NYS DEC Division of Lands & Forests

Sherburne, NYAndrew Goeller – Supervising Forester

Paul Romanenko – Senior Forester

Volunteer Stewardship Agreement

• Pursuant to Commissioner’s Policy and ECL 3-0301, the Department may engage volunteers in activities to provide benefits to State land facilities including:

• Establishing or maintaining trails• Managing fish & wildlife habitats• Collecting litter and trash• Providing interpretive services to school groups

Insurance

• Volunteers in this program are provided with the same liability and worker’s compensation insurance protection as salaried State employees. Volunteers are not required to provide any type of insurance documentation to the Department.

Agreement

• Five year, renewable agreement• No application fees or annual fees.

Commitments

• Volunteers must comply with the terms of the agreement, but are not required to complete any proposed projects.

• The VSA program provides volunteers with permission to engage in a specific activity on State property.

Tree plantings

Tree planting – following salvage timber harvest.

Tree planting –following timber harvest & fire.

Sign restoration.

Trail improvement.

Trail improvement –shared project.

Habitat improvement –regeneration release.

Habitat improvement –shrub release.

Water feature improvements.

Wetlands improvements.

“Flaming Death” (Bug’s Life)

Grassland management.

Camp sites.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Division of Lands and Forests

Paul A. Romanenko - Forester 1

Private Land Services

Sherburne, NY Sub-office

The Forest Stewardship Program

Forest Stewardship Program

NYSDEC Division of Lands & Forests cooperates with the USDA Forest Service to implement the federal Forest Stewardship Program

Authorized by the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978

Purpose is to encourage the long-term stewardship of non-industrial private forest lands, by assisting landowners to actively manage their forests and related resources

Provides landowners with the professional planning and technical assistance needed to keep their land in a productive and healthy condition

Provides landowners with enhanced access to other USDA conservation programs and/or forest certification programs

Eligibility

Non-industrial private forest (NIPF) acreage: includes lands owned by any private individual, group, association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private legal entity.

NIPF acreage: rural lands with existing tree cover, or lands suitable for growing trees.

Participation in the program is voluntary.

Landowners agree to manage their property according to an approved Forest Stewardship Management Plan.

Forest Stewardship Management Plan

Plan format must meet federal program standards.

Can be prepared by a DEC forester, private forest consultant, or other qualified natural resource management professional.

NYS participation in the Forest Stewardship Program requires that all management plans must be approved by and filed with your local DEC office.

Forest Stewardship Management Plan

Required Elements:

Landowner information

Landowner goals statement

General property description

Soils information

Description/discussion of resources

Description of each stand or mgt unit

Location map

Forest type map

Ten-year work schedule

Benefits of a Forest Stewardship Plan

Get to know your forests

Define your goals and objectives

Focused use of time & resources

Build relationships & improve communication

Potential for financial assistance

Get to Know Your Forest

• The forest type map delineates property boundaries as well as stand or mgt. unit boundaries

• Stand boundaries delineate differences in habitat types, species, age classes, stocking levels, soil conditions, topography, mgt. objective, or other

• Plan provides a detailed narrative description and/or inventory of resources on the property and within each stand

Define your goals & objectives

Common Landowner Goals

Manage timber for sustainable, periodic income

Personal use fuel-wood

Protect and enhance forest health

Enhance wildlife habitat

Protect soils, wetlands, streams, water quality, etc.

Enhance recreation

Enhance aesthetics

Improve access

Non-timber resources & agro-forestry

Other

Focused Use of Time and Resources

At least a 10-year projection on recommendations to achieve landowner objectives

A work schedule summarizes the recommended mgt. activities and their priority

Work schedule helps to plan activities in the best sequence and optimizes efficiency

Build Relationships & Improve Communication

Developing a stewardship plan generally involves a great deal of interaction and exchanging of information with your plan preparer, whether he or she is a DEC forester, private consultant, or other qualified professional

A stewardship plan can expose and familiarize you with standard forestry concepts and terminology that will help you communicate much easier with other individuals such as foresters, biologists, loggers, timber buyers, equipment operators, other forest landowners, etc

With an approved Forest Stewardship Plan, you may be eligible for assistance under various cost share programs

Cost share practices may include pre-commercial thinning, crop tree release, control of invasive and/or interference vegetation, trail development and/or stabilization, tree planting, various wildlife habitat improvement projects, etc

Cost share programs often cover 50% to 75% of landowner expenses to implement practices (generally paid as a reimbursement once practices are complete)

Financial Assistance

Information and Assistance

Contact you local:

DEC Forester and/or Biologist

Private Consulting Foresters

NRCS and SWCD Offices

Cornell Cooperative Extension

USDA Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service

Landowner Organizations

- New York Forest Owners Association (NYFOA)

- Master Forest Owner Volunteers (MFO)

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Division of Lands and Forests

www.dec.ny.gov

Paul A. Romanenko - Forester 1

Private Land Services

Sherburne, NY Sub-office

607-674-4017 ext. 606

Young Forest Initiative Status Report For FWMB Meeting 15 March 2016 Summary:

Action No. Locations Number of acres cut in SFY 2015 318 (Please see below) Number of HMPs drafted in SFY 2015 29 Number of contracts let in SFY 2015 0

Number of acres we plan to cut in SFY 2016 Existing contracts: 380 New projects: 889

Number of HMPs we plan to draft in SFY 2016 28 Number of contracts we plan to let in SFY 2016 15

Locations: Completed (or currently underway, n=8 projects):

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Proposed (n=20 projects at 15 WMAs, pending HMP approval) and In progress (n=8 projects, from timber sale contracts initiated prior to YFI):

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YFI Staff Directory:

Monitoring Plan Status:

• Status: Internal review (Land Management & Habitat Conservation Unit Leader and Wildlife Diversity Section Head) of penultimate draft currently underway.

• Next step: Final approval by Bureau of Wildlife Chief and Division Director • Target for Completion: 3/31/2016

Communication Plan Status:

• Status: Internal review (Regional Wildlife Managers) of penultimate draft currently underway. • Next step: Final approval by Bureau of Wildlife Chief and Division Director • Target for Completion: 3/31/2016

Training to Date:

• DEC YFI Orientation • Golden-winged Warbler Habitat Management Workshop • Habitat Management Strategies for Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock: A Short Course for Foresters and

Wildlife Biologists • YFI target species ecology, habitat requirements, and management • NY Natural Heritage Program (rare species and natural communities)

Region Location Name Title Phone Email 3 New Paltz Kevin Clarke Biologist 1 (845) 256-3088 kevin.clarke@dec.ny.gov 3 New Paltz Greg Cerne For Tech 1 (845) 256-3133 gregory.cerne@dec.ny.gov 4 Stamford Selinda Brandon Biologist 1 (607) 652-2302 selinda.brandon@dec.ny.gov 4 Stamford Ben Peters Forester 1 (607) 652-2466 ben.peters@dec.ny.gov 4 Stamford Michael Echtner Forester 1 (607) 652-2182 michael.echtner@dec.ny.gov 4 Stamford Paul Farley For Tech 2 (607) 652-2319 paul.farley@dec.ny.gov 6 Watertown Erik Latremore Biologist 1 (315) 785-2293 erik.latremore@dec.ny.gov 6 Watertown Rachel Hillegas Forester 1 (315) 785-2613 rachel.hillegas@dec.ny.gov 6 Watertown James Canevari For Tech 2 (315) 265-3090 james.canevari@dec.ny.gov 7 Cortland Adam Perry Biologist 1 (607) 753-3095 x240 adam.perry@dec.ny.gov 7 Cortland Andrew Drake Forester 1 (607) 753-3095 x246 andrew.drake@dec.ny.gov 7 Cortland Adam Robedee For Tech 2 (607) 753-3095 x209 adam.robedee@dec.ny.gov 8 Avon Michael Palermo Biologist 1 (585) 226-5383 michael.palermo@dec.ny.gov 8 Bath Emily Bonk Forester 1 emily.bonk@dec.ny.gov 8 Bath John Mahoney For Tech 1 john.mahoney@dec.ny.gov 9 Allegany Greg Ecker Biologist 1 (716) 851-7010 greg.ecker@dec.ny.gov 9 Allegany Justin Kindt Forester 1 (716) 372-0645 justin.kindt@dec.ny.gov 9 Allegany Nicholas Brown For Tech 2 nicholas.brown@dec.ny.gov

CO Albany Kate Yard Biologist 1 (518) 402-8902 katherine.yard@dec.ny.gov CO Albany Sandy Vanvranken Biologist 1 (518) 402-8956 sandra.vanvranken@dec.ny.gov CO Albany Beth Cooper F & W Tech 2 (518) 402-8909 elizabeth.cooper@dec.ny.gov CO Albany Josh Borst Forester 1 (518) 473-9209 joshua.borst@dec.ny.gov

*In addition, seasonal Forestry Technicians 1s have been requested for R3, R7, and R8.

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• ESA Section 7, NEPA and SHPO compliance • Numerous forestry and wildlife webinar opportunities

Other YFI Accomplishments:

• Draft of first Habitat Management Plan (for Ashland Flats WMA) is complete and awaiting final approval

• YFI webpage now live http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/104218.html The Fine Print:

Action Region WMA County Acres Contract # Bid Opening Date SFID verification

Number of YFI acres cut in SFY 2015:

3 Mongaup WMA Orange 20 TX09668 (local) Not complete (20 acres left)

6 Upper and Lower Lakes WMA St. Lawrence 7 (non-commercial)

318 7 Connecticut Hill WMA Schuyler 44 X007986 12/23/2010 Completion date: 12/15/15

7 Happy Valley WMA Oswego 20 TX09730 (local) 7 Three Rivers WMA Onondaga 47 X009398 4/24/2014 Contract expires 10/31/16 7 Three Rivers WMA Onondaga 11 TX9448 (local) 7 Tioughnioga WMA Madison 4 X008974 4/11/2013 Completion date: 1/20/16

8 Rattlesnake Hill WMA Livingston 105 X009205 10/17/2013 Contract expires 10/17/16,

not complete (25 acres left) 8 High Tor WMA Ontario/Yates 60 X009710 3/19/2015 Contract expires 3/29/18

Number of new acres we plan to cut in SFY 2016:

3 Cranberry Mountain Putnam 177

4 Louise E. Keir Albany 16.6

888.8 4 Margaret Burke Albany 17.1 4 Vinegar Hill Greene 36.8 6 Ashland Flats Jefferson 25.1 6 Ashland Flats (non-comm) Jefferson 27 6 Cranberry Creek (non-comm) Jefferson 1.2 6 Indian River Jefferson 22 6 Lakeview Jefferson 7 6 Lakeview Jefferson 34 6 Upper and Lower Lakes St. Lawrence 27.2 6 Upper and Lower Lakes St. Lawrence 23.1 7 Cicero Swamp (non-comm) Onondaga 15 7 Connecticut Hill (non-comm) Tompkins and Schuyler 131 7 Connecticut Hill Tompkins and Schuyler 62 7 Connecticut Hill (non-comm) Tompkins 10 7 Pharsalia Chenango 115 7 Tioughnioga Madison 46.4 8 Rattlesnake Hill Livingston 60

9 Hanging Bog Allegany 35.3

Number of HMPs drafted in SFY 2015:

3 Cranberry Mountain Putnam 3 Mongaup Sullivan/Orange

29 3 Tivoli Bays Dutchess 4 Capital District WMA Rensselaer

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4 Louise E. Keir WMA Albany 4 Margaret Burke WMA Albany 4 Stockport WMA Columbia 4 Vinegar Hill WMA Greene 6 Ashland Flats WMA Jefferson 6 Black Pond WMA Jefferson 6 Collins Landing WMA Jefferson 6 Cranberry Creek WMA Jefferson 6 Indian River WMA Jefferson 6 Lakeview WMA Jefferson 6 Oriskany Flats WMA Oneida 6 Rome WMA Oneida 6 Tug Hill WMA Lewis 6 Upper and Lower Lakes WMA St. Lawrence 7 Cicero Swamp WMA Onondaga 7 Connecticut Hill WMA Schuyler/Tompkins 7 Pharsalia WMA Chenango 7 Tioughnioga WMA Madison 8 Helmer Creek WMA Steuben 8 High Tor WMA Ontario/Yates 8 Lake Shore Marshes WMA Wayne 8 Northern Montezuma WMA Wayne/Cayuga 8 Rattlesnake Hill WMA Livingston 9 Canadaway Creek WMA Chautauqua 9 Hanging Bog WMA Allegany Number of HMPs we plan to draft in SFY 2016:

3 Bashakill WMA Sullivan 3 Baxtertown Woods WMA Dutchess 3 Bog Brook Unique Area Putnam

28 3 Great Swamp WMA Putnam 4 Bear Spring Mountain WMA Greene 4 Partridge Run WMA Albany 4 Vosburgh Swamp WMA Greene 6 Fish Creek WMA St. Lawrence 6 Honeyville WMA Jefferson 6 Plantation Island WMA Herkimer 6 Utica Marsh WMA Oneida 6 Wilson Hill WMA St. Lawrence 8 Catharine Creek WMA Schuyler 8 Conesus Inlet WMA Livingston 8 Erwin WMA Steuben 8 Galen WMA Wayne 8 Honeoye Creek WMA Ontario 8 Honeoye Inlet WMA Ontario 8 John White WMA Niagara/Genesee/Orleans 8 Oak Orchard WMA Orleans/Genesee 8 Stid Hill MUA Ontario 8 Tonawanda WMA Orleans/Erie/Niagara/Genesee 8 West Cameron WMA Steuben 8 Willard WMA Seneca 9 Carlton Hill MUA Wyoming 9 Genesee Valley WMA Allegany/Livingston 9 Harwood Lake MUA Cattaraugus 9 Kabob WMA Chautauqua

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YFI Annual Work Plan State FY 2016-2017 (April 1st, 2016 – March 31st 2017)

Regional YFI Team

Project Planning: Write Habitat Management Plans (n=28) (blue indicates continuation from FY 15-16, n=28)

• Region 3 Complete and submit for approval: Cranberry Mountain, Mongaup, Tivoli Bays Begin and submit for approval if completed: Bashakill, Baxtertown Woods, Bog Brook

Unique Area, Great Swamp WMA • Region 4

Complete and submit for approval: Capital District, Louise Kier, Margaret Burke, Stockport Flats, Vinegar Hill

Begin and submit for approval if completed: Bear Spring Mountain, Partridge Run, Vosburgh Swamp

• Region 5 Begin and submit for approval if completed: Lake Alice

• Region 6 Complete and submit for approval: Black Pond, Collins Landing, Cranberry Creek, Indian

River, Lakeview, Oriskany Flats, Rome, Tug Hill, Upper and Lower Lakes • Region 7

Complete and submit for approval: Cicero Swamp, Connecticut Hill, Pharsalia, Tioughnioga

• Region 8 Complete and submit for approval: Helmer Creek, High Tor, Lakeshore Marshes,

Northern Montezuma, Rattlesnake Hill Begin and submit for approval if completed: Catharine Creek, Conesus Inlet, Erwin,

Galen, Honeoye Creek, Honeoye Inlet, John White, Oak Orchard, Stid Hill MUA, Tonawanda, West Cameron, Willard

• Region 9 Complete and submit for approval: Canadaway Creek, Hanging Bog Begin and submit for approval if completed: Carlton Hill MUA, Genesee Valley, Harwood

Lake MUA, Kabob • Deadline: 3/31/2017 (end of fiscal year)

Prepare project proposals for FY 17-18

• Deadline: mid-February

Complete SHPO compliance for all proposed FY 17-18 project areas • Prepare SHPO form, map, and shapefiles

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• Deadline: tbd for submitting project proposals (form/map/shp) • Deadline: mid-February for compliance letters to be included in FY 17-18 grant package

Complete Section 7/NEPA compliance for all proposed FY 17-18 project areas

• Prepare GIS screening, Excel Section 7 Spreadsheet, and map • Deadline: mid-February

Following the Monitoring Plan, prepare for pre- and post-treatment vegetation and wildlife

assessments Project Implementation: Collaborate with land manager to oversee existing (pre-YFI) timber sale contracts and incomplete

non-commercial projects where cuts are expected to occur in FY 16-17

In-progress forest management projects that were proposed for prior to YFI (i.e., existing timber sale contracts) that may be cut in 2016-2017.

Region Wildlife Management Area

County Project Type Contract #

Acres

4 Bear Spring Mountain Delaware Commercial timber sale X009698 62 4 Partridge Run Albany Commercial timber sale X009029 51 6 Upper and Lower Lakes St. Lawrence Non-commercial ST - 3 a 7 Connecticut Hill Tompkins/Schuyler Commercial timber sale X009782 40 7 Happy Valley Oswego Commercial timber sale X009437 51 7 Three Rivers Onondaga Commercial timber sale X009432 34 7 Tioughnioga Madison Commercial timber sale X009405 103 8 High Tor Yates Commercial timber sale X009710 7 b 8 Rattlesnake Hill Livingston Commercial timber sale X009205 25 c Total Number of Projects: 9 Total Acres: 376 a 11 of 14 acres completed, 3 remaining b 59 of 66 acres completed, 7 remaining c 105 of 130 total acres completed, 25 remaining

Conduct/complete habitat inventory (blue indicates continuation from FY 15-16)

• Region 3 Mongaup Valley

• Region 4 Bear Spring Mountain, Capital District, Partridge Run, Vosburgh Swamp

• Region 5 Lake Alice (first priority), Putt’s Creek (lower priority?) Region 6 forestry staff will assist

• Region 6 Ontario Islands, Utica Marsh

• Region 7 Connecticut Hill, Little John, Pharsalia

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• Region 8 Lakeshore Marshes Braddock Bay, Galen, John White, Northern Montezuma, Oak Orchard, Tonawanda

• Region 9 Canadaway Creek, Hanging Bog, Keeney Swamp Conewango Swamp, Harwood Lake, Kabob, Watts Flats

Implement new FY 16-17 YFI projects (commercial and non-commercial) pending HMP approval

• Projects in grant include:

New Young Forest Initiative projects proposed for April 1st 2016 to March 31st 2017.

Region Wildlife Management Area County Project Type Acres

3 Cranberry Mountain Putnam Patch clear cut/shelterwood cut 177 4 Louise E. Keir Albany Clear cut 16.6 4 Margaret Burke Albany Clear cut 17.1 4 Vinegar Hill Greene Clear cut/shelterwood cut 36.8 6 Ashland Flats Jefferson Non-commercial seed tree cut 25.1 6 Ashland Flats Jefferson Non-commercial clear cut 27 6 Cranberry Creek Jefferson Non-commercial seed tree cut 1.2 6 Indian River Jefferson Seed tree cut 22 6 Lakeview Jefferson Clear cut 7 6 Lakeview Jefferson Seed tree cut 34 6 Upper and Lower Lakes St. Lawrence Patch clear cuts 50 7 Cicero Swamp Onondaga Patch clear cuts 15 7 Connecticut Hill Tompkins/Schuyler Non-commercial patch clearcuts 131 7 Connecticut Hill Tompkins/Schuyler Clear cut 62 7 Connecticut Hill Tompkins/Schuyler Non-commercial 11 7 Pharsalia Chenango Clear cut 115 7 Tioughnioga Madison Shelterwood cut 46.4 8 Rattlesnake Hill Livingston Shelterwood cut 60 9 Hanging Bog Allegany Clear cut 38.3 Total Number of Projects: 19 Total Acres: 892.5

• Pursue Phase 1 archaeological assessments as recommended by Office of Parks, Recreation and

Historic Preservation (OPRHP) for proposed projects that were NOT included in FY 16-17 grant (project will not proceed in FY 16-17) for: Region 6: Oriskany Flats, Tug Hill (SHPO pending) Region 7: Cicero Swamp (2 commercial projects) Region 8: Helmer Creek (commercial), High Tor (commercial)

• Write silvicultural prescriptions (after approval of HMP) Submit to Central Office (Josh) for approval When approved: amend prescription to HMP Appendix D (amend to DEC copy, for web

copy indicate that a prescription has been prepared and is available upon request, provide contact information).

• Mark timber

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• Initiate bid and contract process for commercial timber harvests Pre-treatment Monitoring

• Following the Monitoring Plan, conduct survey as required (e.g., bat acoustic surveys) and at discretion of RWM

Post-treatment Monitoring • Following the Monitoring Plan, conduct surveys as required (e.g., YFI target species) and at

discretion of RWM, for project areas already completed. Outreach and Communication: Engage in clear and timely communication with YFI team, land manager, RWM, RD, and Albany

Conduct HMP Public Information Sessions

Conduct outreach

• Conduct timely, pre-treatment outreach to communities near the WMA • Opportunistically and targeted for different audiences/stakeholders

Reporting: Write FY 15-16 completion report (YFI accomplishments for each WMA from 4/1/2015 to 3/31/2016

only) • Submit to Central Office (Kate) • Deadline: May 20th 2016

Enter inventory data into SFID Provide updates to Albany upon request Staff Organization and Training: Attend YFI Team meetings

• April, July, October, and January

Attend YFI-related trainings

Identify potential training needs

Central Office YFI Team

Program Coordination: (blue indicates continuation from FY 15-16) Day-to-day program coordination Complete Communication Plan

Complete Monitoring Plan

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Identify and plan YFI-related trainings Coordinate meetings:

• Plan and attend weekly Albany YFI meetings (until no longer helpful) • Lead YFI sub-team • Serve as liaison between YFI and Land Management and Habitat Conservation Team • Serve as liaison between YFI and Bird & Mammal Diversity Team • Plan YFI team meetings (schedule, venue, agenda, presenters, tech support, etc) • Prepare meeting records and submit to: DMT, RWMs, YFI team, LMHCT and others upon request

Assist Land Management and Habitat Conservation Unit (LMHCU) leader with program oversight,

budgets and annual work planning

Project Planning: Assist regions with preparation of HMPs

• Review for formatting and standardized text of HMP template • Create standardized maps • Facilitate approval process, communication, and preparation of final document for web/print • Assist with additional SEQR if needed (e.g., pesticides) • Post to YFI and WMA webpages

Assist LMHCU leader with preparation of FY 17-18 grant for W-175-D, Project 2 (YFI)

• Compile and review project proposals • Assist with preparation of PPS, OPS, NPS needs (for budget) • Coordinate and conduct SHPO compliance for FY 17-18 project areas • Coordinate and conduct Section 7/NEPA compliance for FY 17-18 project areas • Prepare draft grant proposal, combining the above elements • Deadline: tbd

Project Implementation: Purchase and manage equipment

• Purchase bulk equipment orders • Manage/schedule use of ASV PT-100 (forestry cutter)

Review forestry prescriptions

Review and oversee timber sale Notice of Sale, bids, and contracts

Oversee and assist regions with implementation of the Monitoring Plan (wildlife and vegetation assessments)

Oversee and assist with inventory and marking as needed Outreach and Communication: (blue indicates continuation from FY 15-16) Engage in clear and timely communication with YFI team, LMHCT, RWMs, HCU, WDS, and DMT

Develop communication and outreach materials

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• Brochures, posters, public interest articles (e.g., Conservationist for Kids, NY Hunting Guide) • Develop signs and update WMA kiosks with YFI information

Manage YFI webpage

Develop and manage interactive online YFI map Develop and assist regional staff with HMP public information sessions

• Create a press release template and work with regional staff • Create a template for a one page handout about the WMA/HMP • Create a standardized PowerPoint Presentation template for HMP public information sessions

Collaborate with YFI conservation partners

Develop and give YFI presentations as needed

Participate in development of Cornell HDRU YFI user satisfaction survey Program Evaluation, Data Management, and Reporting: (blue indicates continuation from FY 15-16) Attend quarterly (or near-quarterly) progress update meetings with DMT

Provide status reports upon request

Data management & analysis

• Develop YFI database • Enter timber sale data into SFID • Manage vegetation and wildlife monitoring data, pre- and post-treatment • Manage young forest acreage data (planned, in progress, and complete) • Submit data to Young Forest Project database • Curate images from photo point monitoring

Write FY 15-16 annual YFI PR progress report and evaluation • Compile FY 15-16 regional completion reports to submit to BOW Managers and USFWS • Deadline: June 3rd 2016

Evaluate and improve program Staff Organization and Training: Attend YFI Team meetings

• April, July, October, and January

Attend YFI-related trainings

Identify potential training needs

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Dave MacNeillGreat Lakes Fisheries and

Ecosystem SpecialistNY Sea Grant, SUNY Oswego

dbm4@cornell.edu

Source: Maxine Appleby

NY Sea Grant UPDATES:• Harmful algal blooms/dog health.• Newly ID’d potentially invasive fish.• Economic contributions of Sport fishing

HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND DOG HEALTH

Dave MacNeillGreat Lakes Fisheries and

Ecosystem SpecialistNY Sea Grant, SUNY Oswego

dbm4@cornell.edu

Source: Maxine Appleby

National Center for Environmental Health

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT

HABS?

What are HABS?• Harmful algal blooms – excessive

growths of toxin producing cyanobacteria (“blue green algae”)

• Not all cyanobacteria sp. are toxic.

When are HABs most likely to occur?• Warm, sunny, calm conditions; summer

and fall

• After a storm runoff.

• At water temperatures between 60-86°F.

What do HABs look like?• Foamy pea soup, spilled paint.

• green to blue-green color, sometimes red or brown, (or white, as bloom ends)

• Scums/floating mats washed wash up on windward shorelines.

A FEW TRAGIC STORIES…

http://portagelaloche.blogspot.com

WHAT ARE THE HEALTH RISKS* TO DOGS FROM HAB TOXINS?

Liver Toxins

Nerve Toxins

Delayed effects**Chronic exposure

2-40 ppb 2-100 ppb

Rapid effects***Acute exposure

> 100 ppb >100 ppb

* health risks to a 40 lb. dog.** health effects from prolonged exposure over 15% of dog’s lifetime*** health effects appearing within 24 hrs. of exposure

Source: California Dept. Environmental Protection

doctor-pets.com

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF HAB TOXIN POISONING IN DOGS

Liver toxins• repeated vomiting (green liquid)• diarrhea or tarry (bloody) stool• loss of appetite, anorexia• jaundice (yellowing of eye whites, gums)• abdominal swelling may be tender to the touch• cyanosis (bluish coloration) of skin• dark urine or reduced urine output

Nerve toxins• stumbling, seizures, convulsions, paralysis• excessive salivation/drooling• disorientation, inactivity• elevated heart rate, difficulty breathing

Skin toxins• skin rashes, hives

Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DOG COMES IN CONTACT WITH A SUSPECTED HAB…

• Prevent dogs from wading, drinking the water or eating/walking in beach debris when obvious bloom is occurring.

• Remove them from the water immediately; don’t let them lick their fur or paws.

• Rinse/wash them thoroughly with fresh water.

• Use rubber gloves during pet cleaning.

• Dry them thoroughly with a clean towel or rag.

• Wash your hands with fresh water.

• Look closely for any symptoms described earlier.

• Please notify the public health department or NYSDEC, if you observe a suspected HAB.

“AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE”

Petwiki.com

AN UPDATED RISK ASSESSMENT FOR POTENTIALLY INVASIVE PONTO-CASPIAN

FISHES TO THE GREAT LAKES

All fish artwork in this presentation by Jan Porinchak

Principal Investigators:Dr. Randal Snyder* snyderr@buffalostate.eduDr. Lyubov Burlakova* burlakele@buffalostate.eduDr. Alexander Karatayev* karataay@buffalostate.edu*Dept. of Biological Sciences, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY.

Presenter: Dave MacNeill, NY Sea Grant, SUNY Oswego. dbm4@cornell.edu

ID’d 28 potentially invasive species (if successfully introduced to GL).

Of 28 species: 3 high invasive potential; 4 low potential; 2 no potential.

Based on predicted, ballast water survival ability @ salinities >28‰.

translationData crunching

and modeling

simulations

Snyder, Burlakova, Karatayev, MacNeill (2014)

3 NEWLY IDENTIFIED POTENTIALLY INVASIVE FISH

Big-Scale Sand Smelt

Monkey Goby

Black Striped Pipefish

Jan Porinchak

Jan Porinchak

Jan Porinchak

• Max. salinity tolerance 77‰. • Freshwater-full strength seawater

Highest invasion risk of the 10 PC species.

• Large # potential ballast discharge events (~6400).

• Max salinity tolerance 59 ‰.• ~2000 potential ballast discharge events.• Continued range expansion in foreign

ports.

• Max salinity tolerance 46 ‰.• < 250 potential ballast discharge events.• High dispersal rates, continued range

expansion: Danube R. and Baltic ports

Duluth-Superior Harbor

USEPA

source: USEPA

Preferred locations basedon habitat match• Schooling, pelagic.• Shallow–deep water.• Non-vegetated areas.• Lakes, bays and rivers.

Presence of native indicator species:

• Juvenile gizzard shad.• Brook Silversides.• Emerald Shiner.• Spot tail Shiner

Big-scale Sand Smelt

Are there new, high-risk invasive fish coming to North America? Dave MacNeill, NY Sea Grant dbm4@cornell.edu Are there new, high-risk invasive fish coming to North America? Dave MacNeill, NY Sea Grant dbm4@cornell.edu Are there new invasive fish coming to North America? Dave MacNeill, NY Sea Grant dbm4@cornell.edu

Some Final Comments:

Ballast water vector reduced; don’t ignore other potential invasion sources!

More data: natural density/seasonality of life stages, numbers of potential ballast discharges, acute/chronic salinity tolerances.

Obtain voucher specimens from E.U.; develop detailed ID keys for surveillance teams.

Revise “watch lists” for high risk species. Monitor habitats of indicator species in GL ports receiving

international shipping. Develop eDNA tools for potential invasive species and indicator

species.

БОЛЬШОЕ СПАСИБО!Пока!Dave MacNeill

Great Lakes Fisheries and Ecosystem Specialist

NY Sea Grant, SUNY Oswego(315) 312-3042

dbm4@cornell.edu

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Doug LittleConservation Field Supervisor – Northeast District

National Objectives:

• 4 Million Acres of Critical Upland Habitat Conserved or Enhanced

• 1.5 Million New Hunters Created

• 500,000 Acres of New Access

America’s Big 6:

NWTF - New York Goals• Restore Turkey Population to 225,000

• Enhance 6,000 acres of private land per year by 2019

• Enhance 5,000 acres of public land per year by 2019

• Enhance 500 acres of commercial land

NWTF - New York Goals

• Generate 1,500 hunters per year

• Create 15,000 acres of hunting access by 2019

Focal Landscapes

Accomplishments / Progress to Date (Estimated):

- Conserved / Enhanced Acres (4 Million) Performa – 1.02M Actual – 1.12M

- Access Acres (500K) Performa – 106K Actual – 173K

Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt.

FY 15 Acres Impacted Northeast• 17,587 Enhanced Acres• 15,333 Access Acres

– 12,050 in WV: Middle Mountain Stewardship

Total• 451,750 Enhanced Acres• 72,994 Access Acres

NWTF–NY Project LocationsPublic Land: 1,391 acres enhanced since 2013 (see map below)Private Land: 10,336 acres of private land enhanced since 2013

Brood & Nesting/ Young Forest Habitat = 1,779 AcresWinter foraging habitat = 9,948 Acres

Access: 67 Acres added to Northern Montezuma WMA

Brood Habitat – Seed Subsidy Program

NWTF Conservation Seed Program

Young Forest InitiativesAddressing nesting cover for wild turkeys

Bird ConservationRegions in New York

% Small Diameter Forest*

1980 2005

Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain 34.5 14.2

Atlantic Northern Forest21.2 11.2

Appalachian Mountains29.1 12.4

*Stands trees <5” dbh

Changing Habitats

Partnership with Wildlife Management InstituteNew England cottontail

• WMI Contributing to NWTF to assist with program delivery

• Technical assistance to private landowners

• NEC habitat = turkey nesting cover

RCPP Partnership With WMI• Private land technical and financial

assistance• Focus on young forest habitats• Utilize NRCS programs and practices• 2 new positions in NY

– Allegany Focal Landscape– Southeastern NY New England cottontail

focus areas

Allegany State Park Wild Turkey Restoration Memorial

• Source of wild turkeys for restoration efforts in several states

– MA, VT, CT, NJ, ON, others?

• Museum display at Red House Admin Bldg• Monument where first WTs trapped in NY• NWTF-NY State Chapter committing funds

Allegany State Park