1. Jim Oehler State Lands Habitat Biologist Wildlife & Habitats at Pisgah SP

2. Aquatic Habitats Lakes & Ponds 104 lakes & ponds (NHHD data) 0.04-115 acres 75% < 2 acres 7 named ponds all contain warmwater species

3. Aquatic Habitats Lakes & Ponds Assessment 4 high condition lakes & ponds > 90% shoreline in natural landcover far from roads surrounded by conservation land No dams

4. Aquatic Habitats Rivers & Streams Assessment 50 miles of streams Ashuelot River Watershed assessment Important stream reaches Kilburn Brook Broad Brook Hog Tongue Brook Tufts Brook

5. Aquatic Habitats Stream Surveys Tufts Brook, Broad Brook, Snow Brook, unnamed brook 330 foot (100 m) segments all warmwater spp Snow Brook only dace temps good for trout

6. WAP Habitats Landcover 39 marsh/shrub swamps (691 A) 18 peatlands (25.5 A) 1 grassland complex (40 A) 25 HHP (18,024 A) 16 AOP (13,754 A) vernal pools & shrublands not mapped A A A B NB or R

7. WAP Habitats Vernal Pools Mapped via GPS in 2007 Only in Chesterfield portion 45 pools documented A A A B NB or R

8. WAP Habitats Conditions Assessment Tier 1 marshes mod.- high veg. complexity far from roads Close proximity to other marshes Tier 1 – Pisgah Reservoir Potential bald eagle nesting habitat A A A B NB or R

9. WAP Habitats Conditions Assessment Hemlock-hardwood-pine – Tier 3 few rare species/comms low wet% high mercury Appalachian oak-pine – Tier 2 similar to HHP but largest patch statewide A A A B NB or R

10. Other Habitats Deer Yards Mapped via aerial photo interp and ground truthing Late 80s Important for maintaining deer pops during hard winters Ameliorates impacts of wind and cold temps A A A B NB or R

11. Fish Streams Brook Trout Slimy Sculpin Red Bellied Dace Potential Spp of Concern

12. Reptiles Wood turtle Potential/Likely Spp of Concern Smooth green snake Black racer ST Ribbon snake Spotted turtle ST Wood turtle Black racer

13. Amphibians Northern leopard frog Fowler’s Leopard Potential/Likely Species of Concern Marbled SE Jefferson’s Blue-spotted Blue spotted

14. Birds Breeding Birds (83 species) Forested Red-eyed vireo Ovenbird Hermit thrush Red-eyed Vireo Shrub/Edge Song sparrow Gray catbird Chestnut-sided warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler

15. Birds Species of Concern Documented Am. Black duck Common loon ST Ruffed grouse Am. bittern Great blue heron Northern goshawk Red-shouldered hawk Wood thrush Veery Eastern towhee Potential/Likely Species of Concern Am. woodcock Canada warbler Cerulean warbler Osprey Purple finch Goshawk Canada warbler

16. Birds Gamebirds RUGR Drumming Counts N & WM = 0.5-0.9 events/stop SW = 0.2-0.5 events/stop AMWO Singing Ground Surveys N &WM = 0.4-0.8 males/stop SW = 0.1-0.3 males/stop Goshawk Am. woodcock Ruffed grouse

17. Mammals NHFG Big Game Obj Increase 41% Increase 36% Increase 35% Maintain

18. Mammals Furbearers Mink, fisher, otter, long-tailed weasel, etc. Only beavers allowed to be trapped in park.

19. Mammals Potential/Likely SGCN E. small-footed Bobcat E. pippestrelle E. small-footed bat SE Hoary bat Silver-haired bat Bobcat