Habitat improvement for the endangered Northern Long-eared Bat and a variety of bird species.
CLIENT | LISW-RCPP (USDA-NRCS)
LOCATION | West Fairlee, VT
DATE | 2018-19
As part of a 4-state project within the Long Island Sound watershed, Conservation Works completed two new wildlife management plans for more than 400 acres of land in central Vermont. The plans emphasize habitat improvement for the endangered Northern Long-eared Bat and a variety of bird species.
Services Provided
Detailed surveys and mapping of wildlife and plant species present on the specific properties, including the following:
- Canopy and understory trees, shrubs, and ground cover flora
- Wildlife habitat features including cavity trees, coarse woody debris, seeps, banks, dens
- Bird surveys – breeding, migratory, resident, and overwintering birds
- Snakes, turtles, amphibians
- Butterflies and odonates
- Large and small mammals
Evaluations of plant and wildlife habitat including consideration of large and small scale vegetative structure and composition, presence or absence of localized habitat features (for example cavity trees, seeps, rock dens, and sphagnum wetlands) and connectivity to surrounding lands.
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