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Other notes Road DensityNY or VTThe Gulfjextends into Canada- about 1/3 more "Covey Hill" which is partly protected, DEC purchased as a unique areaLake Alice/ Altona9deeper soils towards lake but probably not lake sediment,8southernmost area for goldeneye?, osprey, was black tern Boquet Mt.Westport Woods Ausable Delta%Ausable Chasm, streambank restoration;connective value- corridors along streams to Lake Champlainpblack spruce tamarack bog/ successional northern hardwood/ deer wintering area (starving- not much food)/ coyoteXbeaver corridor, possible to connect to high peaks, join with split rock with a corridorerattlesnakes viable pop.), skinks, peregrine, osprey nesting without platforms, bald eagle- nesting? Xpine, hemlock/ bats, Barton Hill and Indiana, beaver activity, raven nesting underground;small, nice lakes and streams, less affected from acid rain'Indiana bat site- hibernation in a mineconnects to the west to a large matrix block, continuous forest from here to matrix blocks, maybe one of the best places for wide-ranging animals to cross I-87ANorthern Hardwood Forest/ Beech, Maple mesic/ Maple- Oak/ no claynone- large pine/ rich northern hardwood/ 1/4- 1/5 sandstone/ calcareous pavement?/ may be some old growth right along the Gulf$stream- poorly drained, high quality4basic wetland- northern white cedar, red maple swampice storm damage, some salvage operations in hardwood forest, fear of fine- clear cutting in jack pine for fire breaks/ biggest maple-sugar production in areaVpotential for clay plain forest, beaver corridor, swamp probably continuously forestedLsmall patch talus slopes, rocky cliffs, rocky summits, shoreline communitiesthreatened-clearing, agriculture, tilled, crops/ management of private land in the area has been bad industrial agriculture, drained the wetland, all but swamp was cleared at one point*northern hardwoods, no clay, no old growthIP leases to hunting clubs, I87 underpass may be used by animals, road that cuts it is a seasonal dirt road, not much agriculture, Mineville is underpopulated since company moved out, very pretty siteWsome agriculture- crops, hay, corn, orchards/ a lot of tillable, sandy soil, abandoned Pfarmland abandonment, almost all pastured, poorly drained/ last burn in the 50'sAusable river estuaries, lake to higher elevation, very diverse area, intensively managed for fisheries, streambank restoration/ Champlain beachgrass mussels^some vacation home pressure, easement on farmland (King Farm), was an active river association Dead CreekChamplain Clayplain forest3diversity of soil types, sand over clay with forest|farming- corn and hay, some small untilled areas, abandoned farm at the mouth of Dead and Little Otter creek, recent logging Little Otterbluff community, lakeshoresand and clay soilsTFM application for Lewis CreekMud Hollow Brookabandoned farmland>2 small blocks?, not very intact, development pressure is highBridgeport/ Shoreham Road1agriculture, hay and corn, industrial agriculture7less development pressure, some second home developmentMt. Independence/ East Creekdairy farming, cornBald Mt.Hardwood, Rich hardwoodOtter Creek Swampboundaries- expand eastward Hogback Mt.always forest, never farmed,management has logged and hates conservation Stewart's Hut)northern hardwood, rich northern hardwood Georgia Mt. A few EO's, mostly loggeddevelopment at fringesMissoaquoi Delta Snake Mt.Just W. of Snake Mt. ?several remnants of clayplain forest- biggest 240A, marsh birdsPDead Creek is impounded, managed for waterfowl, narrow floodplain, muddy wetland development pressure for housing;30-60% natural cover, small wooded patch at center of block!wet site, no significant aquatics%upper clayplain at Otter Creek Gorge?Bsome agricultural easements, politically and socially not feasible-rich transition hardwoods or limestone cobbleVergennes soils!limestone bedrock forest to south%no old growth, hemlock, oak, red pine,wetland around Bristol pond- aka Lake Winona development- residential sprawl,$Brown's River branch at western edgebdry oak forest, no old growth, rocky woods, high pastures (likely areas that haven't been cleared)Pmaple-ash-hickory-oak, clayplain forest, northern hardwoods, transition hardwoodBeaver Pond/ Constable maple-basswood rich mesic forest 50% forested7Beaver Pond Brook has contiguous forests surrounding itBrasher State Forest Complexswamps, marsh headwater streams and small main channel streams, intact hydrology?, St. Regis River and Salmon River- potential dam removal siteNburned a lot on the past, planted jack pine, logged, not much farming, tilled? 70% forestedparts of the Grass RiverSt. Lawrence State Forest Coles CreekZlarge patch white cedar swamps, 60-70% forest cover, interesting botanically and for birds7Northern hardwood- wet, no clay, no matrix, old growth?Rpotential resistance to conservation activity, potential environmental enhancement1population density is low- mostly along the river Lisbon SwampFsurrounded by farmland, was probably converted from a clayplain forestmany state rare plants, about 50% forest cover, diverse types of moderately globally rare communities- rich graminoid fen, rich shrub fen, red-maple tamarack peat swamp, northern white cedar swamp, limestone woodland, highbush blueberry bog thicketUpper and Lower Lakes Block@matrix may be agriculture converted from former clayplain forestBlack Lake/ Indian River Lakeyesthere is a young land trust working in this area, there are three different Indian land claims going on in this area, Canadian Thousand Islands has a land trust Fort Drumsome roads are no longer there{suspected matrix of maple basswood rich mesic forest, but original survey said maple-basswood that was not necessarily richPitcairn=farmland along old roads is now early successional grasslands Stammer Creeklittle information available Boyd Pondlow population density Trout Lakesome sandy soil Boland Creekilarge patch streamside wetland complex (shrub swamp, silver maple-ash swamp), sinkhole, wetland complexes North Croghanwetland complexes, potentially calcareous peatlands (northern white cedar swamp, red maple-tamarack peat swamp and medium fen leads)more data in CWNY NAP filesEsandplains with boreal heath barrens, natural grassland, pine barrensvernal pond in pine barrens Crystal Creek Chase Lake Lyonsdale7vernal pond in pine barrens, section of midreach stream Miller Brookabout 90% forestedTamarack SwampJefferson County Alvarnno water control, three creek mouths, significant aquatic features, deepwater marsh, VBP exceptional aquaticsJfarming- hay and corn, sprawl-type development, large boats on Otter Creek8not much farming, mostly forest with agriculture on edgeynice river at edges, beaver complexes, Indian Brook, Colchester Pond, north to Lamoille River, upstream of Arrowhead Lake?cliff and talus, northern hardwoods, some old growth is presentuse current block- include pink to east and gray to southeast---------- (Most supported areas in the 200's are Dead Creek, Stewart Hill and Bald Mt.)nsandy soils, not much limestone, ELU diversity?, Rhodoro, rare willow- Salix pyrifolia, possibility of goshawkfaggregation of 4-5 blocks- large contiguous forest on the largest two blocks, continuous forest cover?7successional northern hardwoods- large patch or matrix?60% forested, large patch communities- pine northern hardwood and red maple hardwood swamp, small patch community- wetland around Coles Creek, some rare plants, possible cerulean warbler, colonial waterbirdsxLarge patch open mineral soil wetland types- shallow and deep emergent marshes, shrub swamp, potential sinkhole wetlandsIndian River Lake is c<omprised of deep and shallow water, great wetlands in the area, all the lakes in the area are very interesting botanically, all are natural, one is stocked, Red Lake is very attractive, Yellow Lake is remote and undeveloped, most of the lakes have a lot of development, abundant aquatic features including numerous lakes (winter-stratified monomictic lakes, eutrophic dimictic lakes, mesotrophic dimictic lakes, marsh headwater streams, main channel streams- Indian and Oswegatchie Rivers), possible sinkhole wetland complexes, possible rich fens, Large lakeshore wetland complexes- bordering Black Lake, Fish Creek, Hickory Lake, Mud Lake which contain communities including red-maple hardwood swamp, shrub swamp, and shallow emergent marshQinteresting geology up and down a large number of small lakes and in a small areathere is a large area with very little human habitat, Indian River Lakes and Cerasse Lake- mixture of degrees of development, very chopped up, second home development, new access for boatersupland sandpiper and other grassland nesting birds are NOT in this block, reservoirs of two birds- Cerulean warbler, golden- (this may be the best areas in NY for these species)varied- sands on southwestern portion, sandplain, old pine plains, old lake bed, Adirondack limestone, lots of minerals, interesting rocks; lake sediments present but not as much as it appears, the southern part is more rockyagricultural land, management wants to retain it in early succession, some of eastern area was not farmed and near Lake Bonaparte, loggingbarea around Lake Bonaparte could be expanded for matrix northern hardwood forest to Pitcairn blockactive management on entire site, including logging, managing so they can maneuver through so they are keeping the understory clear, conservation could be compatible but military mission is number one priority, the fort has been there since the 1940'sbsmaller patch features include red maple-tamarack peat swamp, several significant lake communitiesnice water features, falls, north and south branches of the Grass River, small patch communities include floodplain forest and possible a red maple-tamarack peat swampHfarming along roads, back parts were always woods, affected by ice stormlarge patch wetland complexes including white cedar swamps and sinkhole wetlands, several good quality lakes- eutrophic to oligotrophic simictic lakes, Oswegatchie RiverTrout Lake is pretty developed, some are undeveloped lakes, fire- not natural, areas farmed briefly and old farms are scattered about- mostly cleared and pastured, a lot of white pineK wetland complex with black spruce-tamarack bog, section of midreach streamNorthern hardwood, lots of oak>backwater sloughs, marshes around Coles Creek, blanding turtlefarmedgmatrix is a swamp- ash, elm, red maple with a lot of swamp and shrub, calcareous to poor fen, was a bog_maple-basswood rich mesic forest and successional southern hardwoods (former clayplain forest) Sheavy icestorm damage, microburst, upland logged, grazed heavily for a brief periodxsuccessional northern hardwood forest- moist green ash, clay, bur oak, butternuts hickory, some hackberry; oak forest area on Grindstone Island which may be protected; rare elm- rock elm along Maple Ridge Rd. and towards Osborne Lake, black rattle snake; this is a high priority area for forested landscape; frontenac axis goes through here, limestone is not a feature; wildlife source are for many species west end of Black Lake, sandstone pavement barrens, possible calcareous pavement barrens, possible large patch limestone woodland, large grasslands, potentially successional old fields along major roads, about 60-70% forestedsmall to large patch features include successional northern sandplain grassland, northern white cedar swamp, rich fens and limestone woodland, about 60-70% forestedlarge patch forest includes line northern hardwood forest, hemlock-northern hardwood forest, limestone woodland, about 80% forested+matrix may include beech-maple mesic forestCpossible small patch sandstone pavement barrens, about 80% forested.northern hardwoods, some maple-basswood forestabout 80% forest cover#early succession northern hardwoodssome maple-basswood in pockets, native red pine, trailing arbutus, small patch lakeshore communities include pine-northern hardwood forest, shoreline outcrops, 70-80% forest coverAsuccessional southern hardwoods, possibly an old clayplain forest5roadside successional old fields, about 50% forested ;maple-basswood rich mesic forest and successional hardwoods6small patch limestone woodlands, about 70-80% forestedalarge patch pine-northern hardwood forest and successional northern hardwoods, about 80% forestedflarge patch pine-northern hardwood forest and successional northern hardwoods, about 80%- 90% forestedosandplains with boreal heath barrens, natural grassland, pine barrens, about 1,000 acres of putative old-growthlarge patch communities include pine-northern hardwood forest and successional northern hardwoods, sandplain with boreal heath barrens, natural grassland, pine barrens, about 90% forested,about 200 acre of putative old-growth forest#flatrock sandstone, thin soils, wetpossible rich northern hardwood and northern hardwood matrix, limestone woodland, large jack pine forest (8,000-10,000 acres) on flatrockmost in agriculture in late 1800's, mostly dairy farming (successful) - sheep, subsistence, a lot of untilled, maple sugar, minor logging, deeper soils on eastern side/ hard hit by ice stormnorthern white cedar, limestone woodland, clayplain forest/ rattlesnakes northern limit, five-lined skinks northern limit, peregrine and osprey nesting, bald eagle, butterflies- Broad wing skipper+Webb- Royce state owned swamp, wealthy areaUsubsistence farming, slag piles- Mineville, first place mined for iron, slag pit siteno clayJLimestone woodland/ Appalachian Oak-Pine/ Pitch- Oak, Champlain beachgrass&large area of wetland- limestone woodland, large patch hemlock, pine and no. hardwoods, areas of grasslands west of the Vly- probably not natural, possible clay plain forest/ lots of beaver, no historic record of kirtlands warbler, habitat for ducks- early nesting ducks that need large trees, Rich northern hardwood- Appalachian type (App. Oak/Pine, Oak/ Hickory), clay forest, old growth, possible hemlock-northern hardwood and southern AppalachianBlanding turtlejcalcareous pavement barrens (=alvar shrubland), alvar grassland, limestone woodland in agricultural matrixyabout 35 state rare plants; endemic land snails; state rare leps; grassland birds breeding and wintering in the ag matrix>strings of black 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