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Best Management Practices - Northern Forest

Biologists and conservationists have identified Best Management Practices (BMPs) to help woodcock and other young-forest wildlife in the Northern Forest.

A 12-page publication, American Woodcock: Habitat Best Management Practices for the Northeast, explains how to create and renew woodcock habitat.

  • Home
  • Natural History
    • The American WoodcockHistory, appearance, behavior, diet and more
    • Declining PopulationsDeclining populations of Woodcock are caused by lack of habitat.
    • Habitat TypesHabitat types play an important role in the woodcock management plan.
  • Conservation
  • Habitat
  • Regional Initiatives
    • Northern Young Forest InitiativeMost of New England, the Adirondack Mountains of New York, and Atlantic Canada
    • Appalachian Mountains Young Forest InitiativeSouthern New York, much of Pennsylvania, western Maryland, West Virginia, and parts of Ohio and Virginia
    • Upper Great Lakes Young Forest InitiativeMichigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
    • Atlantic Coast Young Forest InitiativeMaine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and more
    • Lower Great Lakes Young Forest InitiativeOhio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec
  • Science
  • Partners
  • Resources

Northern Young Forest

  • Overview
  • Best Management Practices
  • Demonstration Areas
  • Contacts
  • Partners
  • Context of Management

The Plan

  • Implementing the American Woodcock Conservation Plan


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