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A Guide to the Aquatic Habitat Map

The goal of this project is to ensure the understanding and widespread use of the Northeast Aquatic Habitat classification system by creating a printable web-based guide to the Northeast Aquatic Habitat Classification and GIS database. The guide will include: descriptions of the habitat types, example photographs, statistics and distribution patterns, guidance to using crosswalks to...

A Guide to the Terrestrial Habitat Map
ecoregions

The objective of this report is to ensure good understanding and widespread use of the Northeast Terrestrial Habitat map. We intend to accomplish this by: 1) creating a printable, web-based guide to the Northeast Terrestrial Habitat map with description of the habitat types, species composition and ecology of each habitat, example photographs, wildlife associations and...

The Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in the Northeastern United States: A Status Assessment and Conservation Strategy
Glyptemes insculpta

Wildlife biologists throughout the Northeast have expressed concern for the conservation status of wood turtles and have suggested that the species warrants federal listing consideration. More recently, wood turtles have been identified by the Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NEPARC) as a species of regional conservation concern, because it is listed in >75% of northeastern State Wildlife Action Plans....

Northeastern Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Classification

State fisheries and wildlife agencies need a consistent habitat classification system to build current, digital habitat maps to effectively implement State Wildlife Action Plans that help protect wildlife and their habitats. In response to this growing need, the Northeast Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Classification System (NETWHCS) was developed with financial support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation through the...

Support for Status Assessment and Conservation Action Plan for the Eastern Black Rail across the Northeast Region
Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis

The eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis )is the most endangered bird in the Northeast region of the U.S. and along the Atlantic Coast.  Populations have declined by 85% in the Northeast since 1992 and have reached dangerously low levels.  Black Rails now breed in only a dozen or fewer locations per state within its breeding range.  It is unlikely that Black Rails will persist in the Northeast without timely and appropriate conservation actions.  Funds from this...

Conservation Assessment of Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) in the Northeastern Region

We will conduct the first Region-wide conservation assessment for an invertebrate taxon: the order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies). Over 230 species occupy a wide range of forested lentic and lotic habitats in the northeast region and this project will follow a procedure similar to assessments already conducted in the northeast for certain vertebrate taxa (e.g., birds, reptiles and amphibians). It includes measures of regional responsibility, conservation concern, and vulnerability in...

Implementing Bird Action Plans for Shrubland Dependents in the Northeast
Scolopax minor

This project enhanced the conservation status and increased awareness of shrubland habitat-dependent Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) in Northeast Region, with a focus on the Appalachian Mountains.   State Wildlife Action Plans in VA, MD, WV, PA and NY collectively identify 87 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) that are dependent upon shrubland habitats in Bird Conservation Region 28 – Appalachian Mountains.  Within the 87 shrubland dependent SGCN, there are 40 birds,...

Northeastern Aquatic Habitat Classification Project

State fisheries and wildlife agencies need a consistent aquatic habitat classification system to build current digital habitat maps to effectively implement State Wildlife Action Plans that help protect wildlife and their habitats. In response to this growing need, the Northeast Aquatic Habitat Classification System (NEAHCS) was developed with financial support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation through the...

Regional Monitoring and Performance Framework

The Regional Monitoring and Performance Reporting Framework is a collaborative effort of Northeastern states, federal land management agencies, non-governmental organizations and academics. The Framework was designed to help Northeastern states meet the monitoring and performance reporting requirements of State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs). Action Plans assess the condition of each state's wildlife, identify the problems they...

Geospatial Condition Analysis of Northeast Habitats based on the Northeast SGCN Habitat Maps

This project will evaluate and summarize the current condition of terrestrial and aquatic habitats across a region of thirteen states using region-wide habitat maps of streams (Northeastern Aquatic Habitat Classification System) and terrestrial ecosystems (...

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