArcGIS, May 10, 2021, Accessed from (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/94de331e0f414ecd83e0ca0cbf3f7bcf)

Source Link

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/94de331e0f414ecd83e0ca0cbf3f7bcf

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Effects of forest fragmentation on tri-trophic interactions


2022
Summary

As has been seen more generally with habitat specialist species, this study observed that more fragmented forest harbors fewer dietary specialist caterpillars relative to dietary generalist caterpillars. This project tests several alternative hypothetical mechanisms for this pattern.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael S. Singer

Institutions: Wesleyan University

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Singer M., "Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Tri-Trophic Interactions", Wesleyan University, Accessed from: https://msinger.faculty.wesleyan.edu/enemy-free-space-and-caterpillar-diet-breadth/

Source Link

https://msinger.faculty.wesleyan.edu/enemy-free-space-and-caterpillar-diet-breadth/

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Understanding the Spatial Pattern and Driving Factors Associated with Timberland Ownership Change in the Northern United States


2021
Summary

This study analyzes changes in timberland ownership from 2003 to 2012 across the northern United States based on Forest Inventory and Analysis data identified according to five ownership categories. A total of 26,940 FIA plots that were remeasured between selected years were used for the analysis. Publicly available corporate ownership data were investigated and used to differentiate industrial and institutional (timber investment management organizations [TIMO] and real estate investment trusts [REIT]) ownership.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , David Newman , Eddie Bevilacqua , Karun Pandit

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry , University of Florida, School of Forest, Fisheries & Geomatics Sciences

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/119/4/376/6245988

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Effects of land use on wild bee functional diversity


2019
Summary

The focus of this thesis is to uncover how differences in land use, from grazing to successional states in forests, influence a number of aspects wild bee diversity and community structure. Relative abundance and species richness have been used as standard methods for measuring the health of wild bee communities yet neither abundance nor richness are able to quantify how landscape change affects the traits found in members of the population. Phylogenetic methods are a novel tool that can measure community structure by examining how traits influence population structure.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Katherine A. Odanaka

Institutions: University of New Hampshire

Location

Strafford, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Odanaka, K. A. "Effects of Land Use on Wild Bee Functional Diversity." University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository, Spring 2019. Accessed from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1fa5/32100d68f1f3130c386b7c7d68e4472cc3ed.pdf

Source Link

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1fa5/32100d68f1f3130c386b7c7d68e4472cc3ed.pdf

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Amphibian Movements in Response to Forest Edges, Roads, and Streambeds in Southern New England


1998
Summary

This study used drift fences and pitfall traps to intercept dispersing amphibians and examine amphibian movements relative to roads, forest edges, and streambeds in a forest tract in southern Connecticut.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Gibbs

Institutions: The Wildlife Society

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

amphibians

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Gibbs, J. P. "Amphibian Movements in Response to Forest Edges, Roads, and Streambeds in Southern New England" The Journal of Wildlife Management, vol. 62, no. 2 (April, 1998), pp. 584-589

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3802333?seq=1

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2020
Summary

This article highlights the challenges and threats such as forest fragmentation, over-harvesting, development pressures, climate change, invasive pests, pathogens and plants, and a rapidly aging cohort of small woodland owners.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Maine Tree Foundation

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forests, threats

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://mainetree.org/2020/04/threats-challenges-facing-maines-forests-html/

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Forest Landowner Characteristics on Fragmented Ownerships in the Catskill and Delaware Watersheds


2008
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jennifer A. Caron

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)

Location

New York, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

watersheds, ownership

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Caron, J. "Forest Landowner Characteristics on Fragmented Ownerships in the Catskill and Delaware Watersheds" State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2009. 1463658. Accessed from (https://www.proquest.com/openview/aaef4b2ea3b1fd4aa23582ecd46c7225/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750)

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/aaef4b2ea3b1fd4aa23582ecd46c7225/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

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Defining Forest Fragmentation by Corridor Width: The Influence of Narrow Forest-Dividing Corridors on Forest-Nesting Birds in Southern New Jersey


1994
Summary

This study examined three types of ubiquitous, narrow, forest-dividing corridors for effects that influence the relative abundance and community composition of forest-nesting birds.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Adam C. Rich , David S. Dobkin , Lawrence J. Niles

Institutions: Society For Conservation Biology , High Desert Ecological Research Institute

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

birds, corridor, nesting

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Rich, A.C., Dobkin, D.S. and Niles, L.J. (1994), "Defining Forest Fragmentation by Corridor Width: The Influence of Narrow Forest-Dividing Corridors on Forest-Nesting Birds in Southern New Jersey". Conservation Biology, 8: 1109-1121. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1994.08041109.x

Source Link

https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1994.08041109.x

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R.I. Land Conservationists Worry Power Plant Will Fragment Forest, Harm Species


2017
Summary

This short article on WBUR outlines the problems with light pollution and forest fragmentation in the northeastern US.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Bill Eccleston

Institutions: Rhode Island Public Radio, New England News Collaborative

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Website

Tags

wildlife, development, connectivity, corridor, land conservation

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Brookins, A. (2017, October 9). R.I. Land Conservationists Worry Power Plant Will Fragment Forest, Harm Species. WBUR News. Available at http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/10/09/rhode-island-power-plant-conservationists

Source Link

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/10/09/rhode-island-power-plant-conservationists

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Maintiaining The Integrity of Forests and Water Quality: Challenges and Opportunities


2003 to 2018
Summary

This article covers topics of forest fragmentation, parcelization, land use trends in forests, statewide reports and initiatives, strategies, issues related to industrial scale SAP extraction, federal and state laws related to water pollution from logging and regulation of water pollution from public and private roads and driveways.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

water quality

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Fidel, J. "Maintiaining The Integrity of Forests and Water Quality: Challenges and Opportunities" Vermont Natural Resources Council, July 30, 2020. Accessed from (https://www.friendsofthemadriver.org/uploads/1/0/5/0/105053173/7-30-20_fidel___groveman_webinar_for_r2r.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.friendsofthemadriver.org/uploads/1/0/5/0/105053173/7-30-20_fidel___groveman_webinar_for_r2r.pdf

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Wildlife dynamics in the changing New England landscape


1600 to 2002
Summary

The authors compiled data on major wildlife species to identify broad population trends and to address both fundamental and applied questions regarding these long-term patterns in Massachusetts. They found that wildlife populations were changing at a remarkable rate leading to significant ecological impacts on the landscape and many other species, creating major conservation and management challenges, and generating novel and oftentimes significant conflicts with human values.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Foster

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Missouri Department of Conservation, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

birds, moose, bear, beaver, deer, deforestational fragmentation, human populations, land use change, wolf

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00759.x

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Climate Change Driving Widespread Loss of Coastal Forested Wetlands Throughout the North American Coastal Plain


2021
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Elliott E. White , Emily A. Ury , Emily S. Bernhardt , Xi Yang

Institutions: Duke University, Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

climate change, wetlands

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10021-021-00686-w

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Forest Conservation and Stewardship in Massachusetts


2004
Summary

This report outlines the findings of forest specialists and their hope of creating a stewardship of forests that would include private and public lands that would be managed collaboratively.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Foster , Charles H. W. Foster , Perry R. Hagenstein

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , New England Natural Resources Center

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Foster, C.H.W.; Hagenstein, P.R.; Foster, D.R. 2004. "Forest Conservation and Stewardship in Massachusetts." Accessed from (https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/files/publications/pdfs/FosterCHW_ForestConservation_2004.pdf)

Source Link

https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/files/publications/pdfs/FosterCHW_ForestConservation_2004.pdf

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The Forests of Rhode Island


1998 to 2002
Summary

This report summarizes a 1998 inventory of the forests resources of Rhode Island.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Tonya Lister , Andrew Lister , Brett Butler , Eric H. Wharton , Catherine Sparks , Paul Ricard , Marla Emery , Thomas A. Dupree , Paul Dolan , Charles J. Barnett

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/4855

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Two salamander species respond differently to timber harvests in a managed New England forest


2017 to 2019
Summary

The authors researched the effects of forest management techniques on eastern red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) and eastern newts (Notophthalmus viridescens), examining communities in harvest zones that had regenerated for different periods of time.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Angus Mossman, Max Lambert, Mark Ashton, Jessica Wikle, Marlyse Duguid

Institutions: Yale University, University Of California, Berkeley

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://peerj.com/articles/7604/?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_campaign=PeerJ_TrendMD_0&utm_medium=TrendMD

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Community strategies for Vermont's forests and wildlife: a guide for local action


2013
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council , Front Porch Community Planning and Design

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forest conservation, planning

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Fidel, J., McCarthy, K. and Murry, S. (2013). Community strategies for Vermont's forest and wildlife: a guide for local action. Vermont Natural Resources Council. Available at http://vnrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/VNRC-Forestland-Conservation-10-1-links.pdf

Source Link

http://vnrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/VNRC-Forestland-Conservation-10-1-links.pdf

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Effect of even-aged timber management on bird species diversity and composition in northern hardwoods of New Hampshire


1989 to 1990
Summary

The objective was to determine the effects of even-aged timber management on bird species diversity and composition in an extensively forested landscape, the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. The authors found that bird species diversity was greater on managed than on reserved areas, and there were no species unique to reserved areas.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Welsh

Institutions: The Wildlife Society

Location

Coos, Carroll

Resource Type

Article

Tags

timber harvest, edge habitat, neotropical migrants

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Welsh, C.J. & Healy, W.M. (1993). Effect of even-aged timber management on bird species diversity and composition in northern hardwoods of New Hampshire. Wildlife Society Bulletin, pp.143-154.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3782916.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A340771089c7a3322a0d2ec7093060abd

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Global Forest Review: Indicators of Forest Condition


2022
Summary

The Indicators of Forest Condition include Forest Degredation and Forest Recovery. Newly available data provide the first globally consistent understanding of forest integrity, as determined by the degree of anthropogenic modification, and will improve our understanding of forest condition in future editions of the Global Forest Review.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Indicators of Forest Condition", Global Forest Review, 2022, Accessed from: https://research.wri.org/gfr/forest-condition-indicators

Source Link

https://research.wri.org/gfr/forest-condition-indicators

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Forest Fragmentation: Implications for Sustainable Private Forests


2000
Summary

In this article are listed some of the factors seen as combining to increase forest fragmentation at an even faster pace, and the consequent challenges that this crisis presents to foresters.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lester A. DeCoster , Neil Sampson

Institutions: The DeCoster Group

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/98/3/4/4614203

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Forest Community Connections


2008
Summary

Focusing primarily on the United States, this book examines the ways that social scientists work with communities, their role in facilitating social learning, informing policy decisions, and contributing to community well being.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ellen Donoghue , Victoria Sturtevant

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

communities

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Donoghue, E., Sturtevant, V. "Forest Community Connections: Implications for Research, Management, and Governance". First edition, 8 December, 2008. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781936331451

Source Link

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Forest-Community-Connections:-Implications-for-and-Donoghue-Sturtevant/8f1ba602b2d8db6eef9dcc631f97fd0216df6789

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Landscape-Based Forest Stewardship: Southern Windsor County, Vermont


2013 to 2014
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sam Schneski , Cynthia Rankin , Robbo Holleran , Roy Burton , Gil Whittemore , Daniel Ingold , Sue Greenall

Institutions: Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation , Weathersfield Planning Commission , North Springfield Sustainable Energy Project , West Windsor Conservation Commission

Location

Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission, Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Schneski, S.; Rankin, C.; Holleran, R.; Burton, R.; Whittemore, G.; Ingold, D.; Greenall, S. "Landscape-Based Forest Stewardship: Southern Windsor County, Vermont." 2014, Accessed from https://www.lcpcvt.org/vertical/Sites/{3C01460C-7F49-40F5-B243-0CA7924F23AF}/uploads/SWCRPC_Regional_Forest_Stewardship_Report_FINAL.pdf

Source Link

https://www.lcpcvt.org/vertical/Sites/{3C01460C-7F49-40F5-B243-0CA7924F23AF}/uploads/SWCRPC_Regional_Forest_Stewardship_Report_FINAL.pdf

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Alternative Forest Uses


2003
Summary

This fact sheet is a guide for forest owners that suggests sustainable management practices for smaller parcels and alternatives to tradition wood production.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.rifco.org/CMPG.pdf

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Town of Newbury, New Hampshire Townwide Conservation Plan


2008
Summary

In 2001, the Newbury Conservation Commission prepared an "index" or inventory of natural resources for the town as mandated by RSA 36-A:2. As permitted by that statute and as recommended in the Newbury Natural Resources Inventory (NRI), the Commission undertook a two-year project to update the NRI and create a townwide conservation plan.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Newbury

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Poole E. A., M.Sc., "Town of Newbury, New Hampshire Townwide Conservation Plan", Newbury Conservation Commission, March 2008, Accessed from: https://www.newburynh.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif4761/f/uploads/12-appendix_b-_2007_conservation_plan_4-1-08.pdf

Source Link

https://www.newburynh.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif4761/f/uploads/12-appendix_b-_2007_conservation_plan_4-1-08.pdf

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Forests and Insects


1997
Summary

The book covers such topics as colonization of trees by insects, population dynamics of forest insects, insect natural enemies, the effects of climate change and pollution on forest pests, spatial variation in the abundance of insects,the mineralization of carbon by termites, the impact of herbivorous insects, and the conservation of forest insect diversity, including the effects of forest fragmentation and deforestation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Allan D. Watt , Nigel R. Stork , Mark D. Hunter

Institutions: University of Georgia , James Cook University, Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management , Edinburgh Research Station, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Location

Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut

Resource Type

Book

Tags

insects

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Watt, A. D., Stork, N. E., Hunter, M. D. "Forests and Insects" Royal Entomological Society, Chapman and Hall, issue 18, 1997. Accessed from (https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=wTNnPaLszyQC&oi=fnd&pg=PA303&dq=forest+fragmentation+new+york&ots=Awpuxu4D0l&sig=s77ja_eQ3dAVmQVyzAVb1jjSDc8#v=onepage&q&f=false)

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=wTNnPaLszyQC&oi=fnd&pg=PA303&dq=forest+fragmentation+new+york&ots=Awpuxu4D0l&sig=s77ja_eQ3dAVmQVyzAVb1jjSDc8#v=onepage&q&f=false

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2005 to 2020
Summary

This is an article with many photos to highlight the impacts of commercial logging in Massachusetts public forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Chris Matera

Institutions: Grass Roots Fund, Massachusetts Forest Watch

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forests, forestry, protection

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

http://maforests.org/

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Tracking Parcelization Over Time: Updating the Vermont database to inform planning and policy (phase III report)


2004 to 2018
Summary

This project was designed to track and analyze parcelization trends on private land in Vermont. It uses state Grand List (tax) data, as well as Use Value Appraisal data, from 2004 to 2016 to establish a database of parcels in the state, compiled by size class and various other metrics.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel , Kate McCarthy

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

forestland, parcelization, private land

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Fidel, J. & McCarthy, K. (2018). Tracking Parcelization Over Time: Updating the Vermont database to inform planning and policy. Phase III report. Vermont Natural Resources Council. Available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZkEhVmlAf9x8BHy6rkUFiKDBa7iYA11/view

Source Link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZkEhVmlAf9x8BHy6rkUFiKDBa7iYA11/view

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Rewilding, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Couple Protects 74 Acres


2020
Summary

This December, CC and David White protected 74 acres in Sandwich, New Hampshire as wilderness with a generous donation of a conservation easement to Northeast Wilderness Trust.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Northeast Wilderness Trust

Location

Sandwich

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Rewilding, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Couple Protects 74 Acres", Northeast Wilderness Trust, 2020, Accessed from: https://newildernesstrust.org/heath-brook-nh/

Source Link

https://newildernesstrust.org/heath-brook-nh/

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Family Forests Research


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jessica Leahy, Stephanie Snyder, John Daigle , Crista Straub , Sandra de Urioste-Stone , Janet Gorman

Institutions: University of Maine, Center for Research on Sustainable Forests

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Website

Tags

family forest, outreach, sustainability

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Leahy, J.; Gorman, J.; Daigle, J.; Urioste-Stone, S.; Straub, C.; Snyder, S. 2019. "Family Forests Research Program Overview", Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, The University of Maine. Accessed From (https://crsf.umaine.edu/resources-2/family-forests-research/)

Source Link

https://crsf.umaine.edu/resources-2/family-forests-research/

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Collaborative Research: Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Lepidopteran Herbivores of Contrasting Diet Breadth


2016
Summary

This project will test alternative hypotheses that have been proposed to explain declines in specialist herbivores from fragmented forests. This research is important in understanding how changes in land use or other disturbances that fragment habitats will affect biodiversity and the integrity of ecosystems. The project will focus on butterfly larvae of species with different diet requirements as model study organisms. Their dependence on particular plant species and their role as prey for birds will be studied in 40 forest sites in Connecticut where the basic ecological interactions are well known. In addition to analysis of response to past forest fragmentation, experiments protecting caterpillars from predation will help quantify the importance of food resources. The study will improve understanding of natural food webs subject to human impacts and can guide future forest management. This project will also provide research training for students in forest ecology that will strengthen the scientific workforce.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael S. Singer , Betsy Von Holle

Institutions: National Science Foundation, NSF

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

biodiversity, birds

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Holle, B. V.; Singer, M. "Collaborative Research: Effects of forest fragmentation on Lepidopteran herbivores of contrasting diet breadth." 8 September 2016, Accessed from https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1556766&HistoricalAwards=false

Source Link

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1556766&HistoricalAwards=false

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North Atlantic landscape conservation cooperative data basin


2013 to 2014
Summary

Northeast Conservation planning atlas gallery of terrestial related projects, data, and maps.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Northeast Conservation Planning Atlas

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

community patterns, conservation, conservation planning, terrestrial habitat

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Northeast Conservation Planning Atlas. (2014). Terrestrial [map]. Retrieved from https://nalcc.databasin.org/galleries/012067d1312f463b9c0a7aa1d594b887

Source Link

https://nalcc.databasin.org/galleries/012067d1312f463b9c0a7aa1d594b887

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How Forest Gaps Affect Tree Crown Architecture: The Response of Some New England Deciduous Forest Tree Genera


2017
Summary

This study was conducted in the Yale -Myers Experimental Forest. It is a temperate deciduous forest. This study asked (1) whether light from a gap promotes asymmetrical growth of tree crowns, (2) if the asymmetrical growth diminishes as a function of distance from the gap edge, and (3) if the response was species specific and related to a given species of shade tolerance.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Godfrey K. N., "How Forest Gaps Affect Tree Crown Architecture: The Response of Some New England Deciduous Forest Tree Genera", 2017, Accessed from: https://w3.ric.edu/faculty/rdegouvenain/kate godfrey 2017.pdf

Source Link

https://w3.ric.edu/faculty/rdegouvenain/kate godfrey 2017.pdf

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Advancements in the remote sensing of landscape pattern of urban green spaces and vegetation fragmentation


2020
Summary

This review underscores the relevance of scientific findings in urban and spatial planning to minimize the loss of urban green spaces and to conserve and restore affected areas.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Kowe P., Mutanga O., Dube T., "Advancements in the Remote Sensing of Landscape Pattern of Urban Green Spaces and Vegetation Fragmentation", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27 May 2020, v. 42, iss. 10, https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2021.1881185

Source Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431161.2021.1881185?casa_token=hZuuZSTdKWIAAAAA:TpKMntGFKz5pwKvycwN5HdQbZSnq9zBZZ4Go_4fKwFWFsIctdrtQvKlRApCHL5Iq2TBN0LOFUhyyDg

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New Hampshire Conservation Summary


Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: LandScope America

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"New Hampshire Conservation Summary" Landscope America, 2021. Accedded from (http://www.landscope.org/new-hampshire/overview/)

Source Link

http://www.landscope.org/new-hampshire/overview/

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Vermont Forest Fragmentation


2019
Summary

This article is an abstract of the work of Jim Bove with the Forest Service. The primary objective of this work is to assess and understand how socio-economic factors relate to changes in forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jim Bove

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Bove, J. "Vermont Forest Fragmentation." Accessed from https://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/sal/lumodel/bove_abs.html

Source Link

https://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/sal/lumodel/bove_abs.html

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Our forests are a precious resource


2019
Summary

The forests and trees add to the quality of life in The Last Green Valley. They are fundamental to the character of not just local communities but also the entire New England region. It is the woods and deeper forest blocks that provide the conditions supporting healthy ecosystems for animals and humans alike.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Bill Reid

Institutions: The Bulletin

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Reid B., "Our forests are a precious resource", The Bulletin, 1 December 2019, Accessed from: https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/news/columns/2019/12/01/our-forests-are-precious-resource/2178154007/

Source Link

https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/news/columns/2019/12/01/our-forests-are-precious-resource/2178154007/

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Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry: Guide for State Forest Action Plans - August 31, 2018


2018
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

"Guide for State Forest Action Plans" 31 August, 2018, Accessed from https://www.stateforesters.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NMSFA-NA-StateForestActionPlan-Guide-20180831-1-1.pdf

Source Link

https://www.stateforesters.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NMSFA-NA-StateForestActionPlan-Guide-20180831-1-1.pdf

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Where Have the Songbirds Gone


2022
Summary

Quieter forests are cause for concern as conservationists see decreasing populations and diversity of songbirds in New England, many of which call New Hampshire home. NASA satellite data helped map the changing forest landscape, better equipping land managers to react to the effects of forest fragmentation and changing songbird populations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Location

Vermont, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Where Have the Songbirds Gone", NASA, 2022, Accessed from: https://www.nasa.gov/SpaceforUS/?story=4036

Source Link

https://www.nasa.gov/SpaceforUS/?story=4036

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World Wildlife Fund


Summary

An overview of the New England - Acadian forests by the WWF regarding conservation status, remaining blocks of intact habitat, degree of protection for those blocks, and severity of threats.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: M. Davis

Institutions: World Wildlife Fund

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, disturbance, threats, wildlife habitat

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Davis, M., Gratton, L., Adams, J., Goltz, J., Stewart, C., Buttrick, S., Mann, G. (n.d.). New England-Acadian forests. Available at https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/na0410

Source Link

https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/na0410

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Estimating regional timber supply and forest carbon sequestration under shared socioeconomic pathways: A case study of Maine, USA


1960 to 2022
Summary

This study provides a regional model framework to evaluate timber supply and carbon impacts of environmental and socioeconomic change in Maine, USA. They construct alternative future narratives that vary economic growth, forest management, and environmental policies and then conduct econometric analysis to project forest area and timber supply over the next 80 years under five shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs).

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Aaron Weiskittel , Jianheng Zhao , Adam Daigneault

Institutions: University of Maine, School of Forest Resources

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Zhao J., Daigneault A., Weiskittel A., "Estimating regional timber supply and forest carbon sequestration under shared socioeconomic pathways: A case study of Maine, USA", 9 May 2022, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000018

Source Link

https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000018

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Area Sensitive Distributions Counteract Negative Effects Of Habitat Fagmentation On Breeding Birds


2001
Summary

This study used a modeling approach to determine the conditions under which fragmentation of breeding habitat can cause landscape?scale population declines in songbirds. The simulated species resided in a system of forest patches (a landscape) and could potentially disperse among patches between breeding seasons.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Therese Donovan , Roland L. Lamberson

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), Humboldt State University

Location

New England, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

breeding

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Donovan, T. M.; Lamberson, R. H. "Area-Sensitive Distributions Counteract Negative Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Breeding Birds." Ecology Ecological Society of America, vol 82, issue 4, pp. 1170-1179, 1 April 2001, Accessed from https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[1170:ASDCNE]2.0.CO;2

Source Link

https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[1170:ASDCNE]2.0.CO;2

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Threatened species and forest fragmentation


2010
Summary

This map provides locations of threatened species along with areas of forest fragmentation

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Data Basin

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

endangered species, wildlife, habitat threats, landcover, risk assesment, threats, wildlife habitat

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Conservation Biology Institute. (2010). Threatened Species and Forest Fragmentation, Northeast US [map]. Retrieved from https://databasin.org/maps/1177a5b4fec4470e829e29cf575527a3/active

Source Link

https://databasin.org/maps/1177a5b4fec4470e829e29cf575527a3/active

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Audubon Vermont, Why Healthy Forests?, Keeping Common Birds Common


Summary

The Atlantic Northern Forest of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and New York is home to the greatest diversity of breeding bird species in the continental United States. But the populations of many of these seemingly-common species are declining at alarming rates.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Audubon Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Why Healthy Forests?", 2022, Audubon Vermont, Accessed from: https://vt.audubon.org/conservation/why-healthy-forests

Source Link

https://vt.audubon.org/conservation/why-healthy-forests

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How Landowner Engagement Affects Forest Management Practices in Northern Vermont


2012
Summary

This study interviewed landowners and conducted field surveys on 59 Family Forest Owned properties, of at least 25 acres of forestland, in a four-county region of Vermont, who had harvested timber in the last 5 years.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Bryan E. Ellis

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

landowners

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Ellis, B. E. "How Landowner Engagement Affects Forest Management Practices in Northern Vermont" State University of New York, May 2012. Accessed from (https://www.proquest.com/openview/4a6a8257577575f78d978136b925bf8c/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750)

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/4a6a8257577575f78d978136b925bf8c/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

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Open Corridors in a Heavily Forested Landscape: Impact on Shrubland and Forest-Interior Birds


1994
Summary

In eastern North America, remnant patches of forest surrounded by open habitat constitute unfavorable habitat for many species of migratory forest birds because of high rates of nest predation and cowbird parasitism. This article discusses the negative effects of corridors that divide forest patches and the best practices to positively impact the forests and bird habitats.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert Askins

Institutions: Connecticut College

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

predation

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3783267?seq=1

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Threatened Species and Forest Fragmentation, Northeast US


2010
Summary

This map represents threatened species in relation to forest fragmentation in the Northeastern US.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Conservation Biology Institute

Location

New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

"Threatened Species and Forest Fragmentation, Northeast US" 13 October 2010, Accessed from https://databasin.org/maps/1177a5b4fec4470e829e29cf575527a3

Source Link

https://databasin.org/maps/1177a5b4fec4470e829e29cf575527a3

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Unfragmented Forest and Natural Habitat


2016
Summary

The goad of the Upper Valley Land Trust is to support the working forest economy and connect the places plants and animals need to adapt and thrive.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Unfragmented Forest and Natural Habitat" Upper Valley Land Trust, 2016, Accessed from: https://uvlt.org/our-strategic-goals/unfragmented-forest-natural-habitat/

Source Link

https://uvlt.org/our-strategic-goals/unfragmented-forest-natural-habitat/

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The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods


2012
Summary

This book synthesizes the latest scientific discoveries regarding changing forest conditions in the Maine Woods

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Barton

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Book

Tags

ecology, history, landscape change, habitat, forest, forest resources

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Barton, A. M., White, A. S., and Cogbill, C. V. (2012). The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Press.

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?id=Dy7e6imrltIC&dq=Maine+forest+fragmentation&source=gbs_navlinks_s

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Forest Edges as Nutrient and Pollutant Concentrators: Potential Synergisms between Fragmentation, Forest Canopies, and the Atmosphere


2002
Summary

Forest fragmentation leads to a dramatic increase in forest edge, and these edges may function as traps and concentrators for wind-borne nutrients and pollutants. This study assessed the influence of forest edges on atmospheric deposition and subsequent inputs to the forest floor in deciduous-forest fragments in the eastern United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kathleen Weathers

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Weathers K. C., Cadenasso M. L., Pickett S. T. A., "Forest Edges as Nutrient and Pollutant Concentrators: Potential Synergisms between Fragmentation, Forest Canopies, and the Atmosphere", Conservation Biology, 12 January 2002, v. 15, iss. 6, p. 1506-1514, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.2001.01090.x

Source Link

https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1523-1739.2001.01090.x?casa_token=qbCg_nnN16oAAAAA:MiYv-hCJTH-dfAlCayLGHxSifSK_oJJf7JfaXJqQl21vohuCzAiBJ0e_9-e1fdQI85-v5RuepSkfrJvO

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Temporal change in forest fragmentation at multiple scales


2007
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Wickham , Kurt Riitters , Timothy Wade, John Coulston

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Exposure Research Laboratory

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-006-9054-6

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Small-Area Family Forest Ownerships in the USA


2011 to 2018
Summary

The authors researched small family forest owners (<4 ha) to see how they managed their forests in comparison to larger family forest owners, since small family forest owners are often excluded from research due to the small size of their forest holding yet they make up 60% of all family forest owners in the United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Stephanie Snyder

Institutions: University of Massachusetts Amherst , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-018-9410-9

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Wildlands & Woodlands: A Vision for the New England Landscape


2013
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Foster , Malcolm Hunter, David Orwig , David Kittredge , Kathleen Lambert, Brian M. Donahue , Brian R. Hall , Lloyd C. Ireland , Robert J. Lilieholm

Institutions: Wildlands and Woodlands

Location

New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

"Wildlands & Woodlands: A Vision for the New England Landscape." 2013, Accessed from https://www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org/

Source Link

https://www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org/

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Hotspots of land-use change in global biodiversity hotspots


2021
Summary

Land-use conversion from natural areas to agriculture and human settlements is causing global biodiversity loss. The authors proposed a human land-use disturbance index (LDI) to assess habitat loss and fragmentation in global biodiversity hotspots from 1992 to 2015. Negative (LDI > 1) and positive (LDI < 1) impacts on habitat were observed in 30 and 6 biodiversity hotspots, respectively. The hotspots with a relatively small proportional area of nature-dominated land were more likely to face habitat loss.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Kong X., Zhou Z., Jiao L., "Hotspots of land-use change in global biodiversity hotspots", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, v. 174, November 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105770

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921344921003797

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Resolution on Ecological Connectivity, Adaption to Climate Change, and Biodiversity Conservation


2016
Summary

This resolution outlines the many ways that ecological connectivity supports climate change resilience, forest health and wildlife health goals in the New England states and eastern Canadian provinces, and directs agencies within these jurisdictions to elevate ecological connectivity in the natural resource and transportation planning work.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

New England

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

biodiversity, climate change resilience, landscape connectivity, transportation

Topic Tags

planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

policy

Citation

New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers. 2016. Resolution 40-3 : Resolution on Ecological Connectivity, Adaptation to Climate Change, and Biodiversity Conservation

Source Link

https://www.coneg.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/40-3-Ecological-Connectivity-EN.pdf

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Forestland Parcelization


1975 to 2010
Summary

The Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University is working to understand how private forestland parcelization is occurring in New York State and is making resources available to better support landowners, forest professionals, and local policy-makers as they respond to this phenomenon.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Shorna Broussard Allred , Andrew Walker Roe , Peter J. Smallidge

Institutions: Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources , Cornell University, Cooperative Extension

Location

New York

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Allred, S. B., Stedman, R. C., Smallidge, P, Roe, A. W. "Forestland Parcelization: New York Patterns" Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources, Human Dimensions Research Unit. Accessed from (https://sites.google.com/site/forestparcelization/home)

Source Link

https://sites.google.com/site/forestparcelization/home

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Diverging Patterns at the Forest Edge: Soil Respiration Dynamics of Fragmented Forests in Urban and Rural Areas


2022
Summary

This study characterizes soils in fragmented forests along an urban to rural gradient, evaluating the sensitivity of soil respiration to changes in soil temperature and moisture near the forest edge.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Reinmann , Lucy Hutyra , Pamela Templer , Erin A. Pierce , Sarah M. Garvey

Institutions: Boston University, Department of Biology, Boston University, Department of Earth and the Environment, The City University of New York (CUNY), Advanced Science Research Center, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Hunter College, Department of Geography and Environmental Science , Advanced Science Research Center (CUNY), Graduate Center, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Biology

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Garvey S. M., Templer P. H., Pierce E. A., Reinmann A. B., Hutyra L. R., "Diverging Patterns at the Forest Edge: Soil Respiration Dynamics of Fragmented Forests in Urban and Rural Areas", 15 February, 2022, Global Change Biology, V. 28, Iss. 9, p.3094-3109 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16099

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gcb.16099

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Evidence for Edge Enhancements of Soil Respiration in Temperate Forests


2016 to 2019
Summary

Forests often act as a net carbon sink, while forest soils emit carbon dioxide via decomposition and biological activity, called soil respiration. The effects of forest fragmentation on a forest's ability to store carbon are unknown, so the authors studied forest soil respiration in fragmented forest edges and compared their results to soil respiration in unfragmented forest interiors. They found that forest soils from fragmented edges emit more carbon dioxide than interior forest soils, identifying a phenomenon in the carbon cycle that has implications for understanding carbon exchange in fragmented landscapes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Reinmann , Jonathan Thompson , Lucy Hutyra , Ian Smith , David Allen

Institutions: Boston University , Harvard University , City University of New York, Hunter College, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL082459

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New report on Vermont forests addresses fragmentation


2015
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Business Magazine

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

"New Report on Vermont Forests Adresses Fragmentation" Vermon Business Magazine, 16 April 2015, Accessed from https://vermontbiz.com/news/april/new-report-vermont-forests-addresses-fragmentation

Source Link

https://vermontbiz.com/news/april/new-report-vermont-forests-addresses-fragmentation

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Workshop Proceedings: Management of North Central and Northeastern Forests for Nongame Birds


1979
Summary

This is an overview of the third workshop of the National Nongame Bird Steering Committee. The purpose of this workshop is to share state of the art nongame bird research and management in various ecoregions of the United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert A. Hann

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

birds

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Hann, R. A. "Workshop Proceedings: Management of North Central and Northeastern Forests for Nongame Birds" 1992, Accessed from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=3vcTAAAAYAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA198&dq=forest+fragmentation+northeast+us&ots=ZQbkzT-qqF&sig=4Kf_Jg5yuZqvaCeuKKNYphk9rSk#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=3vcTAAAAYAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA198&dq=forest+fragmentation+northeast+us&ots=ZQbkzT-qqF&sig=4Kf_Jg5yuZqvaCeuKKNYphk9rSk#v=onepage&q=forest fragmentation northeast us&f=false

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Vermont Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need (AON)


2010
Summary

A required component of the forest legacy program, the assessment of need (AON) process determines areas where the state's most valuable forestlands face the greatest threats, solicits and receives input from the public, and seeks approval of these forest legacy areas from the secretary of agriculture.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James E. Hubbard

Institutions: Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Vermont Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need (AON)" Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, James E. Hubbard, February 2010. Accessed from https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/Forest_and_Forestry/Vermont_Forests/Library/2017_VT_ForestActionPlanAppC.pdf

Source Link

https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/Forest_and_Forestry/Vermont_Forests/Library/2017_VT_ForestActionPlanAppC.pdf

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Improving Vermont's Forest Integrity Through Empowerment of Woman Forest Landowners


2020
Summary

Women represent an important part of Vermont's landowner population. They serve as the primary decision makers for 20% (475,000 acres) of the state's forestland and co-own just over another 1 million acres. Their significance relative to land management and influence over the forest landscape in Vermont is only anticipated to increase as, statistically speaking, women have longer lifespans. Research to date has shown that women have a strong interest in land conservation but are much less engaged with land management and decision-making activities. The lead collaborators on this research project see this gap as an important opportunity to engage women landowners around the most pressing issues facing Vermont's forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Land Trust

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Cusack C., Sausville L., "Project #1: Improving Vermont's Forest Integrity Through Empowerment of Woman Forest Landowners", 2020, Vermont Land Trust, Vermont Coverts, Accessed from: https://www.middlebury.edu/college/sites/www.middlebury.edu.college/files/2022-03/Project-Statements_FINAL_S20_MBM.pdf?fv=abcuHtlZ

Source Link

https://www.middlebury.edu/college/sites/www.middlebury.edu.college/files/2022-03/Project-Statements_FINAL_S20_MBM.pdf?fv=abcuHtlZ

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Effects of Parcelization and Land Divestiture on Forest Sustainability in Simulated Forest Lanscapes


2006
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eric J. Gustafson , Craig Loehle

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

simulation, landscape

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Gustafson, E. J., Loehle, C., "Effects of Parcelization and Land Divestiture on Forest Sustainability in Simulated Forest Lanscapes" Forest Ecology and Management, vo. 236, issues 2-3, 1 December 2006, pp. 305-314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.015

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112706009030

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Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector


2021
Summary

Stakeholders from nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, professional organizations, private corporations, and state and federal agencies representing public, private, and tribal interests also provided input to the assessment. Input from these stakeholders helped to frame the subject matter content and management options presented in this report, ensuring relevance for decision-makers and resource managers.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, State and Private Forestry

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Poland T. M., Patel-Weynand T., Finch M. D., Miniat C. F., Hayes D. C., Lopex V. M., "Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector", 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45367-1

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/61982

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Rhode Island Forest Resources Assessment and Strategies "A Path to Tomorrow's Forests"


2010
Summary

The Rhode Island Forest Resources Assessment and Strategies was updated from these two documents, the Rhode Island Forest Resources Management Plan and Rhode Island Urban and Community Forest Plan, with input from the Forest Resources Assessment and Strategies Committee, (RI Stewardship Committee members and other invited environmental partners) to incorporate other statewide planning documents.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

DEM, Division of Forest Environment "Rhode Island Forest Resources Assessment and Strategies" June 2010, Accessed from http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/forest/pdf/assestra.pdf

Source Link

http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/forest/pdf/assestra.pdf

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Creation of forest edges has a global impact on forest vertebrates


2017
Summary

The authors assembled a global dataset on species responses to fragmentation and developed a statistical approach for quantifying edge impacts in heterogeneous landscapes to quantify edge-determined changes in abundance of 1,673 vertebrate species. They show that the abundances of 85% of species are affected, either positively or negatively, by forest edges.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Marion Pfeifer

Institutions: Newcastle University , Imperial College London , Flowminder Foundation

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

biodiversity, vertebrates, edge effects

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Pfeifer, M., Lefebvre, V., Peres, C.A., Banks-Leite, C., Wearn, O.R., Marsh, C.J., Butchart, S.H.M., Arroyo-Rodriguez, V., Barlow, J., Cerezo, A. and Cisneros, L. (2017). Creation of forest edges has a global impact on forest vertebrates. Nature, 551(7679), p.187.

Source Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/nature24457

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The Pollination Services of Forests: A Review of Forest and Landscape Interventions to Enhance Their Cross-Sectoral Benefits


2020
Summary

This working paper, which is aimed at forest practitioners, landscape planners and land-use decision-makers, reviews published literature on the impacts of forest and landscape management practices on pollinators. It also addresses the implications of climate change, collates 36 case studies, and makes recommendation on measures for maintaining pollinator diversity and abundance in forests and landscapes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Chris J. Kettle , Smitha Krishnan , Gabriela Wiederkehr Guerra , Damien Bertrand , Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff

Institutions: ETH Zurich and Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Biodiversity International , Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Krishnan, S., Guerra, G. W., Bertrand, D., Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S., Kettle, C. "The Pollination Services of Forests: A Review of Forest and Landscape Interventions to Enhance Their Cross-Sectoral Benefits" Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2020. Accessed from (https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=JhvtDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA81&dq=forest+fragmentation+new+hampshire&ots=D-JDi3YKLF&sig=AszPARpfR7BiisW5YABYqjmNFA0#v=onepage&q&f=false)

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=JhvtDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA81&dq=forest+fragmentation+new+hampshire&ots=D-JDi3YKLF&sig=AszPARpfR7BiisW5YABYqjmNFA0#v=onepage&q&f=false

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The Vermont Forest Integrity Bill (H.233)


2001 to 2013
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

forest health, landuse planning, forestland conservation

Topic Tags

management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

policy

Citation

The Vermont General Assembly (2017). H.233 - The Forest Integrity Bill. Available at http://vnrc.org/programs/forests-wildlife/forest-and-habitat-fragmentation-campaign/h-233/

Source Link

https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0233/H-0233 As Introduced.pdf

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Challenges to Sawmill Businesses in New England and New York State: A Survey of Wood Procurement Managers


2010
Summary

This study investigated factors that may impact the ability of sawmill procurement organizations in the region to obtain wood raw material by surveying mill procurement managers in the region.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Louis J. Morin , Andrew F. Egan

Institutions: Paul Smith's College, Adirondack Watershed Institute, University of Maine, School of Forest Resources

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

wood

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/108/8/408/4598915?login=true

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Influence of high-resolution data on the assessment of forest fragmentation


2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Wickham , Kurt Riitters

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-019-00820-z

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Conservation of Biological Diversity


2016
Summary

Across the Northern United States, growing human populations will place increased service demands on forests for the foreseeable future. The type, magnitude, and stability of future services from northern forests will depend in part on the level of biological diversity in those forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rachel Riemann , Mark Nelson , W. Keith Moser , James D. Garner , Barry T (Ty) Wilson , Brent Dickenson , Brian G. Tavernia

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Tavernia, B.G., Nelson, M.D., Riemann, R., dickenson, B., Moser, W.K., Wilson, B.T. (Ty), Garner, J.D. "Conservation of Biological Diversity". In: Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith, eds. Future forests of the northern United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-151. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 43-76. Chapter 3, 2016. Accessed from (https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/50452)

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https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/50452

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Meeting the Conservation Challenge in New England


2010
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Foster

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Foster, D. "Meeting the Conservation Challenge in New England" Harvard Forest, 2010. Accessed from: https://harvardforest1.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/files/publications/pdfs/Foster_chpt2ConservationCapital_2010.pdf

Source Link

https://harvardforest1.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/files/publications/pdfs/Foster_chpt2ConservationCapital_2010.pdf

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The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems


2018
Summary

In this paper, the authors argue that maintaining and, where possible, restoring the integrity of dwindling intact forests is an urgent priority for current global efforts to halt the ongoing biodiversity crisis, slow rapid climate change, and achieve sustainability goals. Furhter, they argue that retaining the integrity of intact forest ecosystems should be a central component of proactive global and national environmental strategies, alongside current efforts aimed at halting deforestation and promoting reforestation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Watson, Tom Evans, Oscar Venter

Institutions: ECHO Lake Aquarium , The University of Queensland, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , Wildlife Conservation Society

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

biodiversity, climate change, acid deposition, sustainability

Topic Tags

ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Watson, J.E., Evans, T., Venter, O., Williams, B., Tulloch, A., Stewart, C., Thompson, I., Ray, J.C., Murray, K., Salazar, A. and McAlpine, C. (2018). The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems. Nature ecology & evolution, p.1.

Source Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0490-x

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A comparison of participants and non-participants of state forest property tax programs in the United States


2011 to 2019
Summary

Forest property tax programs are widely and effectively used to incentivize good forest stewardship on privately-owned lands. The authors were interested in characterizing family forest owners who are enrolled in forest property tax programs to better understand why a portion of family forest owners do not participate in these programs. Through a better understanding of these dynamics, increased participation in these programs may be attained.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Kilgore, Charles Blinn, Justin Meier, Stephanie Snyder, Gregory Frey

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Minnesota

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118304386

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Consequences of forest fragmentation for juvenile survival in spotted (Ambystoma maculatum) and marbled (Ambystoma opacum) salamanders


2005
Summary

This study compared demographic traits of post metamorphic salamanders among old fields, forest interior, and edge habitats over 2 years in order to observe the consequences of forest fragmentation on these salamanders.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Betsie B. Rothermel , Raymond D. Semlitsch

Institutions: University of Missouri

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

salamanders

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Rothermel, B.B.; Semlitsch, R.D. "Consequences of Forest Fragmentation for Juvenile Survival in Spotted (Ambystoma maculatum) and Marbled (Ambystoma opacum) salamanders." Canadian journal of Zoology, 11 July 2006, Accessed from (https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z06-056#.XoSlMohKiUk)

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112706000983

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Maine Tree Growth Tax Law


1972
Summary

The Maine Legislature enacted the Tree Growth Tax Law in 1972 to help Maine landowners maintain their property as productive woodlands, and to broadly support Maine's wood products industry.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Maine Forest Service, Maine Department of Conservation

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

landowners, laws, long-term management, policy, private forests, taxation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

Maine Forest Service (n.d.). Tree Growth Tax Law Information: Be Woods Wise: Forest Policy and Management. Available at http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/policy_management/woodswise/tree_growth_tax_law.html

Source Link

http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/policy_management/woodswise/tree_growth_tax_law.html

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2020
Summary

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and its many partners and constituents are striving to keep forests as forests. A statewide goal of no net forest loss will focus on keeping forests present, connected, healthy, and productive for the people and ecosystems of Connecticut.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Dan Peracchio

Institutions: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/forestry/2020_Draft_FAP.pdf

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Impact of time on interpretations of forest fragmentation: Three-decades of fragmentation dynamics over Canada


1984 to 2019
Summary

The authors analyzed forest fragmentation across Canada that has occurred in the last 30 years and examined the ability of fragmented forest regions to return to a pre-disturbance state.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Txomin Hermosilla, Michael Wulder, Joanne White, Nicholas Coops, Paul Pickell, Douglas Bolton

Institutions: Boston University , Canadian Forest Service, University of British Columbia

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425718305807

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Nutrient and carbon cycling along nitrogen deposition gradients in broadleaf and conifer forest stands in the east of England


2005 to 2019
Summary

The study examined the effects of forest fragmentation on nutrient cycling in coniferous and deciduous forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Elena Vanguelova, Rona Pitman

Institutions: Centre for Ecosystem, Society and Biosecurity, Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112718318437

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The future of family forests in the USA: Near-term intentions to sell or transfer


1905
Summary

This study uses national NWOS data to explore whether and how FFO and land characteristics differ with the intention to transfer forestland in the next 5 years.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , David Kittredge , Marla Markowski-Lindsay

Institutions: University of Massachusetts Amherst , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Family Forest Research Center , University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Markowski-Lindsay M., Butler B. J., Kittredge D. B., "The future of family forests in the USA: Near-term intentions to sell or transfer", 2017. Accessed Online: https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/271740/1-s2.0-S0264837717X00082/1-s2.0-S0264837716313102/Marla_Markowski_Lindsay_Near_term_intentions_2017.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEFMaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCmcdhsq28SICTkKxdNwnsWkxKXPDAsxdlN/+1t9/T2FAIhAJ5u+c72neTWnKLzlcckuWJdH+OsieANfEfksi4sk+CIKtsECKv//////////wEQBRoMMDU5MDAzNTQ2ODY1Igwz5bKcgOtptmMLdesqrwSnIHF54FdMG+k//AjmLzyb563wiP5DcG+q97wD9uaqqffZeL6ui1qOF6HNONQWZBTON+JbXdKuWs5z/r0gvkMJ3RzzNLH267V+1inoS8qpcxdF1CrpUzkbagi3zG1QCBaSTq9XK7cerV97KvXAyZUZAeBN7f8w1UDpojwh7/cTFgb9j422GqKzVe707CTvS0FP/3NidqEbYnYjIxLvnmqXNt5cNt5rhX4wI4TMhAJuc6UTNnthpbvA8EXFBd+LH+4/80Kr+yJ8qyMqKb3BbTHbU7jMrtFDgJj5IkGPmEy1XFdM3yp0orzVfCEqzFvZkdmHCXKtZLGFD7wa2CPzY3Ykujj/Lk6GqXP5Rr4Ap4CHH0CvlsiXDjDZwNQ6osX1gUnk/5V3Ffexc7XQ9W2M+OJz68/sBCZdJG3HstqamFd8jzE/SabJrph6OWSxKqJW1lJ2zWhqSoOASr3w8flOlaHVeX6f3aknc6vocwqBuT+8iMZlGjJvJX0D5Uau7ytRct8tUQy4GCh+Old9SBrMIweEgq7P3AbZg53ZLc3K+samXC6RYUoj7aOHXGHWST2KsQv/PmT5i4y0bvlz2lviCMg9XVdsMfmlKR1u206MCaMBdKMA3cGr9LmFYM2AWDQls30N/xA2ziZtfBdTOPuLx2p8ZhOYWRYHChRM/YYoCuS0y7fPyMRttYfBWGWxz3wpzEpU99kiOBy8wzl949AZGjdkNyTAeOK7P3Bk+BJxofVvMPuasJcGOqgBExIblksMS/jYjLQFcjjneDY8lQNE7+Rje08gHUOETdmiQbSZmZrWJ1IEc5R5kETBBb+0uZMbKl2+e8/sYq36f6yUjrOiSHJEVq5l3m4xM/x86ypAxJS5n8wt1f5hWPAFZKSmqvYCIST8XdQ2+4mLLjHYPk9GDcxS6wC4HgAKNeD117iNWj2IpnpIaKdnD3HmDvbhaNGPr1RRZUcI+3g56j6ONXVaeXL7&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20220804T191817Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTYTHF5MQM3/20220804/us-east-1/s3/aws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=b5ed6117a808f56c50d1f8671128335f039115185bcaf2cb0e68c383ab4a190d&hash=825de334d21e057e3cfd1c0fea1b3d570fa7dc2194e0cf5005cc7266ed698764&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S0264837716313102&tid=pdf-41c6f48e-f625-4bf0-ba43-d77c0cdf02d0&sid=ea52a4d4144d5341f608db6708e3683a163egxrqa&type=client

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https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/271740/1-s2.0-S0264837717X00082/1-s2.0-S0264837716313102/Marla_Markowski_Lindsay_Near_term_intentions_2017.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=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&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20220804T191817Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTYTHF5MQM3/20220804/us-east-1/s3/aws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=b5ed6117a808f56c50d1f8671128335f039115185bcaf2cb0e68c383ab4a190d&hash=825de334d21e057e3cfd1c0fea1b3d570fa7dc2194e0cf5005cc7266ed698764&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S0264837716313102&tid=pdf-41c6f48e-f625-4bf0-ba43-d77c0cdf02d0&sid=ea52a4d4144d5341f608db6708e3683a163egxrqa&type=client

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Criterion 7: Legal, institutional, and economic framework for forest conservation and sustainable management


2012
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sherri Wormstead , Stephen Shifley, Francisco Aguilar, David J. Nowak , Eric J. Greenfield , Susan Stewart , Nianfu Song , Dale D. Gormanson , W. Keith Moser

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Shifley S. R., Aguilar F. X., Song N., Stewart S. I., Nowak D. J., Gormanson D. D., Moser W. K., Wormstead S., Greenfield E. J., "Criterion 7: Legal, institutional, and economic framework for forest conservation and sustainable management", 2012, General Technical Report, Accessed from: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/40229

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/40229

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Comparing Forest Fragmentation in Eastern U.S. Forests Using Patch-Mosaic and Gradient Surface Models


Summary

This report introduces an approach for extracting landscape pattern information from gradient surfaces using a thresholding approach to discretize gradient surfaces into multiple discrete maps according to forest cover density. These maps can then be analyzed using conventional landscape metric tools.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Amy E. Frazier , Peter Kendron

Institutions: Oklohoma State University, Department of Geography

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Frazier, A. E.; Kendron, P. "Comparing Forest Fragmentation in Eastern U.S. Forests Using Patch-Mosaic and Gradient Surface Models" vol. 41, September 2017, pp. 108-115, Accessed from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1574954117301437

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1574954117301437

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Forest Fragmentation May Increase Lyme Disease Risk


2003
Summary

This article describes a few results of studies on forest fragmentation and how it relates to blacklegged tick populations in the north eastern United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robin Meadows

Institutions: Society For Conservation Biology

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

ticks

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Society For Conservation Biology. "Forest Fragmentation May Increase Lyme Disease Risk." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 30 January 2003.

Source Link

https://www.conservationmagazine.org/2008/07/forest-fragmentation-may-increase-lyme-disease-risk/

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Transitions in forest fragmentation: implications for restoration opportunities at regional scales


1999
Summary

Where the potential natural vegetation is continuous forest (e.g., eastern US), a region can be divided into smaller units (e.g., counties, watersheds), and a graph of the proportion of forest in the largest patch versus the proportion in anthropogenic cover can be used as an index of forest fragmentation. If forests are not fragmented beyond that converted to anthropogenic cover, there would be only one patch in the unit and its proportional size would equal 1 minus the percentage of anthropogenic cover.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Wickham , Kurt Riitters , Timothy Wade, K. Bruce Jones

Institutions: United States Geological Survey (USGS) , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1008026129712

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Predicted Changes in Forest Cover and Fragmentation in Vermont's Northern Forest


2008
Summary

To evaluate impacts of future residential development in Vermont's Northern Forest, NSRC researchers used the land use change model UrbanSim and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). They predicted where development is likely to occur, how it will affect forest habitat, and how the resultant land use pattern might change under alternative infrastructure investment and policy scenarios, such as construction of new Interstate highway exits and more stringent implementation of the Current Use forest property tax program. Using pre-determined population forecasts, researchers modeled residential development over the next 25 years based on soil type, slope, housing density, and proximity to retail establishments, ski resorts, and protected areas. They then mapped forest cover change based on results of the model.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Austin Troy

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

Thumbnail for How are America's private forests changing? An integrated assessment of forest management, housing pressure, and urban development in alternate emissions scenarios

How are America's private forests changing? An integrated assessment of forest management, housing pressure, and urban development in alternate emissions scenarios


2010 to 2013
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , David Kittredge , W. Keith Moser

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Columbia University, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Mondal P., Butler B. J., Kittredge D. B., Moser W. K., "How are America's private forests changing? An integrated assessment of forest management, housing pressure, and urban development in alternate emissions scenarios" Land Use Policy, May 2013, v. 32, pp 230-238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.10.014

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264837712002025

Thumbnail for How are America's private forests changing? An integrated assessment of forest management, housing pressure, and urban development in alternate emissions scenarios

How are America's private forests changing? An integrated assessment of forest management, housing pressure, and urban development in alternate emissions scenarios


2013
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , David Kittredge , W. Keith Moser

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Harvard University, Harvard Forest , University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Mondal P., Butler B. J., Kittredge D. B., Moser W. K., "How are America's private forests changing? An integrated assessment of forest management, housing pressure, and urban development in alternate emissions scenarios", Land Use Policy, v. 32, p. 230-238, 16 October 2012, Accessed from: https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/47884817/How_are_Americas_private_forests_changi20160808-9002-1p709ec-libre.pdf?1470659666=&response-content-disposition=inline;+filename=How_are_Americas_private_forests_changin.pdf&Expires=1666120463&Signature=Dtrwpket~u840ueYs6Wa0j9SAmhMA~LWl-nQ4fNAJBZ4bHbeLvi5rdIks1IHZKUCzeLRsgLkhL1rcXQyeLB9Z9Hro5GzKwyygEX2SWj-rYuNjuri6arxRpc3C~EwZnjE1DAQ9ESC4BN7IR1MgItMwCq-HXVGwANX0K-s5MIRQxWmh3DYXdk9eiCjGz459tH98wqxRvTvIKCjvTGRe0fgsjn3volA~H81mw51bUI5LKGUGFcvxi3Fy-IcSepsxKMedygBGrg4zKOcfFKIKZsbFSBDOS08tkVfEcXeIWNZ-Yu8sHfV9gJBMeFSxjNHoGzCMpuvvwIM7GyNsZqGpUXj4A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA

Source Link

https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/47884817/How_are_Americas_private_forests_changi20160808-9002-1p709ec-libre.pdf?1470659666=&response-content-disposition=inline;+filename=How_are_Americas_private_forests_changin.pdf&Expires=1666120463&Signature=Dtrwpket~u840ueYs6Wa0j9SAmhMA~LWl-nQ4fNAJBZ4bHbeLvi5rdIks1IHZKUCzeLRsgLkhL1rcXQyeLB9Z9Hro5GzKwyygEX2SWj-rYuNjuri6arxRpc3C~EwZnjE1DAQ9ESC4BN7IR1MgItMwCq-HXVGwANX0K-s5MIRQxWmh3DYXdk9eiCjGz459tH98wqxRvTvIKCjvTGRe0fgsjn3volA~H81mw51bUI5LKGUGFcvxi3Fy-IcSepsxKMedygBGrg4zKOcfFKIKZsbFSBDOS08tkVfEcXeIWNZ-Yu8sHfV9gJBMeFSxjNHoGzCMpuvvwIM7GyNsZqGpUXj4A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA

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Dynamics of Large Corporate Forestland Ownerships in the United States


2007 to 2017
Summary

This article quantifies forest ownership transitions among ownership categories between 2007 and 2017 and investigates how and why large corporate ownerships own and manage their forestlands. Ownership transitions were determined from refined USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis data; they also conducted a survey of large corporate forestland ownerships.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brett Butler , Emily Huff , Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Jesse Caputo , Amanda Robillard , Emma Sass , Andrew Hartsell

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Michigan State University , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , Family Forest Research Center , University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/119/4/363/6209878

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Decreasing Woodlot Size and the Future of Timber Sales in Massachusetts: When Is an Operation Too Small?


1996
Summary

The heavily forested landscape of Massachusetts is dominated by nonindustrial private ownerships. Statistics indicate that parcel size has decreased to a most recent average of 10.6 ac. Professional loggers were queried to determine if there was a timber sale size (expressed in either volume or area) below which they would not bid.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Kittredge , Michael J. Mauri , Edward J. Mcguire

Institutions: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

timber

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/njaf/article/13/2/96/4802312?login=true

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Classification of Forest Fragmentation in North America, 1992


1992 to 1993
Summary

The map layer is an excerpt from a global assessment of forest fragmentation (Riitters et al., 2000). Each pixel value represents an index of forest fragmentation for the surrounding 81 sq. km. The map layer was created by applying spatial algorithms to a 1 sq. km. resolution map of global land cover (Loveland and Belward 1997) known as NAIGBP1_2L, obtained from the USGS Center for EROS Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) as part of the Global Land Cover Characteristics database (GLCC)(Loveland et al. 1991, 1999).

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Ritters

Institutions: University of California , National Atlas of the United States

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Ritters, K. "Classification of Forest Fragmentation in North America, 1992" 1993, Accessed from https://geodata.lib.berkeley.edu/catalog/stanford-gf689bt9239

Source Link

https://geodata.lib.berkeley.edu/catalog/stanford-gf689bt9239

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Bumble bee (Bombus) distribution and diversity in Vermont, USA: a century of change


1915 to 2018
Summary

Certain bumble bee species, all of which are important pollinators in temperate ecosystems, have been declining due to factors including habitat loss, parasites, pesticides, and climate change. Conservation efforts for these species are difficult, as there is a lack of quantitative data on historical abundance and distrubution. The authors, with the help of 53 citizen scientists, conducted bumble bee surveys in Vermont and identified and digitized bumble bee speciments in 13 collections, showing a trend of srong decline in species abundance, diversity, and richness.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kent McFarland , Leif Richardson , Spencer Hardy, Sara Zahendra

Institutions: University of Vermont , Vermont Center for Ecostudies, VCE , Middlebury College

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204618311927

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Are the Economics of a Sustainable Maine Forest Sustainable?


2007
Summary

Mike LeVert, Charles Colgan and Charles Lawton discuss the transformation of the economic environment of Maine's forests over the past two decades. Paper companies have sold most of their holdings; residential and conservation demand for land has increased; forestland prices have skyrocketed; and new classes of landowners have different strategies, objectives, and time horizons than the old industrial landowners. The authors believe that management of Maine's forests must now address changes in the economic environment with the same intensity as threats such as the spruce budworm were addressed if we are to keep Maine's forests as forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mike LeVert , Charles Lawton

Institutions: Maine State Planning Office

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

LeVert M., Colgan C. S., Lawton C., "Are the Economics of a Sustainable Maine Forest Sustainable?", Maine Policy Review 16.2 (2007) : 26 -36, https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol16/iss2/5.

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol16/iss2/5/

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U.S. Family Forest Owners' Forest Management for Climate Adaptation: Perspectives From Extension and Outreach Specialists


2022
Summary

This study sought to understand perceptions among family forest specialists of: climate impacts and adaptation options across different forested US regions; how family forest owners are taking climate adaptation into consideration in their forest management, if at all; and major barriers to more active management for adaptation among family forest owners.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Courtney Schultz

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

vonHedemann N., Schultz C. A., "U.S. Family Forest Owners' Forest Management for Climate Adaptation: Perspectives From Extension and Outreach Specialists", Frontiers in Climate, 14 October 2021, vol. 3, issn 2624-9553, Accessed from: https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10339178

Source Link

https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10339178

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Forest fragmentation and the decline of migratory birds


1992
Summary

The author examined data collected on birds and vegetation in the Connecticut College Arboretum in New London that initiated in 1953. Many changes in bird species abundance were evident, which were possibly realted to winter habitat destruction and the creation of habitat islands in the breeding sites through forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert Askins

Institutions: Connecticut College

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

birds, habitat islands, migratory birds

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Askins, R. A. (1992). Forest fragmentation and the decline of migratory songbirds. Bird Observer, 20(1). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=biofacpub

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=biofacpub

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A Multi-Scale Perspective of the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Birds in Eastern Forests


2002
Summary

This is a report of a model that considers forest fragmentation within a spatial hierarchy that includes regional or biogeographic effects, landscape-level fragmentation effects, and local habitat effects. This model is largely a hypothesis based on retroduction from existing studies; nevertheless, the belief is that it has important conservation and research implications.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Therese Donovan , Richard DeGraaf , Frank Thompson , John Faaborg , Scott K. Robinson

Institutions: The Cooper Ornithological Society

Location

New England, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Thompson, Frank R.; Donovan, Therese M.; DeGraff, Richard M.; Faaborg, John; Robinson, Scott K. 2002. "A Multi-Scale Perspective of the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Birds in Eastern Forests." In: George, T. Luke; Dobkin, David S., eds. Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Birds in Western Landscapes: Contrasts With Paradigms from the Eastern United States. Studies in Avian Biology. 25:8-19

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/13805

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Resilient sites for terrestrial conservation in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions


2011 to 2012
Summary

The central idea of this project was that by mapping key geophysical settings and evaluating them for landscape characteristics that buffer against climate effects, the most resilient places in the landscape can be identified.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Anderson, Arlene Olivero Sheldon, Melissa Clark

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

climate change, conservation, diversity, habitat, natural communities, ecoregion, permeable landscape, resilience

Topic Tags

methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Anderson, M.G., Clark, M. and Olivero Sheldon, A. (2012). Resilient Sites for Terrestrial Conservation in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Region. The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Conservation Science. 168 pp.

Source Link

http://216.92.98.160/assets/terrestrialresilience020112.pdf

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Taking Action for Wildlife: Identify and Protect Wildlife Corridors


2022
Summary

This article communicates the importance of keeping habitats connected and examples of actions that can be taken to help protect wildlife corridors.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of New Hampshire

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Taking Action for Wildlife: Identify and Protect Wildlife Corridors", University of New Hampshire, 2022, Accessed from: https://www.takingactionforwildlife.org/resource/identify-protect-wildlife-corridors

Source Link

https://www.takingactionforwildlife.org/resource/identify-protect-wildlife-corridors

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Managing Rich Northern Hardwood Forests for Ecological Values and Timber Production: Recommendations for Landowners in the Taconic Mountains


2018
Summary

Concerned about the issues facing forests, a group of foresters and ecologists has gathered periodically in southwestern Vermont since 1997 to discuss the ecology and management of these woods, called Rich Northern Hardwood Forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Alan Calfee , Chris Olson

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy

Location

Vermont, New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

ecology, landowners, timber

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Managing Rich Northern Hardwood Forests for Ecological Values and Timber Production: Recommendations for Landowners in the Taconic Mountains"" The Nature Conservancy, 2018. Accessed from (https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/managing_rich_northern_hardwood_forest.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/managing_rich_northern_hardwood_forest.pdf

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Hundred Year Predicted Benefits of Including Clearcutting in Management of Maine's Forests


2010
Summary

NSRC researchers used the forest landscape computer model LANDIS-II (LANDscape DIsturbance and Succession) to simulate forest conditions for the next 100 years (2010-2110) across 10 million acres of commercial forestland in Maine in predominately spruce-fir forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Erin Simons-Legaard, Kasey Legaard, Steve Sader

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

timber

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Simons-Legaard E., Legaard K., Sader S., Lister A., Sturtevant B., "Hundred Year Predicted Benefits of Including Clearcutting in Management of Maine's Forests" Northeastern States Research Cooperative, 2010, accessed from: https://nsrcforest.org/project/hundred-year-predicted-benefits-including-clearcutting-management-maines-forests

Source Link

https://nsrcforest.org/project/hundred-year-predicted-benefits-including-clearcutting-management-maines-forests

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Forests on the Edge: A Case Study of South-Central and Southwest Maine Watersheds


2007
Summary

This is a preliminary report in book form that focuses on the health of forests on several watersheds located in southern Maine as housing development is expected to significantly increase.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eric M. White

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Book

Tags

watersheds

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

White, E.M. "Forests on the Edge: A Case Study of South-Central and Southwest Maine Watersheds" USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 2007. Accessed from (https://www.fs.fed.us/openspace/fote/maine-casestudy-ew-062506.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.fs.fed.us/openspace/fote/maine-casestudy-ew-062506.pdf

Thumbnail for Forest fragmentation of the conterminous United States: assessing forest intactness through road density and spatial characteristics

Forest fragmentation of the conterminous United States: assessing forest intactness through road density and spatial characteristics


2002
Summary

The authors presented a methodology to create a forest fragmentation database for the conterminous United States by utilizing the high-resolution National Land Cover Database, roads, and indices that quantify forest landscape patterns, as well as propose some of its potential uses for conservation scientists, restoration scientists, land managers, policymakers, and others.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Gerald Heilman , James Strittholt, Nicholas Slosser, Dominick Dellasala

Institutions: Conservation Biology Institute, World Wildlife Fund

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

remote sensing, fragmentation, disturbance

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Heilman, G.E., Strittholt, J.R., Slosser, N.C., & Dellasala, D.A. (2002). Forest Fragmentation of the Conterminous United States: Assessing Forest Intactness through Road Density and Spatial Characteristics: Forest fragmentation can be measured and monitored in a powerful new way by combining remote sensing, geographic information systems, and analytical software. AIBS Bulletin, 52 (5), 411-422.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/52/5/411/236110

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Effect of Forest Fragmentation on Lyme Disease Risk


2000 to 2003
Summary

The authors examined how forest destruction and fragmentation could increase a region's susceptibility to Lyme disease through a decrease in mammalian diversity and an increase in white-footed mouse populations, which carry the Lyme bacterium.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brian F. Allan , Felicia Keesing, Richard Ostfeld

Institutions: Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , University of Illinois, Bard College

Location

Dutchess, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241629910_Effect_of_Forest_Fragmentation_on_Lyme_Disease_Risk

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Cold Hollow to Canada


Summary

This website provides information about Cold Hollow to Canada, which aims to provide a healthy and intact forested landscape that supports a strong and sustainable local economy through stewardship, with protection of core wildlife habitat and connectivity across the entire Northern Forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Cold Hollow to Canada

Location

Enosburg, Westfield, Bakersfield, Belvidere, Waterville, Fletcher, Montgomery, Richford

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, northern forest, wildlife, forestland conservation, northeast, forest conservation, wildlife movement

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Cold Hollow to Canada. (n.d.). Available at https://www.coldhollowtocanada.org/

Source Link

https://www.coldhollowtocanada.org/

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Forest-Based Biomass Supply in Massachusetts: How Much is There and How Much is Available


2012
Summary

Forest owners in Massachusetts (U.S.) live in a densely populated state and near forestland that is under pressure of development and characterized by small parcel size. Forest-based biomass harvesting in Massachusetts is a renewable energy topic generating a great deal of discussion among all constituents. To provide perspective on these discussions, this analysis asks how much forested land in Massachusetts could be available for biomass supply

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Brett Butler , David Kittredge , Marla Markowski-Lindsay, David T. Damery

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , Family Forest Research Center , University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation , University of Massachusetts, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Resource Economics

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Markowski-Lindsay M., Catanzaro P., Damery D., Kittredge D. B., Butler B. J., Stevens T., "Forest-Based Biomass Supply in Massachusetts: How Much is There and How Much is Available" Journal of Environmental Management 106 (20 March 2012), Accessed online: https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1089.1381&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/54220

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New Report Reveals 'Breaking Up' of Vermont Forest Parcels


2018
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Business Magazine

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Vermont Business Magazine "New Report Reveals 'Breaking Up' of Vermont Forest Parcels." 25 October 2018, Accessed from https://vermontbiz.com/news/2018/october/25/new-report-reveals-breaking-vermont-forest-parcels

Source Link

https://vermontbiz.com/news/2018/october/25/new-report-reveals-breaking-vermont-forest-parcels

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Effects of habitat features and landscape composition on the population structure of a common aquatic turtle in a region undergoing rapid development


2000 to 2001
Summary

Using a geographic information system and live trapping of turtles, the authors compared the proportion of males, the proportion of adults, and the relative abundance of turtles in 37 ponds to understand the demography of a common aquatic turtle (Chrysemys picta) along a gradient of urbanization in southeastern New Hampshire. They found that turtle abundance increased as the distance to neighboring wetlands decreased and the amount of nesting habitat near pond edges increased.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Marchand

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Strafford, Rockingham

Resource Type

Article

Tags

demography, fragmentation, aquatic organisms, road crossings, turtles

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Marchand, M.N. & Litvaitis, J.A. (2004). Effects of habitat features and landscape composition on the population structure of a common aquatic turtle in a region undergoing rapid development. Conservation Biology, 18(3), 758-767.

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00019.x

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Rhode Island Needs to Act on Forest Conservation


2021
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Frank Carini

Institutions: Eco RI News

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Carini, F. "Rhode Island Needs to Act on Forest Conservation" ecoRI News, 26 March, 2021. Accessed from (https://www.ecori.org/natural-resources/2021/3/25/rhode-island-needs-to-action-on-forest-conservation)

Source Link

https://www.ecori.org/natural-resources/2021/3/25/rhode-island-needs-to-action-on-forest-conservation

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Master's Project: Policy Gap Analysis of Wildlife Conservation Objectives and Environmental Policies in Vermont, USA


2022
Summary

This research identified six state-level environmental policies deemed to be the most consequential for terrestrial wildlife conservation in Vermont: Act 250, Section 248, the Vermont Endangered Species Law, the Vermont Wetlands Rules, Act 171, and Current Use (Use Value Appraisal). A review of relevant caselaw, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VFWD) legislative reports, VFWD-issued guidance documents, and peer-reviewed scientific literature informed the development of the Vermont Wildlife Policy Gap Survey. Utilizing established methodologies, the Vermont Wildlife Policy Gap Survey was designed to identify gaps in Vermont's current regulatory structure for the conservation of wildlife by eliciting feedback from a selected pool of conservation professionals in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Lacey M. W., "Master's Project: Policy Gap Analysis of Wildlife Conservation Objectives and Environmental Policies in Vermont, USA", University of Vermont, 2022, Accessed from: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/rsmpp/27/

Source Link

https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/rsmpp/27/

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Bees, Specialists and Global Change in Forests of the Northeastern United States


2020
Summary

This dissertation focuses on two types of specialization found in wild bees. The first of these is foraging-bout specialization, whereby an individual bee will visit a single plant species during a foraging bout. The second focus is on forest specialist bee species, which depend exclusively on forest habitat for their survival. Evidence from non-bee taxa suggests that, in general, forest specialists are particularly vulnerable to decline, given widespread deforestation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Colleen Smith

Institutions: Rutgers University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/64109/

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The effects of forest fragmentation on genetic variation in Acer saccharum Marsh. (sugar maple) populations


1993
Summary

To investigate the effects of forest fragmentation on genetic variation in Acer saccharum Marsh. (Aceraceae) populations, aflozyme variation in eight populations in fragmented forest patches was compared to variation in eight population samples from extensive continuous forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Young A. G., Merriam H. G., Warwick S. I., "The effects of forest fragmentation on genetic variation in Acer saccharum Marsh. (sugar maple) populations", Heredity, 1993, v. 71, pp. 277-289

Source Link

file:///C:/Users/FEMC/Downloads/hdy1993136.pdf

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Forest fragmentation and biodiversity: the case for intermediate-sized conservation areas


2009
Summary

A review of 58 papers on effects of forest fragmentation reveals that general conclusions from fragmentation research are biased due to a focus on birds, on size-effects rather than isolation, and on species presence rather than population sizes. Perhaps the most important finding is that current knowledge on fragmentation effects is based mainly on studies in small fragments (<10 ha).

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

New England, New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

analysis, assessment

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Zuidema, P.A., Sayer, J.A., Dijkman, W. "Forest Fragmentation and Biodiversity: The Case for Intermediate-sized Conservation Areas." Cambridge Core, Cambridge University Press. vol. 23, issue 4, December 1996, pp. 290-297. Accessed from (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environmental-conservation/article/forest-fragmentation-and-biodiversity-the-case-for-intermediatesized-conservation-areas/34D3DEA131ABA80454D095F505EBAFF7#fndtn-information)

Source Link

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environmental-conservation/article/forest-fragmentation-and-biodiversity-the-case-for-intermediatesized-conservation-areas/34D3DEA131ABA80454D095F505EBAFF7#fndtn-information

Thumbnail for Piecing together the fragments: elucidating edge effects on forest carbon dynamics

Piecing together the fragments: elucidating edge effects on forest carbon dynamics


2003 to 2018
Summary

This review paper explores differences in carbon dynamics observed across biomes through a trade?offs framework that considers edge microenvironmental changes and limiting factors to productivity. The review concludes that in the mesic northeastern US, large increases in carbon stocks and productivity are found near the temperate forest edge, with over 23% of the forest area within 30 m of an edge. Changes in the wind, fire, and moisture regimes near tropical forest edges result in decreases in carbon stocks and productivity.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Reinmann , Jonathan Thompson , Lucy Hutyra , Ian Smith , Julia Marrs

Institutions: Boston University , Harvard University

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

stand structure, biodiversity, microclimate, carbon sequestration, edge effects

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Smith, I.A., Hutyra, L.R., Reinmann, A.B., Marrs, J.K. and Thompson, J.R. (2018). Piecing together the fragments: elucidating edge effects on forest carbon dynamics. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 16(4), pp.213-221.

Source Link

https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/files/publications/pdfs/Smith_FrontiersEcol_2018.pdf

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Expanding Family Forest Owner Options to Keep Their Land in Forest Use


2021
Summary

This research explored northeastern Family Forest Owners (FFO) likelihood of Conservation easements (CEs) adoption through contingent behavior responses to permanent and temporary CE scenarios. For each commitment length, they tested a range of financial compensation amounts and FFO characteristics.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Marla Markowski-Lindsay

Institutions: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article-abstract/120/2/208/6377833

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Reintroduction of New England Cottontail (Sylvigaus transitionalis) on Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge


2018
Summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to reintroduce New England Cottontail rabbits onto the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge in order to establish a population. To help insure the success of the reintroduction effort, a small number of eastern cottontails could be live-trapped and moved to the barrier beach portion of the refuge. This will minimize competition between eastern cottontails and the New England Cottontail at the reintroduction site. The reintroduction effort is not anticipated to effect ongoing recreational activities, public use, or habitat management activities on the refuge.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

rabbits

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service "Reintroduction of New England Cottontail (Sylvigaus transitionalis) on Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge" February, 2018, Accessed from https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_5/NWRS/North_Zone/Rhode_Island_Complex/Ninigret/NEC.NewsRelease.withProjectDescription.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_5/NWRS/North_Zone/Rhode_Island_Complex/Ninigret/NEC.NewsRelease.withProjectDescription.pdf

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Forest Fragmentation and Lyme Disease in the Northeastern US


2014
Summary

Fragmentation has had important consequences for the animal host communities that support tick populations and transmission of the Lyme disease spirochete in the region, including evidence that fragmented forests support fewer vertebrate species, higher abundance of reservoir hosts for the bacteria and larger populations of ticks.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew MacDonald

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

lyme disease

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Macdonald, A. J.. "Forest Fragmentation and Lyme Disease in the Northeastern US" 2014. Accessed from (https://andrewjmacdonald.weebly.com/forest-fragmentation-and-lyme-disease-transmission-in-the-us-northeast.html)

Source Link

https://andrewjmacdonald.weebly.com/forest-fragmentation-and-lyme-disease-transmission-in-the-us-northeast.html

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Distribution and Causes of Global Forest Fragmentation


2003
Summary

Using 1-km advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) satellite-based land cover, this study presents a method to seperate forest fragmentation into natural and anthropogenic components, and report results for all inhabited continents summarized by World Wildlife Fund biomes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Timothy Wade

Institutions: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Exposure Research Laboratory

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Wade T. G., Riitters K. H., Wickham J. D., Jones K. B., "Distribution and Causes of Global Forest Fragmentation", 2003, Conservation Ecology 7(2): 7 (online) URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol7/iss2/art7

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26271943#metadata_info_tab_contents

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Artificial Nest Predation Dynamics Along a Forest Fragmentation Gradient: A Preliminary Analysis


2008
Summary

The objective of this study was to examine artificial nest predation dynamics along a fragmentation gradient (farm woodlots, logged forest stands and contiguous forest) in the conifer dominated Boreal Mixedwood.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Keith Hobson, Erin Bayne

Institutions: Canadian Wildlife Service, Saskatoon , University of Saskatchewan, Department of Biology

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

predation, artificial nests

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Bayne, E., Hobson, K. "Artificial Nest Predation Dynamics Along a Forest Fragmentation Gradient: A Preliminary Analysis" Journal of Sustainable Forestry, V. 5, 1997, Issue 1-2, 17 October 2008. https://doi.org/10.1300/J091v05n01_06

Source Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J091v05n01_06

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Time for the General Assembly to Finally Act on Forest Conservation


2021
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Scott Millar

Institutions: Eco RI News

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Millar, S. "Time for the General Assembly to Finally Act on Forest Conservation" ecoRI News, 21 April, 2021. Accessed from (https://www.ecori.org/green-opinions/2021/4/21/time-for-rhode-island-to-finally-act-on-forest-conservation)

Source Link

https://www.ecori.org/green-opinions/2021/4/21/time-for-rhode-island-to-finally-act-on-forest-conservation

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Forest Tax Program (Chapter 61)


1973 to 2007
Summary

This document describes Massachusetts Current Use Programs that give preferential tax treatment to landowners who maintain their property as open space for timber production, agriculture or recreation

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jennifer Fish

Institutions: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

timber harvest, forest resources, forest stewardship, land management, laws, long-term management, policy, recreational land, taxation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Massachusetts Forest Tax Program Chapter 61. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2018, from https://www.mass.gov/service-details/forest-tax-program-chapter-61

Source Link

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/forest-tax-program-chapter-61

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Effects of Terrestrial Transport Corridors and Associated Landscape Context on Invasion by Forest Plants


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kurt Ritters , Samuel F. Ward , Benjamin S. Taylor , Kelly-Ann Dixon Hamil , Songlin Fei

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , Purdue University, Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources , University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Department of Economics

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

plants, corridors, terrestrial habitat

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-020-02308-3

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A Safe Harbor for Nature: New England's Resilient and Connected Network of Land


2021
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"A Safe Harbor for Nature: New England's Resilient and Connected Network of Land", The Nature Conservancy, 2021, Accessed from: https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/New_England_Focal_Lands_Booklet.pdf

Source Link

https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/New_England_Focal_Lands_Booklet.pdf

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Forest Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Review for Future Research Framework


2022
Summary

Through a systematic review from 1990 to 2019, this paper examined forest vulnerability to climate change and its management practices. In this paper, descriptive, mechanism and thematic analyses were carried out to analyze the state of existing research, in order to understand the concept of vulnerability arising from climate change and forest management issues.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Roshani S. H., Kumar P., Masroor Md, Rahaman H. Md, Rehman S., Ahmed R., Sahana M., "Forest Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Review for Future Research Framework" 12 June 2022, Forests, 13(6), 917; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060917

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/6/917

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The role of spatial scale in understanding responses of medium-sized carnivores to forest fragmentation


1993
Summary

The authors incorporated a multiscaled approach (using site, plot, and landscape) to investigate the distribution of activity of medium-sized carnivores relative to habitat edges and the numeric responses of these predators to habitat diversity. They found that populations of generalist predators (raccoons and wild canids) increased as landscapes became more diverse.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Oehler

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Strafford

Resource Type

Article

Tags

land use, wildlife, carnivores, canids, generalist predators, habitat edges, human-dominanted habitats

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Oehler, J.D. & Litvaitis, J.A. (1996). The role of spatial scale in understanding responses of medium-sized carnivores to forest fragmentation. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 74(11), 2070-2079.

Source Link

http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z96-235

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Impacts of forest fragmentation on species richness: a hierarchical approach to community modelling


2006 to 2007
Summary

The authors developed a hierarchical model to assess the community response of breeding birds in the Hudson River Valley, New York, to habitat fragmentation and analysed the model using a Bayesian approach. The model revealed that species richness of the observed bird community was maximized in small forest fragments with a high perimeter/area ratio.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Elise Zipkin , Amielle DeWan , Andrew Royle

Institutions: Cornell University, Hudson River Estuary Program , United States Geological Survey (USGS), Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Location

Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester

Resource Type

Article

Tags

biodiversity, species richness, fragmentation, occupancy modeling, hierarchical modeling, imperfect detection

Topic Tags

methods, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Zipkin, E.F., DeWan, A. & Andrew Royle, J. (2009). Impacts of forest fragmentation on species richness: a hierarchical approach to community modelling. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46(4), pp.815-822.

Source Link

https://blogs.cornell.edu/hudsonbiodiversity/files/2016/10/Zipkin_DeWan_Royle_2009-1i83ib0.pdf

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Urbanization and Fragmentation Mediate Temperate Forest Carbon Cycle Response to Climate


2020
Summary

This study demonstrates that the highly fragmented nature of urban forests compared to rural forests makes them a stronger carbon sink per unit area, but also much more vulnerable to a warming climate. Collectively, the results highlight the need to include the effects of both urbanization and fragmentation when quantifying regional carbon balance and its response to a changing climate.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Reinmann , Jonathan Thompson , Lucy Hutyra , Ian Smith

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Boston University, Department of Earth and the Environment, Hunter College, The City University of New York (CUNY), Advanced Science Research Center, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Hunter College, Department of Geography and Environmental Science , Advanced Science Research Center (CUNY), Graduate Center, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Biology

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

climate, carbon, fragmentation, urbanization

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Reinmann, A.B., Smith, I.A., Thompson, J.R., Hutyra, L.R. 3 November 2020 "Urbanization and Fragmentation Mediate Temperate Forest Carbon Cycle Response to Climate" Environmental Research Letters, Accessed From (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abbf16/pdf)

Source Link

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abbf16/pdf

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Planning: A Key Step Towards Protecting Forest and Wildlife Resources - Act 171 Guidance


2018
Summary

Act 171 amended Vermont Planning Statutes to encourage and allow municipalities to address protection of forest blocks and habitat connectors, while also supporting the local forest products industry. After January 1, 2018, municipalities seeking to have their plans approved by their Regional Planning Commission must include additional information on the future land use map and language that identifies state, regional or locally significant forest blocks and habitat connectors. The plan may also include specific policies on how the community will take steps to reduce forest fragmentation, enhance forest health, and support essential ecological functions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Julie Moore

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources , Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department , Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

Moore, J. "Act 171 Guidance - Planning: A Key Step Towards Protecting Forest and Wildlife Resources." Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, March 2018, Accessed from https://anr.vermont.gov/sites/anr/files/co/planning/documents/guidance/Act171Guidance.pdf

Source Link

https://anr.vermont.gov/sites/anr/files/co/planning/documents/guidance/Act171Guidance.pdf

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Forest Biomass and Bioenergy: Opportunities and Constraints in the Northeastern United States


2011
Summary

Both the federal government and most states in the region are actively engaged in assessments of the potential role of forest biomass in renewable energy standards and portfolios. This study addressed two critical components of those assessments: the amount of biomass that can be sustainably harvested from Northeastern forests for energy purposes, and which conversion technologies and end?use applications should be pursued to most effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and promote the rural economy of the region.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Thomas Buchholz , Charles D. Canham

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , Environmental Defense Fund

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Buchholz T., Canham C. D., Hamburg S. P., "Forest Biomass and Bioenergy: Opportunities and Constraints in the Northeastern United States", 17 February 2011, Accessed from: https://forestindustries.eu/sites/default/files/userfiles/1file/report_biomass_2011.pdf

Source Link

https://forestindustries.eu/sites/default/files/userfiles/1file/report_biomass_2011.pdf

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Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program, 2018 Annual Report


2018 to 2019
Summary

The Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program benefits rural communities and businesses across Vermont. It supports entrepreneurs in early stages of business as well as mature operations, all the way through to succession. The proportion of businesses enrolling in the program for help planning a transfer to new ownership rapidly increased in the past year, and they now work not only with farm and forestry businesses on succession but forest landowners as well, in an effort to reduce the likelihood of parcelization of Vermont's forest blocks.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

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Potential conservation easement provisions designed to explicitly address connectivity in the northern Appalachians


2012
Summary

This document provides sample conservation easement language designed to address issues of habitat connectivity.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Staying Connected Initiative

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

habitat connectivity, conservation easements, forest conservation, habitat corridor, landscape connectivity, landscape permeability

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Staying Connected Initiative. (2012). Potential Conversation Easement Provisions Designed to Explicitly Address Connectivity in the Northern Appalachians. Available at http://www.stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/connectivityconservationeasementlanguage_final.pdf

Source Link

http://www.stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/connectivityconservationeasementlanguage_final.pdf

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North Atlantic terrestrial habitat


2018
Summary

These dataset provide information on various ecosystems throughout New England created by the Conservation Biology Institute.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Data Basin , Northeast Conservation Planning Atlas

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

ecosystems, formations, landcover

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Conservation Biology Institute. (2018). Northeast Conservation Planning Atlas [map]. Retrieved from https://nalcc.databasin.org/maps/new#datasets=20f6caffbec545c29b7e391f934e2651

Source Link

https://nalcc.databasin.org/maps/new#datasets=20f6caffbec545c29b7e391f934e2651

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How does habitat fragmentation affect the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relationship?


2018
Summary

The authors reviewed the literature on habitat fragmentation, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF), and related fields. From this, they developed a framework to analyze how habitat fragmentation affects the BEF relationship through altering biodiversity and environmental conditions based on the pattern-process-scale perspective in landscape ecology. They concluded that habitat fragmentation can affect the BEF relationship directly by altering community composition, as well as indirectly by changing environmental conditions within and among habitat patches on both local and landscape levels.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jiajia Liu, Maxwell Wilson, Guang Hu

Institutions: Zhejiang University , Arizona State University , Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Beijing Normal University

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

biodiversity, community composition, habitat, fragmentation, forest composition, landscape ecology

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Liu, J., Wilson, M., Hu, G., Liu, J., Wu, J. and Yu, M. (2018). How does habitat fragmentation affect the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relationship?. Landscape Ecology, 33(3), pp.341-352.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-018-0620-5

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Long-term Outcomes and Tradeoffs of Forest Policy and Management Practices on the Broad-Scale Sustainability of Forest Resources: Wood Supply, Carbon, and Wildlife Habitat


2013
Summary

This study uses designed scenarios to compare the current harvest regime in Maine, characterized by a reliance on partial harvesting, to the regime that was present prior to forest policy change in the early 1990's, which included more clearcutting but fewer total acreage harvested anually. Simulations allowed us to address the hypothesis that management strategies that include very limited even-aged management and extensive partial harvesting in a predominantly spruce-fir forest will result in timber harvesting rates that are unsustainable, reduced forest carbon stocks, and negative impacts on wildlife habitats.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew Lister , Erin Simons-Legaard, Kasey Legaard, Jeremy Wilson , Steve Sader , Brian Stuartevant

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Maine, School of Forest Resources , Harris Center for Conservation Education

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

timber, harvest

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Simons-Legaard, E.; Legaard, K.; Wilson, J.; Sader, S.; Lister, A.; Sturtevant, B. "Long-term Outcomes and Tradeoffs of Forest Policy and Management Practices on the Broad-Scale Sustainability of Forest Resources: Wood Supply, Carbon, and Wildlife Habitat." 31 July 2013, Accessed from https://nsrcforest.org/sites/default/files/uploads/simons-legaard10full.pdf

Source Link

https://nsrcforest.org/sites/default/files/uploads/simons-legaard10full.pdf

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Vermont Parcelization Website: Reports


2007 to 2020
Summary

Reports relating to parcelization and forest fragmentation can be located from this website. In particular, Vermont Natural Resources Council has published three reports analyzing parcelization trend information. The Phase III Report analyzes data on this website.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Reports: Vermont Parcelization Website" Vermont Natural Resources Council, Accessed from https://vtforesttrends.vnrc.org/reports

Source Link

https://vtforesttrends.vnrc.org/about

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Dam Removal Effects on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Dynamics: A New England Stream Case Study (Connecticut, USA)


2005 to 2019
Summary

The authors studied the effects of dam removal on the structure, function, and composition of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a stream in Conecticut.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Helen Poulos, Kate Miller, Ross Heinemann, Michelle Kraczkowski, Adam Whelchel , Adam Whelchel, Barry Chernoff , Barry Chernoff

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy , Wesleyan University, University of Saint Joseph, University of New Haven

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/10/2875/htm

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A Meta-Analysis of Forest Cover, Edge Effects, and Artificial Nest Predation Rates


1998
Summary

This study evaluates the relationships between the degree of forest cover in a landscape and 1) avian nest success rates and 2) the existence of elevated predation rates near habitat edges. Data is combined from 13 previous studies in 33 U.S. landscapes to explore patterns of nest predation and landscape composition.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Malcolm Hunter, Mitschka J. Hartley

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

predation

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2387518?seq=1

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Ski trail effects on a beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Elateridae) community in Vermont


2000
Summary

The authors studied beetle diversity and species composition using pitfall traps placed along three parallel transects that extended from the center of a downhill ski trail, 100 m into a large, unfragmented spruce-fir forest on Mount Mansfield State Park, VT. The results suggest that ski trails were strong barriers to dispersal for forest beetles, several of which were flightless or dimorphic and primarily short-winged.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Allan Strong

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington

Resource Type

Article

Tags

fragmentation, dispersal barriers, edge effects, montane forests, skiing

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Strong, A.M., Dickert, C.A. and Bell, R.T. (2002). Ski trail effects on a beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Elateridae) community in Vermont. Journal of Insect Conservation, 6(3), pp.149-159.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1023/A:1023223532149.pdf

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Financial Incentive Programs' Influence in Promoting Sustainable Forestry in the Northern Region


2009
Summary

Selected forestry officials in each of the 20 northern states were surveyed concerning their opinions on the public and private financial incentive programs available to nonindustrial private forest owners in their state. The officials were asked to name and describe the programs and to assess forest owners' awareness of each one, its appeal among the owners aware of it, its effectiveness in encouraging sustainable forestry and enabling owners to meet their objectives, and the percentage of program practices that remain in place and enrolled acres that remain in forest over time. They also were asked to suggest ways to improve the programs.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Kilgore, John L. Greene , Thomas J. Straka

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Southern Research Station , Utah State University, University of Minnesota, The Pennsylvania State University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Jacobson M. G., Straka T. J., Greene J. L., Kilgore M. A., Daniels S. E., "Financial Incentive Programs' Influence in Promoting Sustainable Forestry in the Northern Region", Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, V. 26, Iss. 2, June 2009, p. 61-67, https://doi.org/10.1093/njaf/26.2.61

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/njaf/article/26/2/61/4774224

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Time and Distance: Comparing Motivations Among Forest Landowners in New England, USA


2008
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Kittredge , Mark Rickenbach

Institutions: University of Wisconsin, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology , University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-008-9071-1

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Assessing the effects of Close-to-Nature Forestry on forest birds in the eastern United States: A case study and way forward


2022
Summary

This study sought to 1) assess the effects of forest structural characteristics on avian species richness in a CTNF-managed forest in the eastern USA; 2) compare the results to county-level eBird data to identify the challenges of assessing the impacts of forestry practices on birds at landscape scales; 3) highlight the ambiguities in current forest management guidelines for improving avian habitats in the USA and 4) suggest long-term direction for evaluating the impacts of alternative forest management practices on birds.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Gresh J. M., Courter J. R., "Assessing the effects of Close-to-Nature Forestry on forest birds in the eastern United States: A case study and way forward", 27 August 2022, https://doi.org/10.1177/1758155922112171

Source Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/17581559221121712

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Motivations for Family Forestland Parcelization in the Catskill/Delaware Watersheds of New York


2012
Summary

To understand why landowners parcelize and sell their land, this study surveyed forestland owners in the Catskill-Delaware watersheds who did parcelize as well as those whose property remains intact.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rebecca Sanborn Stone , Mary L. Tyrell

Institutions: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Location

Catskill, Delaware, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

watershed

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/110/5/267/4599514

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Ineffectiveness of local zoning to reduce regional loss and fragmentation of wintering habitat for white-tailed deer


1975 to 2018
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Erin Simons-Legaard, Daniel Harrison, Kasey Legaard

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

winter, landsat, habitat, white-tailed deer, forestland, forestry

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Simons-Legaard, E.M., Harrison, D.J. and Legaard, K.R. (2018). Ineffectiveness of local zoning to reduce regional loss and fragmentation of wintering habitat for white-tailed deer. Forest Ecology and Management, 427, pp.78-85.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112718304274

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Conserving The Heart of New England: The Connecticut River Watershed (Revised 2015)


2006
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Elizabeth Adams , Clem Clay , Brenda Faber , Jim Hafner , Lexi Shear , Christian Smith

Institutions: The Trust For Public Land

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

rivers, watershed

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

"Clay, C., et al. 2006. ""The Connecticut River Watershed: Conserving the Heart of New England."" The Trust for Public Land, viii+56 pages, Accessed from http://cloud.tpl.org/pubs/local_ct_river_report.pdf"

Source Link

http://cloud.tpl.org/pubs/local_ct_river_report.pdf

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America's Evolving Relationship with Trees: A Statistical Analysis of Social, Economic, and Environmental Drivers of Forest Management


2021
Summary

This dissertation seeks to elucidate the motivations and actions of private landowners in the United States using a variety of data sources, including Zillow home estimates, the American Community Survey, satellite remote sensing imagery, and the Forest Inventory and Analysis database, and by implementing interpretable modeling frameworks, such as the hedonic pricing method and structural equation modeling.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Holt R. J., "America's Evolving Relationship with Trees: A Statistical Analysis of Social, Economic, and Environmental Drivers of Forest Management", 2021, Accessed from: https://www.proquest.com/openview/335f97dee9733feec42e51c92d4bb2a8/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/335f97dee9733feec42e51c92d4bb2a8/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Deer and invasive plants in suburban forests: assessing variation in deer pressure and herbivory


2021
Summary

Deer browsing/grazing pressure varies among sites, potentially affecting herbivory on nonindigenous plants and their invasion success. We aimed to identify a useful deer pressure indicator for suburban forests and then use it to relate deer pressure to grazing on and abundance of two herbaceous invaders, Microstegum vimineum and Alliaria petiolata.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Morrison J. A., Fertitta M., Zymaris C., diBartolo A., Akparanta C., "Deer and invasive plants in suburban forests: assessing variation in deer pressure and herbivory", Ecoscience, 2022, v. 29, iss. 2, https://doi.org/10.1080/11956860.2021.1958535

Source Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/11956860.2021.1958535

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Habitat Fragmentation And Arthropod Community Change: Carrion Beetles, Phoretic Mites, And Flies


2001
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Gibbs , Edward J. Stanton

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY)

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

insects

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Gibbs, J.P.; Stanton, E.J. (2001), "HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY CHANGE: CARRION BEETLES, PHORETIC MITES, AND FLIES." Ecological Applications, Accessed from https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[0079:HFAACC]2.0.CO;2

Source Link

https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[0079:HFAACC]2.0.CO;2

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2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Rene Germain

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.scientia.global/professor-rene-germain-strategies-sustainable-forest-management/

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Development threatens R.I. woodlands


2018
Summary

Despite that image, the ability of woodlands to provide all those benefits is threatened by their continued loss and by fragmentation of the canopy. The rate at which the construction of roads, subdivisions and other human development continue to break up large, contiguous blocks of forest into an increasing number of smaller pieces is alarming. Fragmentation divides up the resource, and these islands of woodland provide limited benefits.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Riely

Institutions: Providence Journal

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Riely C., "Development Threatens R.I. Woodlands", 3 March 2018, Accessed from: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/2018/03/03/my-turn-development-threatens-ri-woodlands/13764670007/

Source Link

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/2018/03/03/my-turn-development-threatens-ri-woodlands/13764670007/

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Connecticut's Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy, 2010-2015


2010 to 2015
Summary

In order to continue to receive federal funds for certain programs, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Federal Farm Bill) required each state to complete a Statewide Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy (A & S). This is a flyer explaining the assessment.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Connecticut Audubon Society , Connecticut Forest and Park Association, Yale University, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) , Natural Resources Conservation Service of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

assessment

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, "Connecticut's Forest Resource Assesment and Strategy 2010-2015" 2015, Accessed from https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/forestry/assessment_and_strategy/AssessmentFlyerpdf.pdf?la=en

Source Link

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/forestry/assessment_and_strategy/AssessmentFlyerpdf.pdf?la=en

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The Forests of Connecticut


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Tonya Lister , Andrew Lister , Richard H. Widmann , Chuck Barnett , Don Smith , Carol L. Alerich, Eric H. Wharton , Fred Borman

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Forest Inventory and Analysis, FIA, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Wharton, W. H.; Widmann, R. H.; Alerich, C. L.; Barnett, C. J.; Lister, A. J.; Lister, T. W.; Smith, D.; Borman, F. "The Forest of Connecticut" April 2004, Accessed from https://mafiadoc.com/the-forests-of-connecticut-usda-forest-service_5994b7891723ddcd6988d59c.html

Source Link

https://mafiadoc.com/the-forests-of-connecticut-usda-forest-service_5994b7891723ddcd6988d59c.html

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MA Forest Scenarios Study: Changes to the Land: Four Scenarios for the Future of the Massachusetts Landscape


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert Perschel , Frank Lowenstein

Institutions: New England Forestry Foundation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Perschel, B.; Lowenstein, F. "MA Forest Scenarios Study - Changes to the Land: Four Scenarios for the Future of the Massachusetts Landscape" 2020, Accessed from https://newenglandforestry.org/connect/publications/ma-forest-scenarios-study/

Source Link

https://newenglandforestry.org/connect/publications/ma-forest-scenarios-study/

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Forest Fragmentation and Nest Predation: Are Experiments with Japanese Quail Eggs Misleading?


1995
Summary

The evidence that fragmentation of forests in eastern North America increases rates of nest predation based on the results of experiments in which artificial nests baited with Japanese Quail eggs are used to compare rates of predation in fragments of different sizes. The lack of parental and nestling activity and the potentially unnatural positioning and appearance of artificial nests complicates the interpretation of artificial nest experiments. This paper discusses wheather quail-egg experiments are an appropriate tool for investigating among fragment differences in the rate of predation on Neotropical migrant bird nests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David G. Haskell

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Haskell D. G., "Forest Fragmentation and Nest Predation: Are Experiments with Japanese Quail Eggs Misleading?", The Auk, July 1995, v. 112, no. 3, pp. 767-770, https://www.jstor.org/stable/4088694

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4088694

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Forested and non-forested landscape in Vermont


2012
Summary

This map compares forested and non-forested lands in the state of Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Map

Tags

landcover

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. (2012). Forested and Non-forested Landscape in Vermont. Vermont [map]. Retrieved from http://anr.vermont.gov/sites/anr/files/gis/documents/Forested Landscape in Vermont.pdf

Source Link

http://anr.vermont.gov/sites/anr/files/gis/documents/Forested Landscape in Vermont.pdf

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National Association of State Foresters, Forest Action Plan, Maine


2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Joel Prince

Institutions: National Association of State Foresters

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

Prince, J. 2019. "Maine Forest Action Plan." Accessed From (https://www.stateforesters.org/districts/maine/)

Source Link

https://www.stateforesters.org/districts/maine/

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High-resolution forest carbon modelling for climate mitigation planning over the RGGI region, USA


2021
Summary

This study employs an updated version of the Ecosystem Demography (ED) model, an improved lidar initialization strategy, and an expanded calibration/validation approach to updated and expanded a high-resolution forest carbon modelling approach previously developed for the state of Maryland to 11 states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) domain .

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lei Ma , George Hurtt , Hao Tang , Rachel Lamb

Institutions: University of Maryland

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

carbon, modelling, climate change mitigation

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Ma, L., Hurtt, G., Tang, H., Lamb, R. "High-resolution forest carbon modelling for climate mitigation planning over the RGGI region, USA" Environmental Research Letters, V. 16, No. 4. Accessed from (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abe4f4/meta)

Source Link

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abe4f4/meta

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2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Gregory McGee, Nathan G. Kiel , Geoffrey R. Griffiths

Institutions: The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) , University of Wisconsin, Madison, Department of Integrative Biology

Location

New York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

herbs, agricultural development

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, planning, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://bioone.org/journals/Northeastern-Naturalist/volume-27/issue-2/045.027.0204/Can-Disruption-of-an-AntPlant-Mutualism-Explain-a-Lack-of/10.1656/045.027.0204.short

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Northeast Kingdom (VT): northern NH linkage


2012
Summary

This map depicts draft structural pathways that may be used to conserve wildlife connectivity in northern Vermont and New Hampshire.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy

Location

Vermont, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Map

Tags

wildlife, connectivity, corridors, wildlife connectivity, wildlife connectivity planning

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

The Nature Conservancy. (2012). Northeast Kingdom Northern NH Linkage [map]. Retrieved from http://216.92.98.160/assets/nek-nnh_proj_area_sps.pdf

Source Link

http://216.92.98.160/assets/nek-nnh_proj_area_sps.pdf

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Losing Ground: At What Cost? Changes in land use and their impact on habitat, biodiversity, and ecosystem services in Massachusetts


2003
Summary

This report outlines the issues surrounding forest fragementation and development in Massachusetts. Mass Audubon has chosen to make changes in land use the focal point of its current assessment of the environmental health of the Commonwealth. Understanding trends in development is particularly important in Massachusetts, which possesses a number of natural communities and rare species of regional and global significance.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kevin Breunig

Institutions: Massachusetts Audubon

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

biodiversity, land use, habitat, birds, fragmentation, development, advocacy, education

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Breunig, K. (2003). Losing Ground: At What Cost? Changes in Land Use and Their Impact on Habitat, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services in Massachusetts. Summary Report for Mass Audubon.

Source Link

https://www.massaudubon.org/content/download/8599/149714/file/LosingGround_All.pdf

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The State of the Forests


Summary

This report discusses the problem of fragmentation of the forest, which negatively impacts biodiversity. Also discussed is the lack of old growth forest and late successional forests which limits biodiversity of all species, and thereby reduces the level of ecosystem services provided.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

biodiversity, forestland conservation, education, land conservation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

The Maine Mountain Conservancy. (2013). State of the Forests. Available at http://mainemountainconservancy.org/state-of-the-forests.html

Source Link

http://mainemountainconservancy.org/state-of-the-forests.html

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Reversing the fragmentation perspective: effects of clearcut size on bird species richness in Maine


1989 to 1990
Summary

The authors examined the effects of clearcut size on bird species richness in a forest-dominated landscape in eastern Maine. They found that species richness increased with clearcut size but the number of species present per plot did not differ significantly over the size range of cuts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Tamia Rudnicky

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Baring Plt, Hancock, Washington

Resource Type

Article

Tags

clearcuts, bird species richness, edge effects, forest fragmentation, landscape ecology, patch size

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Rudnicky, T.C. & Hunter, M.L., (1993). Reversing the fragmentation perspective: effects of clearcut size on bird species richness in Maine. Ecological Applications, 3(2), pp.357-366.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1941838.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:66a4deafcb1c6633bf0c10cda580a9c4

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Forest Fragmentation


Summary

The issue of forest fragmentation in Vermont, explained by the Vermont Natural Resources Council.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, community based planning, planning

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Vermont Natural Resources Council. (n.d.). Forest Fragmentation. Available at http://vnrc.org/resources/community-planning-toolbox/issues/forest-fragmentation/

Source Link

https://vnrc.org/healthy-forests-wildlife/forest-fragmentation/

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Forest Fragmentation


Summary

This website provides basic information about forest fragmentation and how it impacts wildlife.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Website

Tags

human disturbance, roads, education

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Forest Fragmentation. (n.d.). Available at http://www.web.ca/~nwatch/fmp/Issue_Pages/forestfragmentation.html

Source Link

http://www.web.ca/~nwatch/fmp/Issue_Pages/forestfragmentation.html

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2013
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Northern Forest Canoe Trail

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

http://www.northernforestcanoetrail.org/media/Policy Agenda for Conserving New England's Forests.pdf

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Report on Maine Forest Service District Forester Program to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry of the 129th Maine Legislature, First Regular Session


2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Maine Forest Service, Forest Policy and Management

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

agriculture, forestry

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Report on Maine Forest Service District Forester Program to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry of the 129th Maine Legislature, First Regular Session" Maine Forest Service, Forest Policy and Management Devision, March 1, 2019

Source Link

https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1246&context=for_docs

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2015 Vermont Forest Fragmentation Report


2015
Summary

This report focuses on the issue arising in fragmentation in Vermont from the years of land-use and deforestation. With a vast majority of the land privately and publicly owned by residents, foretes have isolated from one another and lost their enrichment of wildlife and tree species.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Snyder

Institutions: Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

water quality, wildlife, fragmentation, advocacy, decision making, edge effects, parcelization, policy

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, policy

Citation

Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. (2015). 2015 Vermont Forest Fragmentation Report. Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. 62 p.

Source Link

https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/About_the_Department/News/Library/FOREST%20FRAGMENTATION_FINAL_rev06-03-15.pdf

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The Forests of Rhode Island


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Tonya Lister , Andrew Lister , Brett Butler , Catherine Sparks , Paul Ricard , Marla Emery , Thomas A. Dupree , Paul Dolan , Charles J. Barnett

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

urban

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Barnett, C. J.; Butler, J.; Dolan, P.; Dupree, T. A.; Emery, M.; Lister, A.; Lister, T. W.; Ricard, P.; Sparks, C. "The Forests of Rhode Island" September 2002, Accessed from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/80aa/82e7dc7e796e4516ada6e248eba3f47a8d52.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/4855

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Forest Integrity & Forest Stewardship


2018 to 2020
Summary

After January 1, 2018, municipalities seeking to have their plans approved by their Regional Planning Commission must include additional information on the future land use map and language that identifies state, regional or locally significant forest blocks and habitat connectors. The plan may also include specific policies on how the community will take steps to reduce forest fragmentation, enhance forest health, and support essential ecological functions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

"Forest Integrity & Forest Stewardship." Central Vermont Regional Planning Comission, Accessed from http://centralvtplanning.org/programs/forest-stewardship/

Source Link

http://centralvtplanning.org/programs/forest-stewardship/

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Are Family Forest Owners Facing a Future In Which Forest Management Is Not Enough?


2010
Summary

This Article evaluated the effectiveness of three tools commonly suggested for meeting the financial demands of property taxes: (1) use of economic returns from timber management, (2) enrollment in a current-use tax program, and (3) sale of a conservation easement, within a rural watershed in western Massachusetts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Anthony D'Amato , David Kittredge , David T. Damery , Kristina A. Ferrare

Institutions: University of Massachusetts Amherst , University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension , University of Minnesota

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

watersheds, conservation easements, taxation, timber

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/108/1/32/4599393

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Are Family Forest Owners Facing a Future in Which Forest Management Is Not Enough


2010
Summary

This study evaluated the effectiveness of three tools commonly suggested for meeting the financial demands of property taxes: (1) use of economic returns from timber management, (2) enrollment in a current-use tax program, and (3) sale of a conservation easement, within a rural watershed in western Massachusetts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Anthony D'Amato , David Kittredge , David T. Damery , Kristina A. Ferrare

Institutions: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension , University of Minnesota, University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

D'Amato A. W., Catanzaro P. F., Damery D. T., Kittredge D. B., Ferrare K. A., "Are Family Forest Owners Facing a Future In Which Forest Management Is Not Enough", Journal of Forestry, 01 January 2010, v. 108, iss. 1, pp 32-38, https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/108.1.32

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/108/1/32/4599393

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2017 Vermont Forest Action Plan


2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Snyder , Steven Sinclair

Institutions: Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

Snyder, M. C.; Sinclair, S. J. "2017 Vermont Forest Action Plan" 2016, Accessed from https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/Forest_and_Forestry/Vermont_Forests/Library/2017_VT_ForestActionPlan.pdf

Source Link

https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/Forest_and_Forestry/Vermont_Forests/Library/2017_VT_ForestActionPlan.pdf

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Report of the Massachusetts Commission on Financing Forest Conservation


2011
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James N. Levitt , Leigh Youngblood

Institutions: Massachusetts Commission on Financing Forest Conservation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Levitt J. N., Youngblood L., "Report of the Massachusetts Commission on Financing Forest Conservation", Massachusetts Commission on Financing Forest Conservation, July 2011. Accessed online: http://cpicfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/forest-consv-financing-rpt-jul15-2011.pdf

Source Link

http://cpicfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/forest-consv-financing-rpt-jul15-2011.pdf

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The Impact of Land Use Change for Greenhouse Gas Inventories and State-Level Climate Mediation Policy: A GIS Methodology Applied to Connecticut


2014
Summary

Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories conducted at state and regional levels serve to quantify long- term emissions trends and set benchmarks against which to evaluate the effectiveness of state government-mandated emissions reductions. GHG inventories which incompletely account for land use, land change, and forestry (LUCF) due to insufficient measurement tools discount the value of terrestrial carbon (C) sinks. In consequence, sink preservation is often omitted from regional land use planning. This paper proposes an accounting methodology which estimates foregone C sequestration derived LUCF change in the southern New England State of Connecticut (CT).

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Tomasso L. P., Leighton M., "The Impact of Land Use Change for Greenhouse Gas Inventories and State-Level Climate Mediation Policy: A GIS Methodology Applied to Connecticut", v. 5, no. 7, 2014, Accessed from: https://www.scirp.org/html/3-6702464_52176.htm?pagespeed=noscript

Source Link

https://www.scirp.org/html/3-6702464_52176.htm?pagespeed=noscript

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Sustaining America's Urban Trees and Forests: a Forests on the Edge Report


2010
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David J. Nowak , Paula B. Randler , Paula B. Randler, Eric J. Greenfield , Sara J. Comas , Mary A. Carr , Ralph J. Alig

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

urban

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Nowak, D. J.; Greenfield, E. J.; Stein, S. M.; Randler, P. B.; Comas, S. J.; Carr, M. A.; Alig, R. J. "Sustaining America's Urban Trees and Forests: a Forests on the Edge Report" June 2010, Accessed from https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/gtr/gtr_nrs62.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/35572

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Influence of land use and site characteristics on invasive plant abundance in the Quinebaug Highlands of southern New England


2000 to 2004
Summary

This study examined the distribution and abundance (cover and frequency) of invasive plants in natural habitats of the Quinebaug Highlands forest block in northern Connecticut and southern Massachusetts in relation to current and historical land use and site conditions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Marjorie Lundgren , Christine Small, Glenn Dreyer

Institutions: Connecticut College , Wesleyan University

Location

Massachusetts, Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

land use, competition, plants, displacement, exotic, flora, invasives

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3858421.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:f8ebac9140612042c6bbee5e99cd1a83

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Forest Fragmentation and Parcelization


2020
Summary

A description of the information on Vermont's forest fragmentation and parcelization by the Mad River Valley Planning District.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Mad River Valley Planning District

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

"Forest Fragmentation and Parcelization" mad River Valley Planning District, Accessed from https://mrvpd.org/forest-fragmentation-and-parcelization/

Source Link

https://mrvpd.org/forest-fragmentation-and-parcelization/

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2015
Summary

A new Yale-led study provides important new insights into the attitudes, objectives, and behaviors of these landowners, findings that will help conservation and forestry professionals to more strategically communicate with forest owners about stewardship and develop programs that meet their needs.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kevin Dennehy

Institutions: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Dennehy, K. "Private Owners, Land Stewardship, And the Future of Connecticut's Forests." 8 July 2015, Accessed from https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/yale-report-explores-attitudes-objectives-of-connecticuts-private-forest-owners/

Source Link

https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/yale-report-explores-attitudes-objectives-of-connecticuts-private-forest-owners/

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Forest Management Plan For the Andrews Community Forest


2019
Summary

The purpose of this Forest Management Plan (FMP) is to accompany the Andrews Community Forest (ACF)'s 2018 Management Plan, adopted by the Richmond Selectboard on November 19, 2018. This FMP provides detailed, specific rreccomendations for the management of forested areas of the ACF using forest inventory data and a scientific process.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ethan Tapper

Institutions: Vermont Land Trust

Location

Richmond

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Tapper E., "Forest Management Plan For the Andrews Community Forest" 2019, Town of Richmond Chittenden County, Vermont, Accessed from: https://www.richmondvt.gov/fileadmin/files/Archive/2018/04/2019-Forest-Management-Plan.pdf

Source Link

https://www.richmondvt.gov/fileadmin/files/Archive/2018/04/2019-Forest-Management-Plan.pdf

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Landscape-Level Habitat Use by Brown-Headed Cowbirds in Vermont


1995
Summary

This report is on a study of the distribution of brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater) in a forested landscape in central Vermont to better understand the effects of forest disturbance on the occurrence of this species in New England.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Dave Capen , Daniel R. Coker

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3801938?seq=1

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Observations of habitat associations in boreal forest birds and the geographic variation in bird community composition


2019
Summary

The authors described regional variation in boreal bird community composition to understand how climate change may affect the boreal avian community.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jeremy Kirchman, Jeremy Kirchman , Joel Ralston, Alyssa FitzGerald, Sara Scanga , Sara Scanga

Institutions: Saint Mary's College, The State University of New York (SUNY), New York State Museum, Utica College

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.wjoonline.org/doi/abs/10.1676/18-14

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Connecticut's Forest Health


2020
Summary

CT DEEP monitors and assesses the factors that influence the health of Connecticut's state forests. They work in cooperation with state, federal, and municipal agencies to detect, manage, and treat all factors that negatively impact the state forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Connecticut's Forest Health." Connecticut's Official State Website, February 2020, Accessed from https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Forestry/Forest-Protection/Forest-Health

Source Link

https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Forestry/Forest-Protection/Forest-Health

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Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry: Strategic Plan, FY 2004 to FY


2003
Summary

This strategic plan builds from the past as it looks to the future, providing guidance for the next five years. The mission, vision and guiding principles ensure accountability for activities that make a positive difference on the ground and in people's lives.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kathryn P. Maloney

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Maloney, K. P.; "Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry: Strategic Plan, FY 2004 to FY" July 2003, Accessed from https://books.google.com/books?id=mefnRDMbgGkC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=forest+parcelization+northeast+us&source=bl&ots=zSeD1J_Cka&sig=ACfU3U0nZHbMTOlYW6BnbnL-6ocC8VMtOg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqyuX44ZrpAhVDgnIEHftvBAY4ChDoATAIegQIChAB#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?id=mefnRDMbgGkC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=forest+parcelization+northeast+us&source=bl&ots=zSeD1J_Cka&sig=ACfU3U0nZHbMTOlYW6BnbnL-6ocC8VMtOg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqyuX44ZrpAhVDgnIEHftvBAY4ChDoATAIegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=forest parcelization northeast us&f=false

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Notheast Wilderness Trust


Summary

The need to permanently protect wild lands and waters has never been greater. The Northeast Wilderness Trust is meeting this challenge, working with private landowners and other partners to save wildlife habitat from the Adirondacks to Maine.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Northeast Wilderness Trust

Location

Montpelier

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, northeastern forests

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Northeast Wilderness Trust. (n.d.). Available athttp://www.newildernesstrust.org/

Source Link

http://www.newildernesstrust.org/

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Vermont Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation


Summary

This is the website to the Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, diversity, forestland conservation, natural resource management, natural resources, research

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

Agency of Natural Resources. (n.d.). Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation. Available at http://fpr.vermont.gov/

Source Link

http://fpr.vermont.gov/

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Forest Fragmentation Extension Programming: A National Initiative


2002
Summary

This paper documents how the term fragmentation has developed, the types of studies dominant in literature, and where the studies occurred. Several methods were employed to obtain literature used in this research.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sarah Crim , Mark R. Dubois , James Finley , Rick Fletcher , Laura J. Robinson , Catalino Blanche

Institutions: Oregon State University , The Pennsylvania State University , Auburn University , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research Extension and Education Service , The Sustainable Forestry Partnership

Location

New England, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

global analysis

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Crim, S.; Dubois, M. R.; Finley, J.; Fletcher, R.; Robinson, L. J.; Blanche, C. "Forest Fragmentation Extension Programming: A National Initiative" 9 September 2002, Accessed from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6fe5/4d05eb99fff45046ccfdf710216993e61414.pdf

Source Link

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6fe5/4d05eb99fff45046ccfdf710216993e61414.pdf

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National Assessments of Forest Fragmentation in the US


2006
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John A. Kapfer

Institutions: University of South Carolina, Department of Geography

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education, policy

Citation

Kaupfer, J. A. "National Assessments of Forest Fragmentation in the US" Global Environmental Change, vol 16, issue 1, February 2006, pp. 73-82, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959378005000701Accessed from

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959378005000701

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Forces That Shaped the Forests of the Northeastern United States


1998
Summary

This article is an overview of the forces that have changed and shaped the northeastern united states, one of which is fragmentation, a newer issue.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: William A. Niering

Institutions: Connecticut College

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3858581?seq=1

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State efforts to promote early-successional habitats on public and private lands in the northeastern United States


2003
Summary

State wildlife agencies are generally charged with conserving all native wildlife and their habitats within their respective state. However, some have suggested that state wildlife agencies in the region are not addressing the decline of early-successional wildlife and habitats sufficiently. This study investigated the extent to which 11 state agencies in this region are creating and maintaining early-successional habitats on public and private lands.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Oehler

Institutions: Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Oehler J. D., "State efforts to promote early-successional habitats on public and private lands in the northeastern United States", v. 185, iss 1-2, p. 169-177, 3 November 2003, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00253-6

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112703002536

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Dynamic Models of Land Use Change in Northeastern USA


2022
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mary Tyrrell , Myrna H. Hall , Neil Sampson

Institutions: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies , The State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry , Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Tyrell M. L., Hall M. H. P., Sampson R. N., "Dynamic Models of Land Use Change in Northeastern USA", Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry, August 2004, Accessed from: https://yff.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/landuse_complete.pdf

Source Link

https://yff.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/landuse_complete.pdf

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Habitat Selection and Home Range Size of Ruffed Grouse in Rhode Island


2005
Summary

Grouse are a species that require early successional forests. The populations of Grouse in New England have declined as the forests have matured. This study focuses on habitat selection and home range size of ruffed grouse in oak-hickory forests in Rhode Island.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brian Tefft, Erik G. Endrulat , Scott R. McWilliams

Institutions: University of Rhode Island, Department of Natural Resources Science, Rhode Island Division of Fish & Wildlife, Rhode Island Natural History Survey

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

habitat selection, home range, ruffed grouse

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3858330

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2011 to 2012
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Wildlands and Woodlands, Northern Forest Canoe Trail

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

http://www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org/sites/default/files/Policy Agenda for Conserving New England's Forests FY12 Priorities.pdf

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Issue: Land Use Change


1980 to 2005
Summary

This article is an overview of land use changes and patterns in the United states.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

land use change

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Issue: Land Use Change" Northeast-midwest State Foresters Alliance, Accessed from (https://www.nmsfa.org/issues/land-use-change/)

Source Link

https://www.nmsfa.org/issues/land-use-change/

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Eastern Deciduous Forest, Second Edition: Ecology and Wildlife Conservation


2005
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard H. Yahner

Institutions: Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources

Location

New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Yahner, R. H. "Eastern Deciduous Forests, Second Edition: Ecology and Wildlife Conservation." June 5, 2000. Buy online at https://www.amazon.com/Eastern-Deciduous-Forest-Second-Conservation/dp/0816633606

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttsrbh

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Threats to Biodiversity in the Watershed


2006 to 2021
Summary

This website provides and overview of the threats to biodiversity in the Hudson River Estuary Watershed. It also has a section that offers conservation and land-use approaches to avoid and minimize these challenges.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Randall Morin , Rachel Riemann , William McWilliams , Brett Butler , Mark Nelson , William H. McWilliams , Rachel Riemann , Jason Drobnack , Cassandra M. Kurtz , Susan J. Crocker , Thomas A. Albright

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources

Location

New York

Resource Type

Website

Tags

biodiversity, watershed

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Threats to Biodiversity in the Watershed" Cornell University. Accessed from (https://hudson.dnr.cals.cornell.edu/natural-areas-biodiversity/threats-biodiversity-watershed)

Source Link

https://hudson.dnr.cals.cornell.edu/natural-areas-biodiversity/threats-biodiversity-watershed

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Ecosystems and Sustainable Development VII


2009
Summary

ECOSUD is a challenge for the creation of a new science in line with Prigogine's statement that "at all levels we observe events associated with the emergence of novelties and narrative elements, which we may associate with the creative power of nature". This is not only a platform to present novel research related to ecological problems from all over the world; it also gives opportunities for new emergent ideas in science arising from the cross fertilization of different disciplines, including mathematical models and eco-informatics, evolutionary thermodynamics and biodiversity, structures in ecosystems modelling and landscapes to mention but a few.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Brebbia C. A., Tiezzi E., "Ecosystems and Sustainable Development VII", 2009, Accessed from: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=4nzNS-veZFMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA141&dq=forest+parcelization+rhode+island&ots=EkWCfY5XTr&sig=gCc8CPTAopF2vUAaYOwgValW82k#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=4nzNS-veZFMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA141&dq=forest+parcelization+rhode+island&ots=EkWCfY5XTr&sig=gCc8CPTAopF2vUAaYOwgValW82k#v=onepage&q=fragmentation&f=false

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Priority linkages in the northern Appalachian-Acadian region


2015
Summary

Map identifying priority landscape linkages for wildlife connectivity

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Staying Connected Initiative , Two Countries One Forest

Location

Vermont, Maine, New York, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Map

Tags

connectivity, corridors, wildlife connectivity, wildlife connectivity planning

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Two Countries One Forest. (2015). Priority Linkages in the Northern Appalachian-Acadian Region [map]. Retrieved from http://216.92.98.160/assets/SCILinkageBoundaries_May_2015.pdf

Source Link

http://216.92.98.160/assets/SCILinkageBoundaries_May_2015.pdf

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Managing Forests in a Changing Climate


2021
Summary

The Sierra Club hosted Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester and Tim Stout, Principal of Northam Forest Carbon, for a discussion of how to take care of our forests in a changing climate. Recorded 9/16/21

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ethan Tapper

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Tapper E., Stout T., "Managing Forests in a Changing Climate", 16 September 2021, Accessed from: https://www.sierraclub.org/vermont/managing-forests-changing-climate

Source Link

https://www.sierraclub.org/vermont/managing-forests-changing-climate

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Relationship Between the Regional Abundance of Forest and the Composition of Forest Bird Communities


1987
Summary

This study surveyed bird populations in 46 forest tracts in Connecticut, USA, to determined how the distribution of birds is related to forest area, isolation from other forest, and vegetation structure.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert Askins , Margarett J. Philbrick

Institutions: Connecticut College

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

birds

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Askins, R. A.; Philbrick, M. J.; Sugeno, D. S. "Relationship Between the Regional Abundance of Forest and the Composition of Forest Bird Communities" Biological Conservation, vol. 39, issue 2, 1987, pp. 129-152, 6 March 1986. Accessed from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0006320787900309

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0006320787900309

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Forest Regeneration Handbook: A Guide for Forest Owners, Harvesting Practitioners, and Public Official


2004
Summary

This hadbook was developed to provide an appreciation of how our forests developed and an understanding of forest regeneration concepts, including the importance of disturbance, This information will help landowners and public officials, in concert with professional foresters, make informed decisions about forest regeneration options tailored to their management objectives.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jeffrey Ward , Thomas E. Worthley , Sharon M. Douglas , Carol R. Lemmon , Uma Ramakrishnan , Joseph P. Barsky , Martin J. Cubanski , Peter M. Picone

Institutions: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , University of Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

disturbance

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Ward, J. S.; Worthley, T. E. "Forest Regeneration Handbook: A Guide for Forest Owners, Harvesting Practitioners, and Public Official." 31 December 2004, Accessed from http://www.nysenvirothon.com/Referencesandother/ForestRegeneration_1_.pdf

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/18875

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How Forest Fragmentation Threatens Biodiversity


2015
Summary

This website discusses the consequences of forest fragmentation on the ecology of the National Parks.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: EcoWatch

Location

Vermont, Maine

Resource Type

Website

Tags

biodiversity, habitat threats, threats

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

EcoWatch. (2015). How Forest Fragmentation Threatens Biodiversity. Available at https://www.ecowatch.com/how-forest-fragmentation-threatens-biodiversity-1882034965.html

Source Link

https://www.ecowatch.com/how-forest-fragmentation-threatens-biodiversity-1882034965.html

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Forest island dynamics in man-dominated landscapes


1981
Summary

This book analyzed the patterns found within forest island landscapes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: R. Burgess

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Book

Tags

ecology, human impacts, landscape ecology, natural resources, threats

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Burgess, R.L. and Sharpe, D.M. (Eds.). (1981). Forest island dynamics in man-dominated landscapes. New York: Springer-Verlag, 310 pp.

Source Link

https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780387905846

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Forest Fragmentation, Town of East Granby, Connecticut


2006
Summary

This is a map of connecticut's forest land cover from the year of 2006.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Map

Tags

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

Citation

"Forest Fragmentation, Town of East Granby, Connecticut", 2016, Accessed from: file:///C:/Users/FEMC/Downloads/ForestFragmentation_11X17.pdf

Source Link

https://eastgranbyct.org/economic-development/?wpdf_download_file=L3Zhci93d3cvdmhvc3RzL2Vhc3RncmFuYnljdC5vcmcvaHR0cGRvY3MvZG9jcy9FY29ub21pYyBEZXZlbG9wbWVudCBDb21taXNzaW9uL0RyYWZ0IE1hcHMgZm9yIFBPQ0QvRm9yZXN0RnJhZ21lbnRhdGlvbl8xMVgxNy5wZGY=

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Forest Parcelization in the United States: A Study of Contributing Factors


2001
Summary

This article reviews the causes of parcelization suggested in the existing literature and attempts to provide some empirical evidence concerning their validity. Death, urbanization, income, regulatory uncertainty, and financial assistance for landowners are found to have significant impacts on the change in average parcel size in the United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sayeed R. Mehmood , Daowei Zhang

Institutions: Auburn University, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/99/4/30/4614372

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Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Breeding Tanagers: A Continental Perspective


1995 to 2001
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kenneth V. Rosenberg , James D. Lowe , Andre A. Dhondt

Institutions: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Rosenberg, K. V.; Lowe, J. D.; Dhondt, A. A. "Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Breeding Tanagers: A Continental Perspective

Source Link

https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98020.x

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Culture, Conflict, And Communication In The Wildland-urban Interface


1993
Summary

This book addresses issues related to the wildland-urban interface. The material in the sections of this book collectively represent a wide range of interests involving research and management on the wildland-urban interface.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Alan W. Ewert , Deborah J. Chavez , Arthur W. Magill

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , Indiana University, Department of Environmental Health

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Ewert, A. W.; Chavez, D. J.; Magill, A. W. "Culture, Conflict, and Communication in the Wildland-Urban Interface." 1993, Accessed from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ogScDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT8&dq=forest+parcelization+new+york&ots=wPsVZQ5tva&sig=OnC2NN6pARKdO6JLwDcpNOAKuAM#v=snippet&q=parcelization&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ogScDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT8&dq=forest+parcelization+new+york&ots=wPsVZQ5tva&sig=OnC2NN6pARKdO6JLwDcpNOAKuAM#v=onepage&q&f=false

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The Future of our Forests: Land Protection and Sustainable Forest Management


2013
Summary

This is a strategic conservation plan for the MassCon Sustainable Forest Partnership. The MassConn Sustainable Forest Partnership (MassConn) has placed a high premium on working closely and cooperatively with a variety of partners and private landowners to develop a Strategic Conservation Plan that will build a greener, more sustainable future for all.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Sustainable Forestry Partnership

Location

Massachusetts, Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

"The Future of our Forests: Land Protection and Sustainable Forest Management", August 2013, Accessed from: https://newenglandforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Final_MassConn_SCP_09.30.13.pdf

Source Link

https://newenglandforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Final_MassConn_SCP_09.30.13.pdf

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Synthesis: a place in between


2011
Summary

This report is a synthesis intended to capture the nature and locations of land-focused organizations and their scope of work within the geographical area identified by the Staying Connected Initiative as the "Adirondacks - Southern Green Mountains Linkage", roughly comprising the Southern Lake Champlain Basin in Vermont and New York.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Monica Erhart, Leslie Karasin

Institutions: Lake Champlain Basin Program

Location

Green Mountain Range, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

outreach

Topic Tags

planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Karasin, L. and Erhart, M. (2011). Synthesis: a place in between - Organizations working to maintain a healthy landscapbe between the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks. The Staying Connected Initative.

Source Link

http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/Synthesis_A_Place_In_Between.pdf

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2014 to 2019
Summary

This research looks at family forest owners in New England to determine what stakeholders believe to be the driving factor behind land use change, how to better incentivize forest stewardship, and proposed solutions for revising incentives and diversifying outreach programs.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jonathan Thompson , Marissa McBride, Matthew Duveneck , Kathleen Lambert, Kathleen Theoharides, Matthew Duveneck

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204618311988

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Aging Forest Owners: What Will Become of Their Woods


2011
Summary

This article highlights the potential problems facing the forests as there is a large transition of forest property from one generation to the next.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Joe Rankin

Institutions: Maine Tree Foundation

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Rankin, J. "Aging Forest Owners: What Will Become of Their Woods" Maine Tree, September 2011, Accessed from (https://mainetree.org/2011/09/aging-forest-owners-what-will-become-of-their-woods-html/)

Source Link

https://mainetree.org/2011/09/aging-forest-owners-what-will-become-of-their-woods-html/

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Parcelization of Vermont Forest (H.758)


2007 to 2008
Summary

This Vermont bill proposed to establish programs to help prevent the parcelization of state forest land. The bill authorizes the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board to use its funds to preserve and conserve forest land, and requires that the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation develop education materials regarding the impact of forest parcelization and track forest parcelization rates within the state.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont General Assembly

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

landuse planning, forestland conservation, parcelization

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

policy

Citation

The Vermont General Assembly. (2008). H. 758 - An Act Relating to the Parcelization of Vermont Forests.

Source Link

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/bills/intro/H-758.HTM

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The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas


2017 to 2018
Summary

Amphibian monitoring at Mt. Mansfield provides locally intensive data on a subset of amphibian species. While these data are particularly valuable and allow for an observation of year-to-year population changes of the monitored species at Mt. Mansfield and provide local information on abnormalities, and natural history, they do not allow for the observation of more widespread changes in the distribution and/or natural history (calling times, migration dates, etc.) of the full range of reptiles and amphibians statewide. Nor do they allow for observations of changes in forest health, or the impacts of forest fragmentation and consumption on a larger scale. In addition, there is a real need to get reptile and amphibian natural history and management information out to a wide variety of landowners and land managers as well as other natural resource professionals.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Andrews

Institutions: Vermont Family Forests, Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

reptiles, amphibian, mt. mansfield

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Andrews, J. S. "The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas." 4 February 2018, Accessed from https://www.uvm.edu/femc/attachments/project/349/Annual_Atlas_Report_for_FEMC,_2017.pdf

Source Link

https://www.uvm.edu/femc/attachments/project/349/Annual_Atlas_Report_for_FEMC,_2017.pdf

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Urban-Rural Interfaces: Linking People and Nature


2012
Summary

Organized into three sections on changing ecosystems, changing human dimensions, and the dynamic integration of human and natural systems, this book is a must read for anyone who works in the real world, where natural and human systems are joined. This is the new sustainability science, an emerging discipline that integrates social and economic values with the physical, chemical, and ecological functions of ecosystems. The goal is optimal management, since our human impact is often significant and far-reaching in both space and time.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Wayme Zipperer , David N. Laband , B. Graeme Lockaby

Institutions: American Society of Agronomy , Soil Science Society of America , Crop Science Society of America

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Laband, D. N.; Lockaby, B. G.; Zipperer, W. C. "Ruban Rural Interfaces: Linking People and Nature" 2012, Accessed from https://books.google.com/books?id=fmDMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA209&lpg=PA209&dq=Forest+parcelization+rhode+island&source=bl&ots=owPlsQCmxI&sig=ACfU3U1gawZlS8K68idNALQHJlqUdRkckQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY677LhZHpAhULlnIEHRbMDAEQ6AEwGnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?id=fmDMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA209&lpg=PA209&dq=Forest+parcelization+rhode+island&source=bl&ots=owPlsQCmxI&sig=ACfU3U1gawZlS8K68idNALQHJlqUdRkckQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY677LhZHpAhULlnIEHRbMDAEQ6AEwGnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

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The Influence of Roadside Forest Management on Temperate Deciduous Forest Understories


2016 to 2019
Summary

The objective of this study was to understand the spatial extent and magnitude of edge influence on environmental conditions and understory communities in managed and un-managed roadside forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Julia A. Rogers

Institutions: University of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

understory

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Rogers, Julia A. "The Influence of Roadside Forest Management on Temperate Deciduous Forest Understories" (2019). Master's Theses. 1379. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/gs_theses/1379

Source Link

https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2472&context=gs_theses

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2006
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Dan Sundquist , Mark Zanket , Pete Ingraham , Jenn Alford , Jill Robinson , Theresa Walker , Cliff Sinnott , Cynthia Copeland

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy , Society for the Protection of NH Forests, Rockingham Planning Commission, Strafford Regional Planning Commission

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

watersheds

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/piscataqua_land_conservation_plan.pdf

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1997 to 2007
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: NYC Department of Environmental Protection , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Watershed Agricultural Council

Location

New York

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

watershed

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Watershed Agricultural Council, Forestry Program, 10 Year Anniversary (1997-2007), New York, Accessed from https://www.nycwatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FP-10yr-Anniversary.pdf

Source Link

https://www.nycwatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FP-10yr-Anniversary.pdf

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State and Private Forestry Fact Sheet: Rhode Island 2022


2022
Summary

The U.S. Forest Service and state forestry agencies collaborate with other partners on shared stewardship goals, which also support each State Forest Action Plan. The State and Private Forestry programs promote the health, resilience, and productivity of trees and forests across all ownerships for the benefit of people and wildlife; establish and manage urban and community forests; empower private landowners with information and technical assistance to sustainably manage their forests; and protect critically important rural forests and watersheds.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

"State and Private Forestry Fact Sheet: Rhode Island 2022", 13 October 2022, Accessed from: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/nicportal/temppdf/sfs/naweb/ri_std.pdf

Source Link

https://apps.fs.usda.gov/nicportal/temppdf/sfs/naweb/ri_std.pdf

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Forest Reserve District-Bennington


2013
Summary

In this blog post the VNRC provide information about the Bennington Forest Reserve District adopted by the town in the 1990s.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Bennington

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, advocacy, education, sustainability

Topic Tags

conservation, planning

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Vermont Natural Resources Council. (2013). Forest Reserve District-Bennington. Available at http://vnrc.org/resources/community-planning-toolbox/case-studies/forest-reserve-district-bennington/

Source Link

https://vnrc.org/community-planning-toolbox/case-studies/forest-reserve-district-bennington/

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Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need


2019 to 2020
Summary

The 2019 Forest Legacy Assessment of Need for Massachusetts provides a comprehensive, long range process to identify and protect privately-owned woodlands that are under threat of parcelization, fragmentation, and conversion to non-forest uses.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Peter Church

Institutions: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Church, P. "Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need" Bureau of Forestry, Department of Conservation and Recreation, January 2020. Accessed from (https://www.mass.gov/doc/approval-of-massachusetts-assessment-of-need-under-the-forest-legacy-program/download)

Source Link

https://www.mass.gov/doc/approval-of-massachusetts-assessment-of-need-under-the-forest-legacy-program/download

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Deer Wintering Areas and Forest Fragmentation


2013
Summary

This map contrasts deer wintering sites with areas of human-induced forest fragmentation and conserved lands in Maine. Fragmentation is represented as the percentage of remaining forest cover.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Colby College

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Map

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Abel V., "Deer Wintering Areas and Forest Fragmentation," Atlas of Maine: Vol. 2013: No. 1, Article 15. Available at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/atlas_docs/vol2013/iss1/15

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/atlas_docs/vol2013/iss1/15/

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Forest Fragmentation And Bird Community Dynamics: Inference at Regional Scales


2001
Summary

This study tested whether in more fragmented landscapes there was a lower number of area?sensitive species and higher local extinction and turnover rates, which could explain higher temporal variability in species richness. To investigate such potential landscape effects at a regional scale, this study merged two independent, large?scale monitoring efforts: the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and the Land Use and Land Cover Classification data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Thierry Boulinier , James D. Nichols , James E. Hines , John R. Sauer , Curtis H. Flather , Kenneth H. Pollock

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

extinction

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Boulinier, T.; Nichols, J.D.; Hines, J.E.; Sauer, J.R.; Flather, C.H.; Pollock, K.H. "Forest Fragmentation and Bird Community Dynamics: Inference at Regional Scales." Ecology, Ecological Society of America, vol. 82, issue 4, pp. 1159-1169, 1 April 2001. Accessed From (https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[1159:FFABCD]2.0.CO;2)

Source Link

https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[1159:FFABCD]2.0.CO;2

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Vermont Agency of Natural Resource lands


2014
Summary

Map showing privately owned and publically owned land in VT

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Map

Tags

forest, land ownership, public lands, state-owned forests

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. (2014). Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Land [map]. Retrieved from http://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/State_Lands_Administration/Land_Records/Library/ANR Lands.pdf

Source Link

http://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/State_Lands_Administration/Land_Records/Library/ANR Lands.pdf

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Yards increase forest connectivity in urban landscapes


2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Alessandro Ossola , Dexter Locke , Brenda Lin , Emily Minor

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Illinois, Macquarie University, Department of Biological Sciences, Centre for Smart Green Cities , CSIRO Land and Water Flagship

Location

Boston

Resource Type

Report

Tags

canopy

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-019-00923-7

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The environmental consequences of forest fragmentation in the Western Maine Mountains


2018
Summary

The author explains forest fragmentation in the context of Maine's forests, detailing drivers and impacts of fragmentation on Maine's landscape and wildlife.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Janet McMahon

Institutions: Maine Mountain Collaborative

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

McMahon, J. (2018). The Environmental Consequences of FOREST FRAGMENTATION in the Western Maine Mountains.

Source Link

https://mainemountaincollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Environmental-Consequences-Forest-Fragmentation-2019-01-08-Web.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0qmGEg9_4_0Qi5ZgHdHbZP46D0WW2miycgkX4fMhWJorXYkgXrra1DB-o

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Wildlife Corridor Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary


2021
Summary

Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary serves as a critical corridor for terrestrial and riparian wildlife, at the southern end of over 80,000 acres of contiguous forest including the 26,000 acre Groton State Forest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary

Location

New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Wildlife Corridor" Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary, 2021. Accessed from (https://sagemountain.com/conservation/land-nature/corridor/)

Source Link

https://sagemountain.com/conservation/land-nature/corridor/

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Forest Bird Habitat Assessment


2016 to 2017
Summary

Information in this report is presented from the landscape level to the property level. This assessment was conducted in order to determine what birds are currently utilizing the habitats on the property, describe and assess current forest bird habitat conditions on the property and make recommendations for protecting and improving habitat for a suite of priority forest birds.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , Ferrucci & Walicki, LLC , Audubon Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

birds

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Forest Bird Habitat Assessment" Audubon Connecticut, 28 February, 2017. Accessed from (https://www.cantonlandtrust.org/static/docs/sww-audubon-2017.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.cantonlandtrust.org/static/docs/sww-audubon-2017.pdf

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The three borders linkage area


2012
Summary

This map identifies priority landscape linkages for wildlife connectivity.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy , Wildlife Conservation Society , Two Countries One Forest , Conservation De La Nature - Canada , Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

Location

New York

Resource Type

Map

Tags

communities, wildlife, connectivity, corridors, wildlife connectivity

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

The Nature Conservancy. (2012). The Three Borders Linkage Area [map]. Retrieved from http://216.92.98.160/assets/3borderslinkagepathways_aug12_.pdf

Source Link

http://216.92.98.160/assets/3borderslinkagepathways_aug12_.pdf

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2000
Summary

The Forest Legacy Program, created by congress and funded through the USDA Forest Service, aims to help maintain the integrity and traditional uses of our forests through the acquisition of land or interests in land from willing sellers. Interests acquired by the state of Rhode Island are purchased at the fair market value determined by standardized appraisal methods.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

http://cels.uri.edu/docslink/safewaterPDF/FACTSH10_2.pdf

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Landscape factors predict local extirpation in an imperilled minnow species, the bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus)


1960 to 2019
Summary

The brindle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) was thought to be in strong decline and extripated from many areas in Connecticut. A recent study suggested that electrofishing is an inefficient method to sample for the brindle shiner, so the authors wanted to test this hypothesis and more accurately describe current brindle shiner populations and reasons for decline.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kasey Pregler, Neal Hagstrom, Eric Schultz, Jason Vokoun

Institutions: University of Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aqc.3123

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A systematic review of forest bird occurrence in North American forest fragments and the built environment


2015 to 2019
Summary

The study examined the effects of forest fragmentation on different bird species in the United States. The results indicate that it is important to preserve small forest fragments when developing land, because these are utilized by migratory and certail resident bird species.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Hostetler , Jan-Michael Archer, Glenn Acomb, Robert Blair

Institutions: University of Florida, University of Minnesota

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204619300404

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Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth's ecosystems


2015
Summary

The authors conducted an analysis of global forest cover to reveal that 70% of remaining forest is within 1 km of the forest's edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation. A synthesis of fragmentation experiments spanning multiple biomes and scales, five continents, and 35 years demonstrates that habitat fragmentation reduces biodiversity by 13 to 75% and impairs key ecosystem functions by decreasing biomass and altering nutrient cycles.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Nick Haddad

Institutions: Michigan State University , University of Colorado

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

spatial methods, fragmentation, global analysis

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Haddad, N.M., Brudvig, L.A., Clobert, J., Davies, K.F., Gonzalez, A., Holt, R.D., Lovejoy, T.E., Sexton, J.O., Austin, M.P., Collins, C.D. & Cook, W.M. (2015). Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth's ecosystems. Science Advances, 1(2), p.e1500052.

Source Link

http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/2/e1500052.full

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Anthropogenic Disturbances and the Emergence of Native Diseases: a Threat to Forest Health


2022
Summary

This review focuses on complex tree diseases (declines) caused by native pathogens and the key environmental drivers that contribute to this phenomenon. These systems are frequently complex, with multiple drivers at work.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Canterbury

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40725-022-00163-0

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2022
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Forest Health Protection , The University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jofore/fvac021/6648424

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Global Forest Review: Data and Methods


2022
Summary

This page has the data sets, methodology, indicators overview, limitations and definitions of the Global Forest review which provides an independent assessment of the state of the world's forests based on the best available geospatial data and analysis each year.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

"Data and Methods" Global Forest Review, 2022, Accessed from: https://research.wri.org/gfr/data-methods

Source Link

https://research.wri.org/gfr/data-methods

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Vermont Regional Planning Commissions


Summary

This website provides information about the Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies

Location

Brattleboro

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, development, forest economy

Topic Tags

conservation, planning

Purpose Tags

education, policy

Citation

Vermont Association of Planning & Development Agencies. (2018). Available at https://www.vapda.org/

Source Link

http://www.vapda.org

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Economics of habitat fragmentation: a review and critique of the literature


2018
Summary

This paper presents a review of the existing economics literature that addresses habitat pattern/fragmentation and defines themes, issues, and next steps for this literature.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: H. Jo Albers , Katherine D. Lee , Katherine R. E. Sims

Institutions: Amherst College , University of Wyoming , University of Idaho, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

forest economy, literature review

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education, policy

Citation

Albers, H.J., Lee, K.D., Sims, K.R.E., "Economics of Habitat Fragmentation: a review and critique of literature" Accessed from (https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/FragmentationAlbersLeeSims Final.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/FragmentationAlbersLeeSims Final.pdf

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2005
Summary

The purpose of this study was to present forestry cooperative models to small, non-industrial woodland owners in Maine and to ascertain interest levels.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Brian Jonathan Schneider

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

assessment, private forests, taxation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/451/

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2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jesse Leavenworth

Institutions: Hartford Courant

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

weather, insects, forest cover

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-ct-forest-report-20201201-xrow7csyzjff7hhe4mwzm7mr2y-story.html

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National Council for Air and Stream Improvement: Fragmentation in the Boreal Forest and Possible Effects on Terrestrial Wildlife


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Chris Wedeles , Darren J. H. Sleep

Institutions: Arborvitae Environmental Service , National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

Location

Maine, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

boreal

Topic Tags

methods, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Wedeles, C.; Sleep, D.J.H. December 2008. "Fragmentation in the Boreas Forest and Possible Effects on Terrestrial Wildlife, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement." Accessed From (https://www.ncasi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tb959.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.ncasi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tb959.pdf

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Characterization Of Suburban Sprawl And Forest Fragmentation Through Remote Sensing Applications


2000
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Hurd , Daniel Civco, Chester L. Arnold , Sandy Prisloe

Institutions: University of Connecticut, University of Connecticut, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Connecticut, New England, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

global change

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Civco, D. L.; Hurd, J. D.; Arnold, C. L.; Prisole, S. "Characterization of Suburban Sprawl and Forest Fragmentation Through Remote Sensing Applications." Accessed from http://clear.uconn.edu/\/publications/research/tech_papers/Civco_et_al_ASPRS2000.pdf

Source Link

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/CHARACTERIZATION-OF-SUBURBAN-SPRAWL-AND-FOREST-Civco-Hurd/daa2093a9f6d5d80592ccc8672a08b737b848b95

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Abundance and productivity of forest songbirds in a managed, unfragmented landscape in Vermont


1993 to 1999
Summary

The authors studied a breeding songbird community in a landscape characterized by scattered openings in a forest matrix in Vermont from 1993 to 1994. At the scale of this study, a minimal amount of canopy removal in the extensively forested landscape did not affect abundance and overall productivity of songbirds inhabiting the remaining forest, but canopy removal had begun to suppress productivity of some forest interior species

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ernest Buford

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Middlebury, Rochester, Green Mountain Range

Resource Type

Article

Tags

productivity, fragmentation, songbirds

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Buford, E.W. & Capen, D.E. (1999). Abundance and productivity of forest songbirds in a managed, unfragmented landscape in Vermont. The Journal of wildlife management, pp.180-188.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3802499.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:a7e65640fb80d7ccb25f86928c2127c6

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Forest Fragmentation Threatens Bird Diversity


2018
Summary

Scientists note that habitat fragmentation is the biggest threat to the health of mature forests. Ron Krupp explains how this negatively effects bird diversity.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Ron Krupp

Institutions: Vermont Public Radio

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

diversity, birds, threats

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Krupp, R. "Forest Fragmentation Threatens Bird Diversity" Vermont Public Radio, 26 June, 2018. Accessed from (https://www.vpr.org/programs/2018-06-26/forest-fragmentation-threatens-bird-diversity)

Source Link

https://www.vpr.org/programs/2018-06-26/forest-fragmentation-threatens-bird-diversity

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Managing Forests within a Watershed: The Importance of Stewardship


2001
Summary

Four years after its inception an outreach campaign promoting forest stewardship in south-central Connecticut was carefully evaluated.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Thomas E. Worthley , C. Benjamin Tyson

Institutions: Central Connecticut State University, Department of Communication , University of Connecticut, Cooperative Extension System, Stewardship Program

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

watershed, stewardship

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/99/8/4/4614392?login=true

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Forest Fragmentation and Island Biogeography: A Summary and Bibliography


1992
Summary

This report consists of a summary of theory and findings that relate to forest fragmentation and the consequent creation of edge habitats, and a bibliography on these subjects.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert N. Rosenfield , Christopher M Morasky , John Bielefeldt , Walter L. Loope

Institutions: University of Wisconsin, Stout Menomonie, Department of Biology

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

summary

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Rosenfield, R. N., Morasky, C. M., Bielefeldt, J., Loope, W. L.. "Forest Fragmentation and Island Biogeography: A Summary and Bibliography" National Resources Publication Office, August 1992. Accessed from (https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=4vNPAAAAYAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP8&dq=forest+fragmentation+northeast+us&ots=SBhQ5NVZGX&sig=PNbs-WHSEUliT3-m42ZWR54V7LY#v=onepage&q=forest fragmentation northeast us&f=false)

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=4vNPAAAAYAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP8&dq=forest+fragmentation+northeast+us&ots=SBhQ5NVZGX&sig=PNbs-WHSEUliT3-m42ZWR54V7LY#v=onepage&q=forest fragmentation northeast us&f=false

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Vermont Forest Products Council (2001-2002)


2001 to 2002
Summary

The Vermont Forest Products Council (VFPC) was convened in 2001 with 11 members representing state government, natural resource agencies, and wood manufacturers.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Vermont Forest Products Council (2001-2002)", 2002, Accessed from: https://www.vtrural.org/programs/policy-councils/forest-products

Source Link

https://www.vtrural.org/programs/policy-councils/forest-products

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Preserving Biodiversity in Appalachian Mixed Mesophytic Forests Through the Permit-Based Harvest of American Ginseng and Other Forest Botanicals


2022
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Sheban K., "Preserving Biodiversity in Appalachian Mixed Mesophytic Forests Through the Permit-Based Harvest of American Ginseng and Other Forest Botanicals", In: Montagnini, F. (eds) Biodiversity Islands: Strategies for Conservation in Human-Dominated Environments. Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92234-4_24

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-92234-4_24

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Securing permeable roadways for wide-ranging wildlife in the Black River Valley


2009 to 2012
Summary

The Black River Valley lies between the Tug Hill Plateau and the Adirondack Park -- the two largest core habitat blocks in the western part of the Northern Appalachian region -- and consists of 650,000 acres of forest. Mapping and modeling work by Two Countries, One Forest, The Nature Conservancy, and others identified the Black River Valley as a regionally important linkage.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Gustave Goodwin , Michelle Brown

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy , Staying Connected Initiative

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

black river valley, core habitat, landscape connectivity

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Goodwin, G., Rinehart, K., Rafferty, A., Brown, M., Cheeseman, C. (2012). Securing permeable roadways for wide-rangingwildlife in the Black River Valley. The Nature Conservancy, Adirondack Chapter.

Source Link

http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/Securing-permeable-roadways-for-wide-ranging-wildlife-in-the-Black-River-Valley.pdf

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How Climate Change is Impacting Maine's Forests & Industries that Depend on Them


2020
Summary

This article is an overview of the impacts of climate change on many aspects of Maine's forests. These changes are climate, forests and wildlife, global warming, air pollution, etc.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Strum M., "How Climate Change is Impacting Maine's Forests & Industries that Depend on Them" Forests and Wildlife, 10 September 2020, Accessed from: https://www.nrcm.org/blog/climate-change-impacting-maine-forests/

Source Link

https://www.nrcm.org/blog/climate-change-impacting-maine-forests/

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The Value of Rhode Island's Forest Land: R.I.'s Green Canopy Provides Priceless Protection


2021
Summary

This article discusses the importance of Rhode Island's forests, what threats the forests are facing and what needs to be done to protect this valuable resource.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Grace Kelly

Institutions: EcoRI

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Kelly G., "The Value of Rhode Island's Forest Land: R.I.'s Green Canopy Provides Priceless Protection", 20 Fabruary 2021, ecoRI News, Accessed from: http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2021/02/the-value-of-rhode-islands-forest-land.html

Source Link

http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2021/02/the-value-of-rhode-islands-forest-land.html

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Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Conservation and Management


2004
Summary

Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Conservation and Management provides information, strategies, and tools to enhance natural resource management, planning, and policymaking at the wildland-urban interface.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Susan Vince

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Book

Tags

landuse planning, forestland, natural resource management, urbanization

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

Vince, S.W., Duryea, M.L., Macie, E.A. and Hermansen, A. eds. (2004). Forests at the wildland-urban interface: conservation and management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group. 312 p.

Source Link

https://www.frames.gov/catalog/873

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Vermont Forests Shrinking 1500 Acres a Year


2008 to 2014
Summary

This article explains the findings of a report released by forestry Researchers at Harvard University and the University of Vermont which shows that Vermont is losing 1500 acres of forest a year.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: VTDigger , Vermont Invasives

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Vermont Forests Shrinking 1500 Acres a Year" Vermont Digger, Vermont Invasives, Accessed from (https://vtinvasives.org/news-events/news/study-vermont-forests-shrinking-1500-acres-a-year)

Source Link

https://vtinvasives.org/news-events/news/study-vermont-forests-shrinking-1500-acres-a-year

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Managing Forests for Trees and Birds in Connecticut


2020
Summary

This manual presents basic principles to evaluate forests with bird habitat in mind and ways to use silviculture to manage for bird habitat. Here, silviculture is considered as a way to produce birds as well as timber.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Audubon Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Managing Forests for Trees and Birds in Connecticut", Audubon Connecticut, 2020, Accessed from: https://ct.audubon.org/sites/default/files/guide_to_managing_forests_for_trees_birds_in_ct.pdf

Source Link

https://ct.audubon.org/sites/default/files/guide_to_managing_forests_for_trees_birds_in_ct.pdf

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Forest Birds of Connecticut and Rhode Island


1985 to 2017
Summary

This volume extends upon the earlier works of Rhode Island and Connecticut breeding bird atlases by mapping the population density of forest birds inhabiting Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Connecticut, Rhode Island

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Craig R., "Forest Birds of Connecticut and Rhode Island", Bird Conservation Research, Inc., 2017, Accessed from: https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/67189700/Forest_Birds_of_CT_RI_2-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1666020802&Signature=ZFB~SKGya-s5srW5E~XUgqZRVBd4JiqAcMloIJsWzEFPHBOB-9ZMZuMeCLR45B2qOlHVXpxDbSvX2pVuJ67zRXI6yfa-cs9-c6IXaKxGR-Sn5y1a5inURk~~Pdsut-cgTQKB0dMbMdljKo7WaQ3bAeIJXLL6b1kuyLN56Tm3dW9qRTECjyw-poatrMB6stQOB0K4lSd0W-RBB1Hp~W2Ti1~TJa7VxPC8EN0cls~X3MtnDjvJ0P6y0tnjBZgx4u4U7DZNzSqk1XFx8OozEColLVux1n2Emu1cMTwrfA6ld37PDwzLJkl8hB7X8mo~dkmptBkplmxSigPUxOL9hJdQug__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA

Source Link

https://www.academia.edu/35777828/Forest_Birds_of_Connecticut_and_Rhode_Island

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Is Forest Fragmentation a Management Issue in the Northwest?


1988
Summary

This is a compilation of papers from the technical session sponsored by the Wildlife and Fish Ecology Working Group Society of American Foresters' Annual Convention on October 19, 1988 in Rochester, NY.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard DeGraaf , William M. Healy

Location

Rochester

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

DeGraaf R. M., Healy W. M., "Is Forest Fragmentation a Management Issue in the Northwest?", 19 October 1988, Accessed from: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vIQOyw-uScUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=forest+fragmentation+northeast+us&ots=fA1aWv6y-O&sig=83_lkpSRZeV_qKnoMDm_Z7RBg8w#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vIQOyw-uScUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=forest+fragmentation+northeast+us&ots=fA1aWv6y-O&sig=83_lkpSRZeV_qKnoMDm_Z7RBg8w#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Human Dimensions Of Private Forestland Ownership: Sampling, Estimation, Decision Making Processes, And Implications


2010
Summary

This dissertation challenges the presumptions with which PFL research has been previously conducted, lays a foundation for sound, future research, and begins exploring important aspects of private forest landowership. The research presented here focuses primarily on the approaches employed by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service to sample PFLs and estimate parameters of the PFL population and of private forestland across the nation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Finley , Alexander Leventon Metcalf , A. E. Luloff , Allyson B. Muth , Richard C. Stedman , Eric K. Zenner , Michael G. Messina

Institutions: Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

methods, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

management, education, policy

Citation

Metcalf, A. L.; Finley, J. C.; et. al. "Human Dimensions Of Private Forestland Ownership: Sampling, Estimation, Decision Making Processes, And Implications

Source Link

https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/files/final_submissions/230

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Tracking Land Parcelization Over Time to Inform Planning and Policy in Vermont


2015
Summary

NSRC researchers tracked and analyzed parcelization trends on private land in Vermont by using Grand List (tax) data and Use Value Appraisal Program data from 2004 to 2016. Researchers established a database of parcels, compiled by size class and other metrics, with a focus on large parcels and forestland. They created a website to examine parcelization trends at town, county, regional planning commission, and state levels.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel , Brian Shupe, Brian Voigt, Kate McCarthy

Institutions: University of Vermont , Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

taxation

Topic Tags

methods, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education, policy

Citation

Fidel, J.; Voigt, B.; McCarthy, K.; Shupe, B. 2015. "Tracking Land Parcelization Over time to Inform Planning and Policy in Vermont." Accessed from https://nsrcforest.org/project/tracking-land-parcelization-over-time-inform-planning-and-policy-vermont

Source Link

https://nsrcforest.org/project/tracking-land-parcelization-over-time-inform-planning-and-policy-vermont

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A Social Marketing Approach to Forest Land Conservation


2012
Summary

In an effort to develop conservation objectives with the purpose of protect working forest land, the Southwestern Maine Forest Fragmentation Coalition elected to utilize the outreach tool Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively developed by the Sustaining Family Forests Initiative. A detailed communication plan was created with specific targeted messages which use a social marketing approach in identifying landowners in a 10-town focus area that would be most likely to be receptive to stewardship practices and actively engage in the conservation easement program.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Joseph Anderson , Mark Lapping

Institutions: University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

Anderson, Joseph, "A Social Marketing Approach to Forest Land Conservation" (2012). Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations. 58. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/muskie_capstones/58

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/muskie_capstones/58/

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Good Moves for the Great Woods


2002
Summary

This article discusses some significant land aquisitions and conservation of forested lands.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Dunn M. L., "Good Moves for the Great Woods", New Solutions, v.12(2), 129-134, 2002, https://doi.org/10.2190/N2M7-E1EL-8CR8-C3KB

Source Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2190/N2M7-E1EL-8CR8-C3KB?journalCode=newa

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Vermont S165 An act relating to forest fragmentation and Act 250


2019 to 2020
Summary

This is an introduced bill to protect forest resources by amending the permit criteria of Act 250, the Vermont land use law. This bill specifically addresses forest fragmentation, the protection of natural communities, and protection for threatened and endangered species, citing the need to reduce development in natural areas in a way that will further fragment the forest or will negatively impact sensitive species and to mitigate damages to natural communities that cannot be avoided.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Virginia Lyons , Christopher Bray, Alison Clarkson, Anthony Pollina, Becca Balint, Brian Campion, Dick McCormack, Ruth Hardy

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

policy

Citation

Vermont S165: An act relating to forest fragmentation and Act 250, VT Legislation Number 339629 v.2. (2019)

Source Link

https://trackbill.com/bill/vermont-senate-bill-165-an-act-relating-to-forest-fragmentation-and-act-250/1727761/#/details=true

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Act 171 and Planning for Forest Blocks and Habitat Connectors


2016
Summary

Act 171 amended Vermont Planning Statutes to encourage and allow municipalities to address protection of forest blocks and habitat connectors while supporting the local forest products industry. Learn more about how to identify regionally and locally significant forest blocks and habitat connectors by reviewing the resources linked on this resource page.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

"Act 171 and Planning for Forest Blocks and Habitat Connectors", Accessed from: https://anr.vermont.gov/act171_forestplanning

Source Link

https://anr.vermont.gov/act171_forestplanning

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Early Implementation of the US Forest Service's Shared Stewardship Strategy in the Eastern United States


2021
Summary

Led by the Public Lands Policy Group (PLPG) at Colorado State University, researchers at PLPG, the Ecosystem Workforce Program at University of Oregon, and the University of Georgia are jointly conducting a five-year study to understand Shared Stewardship perspectives from agency leadership, state officials, land managers, and other stakeholders in states where Shared Stewardship partnerships exist.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Destin Kee , Tyler Aldworth , Jesse Abrams , Chad Kooistra , Courtney Schultz , Heidi Huber-Stearns

Institutions: University of Georgia , Colorado State University, Warner College of Natural Resources , University of Oregon , University of Oregon, Ecosystem Workforce Program , Colorado State University, Forest, Fire, and Public Lands Policy and Governance, Public Lands Policy Group

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Kee D., Alderworth T., Abrams J., Kooistra C., Schultz C., Huber-Stearns H., "Early Implementation of the US Forest Service's Shared Stewardship Strategy in the Eastern United States" The University of Oregon, 2021, Accessed from: https://ewp.uoregon.edu/sites/ewp.uoregon.edu/files/WP_110.pdf

Source Link

https://ewp.uoregon.edu/sites/ewp.uoregon.edu/files/WP_110.pdf

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Remote Sensing and GIS Analysis of Landscape Parcelization and Forest Fragmentation


Summary

The combination of high population density and forestland ownership puts the Connecticut's forest resource at risk and places a premium on understanding the relationship of development patterns, especially forest fragmentation and landscape parcelization, to the physical changes in the landscape.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Daniel Civco

Institutions: University of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Civco, D. L. "Remote Sensing and GIS Analysis of Landscape Parcelization and Forest Fragmentation" University of Connecticut, 30 September, 2006. Accessed from (https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0193844-remote-sensing-and-gis-analysis-of-landscape-parcelization-and-forest-fragmentation.html)

Source Link

https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0193844-remote-sensing-and-gis-analysis-of-landscape-parcelization-and-forest-fragmentation.html

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Ecoregional habitat connectivity science applied at multiple scales in transportation


2008 to 2010
Summary

This PowerPoint presentation introduces the Staying Connected Initiative and the projects that members have tackled, including tracking and identifying conflicts between wildlife crossings and people.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jens Hilke, Conrad Reining, Dirk Bryant

Institutions: Staying Connected Initiative

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

road crossings, wildlife connectivity, wildlife crossings, wildlife movement, wildlife tracking

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Reining, C., Hilke, J., and Bryant, D. (2012). Ecoregional Habitat Connectivity Science Applied at Multiple Scales in Transportation. Powerpoint. Retrieved from http://216.92.98.160/assets/newt_2012_sci_and_transportation.ppt

Source Link

http://216.92.98.160/assets/newt_2012_sci_and_transportation.ppt

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Reducing wildlife mortality on roads in Vermont: documenting wildlife movement near bridges and culverts to improve related conservation investments


2014 to 2016
Summary

This project gathered and analyzed game-camera data on the frequency of under-highway wildlife movement through bridges and culverts in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Laura Farrell , Paul Marangelo

Institutions: University of Vermont , The Nature Conservancy

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

habitat connectivity, camera traps, bridge, culverts, permeability, wildlife movement

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

Marangelo, P. and Farrell, L. (2016). Reducing wildlife mortality on roads in Vermont: documenting wildlife movement near bridges and culverts to improve related conservation investments. The Nature Conservancy.

Source Link

http://roadsandwildlife.org/data/files/Documents/da14148d-2fb5-46f2-af70-7709603ef17b .pdf

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Developments in Forest and Environmental Law Influencing Natural Resource Management and Forestry Practices in the United States of America and Canada


1997
Summary

The widening agenda of the research group is being determined by the interaction of law with a variety of social, political, economic, and cultural conditions that affect forestry in the different countries and regions of the world. Persons with an interest in the challenging subject are invited to join the group. The invitation is extended not only to those in research, but also to those in academic, executive and managerial positions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Franz Josef Schmithüsen , William C. Siegel

Institutions: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Location

Vermont, New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

methods, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education, policy

Citation

"Schmithusen, F. J.; Siegel, W. C. ""Developments in Forest and Environmental Law Influencing Natural Resource Management and Forestry Practices in the United States of America and Canada"" IUFRO World Series Vol. 7, issn 1016-3263, 1997, Accessed from https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/143363/1/eth-2558-01.pdf"

Source Link

https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/143363/1/eth-2558-01.pdf

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Addressing forest fragmentation and forestland conservation through Act 250 and land use planning


2017
Summary

An educational presentation on how urbanization and development impact the Vermont forests and a review of Act 250.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Bar Association

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

fragmentation, development, landuse planning, act 250, education, laws, policy, urbanization

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Fidel, J. (2017). Addressing Forest Fragmentation and Forestland Conservation Through ACT 250 & Land Use Planning, 60.

Source Link

https://www.vtbar.org/UserFiles/Files/EventAds/Materials 6-22-17 Afternoon Sessions.pdf

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Stand Dynamics and Structure of Two Primary Champlain Valley Clayplain Forests, Vermont


2019
Summary

The authors examined tree recruitment and structural dynamics in clayplain forests in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Helena Murray , Anthony D'Amato

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://bioone.org/journals/Northeastern-Naturalist/volume-26/issue-1/045.026.0103/Stand-Dynamics-and-Structure-of-Two-Primary-Champlain-Valley-Clayplain/10.1656/045.026.0103.short

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Effects of Forest Patch Size and Shape on Breeding Bird Species Richness


2022
Summary

This study assesses the effect of forest fragmentation on breeding bird communities in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Burlington

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Spindel J. M., "Effects of Forest Patch Size and Shape on Breeding Bird Species Richness", University of Vermont, 2022, Accessed from: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/502/

Source Link

https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/502/

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Local policy and landowner attitudes: A case study of forest fragmentation


2012 to 2018
Summary

The study looks at ways to minimize development damage on forests in Wisconsin without alienating landowners by implementing restrictive policies.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Anna Haines, Aaron Thompson, Daniel McFarlane, Anthony Sharp

Institutions: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Purdue University, Land and Water Conservation Department, Waupaca County, WI

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016920461830937X

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Forest Fragmentation in Central Massachusetts 1951-1991


1951 to 1991
Summary

This study is a measurement of forest characteristics in central Massachusetts that have been significant elsewhere and highlight those that have shown significant change since 1951, providing a focus for future ecological work. Located in central Massachusetts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Abel Russ

Institutions: Clark University

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

fragmentation

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Russ, A. "Fragmentation in Central Massachusetts 1951-1991" Clark University, June 26, 2000, Accessed from (https://www2.clarku.edu/departments/hero/archive/hero_www/abel/forest_fragmentation.html)

Source Link

https://www2.clarku.edu/departments/hero/archive/hero_www/abel/forest_fragmentation.html

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Act 250 at 50: Obstacles and Opportunities for the Future


2019
Summary

A slow erosion of act 250's jurisdictional power over the last fifty years and the need to address new environmental challenges necessitate the passage of a new bill to update the act and prepare Vermont for the future. As part of this process, the researchers worked with Representatives Amy Sheldon and Trevor Squirrel, and were charged with performing GIS analysis related to the proposed lowering of the elevation threshold for which Act 250 jurisdiction would apply, as well as proposing recommendations regarding environmental justice, climate change, and forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Spencer Ainsworth , Isabel Herrick , Hollis Rhodes

Institutions: Middlebury College

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

act 250

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Ainsworth, S.; Herrick, I.; Rhodes, H. 15 December 2019. "Act 250 at 50: Obstacles and Opportunities for the Future." Accessed from (http://www.middlebury.edu/system/files/media/Act 250_FINAL.pdf)

Source Link

http://www.middlebury.edu/system/files/media/Act 250_FINAL.pdf

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Simulating Future Forest Fragmentation In A Connecticut Region Undergoing Suburbanization


2007
Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop a process for predicting and quantifying changes in the state of forest fragmentation over the next 30 years. The study addresses fragmentation caused by suburban development, which is a major contributor to forest fragmentation in the northeastern United States. Products from this study include ArcGIS models, to facilitate the application of the analysis processes to other study areas, and maps depicting land cover, forest fragmentation type (interior, edge, etc.), and future states of forest fragmentation for the study area. These maps have the potential to aid decision makers in identifying areas in their towns, or regions, that are at risk for significant forest fragmentation and enable them to take appropriate preventative measures.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Hurd , Daniel Civco, Jason Parent

Institutions: University of Connecticut, Center for Land Use Education and Research

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

development, arcgis

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Parent, J.; Civco, D.; Hurd, J. "Simulating Future Forest Fragmentation In A Connecticut Region Undergoing Suburbanization." 11 May 2007, Accessed From http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.509.9776&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228636030_Simulating_Future_Forest_Fragmentation_in_A_Connecticut_Region_Undergoing_Suburbanization

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Reciprocal relationships between forest management and regional landscape structures: applying concepts from land system science to private forest management


2019
Summary

This article highlights potential mechanisms by which regional context enables or constrains decisions on private forest landholdings in the northeastern United States, examining relationships between land use and land management of private forest landholdings and landscape-level dynamics.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kathleen Bell, Darla K. Munroe , Darla K. Munroe, Mindy S. Crandall , Chris Colocousis , Anita T. Morzillo

Institutions: University of Connecticut, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Ohio State University, Department of Geography , University of Maine, School of Forest Resources , James Madison University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology , University of Maine, School of Economics

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

private land

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Munroe, D.K.; Crandall, M.S.; Colocousis, C.; Bell, K.P.; Morzillo, A.T. 27 April 2019. "Reciprocal relationships between forest management and regional landscape structures: applying concepts from land system science to private forest management", Journal of Land Use Science, 14:2, 155-172, DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2019.1607914

Source Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1747423X.2019.1607914

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Assessment of the Impact of Forest Habitat Fragmentation Through Analysis of Genetic Variability of Wood Frogs in Continuous and Discontinuous Forested Swamp Areas in Connecticut


1995 to 1996
Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the ecological and genetic consequences due to habitat fragmentation. To assess the impact that barriers such as roadways have on small bodied, forest-dwelling animals, this study will focus on the genetic variability in wood frogs, Rana sylvatica, in discontinuous and continuous forested swamp areas in Connecticut.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Karen H. Beard , Benjamin H. Packard

Institutions: Yale University

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

frogs, roadways

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Beard, K. H.; Packard, B. H.; "Assessment of the Impact of Forest Habitat Fragmentation Through Analysis of Genetic Variability of Wood Frogs in Continuous and Discontinuous Forested Swamp Areas in Connecticut" 14 August 1996, Accessed from https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.abstractDetail/abstract/2153

Source Link

https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.abstractDetail/abstract/2153

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Monitoring Forest Bird Populations in Vermont: Results of the Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program, 1989-1996


1989 to 1996
Summary

Using data from the first eight years of the Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program, a statistical analysis of birds censused during breeding season was conducted at 17 study sites located in mature, forested habitats in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Rimmer , Kent McFarland , Steven Faccio

Institutions: VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science)

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

birds

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Faccio, S. D., Rimmer, C. C., McFarland, K. P. "Monitoring Forest Bird Populations in Vermont: Results of the Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program, 1989-1996" Vermont Institute of Natural Science, November 1997. Accessed from (https://www.uvm.edu/femc/attachments/project/999/reports/BirdPopulations.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.uvm.edu/femc/attachments/project/999/reports/BirdPopulations.pdf

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Thoreau, Muir, and Jane Doe: Different Types of Private Forest Owners Need Different Kinds of Forest Management


2000 to 2006
Summary

This study presents a three-phase segmentation analysis designed to highlight the heterogeneity of forest ownership values and attitudes toward government control, privacy, and environmental protection held by a sample of Massachusetts private forest owners.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Kittredge , Andrew O. Finley

Institutions: University of Minnesota, University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/njaf/article/23/1/27/4780067

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Vermont Natural Resources Board


Summary

The new website for the Natural Resources Board of Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Board

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, development, environmental policy, policy, regulation

Topic Tags

conservation, planning

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

Vermont Natural Resources Board. (n.d.). Available at http://nrb.vermont.gov/.

Source Link

http://nrb.vermont.gov/

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Vermont has conserved one third of the land needed for an ecologically functional future


2020
Summary

For the first time in more than a century, Vermont and neighboring states are losing forestland to development at a rate of almost 1,500 acres per year. As forest fragmentation gains ground across the New England landscape, where private ownerships and small land parcels are the norm, conserving land for future generations of people, wildlife, and plants becomes more necessary but more difficult.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

development

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

University of Vermont "Vermont Has Conserved One Third of the Land Needed for an Ecologically Functional Future." 1 April 2020, Accessed from https://phys.org/news/2020-04-vermont-ecologically-functional-future.html

Source Link

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-vermont-ecologically-functional-future.html

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Brown-Headed Cowbird Parasitism of Ovenbirds in Suburban Forest Fragments


1996 to 1999
Summary

Forest fragmentation in North America concerns many biologists because of its effects on wildlife populations. One group that has demonstrated particular sensitivity is Neotropical migrant birds. This reports on a study of Ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapillus) in forest fragments in a suburban landscape in eastern Massachusetts to determine effects of cowbird parasitism on Ovenbird reproductive success.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Marta J. Hersek , Michelle A. Frankel , John A. Cigliano , Frederick E. Wasserman

Institutions: Boston University , Boston University, Department of Biology, Bradford College, Division of Natural Science

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

populations, migratory birds

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/119/1/240/5562105

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Forest Fragmentation Analysis from Multiple Imaging Formats


2000 to 2019
Summary

This study examines the difference in forest fragmentation data based on image resolution, and found significant differences in fragmentation metrics based on the resolution used. The authors then discuss reasons for this disparity and why it is important.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Iris Fynn, James Campbell

Institutions: Virginia Tech

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/jlecol/12/1/article-p1.xml

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Learning From the Past: Rhode Island Forest History


1600 to 2013
Summary

This article is a brief history of the forests of Rhode Island, starting in the 1600s. The purpose of this article is to highlight historical mistakes in an attempt to avoid those same mistakes in the future.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Riely

Institutions: University of Rhode Island

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

history

Topic Tags

methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Burdett, H. K., Modisette, C., McCann, Neptin, B. "Learning From the Past: Rhode Island Forest History", Southern New England Forest Consortium, Inc., University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, 2013. Accessed from (https://rhodeislandwoods.uri.edu/files/HISTORY-dragged.pdf)

Source Link

https://web.uri.edu/rhodeislandwoods/about-ri-woods/history/

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Approaches to Sustainable Forest Management in Parcelized Landscapes


2008
Summary

This study asks the question: How do partnerships involving environmental nonprofit organizations in Vermont attempt to achieve goals of sustainable forest management in the context of a parcelized landscape? Using a multiple case study approach, this study examined three SFM-related partnerships in Vermont that involve environmental nonprofit organizations. It assesses their strategies, organizational roles, challenges and perceived permanence.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michelle Baumflek

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

"Baumflek, Michelle, ""Approaches to Sustainable Forest Management in Parcelized Landscapes"" (2008). Graduate College Dissertations and Theses. 19. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/19"

Source Link

https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/19/

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Vermont Forest Partnership: Recommendations to Vermont Climate Council


2021
Summary

Forests are a powerful tool to counter the impacts of climate change. Forests sequester and store carbon, buffer the impact of intense weather events by storing water and reducing the rate of flooding, provide durable wood products and are part of our energy portfolio, and host diverse habitat for wildlife and plant species that are under stress from climate related impacts. Maintaining a resilient and connected forest landscape must be a top priority for Vermont, and the Climate Council.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy , Audubon Vermont , Vermont Land Trust , Vermont Natural Resources Council , The Trust For Public Land

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Vermont Forest Partnership: Reccomendations to Vermont Climate Council", 30 June 2021, Accessed from: Forests are a powerful tool to counter the impacts of climate change. Forests sequester and store carbon, buffer the impact of intense weather events by storing water and reducing the rate of flooding, provide durable wood products and are part of our energy portfolio, and host diverse habitat for wildlife and plant species that are under stress from climate related impacts. Maintaining a resilient and connected forest landscape must be a top priority for Vermont, and the Climate Council.

Source Link

https://vermontconservationvoters.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/VT-Forest-Partnership-Recommendations-for-Climate-Council-6-30-21.pdf

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2011
Summary

This map layer is a grid map of the conterminous United States, created from National Land Cover Data (NLCD). The NLCD data was reclassified into four categories: forest, other natural (e.g. grassland, wetland, etc.), human land use (e.g. agriculture, urban, etc.), and nodata (water, ice and snow, and bare rock/sand).

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Timothy Wade

Institutions: United States Geological Survey (USGS) , United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

landuse

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Wade, T. 27 September 2011. "Causes of Forest Fragmentation in the United States - 270 Meter Resolution." National Atlas of the United States. Accessed From (https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/4f4e4a60e4b07f02db634d97).

Source Link

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/504f821ae4b03f3ccc0290d4

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Songbird Population Dynamics in Fragmented New England Habitat


2014
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Morgan Tingley , James D. Nichols , Alexander Nelson , Sam Weber , Kiersten Newtoff , James Nichols, Frederick S. Policelli

Institutions: Middlebury College , United States Geological Survey (USGS), Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, University of Connecticut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Institute for Bird Populations , University of North Carolina

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

songbirds, spruce-fir, boreal

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Nelson, A.; Weber, S.; Newtoff, K.; Tingley, M.; Nichols, J.; Policelli, F.; "Songbird Population Dynamics in Fragmented New England Habitat" 3 August 2014, Accessed from https://earthzine.org/songbird-population-dynamics-in-fragmented-new-england-habitat/

Source Link

https://earthzine.org/songbird-population-dynamics-in-fragmented-new-england-habitat/

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Implementing Act 171: Land Use Planning to Address Forest Fragmentation


2018
Summary

This recorded webinar outlines Vermont's Act 171 regulations for land use planning to address forest fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel , Clare Rock

Institutions: Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. , Vermont Center for Geographic Information , Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

land use, fragmentation, parcelization, planning

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Przyperhart, M., Rock, C. and Fidel, J. (2018). Implementing Act 171: Land Use Planning to Address Forest Fragmentation. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dLaI9aBkGk

Source Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dLaI9aBkGk

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The Dynamics of Temperate Forest Fragmentation: an Examination of Susceptibility to Woody Invasive Species


2000
Summary

The assessment of the effects of fragmentation on the susceptibility of Eastern deciduous forests to woody invasive species. Study is a count of woody individuals in plots Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Henry (Hank) Art

Institutions: Williams College

Location

Williamstown

Resource Type

Report

Tags

fragmentation, invasives

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Buckley, L.B. 2000. "The Dynamics of Temperate Forest Fragmentation: an Examination of Susceptibility to Woody Invasive Species." Accessed from (https://web.williams.edu/wp-etc/ces/temperate-forest-fragmentation.pdf)

Source Link

https://web.williams.edu/wp-etc/ces/temperate-forest-fragmentation.pdf

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Maine Audubon, foresters work to protect critical bird habitat


2018
Summary

A short article in the Forecaster describes how the populations of many forest birds in Maine have been steadily declining as threats to their existence continue to grow, including habitat fragmentation, encroaching development, air pollution and climate change.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kate Irish Collins

Institutions: The Forecaster

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Website

Tags

birds, forestry

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Collins, K.I. (2018). Maine Audubon, foresters work to protect critical bird habitat. The Forecaster. Available at http://www.theforecaster.net/maine-audubon-foresters-work-to-protect-critical-bird-habitat/

Source Link

http://www.theforecaster.net/maine-audubon-foresters-work-to-protect-critical-bird-habitat/

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Developers, administration chop down forest fragmentation bill


2014
Summary

A proposal to limit forest fragmentation was thwarted by developers who oppose using the state's land use and development laws as a tool to keep woodlands intact, according to the lead sponsor of the bill that was gutted on the Senate floor.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Herrick J., "Developers, Administration Chop Down Forest Fragmentation Bill", 19 March, 2014, Vermont Digger, Accessed from: https://vtdigger.org/2014/03/19/developers-administration-chop-forest-fragmentation-bill/

Source Link

https://vtdigger.org/2014/03/19/developers-administration-chop-forest-fragmentation-bill/

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Vermont habitat blocks and habitat connectivity: an analysis using Geographic Information Systems


2014
Summary

This project is a directly related to Vermont's Wildlife Action Plan (2005) priority conservation goals. Using GIS analysis, the authors identified potential habitat blocks, wildlife corridors, and road crossings.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Eric Sorenson

Institutions: Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept.

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

habitat connectivity, fragmentation mitigation, wildlife conservation

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Sorenson, E. & Osborne, J. (2014). Vermont habitat blocks and habitat connectivity: an analysis using Geographic Information Systems. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.

Source Link

https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/Forest_and_Forestry/Vermont_Forests/Library/VFWD Habitat Block Report-April 2014.pdf

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Natural Resources Conservation Service


Summary

This website provides information about the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), which provides America's farmers and ranchers with financial and technical assistance to for conservation projects.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Website

Tags

agriculture, conservation, forestland conservation, tool

Topic Tags

conservation, planning

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2018). Available at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/

Source Link

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/

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Reducing Wildlife Mortality on Roads in Vermont: Determining Relationships Between Structure Attributes and Wildlife Movement Frequency Through Bridges and Culverts to Improve Related Conservation Investments


2019
Summary

This project gathered and analyzed game-camera data on the frequency of wildlife movement through bridges and culverts in Vermont to generate results-based recommendations for improving the permeability of highways in Vermont for wildlife.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Marengelo

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Transport , Vermont Nature Conservancy

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

bridge, culverts, highway systems

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Marangelo, P. "Reducing Wildlife Mortality on Roads in Vermont: Determining Relationships Between Structure Attributes and Wildlife Movement Frequency Through Bridges and Culverts to Improve Related Conservation Investments." 26 September 2019, Accessed from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul_Marangelo/publication/336588936_Reducing_Wildlife_Mortality_on_Roads_in_Vermont_Determining_Relationships_Between_Structure_Attributes_and_Wildlife_Movement_Frequency_Through_Bridges_and_Culverts_to_Improve_Related_Conservation_Inve/links/5da733aca6fdccdad54ab247/Reducing-Wildlife-Mortality-on-Roads-in-Vermont-Determining-Relationships-Between-Structure-Attributes-and-Wildlife-Movement-Frequency-Through-Bridges-and-Culverts-to-Improve-Related-Conservation-Inve.pdf

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul_Marangelo/publication/336588936_Reducing_Wildlife_Mortality_on_Roads_in_Vermont_Determining_Relationships_Between_Structure_Attributes_and_Wildlife_Movement_Frequency_Through_Bridges_and_Culverts_to_Improve_Related_Conservation_Inve/links/5da733aca6fdccdad54ab247/Reducing-Wildlife-Mortality-on-Roads-in-Vermont-Determining-Relationships-Between-Structure-Attributes-and-Wildlife-Movement-Frequency-Through-Bridges-and-Culverts-to-Improve-Related-Conservation-Inve.pdf

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Range contractions of the Broad-winged Hawk in the Northeast United States


2021
Summary

The Broad-winged Hawk (BWHA, Buteo platypterus) is a small, secretive hawk with distinguishing broad black tail bands that breeds in northeastern North America. The hawk nests in deciduous or mixed forest, often near water, and close to clearings or forest edges. Land conversion and fragmentation alters the landscape and reduces the area of contiguous forest used by BWHA. This study seeks to determine the landscape characteristics influencing the apparent breeding range declines of the BWHA at the landscape scale.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Pruitt R., Goodrich L., Shumar M. B., Wilson A. M., "Range contractions of the Broad-winged Hawk in the Northeast United States", 8 October 2021, https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.06.463411

Source Link

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.10.06.463411v1.abstract

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2005
Summary

This study was designed to 1) determine the composition, dynamics, and natural disturbance regimes of presettlement forest communities in the northeast, 2) describe the changes and biodiversity impacts imposed on the landscape by human land use over the past 400 years, and 3) offer realistic suggestions for sustainable forest management that could simulate presettlement ecological processes while supplying timber resources, thus favoring natural species assemblages and promoting long-term conservation of biodiversity in managed forests.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Thomas Lee , John Litvaitis

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lauren-Howard-4/publication/242444000_Reconciling_the_Effects_of_Historic_Land_Use_and_Disturbance_on_Conservation_of_Biodiversity_in_Managed_Forests_in_the_Northeastern_United_States_Part_2_-_Transition_Hardwoods/links/588a3f1492851c2779b2592e/Reconciling-the-Effects-of-Historic-Land-Use-and-Disturbance-on-Conservation-of-Biodiversity-in-Managed-Forests-in-the-Northeastern-United-States-Part-2-Transition-Hardwoods.pdf

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Tree Productivity Enhanced with Conversion from Forest to Urban Land Covers


2017
Summary

Article gives an overview of a study on the effects of forest disruption, the subsequent growth period of trees and the changes in carbon storage. In eastern Massachusetts, the trees on the edge of the forests grew 90 percent faster then those in the middle. However, these edges may have a drop in growth rates as they are more sensitive to higher temperatures.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Marchand , Andrew Reinmann , Lucy Hutyra , Tammy Malone, Allison Dunn , Brittain M. Briber , Steve M. Raciti , Steve M. Raciti, Victoria K. Dearborn , Christopher E. Holden

Institutions: Boston University, Department of Earth and the Environment, Hofstra University, Department of Biology , Worcester State University, Department of Earth, Environment and Physics

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

carbon, edge

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Briber BM, Hutyra LR, Reinmann AB, Raciti SM, Dearborn VK, Holden CE, et al. (2015) Tree Productivity Enhanced with Conversion from Forest to Urban Land Covers. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0136237. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136237

Source Link

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0136237&type=printable

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Forest and Habitat Fragmentation Impacts: NECEC Power Line Segment 1


1942 to 2019
Summary

The author illustrates the impact that fragmentation caused by the NECEC Powerline Corridor would have on the Northern Maine Forests, specifically the headwaters of the Upper Moose River between the Quebec border and Corburn Mountain.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Roger Merchant

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Merchant, Roger. (2019). 3 RM MAY 17, 2019 Forest Fragmentation NECEC. 10.13140/RG.2.2.30265.21601.

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333432728_3_RM_MAY_17_2019_Forest_Fragmentation_NECEC

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Adding Value and Conserving Community Forests: The Case of Certification in Vermont, USA


2002
Summary

At this stage, FSC certification serves as an intervening filter between local forest ecosystems and economic markets, enhances community social capital, and helps generate market premiums.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Lorenzo

Institutions: International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP)

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Lorenzo, M. "Adding Value and Conserving Community Forests: The Case of Certification in Vermont, USA" International Association for the Study of Common Property, June 2002. Accessed from (http://hdl.handle.net/10535/887)

Source Link

http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/handle/10535/887

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Putting The Pieces Together: Vermont Partnership Approaches to Sustainable Forest Management in Parcelized Landscapes


2008
Summary

This study asks the question: How do partnerships involving environmental nonprofit organizations in Vermont attempt to achieve goals of sustainable forest management in the context of a parcelized landscape?

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michelle Joy Maumfleck

Institutions: University of Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

sustainability

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Baumflek, M. J. "Putting The Pieces Together: Vermont Partnership Approaches to Sustainable Forest Management in Parcelized Landscapes" University of Vermont, February, 2008. Accessed from (https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.874.475&rep=rep1&type=pdf)

Source Link

https://library.uvm.edu/collections/theses?search_type=item&bid=1617335

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Forest management legacies affect demographics and population dynamics of spruce grouse in northern Maine


2012 to 2018
Summary

Here they studied survival and reproduction of spruce grouse from 2012 through 2018 in north-central Maine, USA, within a landscape managed extensively for commercial forest products.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Steve Dunham , Daniel Harrison

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Blomberg E. J., Tebbenkamp J., Dunham S., Harrison D., "Forest management legacies affect demographics and population dynamics of spruce grouse in northern Maine", Forest Ecology Management, v. 483, 1 March 2021, 118898, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118898

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112720316674

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Distribution of woodland amphibians along a forest fragmentation gradient


1992 to 1994
Summary

In this study, the author surveyed distributions of five species of woodland amphibians with differing life histories along a 10 km, spatially continuous gradient of forest fragmentation in southern Connecticut. Correlations between species' biological traits and their fragmentation tolerance imply that low density, population variability, and high mobility coupled with restricted habitat needs predispose woodland amphibians to local extinction caused by habitat fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Gibbs

Institutions: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

amphibians, salamanders, fragmentation, frogs, disturbance

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1008056424692

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Sustaining forests through social, environmental, and community psychology constructs


2014
Summary

How landowners steward their property has the potential to affect timber supply; wildlife habitat and biodiversity; forest carbon sequestration; and a variety of recreational opportunities. Two social science surveys were implemented to explore landowner decision making and behavioral intentions. Social, environmental, and community psychology constructs served as the underlying theoretical framework.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Michael Ryan Quartuch , John Daigle

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

biodiversity, carbon

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Quartuch, M.R. May 2014. "Sustaining Forests Through Social, Environmental, and Community Psychology constructs." Accessed from (https://search.proquest.com/openview/8a86042b46d52aca339aae9fb7ac2f56/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y)

Source Link

https://search.proquest.com/openview/8a86042b46d52aca339aae9fb7ac2f56/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Nonnative Vegetation Dynamics in the Understory of a Fragmented Temperate Forest


2019
Summary

This study examined 11 years of compositional and structural change in a small (60 ha) forest preserve in Connecticut with abundant invasive plants, a diverse land use history, and varied edaphic characteristics. It quantified the extent to which vegetation composition changed at the species, life form, and community scales and then assessed the possible factors driving these changes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Foster , Edward Faison , Betsy Von Holle , Joshua M. Rapp , Sarah Moore

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Harvard University , Highstead

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

invasives

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://bioone.org/journals/The-Journal-of-the-Torrey-Botanical-Society/volume-146/issue-4/TORREY-D-19-00004.1/Nonnative-vegetation-dynamics-in-the-understory-of-a-fragmented-temperate/10.3159/TORREY-D-19-00004.1.short

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Three Decades of Forest Harvesting Along a Suburban-Rural Continuum


1984 to 2017
Summary

This study analyzed three decades of change in commercial timber harvesting on all private and public forest throughout 328 towns in Massachusetts (USA). They quantified changes in harvest activity over time and estimated probability of harvest occurrence and proportion of a town's harvest as functions of biophysical and social settings.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jonathan Thompson , Lucy Hutyra , David Kittredge , Luca L. Morreale , Anne G. Short Gianotti

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Boston University, Department of Earth and the Environment, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Kittredge D. B., Thompson J. R., Morreale L. L., Gianotti A. G. S., Hutyra L. R., "Three Decades of Forest Harvesting Along a Suburban-Rural Continuum", Ecoshpere V. 8, Iss. 7, E 01882, 25 July 2017, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1882

Source Link

https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.1882

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Place Attachment and Concern in Relation to Family Forest Landowner Behavior


2021
Summary

Contemporary approaches to studying family forests have identified distinct subgroups of landowners through segmentation analysis. This study expands on this approach, incorporating the concept of place to provide a novel perspective on how the cognition and emotions that create place attachment and landowner concerns influence certain landowner behaviors. They specifically modeled legacy planning and future landowner ownership behavioral intentions and behaviors.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jessica Leahy, Patrick Lyons

Institutions: University of Maine, School of Forest Resources

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Leahy J Lyons P., "Place Attachment and Concern in Relation to Family Forest Landowner Behavior" Forests, 2021; 12(3):295. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12030295

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/3/295

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Place Attachment and Concern in Relation to Family Forest Landowner Behavior


2021
Summary

Contemporary approaches to studying family forests have identified distinct subgroups of landowners through segmentation analysis. This study expands on this approach, incorporating the concept of place to provide a novel perspective on how the cognition and emotions that create place attachment and landowner concerns influence certain landowner behaviors. We specifically modeled legacy planning and future landowner ownership behavioral intentions/behaviors.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jessica Leahy

Institutions: University of Maine, School of Forest Resources

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Leahy J., Lyons P., "Place Attachment and Concern in Relation to Family Forest Landowner Behavior", Forests, 3 March 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/f12030295

Source Link

file:///C:/Users/FEMC/Downloads/forests-12-00295-v2 (1).pdf

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Habitat, Food Habits, And Productivity Of Northern Goshawks Nesting In Connecticut


1997 to 1999
Summary

The objectives of this study were to measure habitat and landscape features, describe food habits, and document productivity of goshawks. Despite its occurrence, surprisingly little is known about the ecology and distributional status of this species within the state. The goshawk was considered a rare species in New England for most of the last century.The increased breeding population of the goshawk in the past 30 yr may be due to extensive reforestation, the growth of existing forest providing mature forest that they seem to prefer for nesting.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Trevor E. Becker , Dwight G. Smith

Institutions: The Cooper Ornithological Society

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Becker, T. E.; Smith, D. G.; Bosakowski, T. "Habitat, Food Habits, And Productivity Of Northern Goshawks Nesting In Connecticut" Studies in Avian Biology No. 31:119-125, 1999, Accessed from https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/SAB_031_2006 P119-125_Habitat, Food Habits, and Productivity of Northern Goshawks Nesting in Connecticut_Trevor E. Becker, Dwight G. Smith, Thomas Bosakowski.pdf

Source Link

https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/SAB_031_2006 P119-125_Habitat, Food Habits, and Productivity of Northern Goshawks Nesting in Connecticut_Trevor E. Becker, Dwight G. Smith, Thomas Bosakowski.pdf

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Terrestrial habitat use by nesting painted turtles in landscapes with different levels of fragmentation


2001
Summary

To understand the demography of aquatic turtles to landuse change, the authors investigated the nesting habitats used by adult female painted turtles (Chrysemys picta).

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: E. Baldwin

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Strafford, Rockingham

Resource Type

Article

Tags

habitat, reptiles, fragmentation, aquatic organisms, breeding, road crossings, turtles

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Baldwin, E.A., Marchand, M.N., & Litvaitis, J.A. (2004). Terrestrial habitat use by nesting painted turtles in landscapes with different levels of fragmentation. Northeastern Naturalist, 11(1), 41-48.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/3858541

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Community structure of snakes in a human-dominated landscape


1998
Summary

The authors studied occupancy, species richness, abundance, and size distributions of snakes on habitat patches that ranged from 0.2 to 120 ha within a landscape undergoing substantial land-use changes. They found that species richness was greatest on large patches, and snakes also tended to be more abundant on large patches.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Victoria Kjoss

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Strafford

Resource Type

Article

Tags

species richness, occupancy, generalist, land use change, snakes

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Kjoss, V.A., & Litvaitis, J.A. (2001). Community structure of snakes in a human-dominated landscape. Biological Conservation, 98(3), 285-292.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320700001671

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2021
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Grace Kelly

Institutions: Eco RI News

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

protection, canopy

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.ecori.org/natural-resources/2021/2/9/rhode-islands-green-canopy-provides-priceless-protection

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Sprawl and wildlife habitat


2015
Summary

An educational briefing created by Grow Smart Maine about the impacts of sprawl to wildlife habitat.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Grow Smart Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

development, awareness, disturbance, education, forest fragmentation, sprawl

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Sprawl and Wildlife Habitat. (2015). GrowSmart Maine. Retrieved from https://growsmartmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Sprawl-and-Wildlife.pdf

Source Link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ybg8gPzNUNacQmB-_NN4lqD0clmwxuqA/view

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Conserving Vermont's natural heritage: a guide to community-based planning for the conservation of Vermont's fish, wildlife, and biological diversity


2004
Summary

This report is designed for use at the local level to help decision-makers preserve Vermont natural resources, wildlife and cultural heritage.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John Austin

Institutions: Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. , Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, community based planning, forest preservation, natural heritage

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Austin, J., Alexander, C., Marshall, E., Hammond, F., Shippee, J., and Thompson, E. (2013). Conserving Vermont's natural heritage: a guide to community-based planning for the conservation of Vermont's fish, wildlife, and biological diversity. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department . 136 p.

Source Link

https://vtfishandwildlife.com/sites/fishandwildlife/files/documents/Get Involved/Partner in Conservation/Conserving_Vermont's_Natural_Heritage.pdf

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Vermont Agency of Natural Resource lands detail maps


2014
Summary

Map showing Agency of Natural Resource owned and other public lands in VT

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Map

Tags

natural resources, public lands, state-owned forests

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. (2014). Vermont Agency of Natural Resource lands detail maps [map]. Retrieved from http://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/State_Lands_Administration/Land_Records/Library/mapbook_natgeo.pdf

Source Link

http://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/State_Lands_Administration/Land_Records/Library/mapbook_natgeo.pdf

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The Fire in the East


2009
Summary

Development fragments forests that remain reducing their ability to provide habitat, recreation, and timber. Private family ownerships continue to get smaller through parcelization and isolated in an increasingly fragmented landscape, which impairs their ability to provide the full range of benefits. The US Forest Service nationally estimates over 2,500 ac/day are lost to development (Stein et al. 2005). These "Forests on the Edge" (Stein et al. 2005) provide invaluable ecosystem services and are incredibly vulnerable to permanent conversion because they are owned by hundreds of thousands of private families and individuals. This "fire in the East" continues to "burn" and acres of forestland are permanently lost.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Kittredge

Institutions: UMass Amherst Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Kittredge D. B., "The Fire in the East", Journal of Forestry, April/May 2009

Source Link

http://www.familyforestresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20Fire_in_the_East.pdf

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Cumulative Effects of Habitat Change: American Marten Habitat Selection and 30 Years of Forest Harvesting in Maine


1989 to 2019
Summary

This study evaluated the effects of forest composition and patch configuration on patterns of patch-scale habitat selection displayed by American marten (Martes americana) to identify marten responses to the cumulative and multidimensional effects of forest harvesting across a 30-year period (1989-2019).

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Woollard T., "Cumulative Effects of Habitat Change: American Marten Habitat Selection and 30 Years of Forest Harvesting in Maine" University of Maine, 2021, Accessed from: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/3541/

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/3541/

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Multiscale landscape genetics of American marten at their southern range periphery


2020
Summary

American marten (Martes americana) are a conservation priority in many forested regions of North America. Populations are fragmented at the southern edge of their distribution due to suboptimal habitat conditions. Facilitating gene flow may improve population resilience through genetic and demographic rescue. They used a multiscale approach to estimate the relationship between genetic connectivity and landscape characteristics among individuals at three scales in the northeastern United States: regional, subregional, and local.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: William Kilpatrick , James Murdoch , Cody Aylward

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , University of Vermont, Department of Biology

Location

Vermont, Maine, New York, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

american marten

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41437-020-0295-y#citeas

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Response of Bird Populations To Long-Term Changes In Local Vegetation and Regional Forest Cover


2015
Summary

This study analyzed data from a woodland site for a 59-year period to determine whether changes in bird populations are related to changes in the diversity and relative abundance of woody plant species even when vegetation structure, degree of forest fragmentation in the surrounding landscape, and regional changes in bird populations are taken into account. Principal component analyses generated vegetation factors encompassing variables such as total basal area, shrub density, basal area of common tree species, and measures of tree and shrub species diversity. It also calculated a forest edge/forest area index based on GIS analysis of the landscape within 2 km of the study site.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Robert Askins , Mary Buchanan , Chad C. Jones

Institutions: Connecticut College, University of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

plant species, birds, gis

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://wjoonline.org/doi/abs/10.1676/15-108.1

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A methodology for evaluation of the economic, forest fragmentation, and wildlife habitat effects of policies restricting size and adjacency of clearcut timber harvests


1996
Summary

This article outlines an integrative approach that could be used to evaluate the economic and ecological consequences of specific forest regulation policies.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Tara Michele Barrett

Institutions: University Of California, Berkeley

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

timber, harvest

Topic Tags

methods, management, planning, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Barrett, T.M., "A methodology for evaluation of the economic, forest fragmentation, and wildlife habitat effects of policies restricting size and adjacency of clearcut timber harvests" ProQuest, University of California, Berkeley. 1996, Accessed from (https://www.proquest.com/openview/33529460caf5cd25d9f92bb5485c056c/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y)

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/33529460caf5cd25d9f92bb5485c056c/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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2013 to 2014
Summary

Forests have become increasingly fragmented throughout the US, with residential development serving as the primary driver of these changes. These altered landscapes have provided suitable conditions for a broad range of wildlife, including blacklegged ticks and their hosts. Lawns dominate residential landscapes, and thus their management has the potential to reduce the likelihood of contact with ticks in residential yards. This study tested the hypothesis that lawn mowing frequency influences tick occurrence in 16 suburban yards in Springfield, MA.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Susannah B. Lerman , Vincent D'Amico

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Massachusetts, UMass

Location

Springfield, Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

ticks

Topic Tags

methods, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6447176/

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Public hearing on CMP transmission corridor focuses on mitigating impacts


2019
Summary

This is an article and news clip from the public hearing in Bangor, Maine on the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) Powerline.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Spencer Roberts

Institutions: WABI Channel 5

Location

Bangor, Maine

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Public hearing on CMP transmission corridor focuses on mitigating impacts [Video File]. (2019, May 9). Retrieved from https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Public-hearing-on-CMP-transmission-corridor-focuses-on-mitigating-impacts-509709651.html

Source Link

https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Public-hearing-on-CMP-transmission-corridor-focuses-on-mitigating-impacts-509709651.html

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Julie Moore: Protecting Vermont's forests requires cutting some trees


2019
Summary

For Vermont to truly embody our identity as the Green Mountain State, people must think holistically, not just about protecting forests, but the entire supply chain that allows forestland owners to receive a reasonable rate of return. Working to preserve forest products enterprises that add value and generate revenue essential to stable land ownership is the best practice of today and the future. The next time you see a log truck on the road, think about where it came from, where it's going, and the benefits we all accrue as a result.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Julie Moore

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Moore, J. "Julie Moore: Protecting Vermont's Forests Requires Cutting Some Trees." Bennington Banner, 25 September 2019, Accessed from https://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/julie-moore-protecting-vermonts-forests-requires-cutting-some-trees,585730

Source Link

https://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/julie-moore-protecting-vermonts-forests-requires-cutting-some-trees,585730

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Critical paths: enhancing road permeability for wildlife in Vermont


2009
Summary

The overriding goal of the Critical Paths project is to assist in the implementation of Vermont's State Wildlife Action Plan, which specifically recognizes the impacts of roads on wildlife habitat, and identifies the need to prioritize road crossing areas for wildlife.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: George Leoniack

Institutions: National Wildlife Federation , Vermont Natural Resources Council , Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department , Leoniak Tracking Services

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, landuse planning, permeable landscape, transportation, vehicle-wildlife collisions

Topic Tags

management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Leoniak, G., Scharf, T., Fidel, J., Gay, G., Hammond, F. and Hilke, J.. (2009). Critical paths - Enhancing Road Permability for Wildlife in Vermont. The Wildlife Conservation Society. 77 p.

Source Link

http://www.nwf.org/~/media/PDFs/Regional/Northeast/NRC_Critical_Paths_Report.pdf

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Potential for retrofitting transportation infrastructure to benefit movement of terrestrial wildlife


2014 to 2015
Summary

Maine Audubon and its partners, the Maine Department of Transportation, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and The Nature Conservancy, conducted a pilot project to survey and evaluate existing road crossings in Maine for retrofit potential

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Barbara Charry

Institutions: Maine Audubon Society

Location

Franklin, Oxford, York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

habitat connectivity, culverts, road infrastructure, wildlife crossings

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Charry, B. and Kintsch, J. (2015). Maine Terrestrial Wildlife Crossings Survey Report: Potential for Retrofitting Transportation Infrastructure to Benefit Movement of Terrestrial Wildlife. Maine Audubon.

Source Link

http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/Terrestrial-Exec-Summary.pdf

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Wildlife Road Watch: Citizen Scientist Observations


2010 to 2014
Summary

Maine Audubon Wildlife Road Watch is a citizen science project developed in partnership with Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Department of Transportation, and University of California, Davis Road Ecology Center, in which Volunteers record their observations of wildlife crossings

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Barbara Charry

Institutions: Maine Audubon Society

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, citizen science, transportation management, wildlife crossings, wildlife movement

Topic Tags

ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Charry, B. (2015). Wildlife Road Watch, Citizen Scientist Observations 2010-2014. Maine Audubon Society. Retrieved from http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/WRW-Report-2015-Final.pdf

Source Link

http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/WRW-Report-2015-Final.pdf

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BIOFRAG - Biodiversity responses to habitat degradation & fragmentation


2012 to 2018
Summary

The BIOFRAG project was started to develop a consistent methodology to quanitfy the impact of habitat fragmentation on abundance of species and species turnover. The authors focued on edge effects and patch-matrix contrast to quanitfy two metrics: fragmentation impact and edge sensitivity.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Marion Pfeifer

Institutions: BIOFRAG

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Website

Tags

communities, biodiversity, data sharing, database, fragstats, habitat degredation

Topic Tags

methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

BIOFRAG - Biodiversity responses to habitat degradation & fragmentation. (n.d.). Available at https://biofrag.wordpress.com/

Source Link

https://biofrag.wordpress.com/

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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW


2020
Summary

A preliminary assessment involves staff review of known wildlife and fisheries resources of interest and the potential for these resources to occur in the project area or adjacent properties. The department provides a preliminary response indicating the potential for impacts and/or request further on-site investigation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"Development Review" Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, 2020, Accessed from https://vtfishandwildlife.com/conserve/development-review

Source Link

https://vtfishandwildlife.com/conserve/development-review

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$7 Million Federal Award Will Fund Stream Connectivity, Private Road Improvements in Maine


2021
Summary

Project partners led by The Nature Conservancy in Maine will use an innovative Stream Smart design and installation approach to improve habitat and aquatic organism passage and reduce impacts from increasingly volatile storm flows, using a $7 Million Federal Award.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jeremy Cluchey

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

roads, streams, funding

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, policy

Citation

Cluchey, J., "$7 Million Federal Award Will Fund Stream Connectivity, Private Road Improvements in Maine" The Nature Conservancy, may 03, 2021, Accessed from (https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/maine-award-funds-stream-connectivity/)

Source Link

https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/maine-award-funds-stream-connectivity/

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Estimating Ownerships and Parcels of Nonindustrial Private Forestland in Massachusetts


2005 to 2008
Summary

A heuristic was used to aggregate similar parcels to provide an estimate of actual landownership. The estimated average statewide ownership is 17.9 ac, and when properties less than 10 ac are excluded, the average rises to 42.5 ac. The median ownership varies from east to west in the state across the spectrum of suburban development radiating from the metropolitan Boston area, with the median being 4.8, 7.8, and 8.6 ac in the eastern, central, and western part of the state, respectively. These results are compared with ownership estimates generated by the US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Paul Catanzaro , Jennifer Fish , Brett Butler , Anthony D'Amato , David Kittredge

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , University of Minnesota, University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Kittredge, D. B.; D'Amato, A. W.; Catanzaro, P.; Fish, J.; Butler, B.; "Estimating Ownerships and Parcels of Nonindustrial Private Forestland in Massachusetts" September 2008, Accessed from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bd96/3e2a80cfb822fb5415d4f85fa3778b564c2e.pdf?_ga=2.11876404.187097471.1588606058-98031439.1588606058

Source Link

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bd96/3e2a80cfb822fb5415d4f85fa3778b564c2e.pdf?_ga=2.11876404.187097471.1588606058-98031439.1588606058

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Reality Check: Has The Massachusetts Current-Use Tax Program Been Effective In Deterring Forest Parcelization?


2005
Summary

The study described in this article will attempt to address the efficacy of the Chapter 61 program in deterring forest parcelization across the state since the mid-1980s. It will also examine the rate of enrollees who obtain permanent protection for their forest land through conservation restrictions following initial program enrollment.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jaekton H. Hewes

Institutions: University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

parcelization

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Hewes, J.H., ""Reality Check: Has The Massachusetts Current-Use Tax Program Been Effective In Deterring Forest Parcelization?"" Department of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2005, Accessed from (https://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/technical_reports/pdfs/2005/325papers/hewes325.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/9340

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Avian Richness Increases following Group-Selection Timber Harvests in West-Central New Hampshire


2021
Summary

Following timber harvests, this study observed changes in avian richness and abundance and vegetation structure at both sites compared to preharvest conditions. It also documented differences in arthropod diversity and habitat usage of 6 target songbird species at the Canaan, NH site 8- and 9-years after harvest.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Plymouth State University

Location

Canaan

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Reitsma L., "Avian richness increases following group-selection timber harvests in west-central New Hampshire", 27 April, 2021, Accessed from: https://www.proquest.com/openview/73569ff6b02c123e547c7d86832feca3/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/73569ff6b02c123e547c7d86832feca3/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Characterization of forest fragmentation and urban sprawl using time sequential Landsat imagery


2001
Summary

The authors identified and quantified forest fragmentation and urban sprawl in the 140 square mile Salmon River watershed in Connecticut. To do this, they developed accurate and consistent general land cover maps and identified the land cover change derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper and Enhanced Thematic Mapper satellite imagery.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Hurd , Emily Wilson, Steven Lammey, Daniel Civco

Institutions: University of Connecticut, CAHNR

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

imagery, landsat, fragmentation, watershed

Topic Tags

methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Hurd, J. D., Wilson, E. H., Lammey, S. G., & Civco, D. L. (2001). Characterization of Forest Fragmentation and Urban Sprawl Using Time Sequential Landsay Imagery. ASPRS 2001 Annual Convention, 12.

Source Link

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/CHARACTERIZATION-OF-FOREST-FRAGMENTATION-AND-URBAN-Hurd-Lammey/230aee148a3db9c5889824bfaaeb91017eecc807

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The Efficacy of Habitat Conservation Assistance Programs for Family Forest Owners in Vermont


2021
Summary

This report qualitatively compared the efficacy of two types of conservation assistance programs available in Vermont: traditional programs offered through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and a simplified, accelerated program offered through a non-governmental partnership called Woods, Wildlife, and Warblers. The results from this survey, which was sent to 2,122 randomly selected Vermont family forest owners and had a cooperation rate of 38%, are presented.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: University of Massachusetts Amherst

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Harrington M. E., "The Efficacy of Habitat Conservation Assistance Programs for Family Forest Owners in Vermont", 2021, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-5698

Source Link

https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1096/

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Regional-Scale Assessment of Deer Impacts on Vegetation Within Western Connecticut, USA


2010
Summary

This study conducted a survey in western Connecticut, USA, woodlots to examine how spatial variation in deer densities influences variation in impacts on plant species abundance, identity and diversity, and tree regeneration. It also used a Geographic Information System to quantify trends between land?cover type and deer density.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

deer

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Rutherford, A. C.; Schmitz, O. J. "Regional?Scale Assessment of Deer Impacts on Vegetation Within Western Connecticut, USA" The Journal of Wildlife Management, col 74, issue 6, August 2010, pp. 1257-1263. Accessed from https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1937-2817.2010.tb01246.x

Source Link

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1937-2817.2010.tb01246.x

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Large-Scale Manipulative Experiments


2022
Summary

This chapter provides an overview of manipulative experiments conducted at spatial extents of 15 ha or larger in forest, grassland, and aquatic systems. They compare and contrast experiments from around the world, illustrating how the researchers have addressed issues of control, replication and randomization, with replication as the biggest challenge with this kind of experiment. They also discuss advantages and disadvantages of large-scale manipulative experiments, and offer recommendations for researchers considering embarking on large-scale manipulative experiments.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Wiersma Y. F., "Large-Scale Manipulative Experiments", Experimental Landscape Ecology, Landscape series, 2022, v. 29pp. 73-90, Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95189-4_6

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-95189-4_6

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Sustainable Ecological Systems: Implementing an Ecological Approach to Land Management


1993
Summary

This conference brought together scientists and managers from federal, state and local agencies, along with private-sector interests to examine key concepts involving sustainable ecological systems and ways in which to apply these concepts to ecosystem management. Session topics were: ecological consequenses of land and water use changes, biology of rare and declining species and habitats, conservation biology and restoration ecology, developing and applying ecological theory to management of ecological systems, sustainable ecosystems and forest health, and sustainable ecosystems to respond to human needs. A plenary session established the philosophical and historical contexts for ecosystem management.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Covington W. W., DeBano L. F., "Sustainable Ecological Systems: Implementing an Ecological Approach to Land Management", 12-15 July 1993, Accessed From: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=RRqHo7br_L4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA85&dq=forest+fragmentation+new+york&ots=f31o8FtREe&sig=gzEKjbyoq-RiwBIJ16FUxXEnFGo#v=onepage&q=forest fragmentation new york&f=false

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=RRqHo7br_L4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA85&dq=forest+fragmentation+new+york&ots=f31o8FtREe&sig=gzEKjbyoq-RiwBIJ16FUxXEnFGo#v=onepage&q=forest fragmentation new york&f=false

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Indicators of streamflow alteration, habitat fragmentation, impervious cover, and water quality for Massachusetts stream basins


2009
Summary

This report details the indicators that were developed to characterize types of potential alteration for sub-basins and groundwater contributing areas in Massachusetts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: P. Weiskel

Institutions: United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

land use, water quality, streamflow, forests, fragmentation, impervious cover

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Weiskel, P. K., Brandt, S. L., DeSimone, L. A., Ostiguy, L. J., & Archfield, S. A. (2010). Indicators of streamflow alteration, habitat fragmentation, impervious cover, and water quality for Massachusetts stream basins. US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey. 70 p.

Source Link

https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5272/pdf/sir2009-5272_text.pdf

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US family forest management coupling natural and human systems: Role of markets and public policy instruments


2019
Summary

The authors conduct a literature review on the influence of socio-economic structures on family forest owners and how they manage their lands, with a specific focus on public policy. The authors also identified areas where more research is needed.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Francisco Aguilar, Matthew Kelly

Institutions: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Michigan Technological University

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

management, planning

Purpose Tags

policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204619300398

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Scaling up Payments for Watershed Services: Recommendations for Increasing Participation in Watershed Conservation Among Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowners in the Sebago Lake Watershed, Maine


2012
Summary

This report seeks to inform the development of a PWS program in Southeast Maine by examining the system of incentives needed to encourage private forest owners to adopt conservation best management practices that enhance water quality downstream.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The University of Michigan

Location

Sebago, Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Cantor D., Fay C., Harrison M., Levine E., Zwicke C., "Scaling up Payments for Watershed Services: Recommendations for Increasing Participation in Watershed Conservation Among Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowners in the Sebago Lake Watershed, Maine", April 2012, Accessed from: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/90874

Source Link

https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/90874

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Permeability of existing structures for terrestrial wildlife: a passage assessment system


2011
Summary

The purpose of this project was to create an assessment methodology to evaluate existing transportation infrastructure for its ability to facilitat wildlife movement from one side of a roadway to the other. To accomplish this, the research team developed initial criteria for assessing the permeability of existing bridges and culverts for terrestrial wildlife based on the current body of knowledge on how wildlife native to Washington use wildlife crossing structures.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Julia Kintsch

Institutions: ECO-resolutions, Utah State University

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

wildlife, connectivity, bridge, culverts, enhancements, fence, permeability, retrofit, road management, transportation ecology, wildlife crossings

Topic Tags

management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Kintsch, J. and Cramer, P.C. (2011). Permeability of existing structures for terrestrial wildlife: A passage assessment system. Research Report No. WA-RD 777.1. Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA.

Source Link

http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/PAS-system_Washington-DOT.pdf

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Population Genetics and Spatial Ecology of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in a Landscape with a High Density of Humans in New England


2021
Summary

The objectives of this study were to better understand the spatial and population structure of Bobcats in Rhode Island. They specifically examined space use, resource selection, and population genetics.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service , University of Rhode Island, Department of Natural Resources Science, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Fish & Wildlife

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Mayer A. E., McGreevy J. Jr, Sullivan M. E., Brown C., Husband T. P., Gerber B. D., "Population Genetics and Spatial Ecology of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in a Landscape with a High Density of Humans in New England", Northeastern Naturalist, 28(4):408-429 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1656/045.028.0401

Source Link

https://bioone.org/journals/northeastern-naturalist/volume-28/issue-4/045.028.0401/Population-Genetics-and-Spatial-Ecology-of-Bobcats-iLynx-rufus-i/10.1656/045.028.0401.short

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Forest Fragmentation


2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Forest Fragmentation", https://www.uvm.edu/~mjk/195 Tracking Wildlife Corridors/Forest Fragmentation | VNRC.pdf

Source Link

https://www.uvm.edu/~mjk/195 Tracking Wildlife Corridors/Forest Fragmentation | VNRC.pdf

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A Geographic Information System Approach to Map Tick Exposure Risk at a Scale for Public Health Intervention


2021
Summary

This study presents a geographic information system (GIS) method for mapping predicted tick exposure risk at a 200 m by 200 m resolution, appropriate for public health intervention. They followed the approach used to map tick habitat suitability over large areas. They used drag-cloth sampling to measure the density of nymphal blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, Say (Acari: Ixodidae)) at 24 sites in Addison and Rutland Counties, VT, United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Allen

Institutions: Middlebury College, Biology Department , University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Location

Rutland, Addison

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/59/1/162/6395051

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Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex


2018
Summary

The purpose of this paper is to explain the planned process and strategies of the Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce New England Cottontails to the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Nick Ernst , Charlie Vandemoer

Institutions: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, planning, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Ernst, N., Vandemoer, C. "Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex" US Fish and Wildlife Service, 27 February, 2018. Accessed from (https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_5/NWRS/North_Zone/Rhode_Island_Complex/Ninigret/NEC.NewsRelease.withProjectDescription.pdf)

Source Link

https://rhodeislandpermits.recaccess.com/

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Forest Management Plan


2005 to 2013
Summary

This plan describes the Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson, Maine and makes suggestions for management. It is a comprehensive compilation and update of five existing management plans covering five separate land purchases.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Bambi Jones , David Moskovitz

Institutions: Hidden Valley Nature Center

Location

Jefferson, Maine

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Jones, B.; Moskovitz, D. June 20, 2013. "Forest Management Plan." Accessed From (https://www.midcoastconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/HVNC-Comprehensive-FMP-with-Stand-Map.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.midcoastconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/HVNC-Comprehensive-FMP-with-Stand-Map.pdf

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The Lower Connecticut River and Coastal Region Land Trust Exchange


2006
Summary

The Lower CT River and Coastal Region Land Trust Exchange (LTE) is an informal collaboration of 14 land trusts representing the 17 communities of its coordinating organization the Lower CT River Valley Council of Governments (LCRVCOG), formerly the CT River Estuary Regional Planning Agency and Mid State Regional Planning Agency, consecutive CT River centered regional planning organizations merged in large part to conserve and protect the unique character and environment of the communities of the lower CT River and Coastal Region. The creation of the LTE was an outcome of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 2006 funded Lower CT River Ground-Truthing Project

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

"The Lower Connecticut River and Coastal Region Land Trust Exchange", 2022, Accessed from: https://www.rivercog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LTEupdate042817.pdf

Source Link

https://www.rivercog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LTEupdate042817.pdf

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Land Use Change


2005
Summary

This article I an overview of the land use change in Northeastern U.S. starting in the 1980s.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

land use change

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

http://www.northeasternforests.org/content/land_use_change

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Our forests are a precious resource


2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Bill Reid

Institutions: The Bulletin

Location

Massachusetts, Connecticut

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Reid, B. "Our Forests aare a Precious Resource" 1 December 2019, Accessed from https://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/20191201/our-forests-are-precious-resource

Source Link

https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/news/columns/2019/12/01/our-forests-are-precious-resource/2178154007/

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Connecticut Forest Action Plan


2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

strategic plan

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, "Connecticut Forest Action Plan" 29 October 2019, Accessed from https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Forestry/Forest-Assessment

Source Link

https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Forestry/Forest-Assessment

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The Value of Rhode Island Forests


2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Riely , Judee Burr , Kate Sayles

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Tree Council

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

Riely, C.; Sayles, K.; Burr, J. "The Value of Rhode Island Forests" August 2019, Accessed from http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/forest/pdf/forest-value.pdf

Source Link

http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/forest/pdf/forest-value.pdf

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Commissioner Warns of Forest Fragmentation


2015
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Wilson Ring

Institutions: Burlington Free Press

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, policy

Citation

Ring, W. "Commissioner Warns of Forest Fragmentation" Associated Press, Burlington Free Press, 16 April, 2015. Accessed from (https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2015/04/16/commissioner-warns-forest-fragmentation/25897293/)

Source Link

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2015/04/16/commissioner-warns-forest-fragmentation/25897293/

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2001 to 2018
Summary

This study looks at Lyme disease through the lens of fragmentation and human interaction with fragmented landscapes to provide recommendations for reducing the incidence of Lyme disease in human populations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Andrew MacDonald, Ashley Larsen, Andrew Plantinga

Institutions: Stanford University, University of California, Santa Barbara

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.13289

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Comparing the Climatic and Landscape Risk Factors for Lyme Disease Cases in the Upper Midwest and Northeast United States


2020
Summary

In this study, we explored and compared the climatic and landscape factors that shape the spatial patterns of human Lyme cases in these two regions, using the generalized linear mixed models.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Yuting Dong , Zheng Huang , Young Zhang , Yingying X.G. Wang , Yang La

Institutions: Nanjing Normal University, College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Forestry University, College of Biology and the Environment , University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biological and Environmental Science , Medical College, Tibet University

Location

New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

lyme disease

Topic Tags

management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Dong, Y.; Huang, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, Y.X.; La, Y. Comparing the Climatic and Landscape Risk Factors for Lyme Disease Cases in the Upper Midwest and Northeast United States. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 1548.

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/5/1548

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Where Have the Songbirds Gone?


2014
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: National Audubon Society , National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Develop

Location

New England

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

National Audubon Society, NASA Develop. 2014. "Where Have the Songbirds Gone?" Accessed From (https://www.nasa.gov/SpaceforUS/stories/nh.html)

Source Link

https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/our-impact/story/where-have-songbirds-gone

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Parcelization in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Implications for Sustainable Forestry


2006
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Nathan H. McElroy , David L. Trauger , Gary Evans , Milagros Alvarez , A. L. Hammett

Institutions: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Location

New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

watersheds

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

McElroy, N. H.; Trauger, D. L.; Evans, G.; Alvarez, M.; Hammett, A. L. "Parcelization in the Chesapeak Bay Watershed and Implications for Sustainable Forestry." 7 December 2006. Accessed from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265528431_Parcelization_in_the_Chesapeake_Bay_Watershed_and_Implications_for_Sustainable_Forestry

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265528431_Parcelization_in_the_Chesapeake_Bay_Watershed_and_Implications_for_Sustainable_Forestry

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Threats to Biodiversity in the Watershed


2006 to 2021
Summary

This website provides and overview of the threats to biodiversity in the Hudson River Estuary Watershed. It also has a section that offers conservation and land-use approaches to avoid and minimize these challenges.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources

Location

New York

Resource Type

Website

Tags

biodiversity, watershed

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Threats to Biodiversity in the Watershed" Cornell University. Accessed from (https://hudson.dnr.cals.cornell.edu/natural-areas-biodiversity/threats-biodiversity-watershed)

Source Link

https://hudson.dnr.cals.cornell.edu/natural-areas-biodiversity/threats-biodiversity-watershed

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2007
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/38405

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Harvard Forest Symposium Abstract 2005: The Parcelization of Forests and Timber Harvest


2005
Summary

The specific objectives of this study are to focus on parcelization in Massachusetts communities, and to identify: an expression or index to describe the extent to which it is occurring; any socioeconomic or demographic variables that are related to parcelization; and the extent to which harvesting may be influenced by parcelization.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David Kittredge , Kelly Grogan

Institutions: Dartmouth College , Harvard University, Harvard Forest , University of Massachusetts Amherst

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Kittredge D., Grogan K., "Harvard Forest Symposium Abstract 2005; The Parcelization of Forests and Timber Harvest" Harvard Forest, 2005, Accessed online: https://harvardforest2.fas.harvard.edu/asp/hf/php/symposium/symposium_abstract_view.php?id=36

Source Link

https://harvardforest2.fas.harvard.edu/asp/hf/php/symposium/symposium_abstract_view.php?id=36

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Connecticut's Changing Landscape: What We're Measuring


1985 to 2010
Summary

Changing Landscape is a remote sensing-based land cover study that charts landscape changes in Connecticut and portions of New York. It covers the 25-year period from 1985 to 2010 (with in-between dates of 1990, 1995, 2002 and 2006). It includes information on basic land cover, as well as subsidiary analyses of riparian corridor land cover, impervious cover and agricultural field and soil analysis.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Chester L. Arnold

Institutions: University of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Arnold, C. "Connecticut's Changing Landscape: What We're Measuring." Volume 2, Forest Fragmentation, 2010, Accessed from http://clear.uconn.edu/projects/landscape/v2/forestfrag/measuring/index.htm

Source Link

https://media.clear.uconn.edu/projects/landscape/v2/measuring/index.htm

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Vermont forest parcels shrinking, report shows


2004 to 2016
Summary

This article discusses a report released by the Vermont Natural Resources Council that found Vermont's land parcels to be shrinking.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Elizabeth Gribkoff

Institutions: VTDigger

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Gribkoff, E. (2018, Oct. 3). Vermont forest parcels shrinking, report shows. Retrieved from: https://vtdigger.org/2018/10/03/vermont-forest-parcels-shrinking-report-shows/

Source Link

https://vtdigger.org/2018/10/03/vermont-forest-parcels-shrinking-report-shows/

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Out of The Woods, The Story of Cornwall's Forests


2012
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Cornwall Historical Society

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Website

Tags

reforestation

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Cornwall Historical Society "Out of the Woods, The Story of Cornwall's Forests." 2012, Accessed from http://www.cornwallhistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/forests/index.htm

Source Link

http://www.cornwallhistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/forests/fragment.htm

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Biodiversity in the Forests of Maine: Guidelines for Land Management


1977 to 1999
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Carol Foss , Gro Flatebo , Steven K. Pelletier

Institutions: University of Maine, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

biodiversity, guidelines

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Flatebo, G., Foss, C. R., Pelletier, S. K. "Biodiversity in the Forests of Maine: Guidelines for Land Management" University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 1999, Accessed from (https://www.nyfoa.org/application/files/3014/7948/5456/BiodiversityinMaineForests.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.nyfoa.org/application/files/3014/7948/5456/BiodiversityinMaineForests.pdf

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Community Planning Toolbox: Forest Fragmentation


Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Website

Tags

communities, tool

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Community Planning Toolbox: Forest Fragmentation" Vermont Natural Resources Council. Accessed from (https://vnrc.org/community-planning-toolbox/issues/forest-fragmentation/)

Source Link

https://vnrc.org/community-planning-toolbox/issues/forest-fragmentation/

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Forest Fragmentation: Act 250 Considerations


2003 to 2017
Summary

This report is an overview of parcelization and fragmentation in Vermont, the results of a roundtable discussion, and research done to develop act 250.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

act 250

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, planning, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Fidel, J. "Forest Fragmentation: Act 250 Consideration" Vermont Natural Resources Council, 2020. Accessed from (https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/WorkGroups/House Natural/Bills/19-0040/Written Testimony/Forest Fragmentation/W~Jamey Fidel~19-0040, Forest Fragmentation, Act 250 Considerations~2-8-2019.pdf)

Source Link

https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/WorkGroups/House Natural/Bills/19-0040/Written Testimony/Forest Fragmentation/W~Jamey Fidel~19-0040, Forest Fragmentation, Act 250 Considerations~2-8-2019.pdf

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Forest Ecology Research at Schoodic Institute


2022
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Forest Ecology Research at Schoodic Institute", Schoodic Institute, Acadia National Park, 2022, Accessed from: https://schoodicinstitute.org/science/forest-ecology-research/

Source Link

https://schoodicinstitute.org/science/forest-ecology-research/

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Waitsfield: Forest Blocks & Wildlife Road Crossings


2021
Summary

This presentation is an overview of the town plan and suggested updates to follow the requirements of Act 171.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jens Hilke

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Hilke J., "Waitsfield: Forest Blocks & Wildlife Road Crossings", 2021, Accessed from: http://www.waitsfieldvt.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-2.2-PC-Mtg-Act-171-Mapping-Sub-Presentation.pdf

Source Link

http://www.waitsfieldvt.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-2.2-PC-Mtg-Act-171-Mapping-Sub-Presentation.pdf

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Human risk of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the lyme disease agent, in eastern United States


2004 to 2007
Summary

The authors mapped the geographic pattern of human risk for infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the tick-borne pathogen that causes Lyme disease, for the eastern United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: M. Diuk-Wasser

Institutions: Michigan State University , Yale School of Public Health , Institut National de la Recherche Agronomoique , California State University , University of California , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Dartmouth Medical School , University of Nebraska , University of Tennessee , Vilnius University , Emory University , University of Richmond

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

lyme disease, risk assesment

Topic Tags

management, planning

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Diuk-Wasser, M.A., Hoen, A.G., Cislo, P., Brinkerhoff, R., Hamer, S. A., Rowland, M., Cortinas, R., Vourc'h, G., Melton, F., Hickling, G.J., Tsao, J.I., Bunikis, J., Barbour, A.G., Kitron, U., Piesman, J., and Fish, D. (2012). Human risk of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, in eastern United States. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 86(2), 320-327.

Source Link

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22302869/

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Conservation status of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats in the Northeast landscape


2011
Summary

In 2008, the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and its partners developed a multi-state monitoring framework to take stock of the condition and conservation of the species and habitats that characterize the region. Building on the 2008 report, this report is the first attempt to implement the recommendations of the monitoring framework.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Anderson, Arlene Olivero Sheldon

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, resource management, policy

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Anderson, M.G. & Olivero Sheldon, A. (2011). Conservation status of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats in the Northeast landscape. The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Conservation Science.289 p.

Source Link

http://rcngrants.org/sites/default/files/final_reports/Conservation-Status-of-Fish-Wildlife-and-Natural-Habitats.pdf

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Terrestrial and wetland core-connector network, northeast U.S.


2017
Summary

This mapping tool that identifies areas of core habitat that could be targeted for conservation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kevin McGargal

Institutions: DataBasin

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, parcelization, private land

Topic Tags

conservation

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

McGarigal, K. (2017). Terrestrial and Wetland Core-Connector Network, Northeast U.S. University of Massachusetts Amherst Landscape Ecology Lab. Retrieved from https://databasin.org/datasets/a045195633fc479ba71652b8b8c23a9b

Source Link

https://databasin.org/datasets/a045195633fc479ba71652b8b8c23a9b

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Staying Connected Initiative


Summary

This website provides information about the Staying Connected Initiative.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Staying Connected Initiative

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

communities, community patterns, wildlife connectivity, wildlife habitat, wildlife movement

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Staying Connected Initiative. (n.d.) Available at http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/

Source Link

http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org

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The Conservation Fund


Summary

This website provides information about The Conservation Fund.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Conservation Fund

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Website

Tags

communities, conservation, natural resources

Topic Tags

conservation, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

The Conservation Fund. (n.d.). Available at https://www.conservationfund.org/

Source Link

http://www.conservationfund.org/

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Terrestrial resilience tabloid maps


2011
Summary

Maps identifying areas of terrestrial resilience to climate change

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Map

Tags

climate change, habitat, resilience

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

The Nature Conservancy. (2011). Map Set. Available online at http://216.92.98.160/assets/terrestrialresiliencetabloidmaps013012.pdf.

Source Link

http://216.92.98.160/assets/terrestrialresiliencetabloidmaps013012.pdf

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National Land Cover Database


1992 to 2011
Summary

The National Land Cover database for the United states contains spatially-explicit raster images of land cover types for 1992, 2001, 2006 and 2011.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Dataset

Tags

modeling, fragmentation, land use change

Topic Tags

management

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Varies by dataset, see site.

Source Link

https://www.mrlc.gov/

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A global analysis of traits predicting species sensitivity to habitat fragmentation


2008 to 2018
Summary

The authors used generalized linear mixed-effect models in an information theoretic framework to assess the factors that explained species presence in remnant habitat patches. They found that the size of remnant habitat patches was the most important driver of species presence indicating that habitat relationships were more important than life history characteristics in predicting the effects of fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Douglas Keinath, Daniel Doak, Karen Hodges

Institutions: University of Colorado , US Fish and Wildlife Service , The University of British Columbia, Department of Biology

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

birds, vertebrates, fragmentation, patch size

Topic Tags

drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Keinath, D.A., Doak, D.F., Hodges, K.E., Prugh, L.R., Fagan, W., Sekercioglu, C.H., Buchart, S.H. and Kauffman, M. (2017). A global analysis of traits predicting species sensitivity to habitat fragmentation. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26(1), pp.115-127.

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/geb.12509

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Quantification of habitat fragmentation reveals extinction risk in terrestrial mammals


2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kevin Crooks, Christopher Burdett, David Theobald

Institutions: Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Lab , Colorado State University, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology , Colorado State University, Department of Biology , Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions , The University of Queensland, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , Sapienza University di Roma, Global Mammal Assessment Program

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

mammals, fragmentation, terrestrial habitat

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Crooks, K.R., Burdett, C.L., Theobald, D.M., King, S.R., Di Marco, M., Rondinini, C. and Boitani, L. (2017). Quantification of habitat fragmentation reveals extinction risk in terrestrial mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(29), pp.7635-7640.

Source Link

http://www.pnas.org/content/114/29/7635

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The shape of density dependence in fragmented landscapes explains an inverse buffer effect in a migratory songbird


1992 to 2017
Summary

The author found that landscape-scale density in wood thrush was lower and population declines steeper in higher quality, less fragmented landscapes (an inverse buffer effect) than in poor quality landscapes. These patterns suggest that wood thrush was not limited by availability of breeding habitat but that declines were primarily driven by non-breeding season events.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Caz Taylor

Institutions: Tulane University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

fragmentation, habitat connectivity, breeding

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Taylor, C.M. (2017). The shape of density dependence in fragmented landscapes explains an inverse buffer effect in a migratory songbird. Scientific reports, 7(1), p.14522.

Source Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-15180-4

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Suburban Sprawl, Culture, Theory and Politics


2003
Summary

A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of suburban sprawl development and smart growth alternatives within the contexts of culture, ecology, and politics. It offers a mix of theoretical inquiry, historical analysis, policy critique, and case studies, written by academics and practitioners from around the world. In addition, each chapter is coupled with featured interviews with leading activists and policymakers working on sprawl issues.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Matthew Lindstrom , Hugh Bartling

Institutions: University of Florida

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education, policy

Citation

Lindstrom, M. J.; Bartling, H. 2003. "Suburban Sprawl: Culture Theory and Politics." Accessed from (https://books.google.com/books?id=RQN0OXl02qMC&lpg=PA16&dq=forest fragmentation new hampshire&pg=PP1#v=snippet&q=rhode island&f=false)

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?id=RQN0OXl02qMC&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=forest+fragmentation+new+hampshire&source=bl&ots=fJIuFyRxrp&sig=ACfU3U2BHB7Ao1HqVPIVbnHHvmNa3kTrHg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1mdSG3dToAhUvWN8KHcBuBJ84HhDoATAHegQICxAo#v=onepage&q=fragmentation&f=false

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Issues in Forestry Research and Application: 2013 Edition


2013
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Q. Ashton Acton

Location

New York, New York

Resource Type

Book

Tags

watershed

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://books.google.com/books?id=IpKs1XKmKs4C&pg=PA478&lpg=PA478&dq=forest+parcelization+new+york&source=bl&ots=0scWM8st5Q&sig=ACfU3U0p3Sh97RrhdWIwtPR6Y_R9xHOXCg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiD3_fNmNzoAhX1kHIEHWSYBTM4FBDoATAJegQICxAt#v=onepage&q=forest parcelization new york&f=false

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Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals


2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Marion Pfeifer , Cristina Banks-Leite, Victor Arroyo-Rodriguez, Danilo Bandini Ribeiro , Jos Barlow , Felix Eigenbrod , Deborah Faria

Institutions: Oregon State University , Newcastle University , Imperial College London , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) , Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul , Lancaster University , Universidade Federal de Lavras , University of Southampton , Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

evolution, global analysis

Topic Tags

conservation, management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

"Betts, M. G.; Wolf, C.; Pfeifer, M.; Banks-Leite, C.; Arroyo-Rodriguez, V.; Ribeiro, D. B.; Barlow, J.; Eigenbrod, F.; Faria, D.; et. al. ""Extinction Filters Mediate the Global Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Animals." Science, vol 366, issue 6470, pp. 1236-1239, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9387"

Source Link

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6470/1236

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Active Humans, Inactive Carnivores, and Hiking Trails within a Suburban Preserve


2011 to 2012
Summary

The objectives of this study were to investigate the spatial and temporal activity patterns of mammalian carnivores in relation to distance from hiking trails. From 2011-2012, 236 camera stations were randomly deployed between trail and off-trail areas that covered an area of 4.8km2.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Melissa M. Grigione , Sonny Bandak , Ronald J. Sarno , Michaela C. Peterson , Daniel Farkas

Institutions: Hofstra University, Department of Biology , Pace University

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

mammals, carnivores

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Bandak, Sonny; Sarno, Ronald J.; Peterson, Michaela C.; Farkas, Daniel; and Grigione, Melissa M. (2020) ""Active Humans, Inactive Carnivores, and Hiking Trails within a Suburban Preserve,"" Suburban Sustainability: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1 , Article 1. https://www.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5038/2164-0866.6.1.1032 Available at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/subsust/vol6/iss1/1"

Source Link

https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/subsust/vol6/iss1/1/

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Quantifying and Describing Urbanizing Landscapes in the Northeast United States


2002
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Hurd , Emily Wilson, Daniel Civco, Chester L. Arnold , Michael P. Prisloe

Institutions: University of Connecticut

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/68a7/a68932828b8dff006a8fd46f91da2dcf42b1.pdf

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Conserving Vernal Pool Wildlife in Urbanizing Landscapes


2007
Summary

This chapter of the journal 'Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America' has information on how wildlife in vernal pools are impacted by urbanization. It also explains opportunities and recommendations for conservation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Aram Calhoun, Bryan Windmiller

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Windmiller, B.; Calhoun, A. J. K. "Conserving Vernal Pool Wildlife in Urbanizing Landscapes" Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America, 13 August, 2007, pp. 233-251, Accessed from https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/74/docs/regulatory/VernalPools/Ch12_ScienceConservationofVernalPools.pdf

Source Link

https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/74/docs/regulatory/VernalPools/Ch12_ScienceConservationofVernalPools.pdf

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Effects of Landscape Fragmentation and Climate on Lyme Disease Incidence in the Northeastern United States


2014
Summary

This study explores the influence of landscape (e.g., land use pattern and landscape fragmentation) and climatic factors (e.g., temperature and precipitation) at a regional scale on Lyme disease incidence. The study area includes thirteen states in the Northeastern United States.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Phoebe Minh Tran , Lance Waller

Institutions: Emory University

Location

New York, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

lyme disease

Topic Tags

management, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-013-0890-y

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The Berkshire wildlife linkage: a corridor for wildlife and people


2015
Summary

This document provides information about the Berkshire Widllife Linkage, and how the vision and goals provided by the Staying Connected Initiative will be achieved.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy , Staying Connected Initiative

Location

Vermont, New York

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

landuse planning, appalachian trail, habitat corridor, habitat islands, parcelization, road crossings

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Staying Connected Initiatve. (2015). The Berkshire Wildlife Linkage: A Corridor for Wildlife and People. Available at http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/Berkshire-Wildlife-Linkage-A-Corridor-for-Wildlife-and-People.pdf

Source Link

http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/Berkshire-Wildlife-Linkage-A-Corridor-for-Wildlife-and-People.pdf

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Implementing conservation plans through municipal land use planning


2015
Summary

This research addresses the conservation research-implementation gap by developing a framework relating science-based conservation plans, local and regional government planning capacity, and municipal government policy actions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Margaret Bryant

Institutions: Northeastern States Research Cooperative , Staying Connected Initiative

Location

Vermont, New York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

climate change, monitoring, conservation implementation, residential management

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Byrant, M.M. (2015). Implementing Conservation Plans Through Municipal Land Use Planning. Nothern States Research Cooperative (NSRC). Retrieved from http://nsrcforest.org/sites/default/files/uploads/bryant12full.pdf.

Source Link

http://nsrcforest.org/sites/default/files/uploads/bryant12full.pdf

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Habitat connectivity is a climate change adaptation strategy


2012
Summary

This poster explains what the Staying Connected Initiative and how habitat connectivity can help combat climate change.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Staying Connected Initiative

Location

Vermont, Maine, New York, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

climate change mitigation, wildlife habitat

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Staying Connected Initiative. (2012). Staying Connected: Habitat Connectivity is a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Available at http://www.stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/habitat_connectivity_is_climate_change_adaptation_poster_2012.pdf

Source Link

http://www.stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/habitat_connectivity_is_climate_change_adaptation_poster_2012.pdf

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From the Adirondacks to Acadia: a wildlands network design for the greater northern Appalachians


2006
Summary

This study examined a conservation plan designed to systematically identify a network of areas of high conservation priority within the Northern Appalachian/Acadian and St. Lawrence/Champlain Valley ecoregions of the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Conrad Reining, Karen Beazley, Patrick Doran, Charlie Bettigole

Institutions: Wildlands Network

Location

Vermont, Maine, New York, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Report

Tags

conservation, fragmentation

Topic Tags

conservation

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Reining, C., Beazley, K., Doran, P. and Bettigole, C. (2006). From the Adirondacks to Acadia: a wildlands network design for the greater Northern Appalachians. Wildlands Project. Richmond, VT. 60 p.

Source Link

https://wildlandsnetwork.org/resources/adirondacks-to-acadia-wildlands-network-design

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2015
Summary

This article is a discussion on the 2015 Vermont Forest Fragmentation Report.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Pat Bradley

Institutions: WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education, policy

Citation

Bradley, P. "Report Finds Fragmentation Threatens Vermont's Forests." WAMC Northeast Report, 16 April 2015, Accessed from https://www.wamc.org/post/report-finds-fragmentation-threatens-vermont-s-forests

Source Link

https://www.wamc.org/post/report-finds-fragmentation-threatens-vermont-s-forests

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2017 The Status Of Vermont Forest Birds: A Quarter Century of Monitoring


1998 to 2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

songbirds

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Vermont Center for Ecostudies "2017 The Status Of Vermont Forest Birds: A Quarter Century of Monitoring." 2017, Accessed from https://vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Status-of-VT-Forest-Birds.pdf

Source Link

https://vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Status-of-VT-Forest-Birds.pdf

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The Connecticut Statewide Forest Resource Plan 2004-2013


2004 to 2013
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Helene Hochholzer

Institutions: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Flounders, H. T. "The Connecticut Statewide Forest Resource Plan 2004-2013" 2020, Accessed From https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/forestry/forest_resource_plan/fplanallpdf.pdf?la=en

Source Link

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/forestry/forest_resource_plan/fplanallpdf.pdf?la=en

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Place Attachment and Concern in Relation to Family Forest Landowner Behavior


2020
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jessica Leahy, Patrick Lyons

Institutions: University of Maine, School of Forest Resources

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/3/295

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Scituate Reservoir Watershed Property: Forest Stewardship Plan


2011 to 2020
Summary

The forestry program manages the Scituate Reservoir Watershed Property by promoting long-term ecosystem health to protect a high quality water supply and other natural resources.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Christopher Riely , Robert Macmillan , Richard Blodgett

Institutions: Providence Water Supply Board, Water Resources Division

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

watershed, stewardship, reservoirs

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Macmillan, R., Riely, C., Blodgett, R. "Scituate Reservoir Watershed Property: Forest Stewardship Plan"

Source Link

https://www.potomacdwspp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2011-20_PWSBForestStewardshipPlan_RI.pdf

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Habitat Fragmentation Effects Depend on Complex Interactions Between Population Size and Dispersal Ability: Modeling Influences of Roads, Agriculture and Residential Development Across a Range of Life-History Characteristics


2009
Summary

An analysis of the effect of habitat fragmentation by roads, residential and agricultural land uses on hypothetical vernal pool breeding animals in western Massachusetts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Bradley Compton , Kevin McGargal

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Report

Tags

agriculture, roads, fragmentation, vernal pools

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Cushman, S.A.; Compton, B.W.; McGarigal, K. 2009. "Habitat Fragmentation Effects Depend on Complex Interactions Between Population Size and Dispersal Ability: Modeling Influences of Roads, Agriculture and Residential Development Across a Range of Life-History Characteristics." Accessed From (https://www.umass.edu/landeco/pubs/cushman.et.al.2009.chapter20.pdf)

Source Link

https://www.umass.edu/landeco/pubs/cushman.et.al.2009.chapter20.pdf

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1952 to 2007
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Randall Morin , Rachel Riemann , Brett Butler , Chuck Barnett , Gary J. Brand , Grand M. Domke , Susan Francher , Mark H. Hansen , Mark A. Hatfield , Charles J. Barnett

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

inventory

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Morin, R. S.; Barnett, C. J.; Brand, G. J.; Butler, B. J.; et. al. "New Hampshire's Forests 2007." September 2011. Accessed from https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/rb/rb_nrs53.pdf

Source Link

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/38743

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Factors affecting NIPF landowner participation in management programs: a Massachusetts case study


2022
Summary

Conjoint analysis is used to examine landowner attitudes toward specific management program attributes and requirements.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Donald Dennis , David Kittredge , Sarah White , H. Stevens Thomas

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station , University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Resource Economics

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Thomas H. S., White S., Kittredge D. B., Dennis D., "Factors affecting NIPF landowner participation in management programs: a Massachusetts case study", Journal of Forest Economics, 2002, v. 8, iss. 3, pp. 169-184, https://doi.org/10.1078/1104-6899-00012

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1104689904700124

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1989 to 2003
Summary

This report is an overview of the results of a reintroduction of the American Marten in Vermont.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard DeGraaf , Clay Grove , Robert Brooks , Chris Bernier , Todd Fuller, Frank Thompson

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Northern Research Station , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Green Mountain National Forest , Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department , University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

american marten

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"Moruzzi, T. L.; Royar, K. J.; Grove, C.; Brooks R. T.; Bernier, C.; Thompson, F. L. Jr.; DeGraaf, R. M.; Fuller, T. K. ""Assessing an American Marten, Martes americana, reintroduction in Vermont."" Canadian Field-Naturalist 117(2): 190-195. 2003, Accessed from https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/681/682"

Source Link

https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/681/682

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A Review of Changes in US Logging Businesses 1980s-Present


2018
Summary

This article reviews the logging business in the United States which has faced a number of challenges as well as the resilience and innovation over the years.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Joseph L. Conrad , W. Dale Greene , Patrick Hiesl

Institutions: Paul Smith's College, Adirondack Watershed Institute, The University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Conrad, L. J., Greene, W. D., Hiesl, P. "A Review of Changes in US Logging Businesses 1980s-Present" Journal of Forestry, V. 116, Issue 3, May 2018, pp 291-303. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvx014

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/116/3/291/4980796?login=true

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Impact of Land Use Changes and Habitat Fragmentation on the Eco-epidemiology of Tick-Borne Diseases


2020
Summary

This forum paper focuses on how land use changes have shaped the eco-epidemiology of Ixodes scapularis-borne pathogens, in particular the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in the eastern United States. It uses this as a model system, addressing other tick-borne disease systems as needed to illustrate patterns or processes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Meredith VanAcker, Maria Diuk-Wasser, Maria P Fernandez

Institutions: Columbia University , Columbia University, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

impacts, landscape epidemiology, ticks

Topic Tags

management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/58/4/1546/5936773?login=true

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State of Nature: A Call for Conservation Action


2018
Summary

The Nature Conservancy undertook a three-year study to objectively gauge the condition and status of the natural world across 13 northeast and mid-Atlantic states.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

"State of Nature: A Call for Conservation Action" The Nature Conservancy, 2018. Accessed from (https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationByGeography/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/edc/reportsdata/stateofnature/Pages/default.aspx)

Source Link

https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationByGeography/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/edc/reportsdata/stateofnature/Pages/default.aspx

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Landscape Boundaries: Consiquences for Biotic Diversity and Ecological Flows


Summary

This book is concerned with the fundamental pieces that compose a landscape, how they are bounded, how landscape boundaries influence interaction among patches. The purpose of these questions is to attempt to understand the workings of landscapes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Francesco di Castri , Andrew J. Hansen

Institutions: Oregon State University , United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

boundaries, diversity, biotic diversity

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Hansen, A.J., Di Castri, F. "Landscape Boundaries" Springer, New York, NY, 1992, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2804-2

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4612-2804-2#about

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Predictors of Species Sensitivity to Fragmentation


2001
Summary

This study reviewed empirical data and hypotheses derived from demographic, optimal foraging, life-history, community, and biogeographic theory for predicting the sensitivity of species to habitat fragmentation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Klaus Henle , Kendi F. Davies , Michael Kleyer , Chris Margules , Josef Settele

Institutions: University of California Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management , Floreat - CSIRO , CSIRO Land and Water Flagship , Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B:BIOC.0000004319.91643.9e#citeas

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Does Habitat Fragmentation Affect Landscape-Level Temperatures? A Global Analysis


2020
Summary

This study quantifies the impacts of habitat fragmentation on landscape-level temperature across the globe.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Clarice B Mendes , Jayme A. Prevedello

Institutions: Rio De Janeiro State University, Department of Ecology, Landscape Ecology Lab

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

temperature, global

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-020-01041-5

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Drivers and Causes of Zoonotic Diseases: An Overview


2021
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mariana Napolitano Ferreira , Wendy Elliott , Rachel Goldon Kroner , Margaret F. Kinnaird , Paula R. Prist , Paula Valdujo , Mariana M. Vale

Institutions: World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International , Universidade de Sao Paulo, Instituto de Biociencias , Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

management, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Ferreira, M.N., elliott, W., Kroner, R.G., kinnaird, M.F., Prist, P.R., Valdujo, P., Vale, M.M. "Drivers and Causes of Zoonotic Diseases: An Overview" Parks, Vol 21 (Special Issue, March 2021. Accessed from: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rachel-Golden-Kroner/publication/349990389_Drivers_and_causes_of_zoonotic_diseases_An_overview/links/607c5569907dcf667bab3d85/Drivers-and-causes-of-zoonotic-diseases-An-overview.pdf

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rachel-Golden-Kroner/publication/349990389_Drivers_and_causes_of_zoonotic_diseases_An_overview/links/607c5569907dcf667bab3d85/Drivers-and-causes-of-zoonotic-diseases-An-overview.pdf

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Extinction, Causes of


2013
Summary

This chapter of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity (Second Edition) focuses on the threats effecting biodiversity as the human population grows.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Richard Primack , Rachel A. Morrison

Institutions: Boston University , National Institute of Oceanography , Scripps Institute of Oceanography

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

extinction

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Primack, R.B., Morrison, R.A. "Extinction, Cause of". Encyclopedia of Biodiversity ed.2, pp 401-412, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00050-2

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123847195000502

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2014
Summary

This article outlines the impacts of humans on the environment from a prehistoric time all the way up to and beyond the human population boom with a focus on climate change and invasive species.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Scott A. Elias

Institutions: University of London

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

human impacts

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124095489091442

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The Ecological Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation


Summary

This research article analyzes habitat fragmentation, one subset of global land use change, and its ecological consiquences.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Raphael Didham

Institutions: University of Western Australia, School of Biological Sciences , Floreat - CSIRO , University of Canterbury

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Didham R. K., "The Ecological Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation", Encyclopedia of Life Sciences A21904, 3 May 2010, Accessed from: https://publications.csiro.au/rpr/download?pid=csiro:EP101968&dsid=DS1

Source Link

https://publications.csiro.au/rpr/download?pid=csiro:EP101968&dsid=DS1

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Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Birds in Western Landscapes; Contrasts With Paradigms From the Eastern United State


2002
Summary

This volume grew from recognition of the need for a forum to address explicitly the contrasts and similarities of fragmentation processes and fragmentation effects in eastern and western landscapes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David S. Dobkin

Institutions: The Cooper Ornithological Society , University of California

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

George T. L., Dobkin D. S., etc, "Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Birds in Western Landscapes; Contrasts With Paradigms From the Eastern United State", Studies in Avian Biology No. 25, Cooper Ornithological Society, 18 December 2002, Accessed from: https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/sab/sab_025.pdf

Source Link

https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/sab/sab_025.pdf

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Confounding factors in the detection of species responses to habitat fragmentation


2005
Summary

This is a review of the extensive literature on species responses to habitat fragmentation, and detail the numerous ways in which confounding factors have either masked the detection, or prevented the manifestation, of predicted fragmentation effects.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Raphael Didham

Institutions: University of Canterbury

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Ewers R. M., Didham R. K., "Confounding factors in the detection of species responses to habitat fragmentation" University of Canterbury, 2005, Accessed from: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/4079/Ewers_and_Didham_2006.pdf?sequ

Source Link

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/4079/Ewers_and_Didham_2006.pdf?sequ

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How well do proxy species models inform conservation of surrogate species?


2021
Summary

This study evaluated the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NALCC) proxy models of LC and represented species framework across 13 states in the northeastern United States from Virginia to Maine. It validated a suite of questions related to co-occurrence of proxy and represented species with a compilation of independent datasets.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Scott Schwenk , Daniel Harrison, Cynthia Loftin, Petra Wood , Zachary G. Loman , William V. Deluca

Institutions: University of Maine , University of Massachusetts Amherst , Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Maine Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology , West Virginia University, West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-021-01294-8

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State-level forestry policies across the US: Discourses reflecting the tension between private property rights and public trust resources


2022
Summary

This analysis created a typology of categories that express assumptions about landowner behavior and the appropriate role of state intervention. The typology identifies four discourse categories used to varying degrees within each state: landowner stewardship, forestry expert stewardship, science-bureaucracy, and participatory conservation. This typology allows for comparison of policy approaches and comparison across resources and jurisdictions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mindy S. Crandall

Institutions: Oregon State University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, policy

Citation

Kelly E. C., Crandall M. S., "State-level forestry policies across the US: Discourses reflecting the tension between private property rights and public trust resources", Forest Policy and Economics, v. 141, August 2022, 102757, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102757

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934122000697

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Ecology and Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts


2000
Summary

This timely book collects forty essays by most of the principal authorities on the biology and management of cowbirds. The book's goals are to explore the biology of cowbirds, the threats they pose to host species and populations, and the management programs that are being undertaken to minimize these threats.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Scott K. Robinson

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Smith J. N. M., Cook T. L., Rothstein S. I., Robinson S. K., Sealy S. G., "Ecology and Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts: Studies in the Conservation of North American Passerine Birds", University of Texas Press, 2000, https://doi.org/10.7560/777385

Source Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7560/777385/html#contents

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Application of Remote Sensing in Gathering Avian Data in the Wild in Order to Delineate Conservation Strategies


2022
Summary

Information on climate tendencies is essential for the powerful assurance of risked avian species. At present events, fake turbulences impacts influence the conditions. Perpetual undertakings of bounty appearances are impacting the scatterings of various sorts of birds similar to other faunal species. The time has come to get notice of such effects and find judicious ways to actually look at them. To characterize insurance procedures, it is uncommonly pressing to have every one of the information about the avian assortment present close by. For certain species, especially those living in distant locales, we by and by miss the mark on this information. Regardless, time and money-related resources for taking apart normal environmental elements use are limited.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Dubey S., Pant H., Malviya S. J., Kushwaha P., "Application of Remote Sensing in Gathering Avian Data in the Wild in Order to Delineate Conservation Strategies", Geospatial Technology and its Applications in Resource Management, Chapter 22, pp. 245-262, Accessed from: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hemlata-Pant-3/publication/363262975_Application_of_Remote_Sensing_in_Gathering_Avian_Data_in_the_Wild_in_Order_to_Delineate_Conservation_Strategies/links/63144d4c5eed5e4bd145885e/Application-of-Remote-Sensing-in-Gathering-Avian-Data-in-the-Wild-in-Order-to-Delineate-Conservation-Strategies.pdf

Source Link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hemlata-Pant-3/publication/363262975_Application_of_Remote_Sensing_in_Gathering_Avian_Data_in_the_Wild_in_Order_to_Delineate_Conservation_Strategies/links/63144d4c5eed5e4bd145885e/Application-of-Remote-Sensing-in-Gathering-Avian-Data-in-the-Wild-in-Order-to-Delineate-Conservation-Strategies.pdf

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The Potential Role of Nematode Parasites in Wildlife Decline: Evidence from Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister), Northern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) and Now the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)


2022
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Mahan C., Steele M., "The Potential Role of Nematode Parasites in Wildlife Decline: Evidence from Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister), Northern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) and Now the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)", 3 March 2022, 10.5772/intechopen.103119

Source Link

https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/80701

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How Landscapes Change: Human Disturbance and Ecosystem Fragmentation in the Americas


2003
Summary

Provides an interdisciplinary overview of the major disruptions sustained by ecosystems in the Americas. It also Creates the basis for a common and comprehensive framework for future research and conservation policy formulation

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Oregon State University

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Bradshaw G. A., Marquet P. A., "How Landscapes Change: Human Disturbance and Ecosystem Fragmentation in the Americas", Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05238-9

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-05238-9

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2021
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, drivers, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/80701

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Mitigating vector-borne pathogen spread risks through promoting Gmelina arborea-based afforestation and agroforestry on private farms


2021
Summary

In this paper, the role of afforestation and agroforestry in mitigating risk of bat-borne disease transmission to humans is explored using an epidemiological-agroforestry model of land use decision on private farms.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, drivers, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Ranjan R., "Mitigating vector-borne pathogen spread risks through promoting Gmelina arborea-based afforestation and agroforestry on private farms", Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 315, 15 September 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128215

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652621024331?casa_token=MIFApHHz-LYAAAAA:jgH_e2XFi1MIIVOONtWFLwmHLoTReHKL634DfZL_aHnqhc_ghJ7TcH18xc7aiyg-5ilBue1u9M0

Thumbnail for Effect of Land-Use Change on the Changes in Human Lyme Risk in the United States

Effect of Land-Use Change on the Changes in Human Lyme Risk in the United States


2022
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Yuting Dong , Zheng Huang , Yingying X.G. Wang

Institutions: Nanjing Normal University, College of Life Sciences , University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biological and Environmental Science

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

Citation

Ma Y., He G., Yang R., Wang Y. X. G., Huang Z. Y. X., Dong Y., "Effect of Land-Use Change on the Changes in Human Lyme Risk in the United States", Sustainability, 2022, v. 14, iss 10, https://doi.org/10.3390/su14105802

Source Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/10/5802

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The Nature Conservancy


Summary

This website provides information about the Nature Conservancy.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Nature Conservancy

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Website

Tags

diversity, forestland conservation, conserved land, natural resource protection

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

The Nature Conservancy. (n.d.). Available at https://www.nature.org/en-us/

Source Link

http://www.nature.org/

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Conserving wildlife in Maine's developing landscape


2000
Summary

This report outlines the current state of Maine's forest habitats and potential future conditions.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Barbara Charry

Institutions: Maine Audubon Society

Location

Cumberland, York

Resource Type

Report

Tags

amphibians, birds, insects, mammals, mollusks, reptiles, education, outreach, wildlife habitat

Topic Tags

ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Charry, B. (2000). Conserving Wildlife in Maine's Developing Landscape. Maine Audubon Society. Available at http://www.maineaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MEAud-Conserving-Wildlife-Developing-Landscape.pdf

Source Link

http://www.maineaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MEAud-Conserving-Wildlife-Developing-Landscape.pdf

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Chester PLANNING WITH WILDLIFE IN MIND


Summary

An overview of the health of the forests in Chester, Vermont with a focus on fragmentation and ecosystem services.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Monica Przyperhart

Institutions: Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

Location

Vermont, Chester

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Przyperhart, M. "Chester: Planning With Wildlife in Mind." Accessed from http://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/1/1/9/4/119456679/vt_fish_and_wildlife_presentation.pdf

Source Link

http://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/1/1/9/4/119456679/vt_fish_and_wildlife_presentation.pdf

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Building for Birds: an online tool to evaluate how different development designs impact forest habitat


2017
Summary

The tool described in this essay helps city decision-makers evaluate how different development designs benefit or do not benefit different bird species.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Mark Hostetler

Institutions: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, habitat, birds, wildlife, management, ecosystems

Topic Tags

landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Hostetler, M., & Archer, J. M. (2017, January 11). Building for Birds: An Online Tool to Evaluate How Different Development Designs Impact Forest Bird Habitat. The Nature of Cities. Available at https://www.thenatureofcities.com/2017/01/11/building-birds-new-online-tool-evaluate-different-development-designs-impact-forest-bird-habitat/

Source Link

https://www.thenatureofcities.com/2017/01/11/building-birds-new-online-tool-evaluate-different-development-designs-impact-forest-bird-habitat/

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Implementing Act 171 Land Use Planning To Address Forest Fragmentation


2018 to 2017
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel , Jens Hilke, Clare Rock

Institutions: Vermont Natural Resources Council , Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Website

Tags

fragmentation, planning

Topic Tags

management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

management, education

Citation

Hilke, J. Rock, C. & Fidel, J. (2017). Implementing Act 171 Land Use Planning To Address Forest Fragmentation. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EusloD8LdAE

Source Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EusloD8LdAE

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Local abundance of Ixodes scapularis in forests: Effects of environmental moisture, vegetation characteristics, and host abundance


2010 to 2020
Summary

The authors studied environmental factors that promote Ixodes scapularis, or the black-legged tick, which carries Lyme disease. They also determined that studies should include both host counts and flag/drag counts of ticks to conduct a more complete study of black-legged tick populations.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Howard Ginsberg, Eric Rulison, Jasmine Miller, Genevieve Pang, Isis Arsnoe, Nicholas Ogden, Roger LeBrun, Jean Tsao, Graham J. Hickling

Institutions: Michigan State University , Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Rhode Island Field Station, University of Rhode Island, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Public Health Agency of Canada

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X19301827

Thumbnail for Forest fragmentation predicts local scale heterogeneity of Lyme disease risk

Forest fragmentation predicts local scale heterogeneity of Lyme disease risk


2005
Summary

This study tests weather landscape fragmentation plays a role in the Lyme disease risk based on the density of the host species.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: John S. Brownstein , David K. Skelly , Theodore R. Holford , Durlan Fish

Institutions: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies , Boston Children's Hospital , Yale School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

lyme disease

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-005-0251-9

Thumbnail for Effects of air quality, urbanization, and fragmentation on aboveground carbon storage of temperate forest ecosystems

Effects of air quality, urbanization, and fragmentation on aboveground carbon storage of temperate forest ecosystems


2015 to 2019
Summary

A study of the combined effects of urbanization and air quality on carbon storage in vegetation. Tests were performed at seven sites along a 120 km rural to urban gradient across Massachusetts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Lucy Hutyra , Pamela Templer , Richard Primack , Richard Primack, Erin A. Pierce

Institutions: Boston University

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

carbon

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Pierce, E.A. 2019. "Effects of Air Quality, Urbanization, and Fragmentation on Aboveground Carbon Storage of Temperate Forest Ecosystems." Accessed From (https://open.bu.edu/ds2/stream/?#/documents/387435/page/1)

Source Link

https://hdl.handle.net/2144/39483

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Assessing Forest Fragmentation In Connecticut Using Multi-Temporal Land Cover


1985 to 2010
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Hurd , Daniel Civco

Institutions: University of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

landsat

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Hurd, J.; Civco, D. L.; "Assessing Forest Fragmentation in Connecticut Using Milti-Temporal Land Cover" April 30 2010, Accessed from https://clear.uconn.edu/publications/research/tech_papers/Hurd_et_al_ASPRS2010.pdf

Source Link

http://www.asprs.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Hurd.pdf

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Genetic Structure of Redback Salamander Plethodon cinereus Populations in Continuous and Fragmented Forests


1997
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Gibbs

Institutions: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

salamanders

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Gibbs, J. P. "Genetic Structure of Redback Salamander Plethodon Cinereus Populations in Continuous and Fragmented Forests

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320797001730

Thumbnail for The Next Generation's Forest: Woodland Owners' Attitudes Toward Estate Planning and Land Preservation in Connecticut

The Next Generation's Forest: Woodland Owners' Attitudes Toward Estate Planning and Land Preservation in Connecticut


1994
Summary

This paper describes the approach taken by the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System and several partners to assess NIPF owners' knowledge levels and needs in these areas. It reports on the results of a mail survey to NIPFs and on the implications those results have for future research and educational efforts. The results and implications should be applicable in other states where high land values and land fragmentation are important issues.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Stephpen H. Broderick , Kenneth P. Hadden , Brian Heninger

Institutions: University of Connecticut

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://academic.oup.com/njaf/article-abstract/11/2/47/4802499

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Assessing The Impact Of Land Cover Spatial Resolution On Forest Fragmentation Modeling


2008
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Hurd , Daniel Civco

Institutions: University of Connecticut, Center for Land Use Education and Research

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Hurd, J.; Civco, D. L. "Assessing The Impact Of Land Cover Spatial Resolution On Forest Fragmentation Modeling" May 2008, Accessed from http://clear.uconn.edu/publications/research/tech_papers/Hurd_Civco_ASPRS2008.pdf

Source Link

http://www.asprs.org/a/publications/proceedings/portland08/0030.pdf

Thumbnail for Global patterns and predictors of bird species responses to forest fragmentation: Implications for ecosystem function and conservation

Global patterns and predictors of bird species responses to forest fragmentation: Implications for ecosystem function and conservation


2013
Summary

This study uses linear mixed models to explore patterns of occurrence and ecological function of 2844 bird species at 293 localities spanning five continents.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Tom P. Bregman , Cagan H. Sekercioglu , Joseph A. Tobias

Institutions: University of Oxford, Edward Grey Institute, Department of Zoology , University of Utah, Department of Biology

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Report

Tags

birds, fragmentation, bird, global

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Bregman, T.P., Sekercioglu, C.H., Tobias, J.A., "Global patterns and predictors of bird species responses to forest fragmentation: Implications for ecosystem function and conservation" Biological Conservation, Colume 169, January 2014, pp. 372-383, 2013. Accessed from (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320713004035#!)

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320713004035#!

Thumbnail for Interacting effects of climate change, landscape conversion, and harvest on carnivore populations at the range Margin: marten and lynx in the northern Appalachians

Interacting effects of climate change, landscape conversion, and harvest on carnivore populations at the range Margin: marten and lynx in the northern Appalachians


2007
Summary

The author used a spatially explicit population model to assess potential effects of predicted changes in snowfall by 2055 on regional marten and lynx populations. The author found that the climate change interacted with logging in its effects on the marten and with trapping in its effects on the lynx, increasing overall vulnerability.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: C. Carroll

Institutions: Klamath Center for Conservation Research

Location

Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Article

Tags

populations, connectivity, marten, lynx

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

Carroll, C. (2007). Interacting effects of climate change, landscape conversion, and harvest on carnivore populations at the range margin: marten and lynx in the northern Appalachians. Conservation biology, 21(4), 1092-1104.

Source Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00719.x

Thumbnail for Effects of land use legacies and habitat fragmentation on salamander abundance

Effects of land use legacies and habitat fragmentation on salamander abundance


2013 to 2018
Summary

The authors examined how a history of agricultural land use and current forest fragmentation influence the abundance of red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus). The results suggest that historical agriculture affected salamander abundance by altering forest vegetation at a local scale and forest cover at a landscape scale.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Bradley Cosentino, Kristen Brubaker

Institutions: Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Location

Hector

Resource Type

Article

Tags

agriculture, habitat, salamanders, fragmentation, landscape modification

Topic Tags

wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Cosentino, B.J. and Brubaker, K.M. (2018). Effects of land use legacies and habitat fragmentation on salamander abundance. Landscape Ecology, 33(9), pp.1573-1584.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-018-0686-0

Thumbnail for Using landscape metrics to characterize towns along an urban-rural gradient

Using landscape metrics to characterize towns along an urban-rural gradient


2011 to 2021
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Kathleen Bell, Cynthia Loftin, Cynthia Loftin , Abigail Kaminski , Dana Marie Bauer , Erik J. Nelson

Institutions: Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Maine, School of Economics , Clark University , Clark University, George Perkins Marsh Institute , Bowdoin College

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New England

Resource Type

Article

Tags

urban

Topic Tags

ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Kaminski, A., Bauer, D. M., Bell, K. P., Loftin, C. S., Nelson, E. J. "Using landscape metrics to characterize towns along an urban-rural gradient". Landscape Ecol, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01287-7

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-021-01287-7

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The Trust for Public Land


Summary

This website provides information about the Trust for Public Lands (TPL).

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: The Trust For Public Land

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire

Resource Type

Website

Tags

conservation, recreation, conserved land, recreational land, social-ecological

Topic Tags

conservation, management

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

The Trust for Public Lands. (n.d.). Available at https://www.tpl.org/home

Source Link

https://www.tpl.org/#sm.00000owb1tu6vwe2eu9jjkxveew5u

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Green Mountains to Hudson Highlands linkage land cover and protected lands


2017
Summary

This map depicts the land cover and protected lands in the Green Mountain to Hudson Highlands Linkage

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: Staying Connected Initiative

Location

Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut

Resource Type

Map

Tags

habitat, connectivity, conserved land, landcover, protected areas

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Staying Connected Initiative. (2017). Green Mountains to Hudson Highlands Linkage Land Cover and Protected Lands [map]. Retrieved from http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/GreensHudsonHighlands.jpg

Source Link

http://stayingconnectedinitiative.org/assets/GreensHudsonHighlands.jpg

Thumbnail for Trees for life: habitat fragmentation

Trees for life: habitat fragmentation


Summary

This web article provides an easy-to-understand overview of the problems related to forest fragmentation, with particular focus on wildlife impacts.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Dan Puplett

Institutions: Trees for Life

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Website

Tags

biodiversity, threats

Topic Tags

drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Puplett, D. (n.d.). Habitat fragmentation. Available at https://treesforlife.org.uk/forest/human-impacts/habitat-fragmentation/

Source Link

https://treesforlife.org.uk/forest/human-impacts/habitat-fragmentation/

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2017
Summary

This website summarizes that are facing Connecticut's forest, with a focus on birds, and highlights some of the current programs in place to combat these issues.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Sean Grace

Institutions: Connecticut Audubon Society

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Poster

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, planning, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

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Social and Economic Pressures That Lead to Fragmentation, Parcelization, and Deforestation in the Maine Woods


2021
Summary

This thesis focuses on specific issues that help further an understanding of the pressures that motivate forest/farm landowners to manage their lands for various uses.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jayne Lello

Institutions: University of Maine

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

landowners

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, education

Citation

Lello, J. "Social and Economic Pressures That Lead to Fragmentation, Parcelization, and Deforestation in the Maine Woods" The University of Maine, May 2012. Accessed from (https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/1724/)

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/1724/

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2003
Summary

This paper describes the generation of different types of information layers of a forest fragmentation model and how they are being applied as tools for land use planning in Connecticut.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: James Hurd , Emily Wilson, Daniel Civco, Chester L. Arnold , Sandy Prisloe

Institutions: University of Connecticut, University of Connecticut, Center for Land Use Education and Research

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/TEMPORAL-CHARACTERIZATION-OF-CONNECTICUT'S-METHODS,-Hurd-Civco/8c34ef53500da7b7d3127f5ca33044f0521e87ad

Thumbnail for Satellite-detected forest disturbance forecasts American marten population decline: The case for supportive space-based monitoring

Satellite-detected forest disturbance forecasts American marten population decline: The case for supportive space-based monitoring


1975 to 2019
Summary

The authors studied the accuracy of using habitat monitoring and species distribution models as a proxy for direct monitoring when resources inhibit direct, in-situ monitoring of a species.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Erin Simons-Legaard, John Clare, Shawn McKinney, John DePue, Cynthia Loftin, Cynthia Loftin

Institutions: University of Maine , Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife , Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320718301083#!

Thumbnail for Bottom-Up and Top-Down Effects of Forest Fragmentation Differ Between Dietary Generalist and Specialist Caterpillars

Bottom-Up and Top-Down Effects of Forest Fragmentation Differ Between Dietary Generalist and Specialist Caterpillars


2017 to 2019
Summary

No additional information available.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Riley M. Anderson , Nicole M. Dallar , Nikki L. Pirtel , Christian J. Connors , James Mickley , Robert Bagchi , Michael S. Singer

Institutions: Wesleyan University, University of Connecticut, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

herbivory, parasites

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2019.00452/full

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Nature conservation in an agricultural landscape: Forest ecology, fragmentation analysis, and systematic site prioritization, southern Champlain Valley, Vermont, United States


2003
Summary

This research presents a framework and methodology for understanding natural systems in a highly fragmented landscape and for prioritizing conservation sites.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Marc Lapin

Institutions: Cornell University

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Lapin M. F., "Nature conservation in an agricultural landscape: Forest ecology, fragmentation analysis, and systematic site prioritization, southern Champlain Valley, Vermont, United States", January 2003, Cornell University, Accessed from: https://www.proquest.com/openview/4d7db23286c03c7c7e5bf630226eeb5a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Source Link

https://www.proquest.com/openview/4d7db23286c03c7c7e5bf630226eeb5a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Vermont Climate Assessment


2022
Summary

The Vermont Climate Assessment (VCA) assesses the science of climate change and its impacts across Vermont. This report draws from foundational science about climate change and variability to analyze the effects of global change on Vermont's people, economy, and environment.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Steven Faccio , Dani Cook , Pablo Bose , Mahalia Clark , Peter Clark , Jake Carlo , Deniz Dutton , Caitlin Crossett , Stephanie Clement

Institutions: University of Vermont, Department of Geography , University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , Vermont Center for Ecostudies, VCE , University of Vermont, Plant and Soil Science , University of Vermont, Extension , Vermont EPSCoR , Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) , Gund Institute for Environment , Vermont Center for Ecostudies , Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund , One Tree Planted

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Bose P., Clark M., Clark P., Claro J., et. al. "Vermont Climate Assessment" University of Vermont, 2021, https://site.uvm.edu/vtclimateassessment/about-vca/

Source Link

https://site.uvm.edu/vtclimateassessment/#

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Landscape and Habitat Predictors of Canada Warbler (Wilsonia Canadensis) and Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) Occurrence in Rhode Island Swamps


1999
Summary

This thesis examined the relative influence of forest habitat characteristics and landscape context on the presence of Canada Warblers (Wilsonia canadensis) and Northern Waterthrushes (Seiurus noveboracensis) in 80 survey plots located in 44 Rhode Island forested swamps during 1997 and 1998. It used both univariate and forward stepwise logistic regression analysis to create models for predicting the probability of occurrence, or incidence, of each species.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Francis C. Golet , Nicholas A. Miller

Institutions: University of Rhode Island

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

birds

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, education

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/601/

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Effects of Silvicultural Edges on the Distribution and Abundance of Amphibians in Maine


2008
Summary

To better understand the importance of edge effects on amphibians in a forested landscape, this study sampled the distribution of populations along drift fences placed perpendicular to silvicultural edges of varying contrast in central Maine.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Malcolm Hunter, Phillip DeMaynadier

Institutions: University of Maine, Orono, Department of Wildlife Ecology, Society For Conservation Biology

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

silviculture, abundance, amphibian, distribution, edge

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Demaynadier, P.G., Hunter, M.L. (1998), "Effects of Silvicultural Edges on the Distribution and Abundance of Amphibians in Maine". Conservation Biology, 12: 340-352. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.1998.96412.x

Source Link

https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1523-1739.1998.96412.x

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Easements and Conservation Policy in the North Maine Woods


2001
Summary

This article address conservation concerns and asks if development, recreation, biodiversity protection, and forest fragmentation are being addressed. It also asks if costs and benefits associated with the various conservation of the state are being weighed.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: David J. Lewis

Institutions: University of Maine , University of Maine, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Article

Tags

conservation easements

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Lewis, D. J. "Easements and Conservation Policy in the North Maine Woods." Maine Policy Review 10.1 (2001) : 24 -36, https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol10/iss1/5.

Source Link

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol10/iss1/5/

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The Current Status and Conservation Needs of Maine Birds


2020
Summary

This chapter is a summary of forest changes and successful conservation efforts that ensure the diversity and abundance of native birds in Maine. Insight into the future of the species that remain at the greatest risk is given.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Barbara Vickery , Jeffrey V. Wells , Charles D. Duncan

Institutions: Princeton University Press

Location

Maine

Resource Type

Book

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780691211855-008/html

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2015
Summary

The Assessment and Strategy is required per the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, commonly referred to as the Farm Bill, which was enacted June 19, 2008. All States wishing to be eligible to receive direct financial assistance, apply for competitive grants, and accept other support from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service through the Cooperative Forest Assistance Act (CFAA) must submit these reports by June 2010. State Assessments are intended to identify key forest-related issues and priorities to support development of the long-term State Strategies.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Helene Hochholzer , Joel Stocker , William R Bentley , Dan Peracchio

Institutions: University of Connecticut, Salmon Brook Associates

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Hochholzer, H.; Peracchio, D. "Connecticut's Forest Action Plan 2010 (Rrevised 2015)" 2015, Accessed From https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/forestry/assessment_and_strategy/FAP2015pdf.pdf?la=en

Source Link

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/forestry/assessment_and_strategy/FAP2015pdf.pdf?la=en

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2010
Summary

The Assessment and Strategy is required per the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, commonly referred to as the Farm Bill, which was enacted June 19, 2008. All States wishing to be eligible to receive direct financial assistance, apply for competitive grants, and accept other support from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service through the Cooperative Forest Assistance Act (CFAA) must submit these reports by June 2010. State Assessments are intended to identify key forest-related issues and priorities to support development of the long-term State Strategies.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Helene Hochholzer , Joel Stocker , William R Bentley

Institutions: University of Connecticut, Salmon Brook Associates

Location

Connecticut

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Hochholzer, H.; Peracchio, D. "Connecticut's Forest Action Plan 2010" 2010, Accessed From https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/forestry/assessment_and_strategy/AssessmentStrategypdf.pdf?la=en

Source Link

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/forestry/assessment_and_strategy/AssessmentStrategypdf.pdf?la=en

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Vermont's use value appraisal program


1978
Summary

In 1978, the Vermont legislature passed a law establishing the Use Value Appraisal of Agricultural, Forest, Conservation and Farm Buildings Property. Today, this program is known as "Current Use" and is administered by the Division of Property Valuation and Review within the Vermont Department of Taxes.

Key Personnel & Institutions

Institutions: State of Vermont

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Policy

Tags

agriculture, current use, laws, policy, private land, taxation

Topic Tags

conservation, management, ecosystem services

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Vermont Department of Taxes. (n.d.). Current Use. Retrieved April 19, 2018, from http://tax.vermont.gov/property-owners/current-use

Source Link

http://tax.vermont.gov/property-owners/current-use

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Landscape ecology approaches to wetland species conservation: a case study of two turtle species in southern Maine


1992 to 1993
Summary

The authors investigated the habitat use and movements of two turtle species to assess the importance of conserving multiple wetlands and the upland matrix in which they occur. They found that individuals of both species used multiple wetlands throughout the year, including permanent and seasonal pools, forested swamps, and wet meadows.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: L. Joyal

Institutions: University of Maine, Orono, Department of Wildlife Ecology

Location

York

Resource Type

Article

Tags

blanding's turtles, mating, nesting, spotted turtles, turtles

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

education

Citation

Joyal, L.A., McCollough, M., & Hunter, M.L. (2001). Landscape ecology approaches to wetland species conservation: a case study of two turtle species in southern Maine. Conservation biology, 15(6), 1755-1762.

Source Link

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3061276.pdf

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Remote sensing of land-cover change and landscape context of the National Parks: a case study of the Northeast Temperate Network


2009
Summary

In this study the authors developed and implemented a multi-scale protocol for detecting and monitoring land-cover change in and adjacent to National Parks and ten segments of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (AT) in the northeastern United States. The study concluded that all of the studied park units, except one segment of AT in Maine, experienced increases of urban land and declines of forest cover in the immediately adjacent areas and extended buffer zones.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Y. Wang, Brian Mitchell , Brian Mitchell, Jarunee Nugranad-Marzilli, Gregory Bonynge, Yuyu Zhou, Gregory Shriver

Institutions: University of Rhode Island, Department of Natural Resources Science , Northeast Temperate Network

Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

landsat, recreation, appalachian trail, landcover change, national parks

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Wang, Y., Mitchell, B.R., Nugranad-Marzilli, J., Bonynge, G., Zhou, Y., and Shriver, G. (2009). Remote sensing of land-cover change and landscape context of the National Parks: A case study of the Northeast Temperate Network. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113(7), 1453-1461.

Source Link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425709000509

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Vermont Parcelization Website


2004 to 2016
Summary

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers and natural resource professionals developed this website to investigate parcelization rates in Vermont between 2004 and 2016 at the town, county, Regional Planning Commission, and statewide levels. The website provides a certain focus on data related to forests, but you can utilize the tools, resources and reports on this website to better understand overall how land use change is impacting your region, county, or town.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jamey Fidel , Brian Shupe, Brian Voigt, Kate McCarthy

Institutions: University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , Vermont Natural Resources Council

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Website

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, policy

Citation

Fidel, J., et. al. "Vermont Parcelization Website" Vermont Natural Resources Council, Accessed from https://vtforesttrends.vnrc.org/home

Source Link

https://vtforesttrends.vnrc.org/

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Emigration Behavior of Spotted Salamanders on Golf Courses in Southern Rhode Island


2006
Summary

Few studies have investigated the emigration behavior of adult ambystomatid salamanders in fragmented landscapes. This study assessed the emigration behavior of 30 Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) by implanting transmitters in 2003. Study sites, all in southern Rhode Island, included an active golf course, a golf course under construction, and a closed-canopy forest that served as a control site.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Katherine E. Montieth , Peter W. C. Paton

Institutions: University of Rhode Island, Department of Natural Resources Science

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

salamanders

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4092981?seq=1

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Habitat Correlates of Reproductive Effort in Wood Frogs and Spotted Salamanders in an Urbanizing Watershed


2007
Summary

This study was interested in the effects of habitat characteristics on amphibian population size and used Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) and Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) egg mass counts as an index. Between 2001 and 2005, it monitored 65 seasonal ponds within forested landscapes in the Pawcatuck River watershed of Rhode Island.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Peter W. C. Paton , Dennis E. Skidds , Francis C. Golet , Jonathan C. Mitchell

Institutions: National Park Service, NPS, University of Rhode Island

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

amphibians, salamanders

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Herpetology/volume-41/issue-3/0022-1511(2007)41[439:HCOREI]2.0.CO;2/Habitat-Correlates-of-Reproductive-Effort-in-Wood-Frogs-and-Spotted/10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[439:HCOREI]2.0.CO;2.short

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Plant Invasions in Rhode Island Riparian Zones


2005
Summary

This research focuses on the relationship of residential land use with stream quality, riparian vegetation, and presence of breeding birds. In this study, a part of that larger effort, the goals were to determine how forest fragmentation, structure of riparian vegetation, and the presence of invasive plant species may be important factors for breeding bird habitat in Rhode Island subwatersheds.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Suzanne M. Lussier , Sara N. Dasilva

Institutions: Rhode Island Natural History Survey

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

riparian, invasive plants

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

Lussier, S.M., DaSilva, S.N. "Plant Invasions in Rhode Island Riparian Zones" Rhode Island Naturalist, v. 12, no. 2, November 2005. Accessed from (https://rinhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ri_naturalist_fall_2005.pdf)

Source Link

https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?Lab=NHEERL&dirEntryId=139003

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How Does Corinth Maintain its Rural Character and Natural Resources?


2018 to 2021
Summary

About 90% of Corinth's land area is composed of Primary Forest Blocks and Wildlife Corridors? Since 2018 the State of Vermont requires all municipalities to address the maintenance of these natural resources in their planning for future land use. This article explains the actions that are being taken by Cornith Vermont to adress these requirements.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Corinth

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

"Corinth Forest Blocks", 2021, Accessed from: https://corinthvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Corinth-Forest-Blocks.pdf

Source Link

https://corinthvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Corinth-Forest-Blocks.pdf

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2017
Summary

This study analyzed three decades of change in commercial timber harvesting on all private and public forest throughout 328 towns in Massachusetts (USA). They quantified changes in harvest activity over time and estimated probability of harvest occurrence and proportion of a town's harvest as functions of biophysical and social settings.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jonathan Thompson , Lucy Hutyra , David Kittredge , Luca L. Morreale , Anne G. Short Gianotti

Institutions: Harvard University, Harvard Forest , Boston University, Department of Earth and the Environment

Location

Massachusetts

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, ecosystem services, drivers

Purpose Tags

conservation, management

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.1882

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Emerging Dragonfly Diversity at Small Rhode Island (U.S.A.) Wetlands Along an Urbanization Gradient


2004 to 2010
Summary

Natural habitat use by dragonflies was assessed on an urban to rural land-use gradient at a set of 21 wetlands, during two emergence seasons (2004, 2005). The wetlands were characterized for urbanization level by using the first factor from a principal components analysis combining chloride concentration in the wetland and percent forest in the surrounding buffer zone. Measurements of species diversity and its components (species richness and evenness) were analyzed and compared along the urbanization gradient, as were distributions of individual species.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Howard Ginsberg, Maria Aliberti Lubertazzi

Institutions: University of Rhode Island

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Article

Tags

urbanization

Topic Tags

conservation, wildlife and habitat, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

No citation available.

Source Link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-010-0133-8

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The Use of Conservation Easements to Protect Private Forestland in Rhode Island


2014
Summary

This report focuses on Rhode Island as a case study to analyze the extent to which conservation easements have been effective in protecting Rhode Island forestland and its associated ecosystem services. Two main issues have been determined to limit the potential effectiveness of conservation easements: annual monitoring and forest fragmentation. Methods for monitoring and reducing fragmentation used by other agencies were examined to assess for any improvements that could be made.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Jin Hyung Lee , Caroline Karp

Institutions: Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown Center for Environmental Studies

Location

Rhode Island

Resource Type

Report

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning, landscape pattern and connectivity

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Lee, J. H.; Karp, C. "The Use of Conservation Easements to Protect Private Forestland in Rhode Island" 1 May 2014, Accessed from https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/sites/brown.edu.academics.institute-environment-society/files/uploads/Lee_Jin_Hyung_Practicum-Report_Spring2014.pdf

Source Link

https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/sites/brown.edu.academics.institute-environment-society/files/uploads/Lee_Jin_Hyung_Practicum-Report_Spring2014.pdf

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Vermont Endangered Species Committee (ESC) 9-17-2020 Meeting Minutes


2020
Summary

Topics discussed at this meeting were the Act 250 criteria for forest fragmentation will be addressed by rule. Recreational trail jurisdiction is being considered in the Senate. FY21 budget was challenging due to a 3% reduction and special fund impacts. The FY22 budget was passed by the House. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provided 14 million in funding to ANR. State lands received 3 million in funding for sustainable recreation.

Key Personnel & Institutions

People: Julie Moore

Institutions: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Endangered Species Committee

Location

Vermont

Resource Type

Report

Tags

endangered species

Topic Tags

conservation, methods, management, planning

Purpose Tags

conservation, management, policy

Citation

Moore, J., "Vermont Endangered Species Committee (ESC) 9-17-2020 Meeting Minutes" September 17, 2020,

Source Link

https://vtfishandwildlife.com/sites/fishandwildlife/files/documents/Conserve/Threatened and Endangered Species/ESC_documents/ESC-Minutes- 9-17-20-and-12-4-20.pdf

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A systematic method for hypothesis synthesis and conceptual model development


2022
Summary

This study presents a novel, systematic approach to conceptual model development through qualitative synthesis and graphical analysis of hypotheses already present in the scientific literature. The resulting network can be analysed to identify shifts in thinking over time, variation in the application of ideas over different axes of investigation (e.g. geography, taxonomy, ecosystem type) and the most important hypotheses based on the network structure. To illustrate the approach, they present examples from a case study that applied the method to synthesize decades of research on the effects of forest fragmentation on birds.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

No location information available

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

Purpose Tags

Citation

Grames E. M., Schwartz D., Elphick C. S., "A systematic method for hypothesis synthesis and conceptual model development", Methods in Ecology and Evolution, v. 13, iss. 9, September 2022, pp. 2078-2087, https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13940

Source Link

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/2041-210X.13940?casa_token=Jk_CNyT9U9QAAAAA:tcxn6gurZ23QUi5IhjelNsccJUYWQ2_YUskTrS960vs7T9AKziavrFWjMWyAJfCaATJNthJhOkEEWBzA

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Multi-scale analysis of habitat fragmentation on small-mammal abundance and tick-borne pathogen infection prevalence in Essex County, MA


2022
Summary

Habitat fragmentation and heterogeneity transform otherwise contiguous tracks of forest into smaller patches in the northeastern U.S. and likely impact abundances, movement patterns, and disease transmission pathways for small-mammal communities at multiple scales. We sought to determine the structure of a small-mammal community in terms of mammal abundance and infection prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.), Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Babesia microti within a fragmented landscape in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Key Personnel & Institutions
Not available.
Location

Essex

Resource Type

Article

Tags

Topic Tags

conservation, ecosystem services, wildlife and habitat

Purpose Tags

conservation

Citation

Mason S. D., Sherratt S. C., Kruguer S. M., Muthersbaugh M., Harris J. P., Gatlin W. C., Topp J. D., Keller G. S., "Multi-scale analysis of habitat fragmentation on small-mammal abundance and tick-borne pathogen infection prevalence in Essex County, MA", 13 June 2022, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269768

Source Link

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0269768

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