Name: Wildlife Action Plan Manage COA

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Description: Manage COAData included: The goal of the Manage COA is to maintain or enhance ecological conditions and habitats. To reflect this goal, key habitat maps were included within the Manage COA. Due to minimal overlap in key habitats, spatial prioritization software was not used. Instead, all the key habitats were included within one map to help partners achieve the goal of maintaining or enhancing existing key habitats. The key habitats included open upland, estuarine, palustrine, land water interface, lacustrine, and riverine. The key habitat maps were compiled from existing geospatial data including the NOAA 1 m Coastal Change Analysis Program Landcover Data, Connecticut Young Forest and Shrubland Habitat Map, USGS National Hydrography Dataset Plus, Connecticut Hydrography Set, and Connecticut and Vicinity Town Boundary Set. The 2015 Forest Fragmentation Map (core forest) was used instead of forested uplands to highlight areas of continuous forest cover, and Connecticut DEEP property or terrestrial and aquatic properties currently managed by CT DEEP were also included. View the full methods for all COAs in Appendix 4.6 in the 2025 CT State Wildlife Action Plan. Potential uses: Partners interested in managing key habitats may use this COA. This COA includes all key habitats, thus if partners are interested in managing specific habitat types or habitat-specific management actions, then refer to the key habitat maps. Recommended actions (example actions):Stewarding wild individualsUse exclusion devices to protect turtle nestsManage roost sites for bat populations affected by disease Maintain instream habitat features for cold-water fishConservation planningCreate updated and spatially explicit conservation plans for diadromous fish, vernal pool-dependent amphibians, and freshwater musselsMitigate human environmental impactReduce stormwater inputs and stabilize streambanks and shoreline vegetation in urbanized watershedsReduce recreational erosion, urban runoff, light and noise pollution, and physical disturbance of sensitive sitesRemove dams and barriers to fish passage where appropriateMinimize disturbance of spawning habitats for key SGCN fish speciesReintroduce or relocate individualsConduct species introduction/reintroductionManage plants, animals, fungi, or bacteriaUse brush-cutting and mowing that maintain early successional structureUse deer exclusion fencing to improve recruitment of rare forbs in heavily browsed habitatsManage non-living habitat componentsUse in-stream enhancement techniques, such as adding woody debris and stabilizing banks (critical for species like brook trout and slimy sculpin)Stewardship of captive individualsMaintain individuals in captivity for future recovery effortsComplementary or alternative conservation measuresImplement riparian buffer maintenance or flow protections via conservation agreementsBog turtle habitat on private farmland may be best maintained through informal agreements and technical assistance, rather than acquisition For questions about the layer, contact Katy Bischoff: kathryn.bischoff@uconn.edu

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