36-page illustrated publication providing detailed information on how to create and maintain habitat for cottontails (17.8 MB file).
Resources
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A booklet written in 1981 that still offers much pertinent advice on making habitat for woodcock (1.33 MB).
24-page booklet on how to best create and maintain habitat for American woodcock in the Appalachians (2.2 MB).
12-page booklet on how to best create and maintain habitat for American woodcock in the Northeast (5.6 MB).
Supplement for Deciduous Forests to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Great Lakes Region (290 KB download).
Supplement for Forest and Shrub Wetlands to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachians (250 KB download).
Supplement for Shrub Wetlands to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-
Winged Warbler Habitats in the Great Lakes Region (255 KB download).
Supplement for Abandoned Farmlands to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Great Lakes Region (229 KB download).
Supplement for Grazed Forestland and Montane Pasture to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachians (228 KB download).
Supplement for Deciduous Forests to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachian Region (250 KB download).
Best management practices for golden-winged warbler habitats in the Appalachian region, a guide for landowners and land managers (788 KB download).
Supplement for Aspen Parkland Transition Zone of Canada to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Great Lakes Region (250 MB download).
Best management practices for golden-winged warbler habitats in the Great Lakes Region, a guide for landowners and land managers (700 KB download).
Supplement for Abandoned Farmlands to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachian Region (210 KB download).
Supplement for Minelands to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachians Region (190 KB download).
Supplement for Utility Rights-of-Way to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachians (210 KB download).
Supplement for Utility Rights-of-Way to accompany Best Management Practices for Golden-Winged Warbler Habitats in the Great Lakes Region (220 KB download).
28-page manual detailing the best ways to make and manage habitat for this rare regional rabbit; 2013 edition (4.95 MB file).
28-page manual detailing the best ways to make and manage habitat for this rare regional rabbit; 2017 edition (7.3 MB file).
38-page illustrated technical guide on how best to restore or create habitat for New England cottontails in areas where forest canopy closure, invasive shrubs, heathlands, and the presence of non-native eastern cottontails affect management decisions (8 MB download).
24-page booklet on how to best create and maintain habitat for American woodcock and associated bird species in the Upper Great Lakes Region (2 MB).
20-page guide describing how to retain biomass in forests to preserve forest ecosystem health; useful when planning habitat management actions to create young forest for wildlife (1 MB).
Two-sided sheet of basic habitat practices for golden-winged warblers in Pennsylvania and Maryland forestlands (1.6 MB download).
Comprehensive 158-page guide by Paul R. Salon and Chris F. Miller of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service on using conservation plantings to create and improve wildlife habitat (6.1 MB).
High Branch Conservation Service, Hartland, VT, 2017 (2.3 MB download). These guidelines were supported by State Wildlife Grant funding awarded through the Northeast Regional Conservation Needs (RCN) Program. The RCN Program joins thirteen northeastern states, the District of Columbia, and the U...
High Branch Conservation Service, Hartland, VT, 2017 (2.6 MB download). These guidelines were supported by State Wildlife Grant funding awarded through the Northeast Regional Conservation Needs (RCN) Program. The RCN Program joins thirteen northeastern states, the District of Columbia, and the U...
High Branch Conservation Services, Hartland, VT, 2017 (3.1 MB download). These guidelines were supported by State Wildlife Grant funding awarded through the Northeast Regional Conservation Needs (RCN) Program. The RCN Program joins thirteen northeastern states, the District of Columbia, and the...
12-page reference guide for foresters, habitat managers, conservationists, and landowners who want to control the nonnative invasive shrub Japanese barberry (1.1 MB).
Guidebook with management recommendations for helping forest birds in southeastern Ohio, including creating patches of young forest. Length, 33 pages (5 MB download).
Bulletin summarizing management recommendations for helping forest birds in southeastern Ohio, including creating patches of young forest. Length, 9 pages. Drawn from Managing Forest Birds in Southeast Ohio: A Guide for Land Managers (1 MB download).
A guide developed by New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau Invasive Plants Working Group. Includes information on invasive plants' impacts on wildlife, such as the New England cottontail (18.5 MB).
Four-page Working Lands for Wildlife guide, by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, on how to manage forests to help golden-winged warblers (675 KB upload).
