Forest Bird Habitat Management Grant Application for Land Trusts

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Thank you for your interest in working with Audubon Connecticut and partners to maintain and improve forest bird habitat by participating in a Forest Bird Habitat Assessment. Please complete the online application below by midnight June 30, 2019.

Applications past the deadline may be considered. Inquiries by phone or email are encouraged at 860-364-0520 or efielding@audubon.org.

*If needed, you may enter “Don’t Know” or “N/A” to complete required fields.

(Photo: Black-throated Blue Warbler by Megumi Aita/Audubon Photography Awards)

Email *

LAND TRUST AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Name of Land Trust *

Name of Primary Contact *

Title *

Address *

Town *

State *

Zip Code *

Phone *

Alternate Phone (optional)

Landowner Name (on deed) *

Property Name (if applicable) *

1) LOCATION & OWNERSHIP - DOCUMENTATION

Property must be located in Connecticut and owned in fee by a Connecticut land trust or other conservation nonprofit. For land trust conservation easements on parcels owned by a private landowner, please contact Eileen Fielding to discuss at efielding@audubon.org, 860-364-0520.

Street Address, Town *

Map / Block / Lot Number(s) *

Deed: Book / Page(s) *

Map of Record *

2) ATTRIBUTES - DOCUMENTATION

Property must contain at least 40 acres of forest cover. Even-aged, mature forest aged 60-120 years is preferred.

Total Acres *

Forested Acres (if known, source) *

Fee Property Management Plan (date) *

Forest Management Plan (if any) with Preparer and Date *

Forest Types and Ages (if known, or state "unknown") *

3) FOREST MANAGEMENT FEASIBILITY - DOCUMENTATION

Check those that apply.

Property held without easement, deed restriction or donor conditions that would prevent cutting trees for habitat management.

Property held subject to terms which may require further interpretation.

4) HABITAT DETAILS

If you are familiar with map viewing software, these sites may be helpful:

In the Housatonic River Watershed, the Greenprint Map Viewer: https://hvatoday.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e298fb07376045129d7ecbfd452d114e

Elsewhere in Connecticut, the UCONN CLEAR Simple Map Viewer: http://cteco.uconn.edu/viewer/index.html?viewer=simple

Please answer all. *

If “unknown,” reviewers can determine some answers from existing databases (noted above).

Yes

Don't Know

Contains core forest habitat and/or is in an Audubon Focal Forest Area

Within a designated Important Bird Area

Contains CT Natural Diversity Database Area(s) (NDDB)

Part of a public drinking water supply area

Within Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge Focal Area

Contains stream / river corridors or wetlands

Contains forest that is >120 years old

Primarily steep slopes or highly erodible soils

Has heavy invasive species infestation(s)

Yes

Don't Know

Contains core forest habitat and/or is in an Audubon Focal Forest Area

Within a designated Important Bird Area

Contains CT Natural Diversity Database Area(s) (NDDB)

Part of a public drinking water supply area

Within Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge Focal Area

Contains stream / river corridors or wetlands

Contains forest that is >120 years old

Primarily steep slopes or highly erodible soils

Has heavy invasive species infestation(s)

5) Current Use(s) of Property *

6) MANAGEMENT GOALS

Please rank the following management goals using the 1-5 values below. *

1 = Not Important 2 = Of Little Importance 3 = Neutral 4 = Important 5 = Very Important

Scenic Beauty

Biological Communities, Biological Diversity

Habitat for Birds

Harvest Firewood

Harvest Timber Products

Non-timber Forest Products (e.g. maple syrup)

Hunting Opportunities

Trails Open to Public

Climate Change Adaptation / Mitigation

Allowing Dogs and/or Horses on Trails

Other (please describe below)

Other

7) MANAGEMENT HISTORY

Which (if any) has occurred on the parcel in the past five years?

Timber Harvest

Fire

Extensive Insect Damage

Other Disturbance (describe briefly in the space provided below)

Invasive Plant Management (describe briefly in the space provided below)

Native Plant Restoration (describe briefly in the space provided below)

Other Wildlife Habitat Improvement (describe briefly in the space provided below)

Other Wildlife Habitat Improvement - Describe Here:

8) MANAGEMENT CAPACITY

Briefly note management measures on any properties held by your land trust in the past 5 years. *

What management measures (if known) would you like to implement with any income derived from cutting trees? *

Who is likely to perform the measures noted above? (Volunteers, Contractors, Other) *

9) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Please answer all. *

Yes

Don't Know

Barriers to logger access (Right-of-way issues, steep slopes, rocky terrain, wet terrain, etc.)

Wetland permit required for equipment access or management measures

10) OTHER

Name of Your Consulting Forester (if any) *

Does the property have a written forest management plan? *

Yes

Don't Know

If yes, does it specifically reference habitat for birds?

Yes

Don't Know or N/A

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Have you ever used Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) funds to improve wildlife habitat on land trust property? *

Yes

If yes, when?

Other Information - Is there anything else that you would like to tell us about the property? (E.g., bird species or other wildlife reliably observed there, rare plants, deed restrictions, etc.)

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