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Plants
Familiar with the general diversity of aquatic, wetland, and upland plants in the southern New England region, especially rare species and unique or sensitive natural communities.
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Services Provided
- Sampling protocols and study designs for a variety of species, habitats, and objectives
- Identification of aquatic, wetland, and upland species of New England
- Experience with plant communities in a range of rare and unique habitats such as calcareous fens, bogs, rich mesic forests, subalpine habitats, and cliffs
- Habitat assessment and mapping (GPS/GIS)
- Invasive species inventory and mapping
- Qualitative surveys and inventories
- Long-term monitoring of species composition and distribution
- Environmental impact studies pertaining to relocation and replanting
- Data analysis, presentation, and reporting
- Develop conservation and management plans
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Example Projects
- Effects of recreational rock climbing on cliff vegetation (vascular plants, mosses, and lichens) in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire
- Invasive plant survey and mapping in the Westfield River watershed in Massachusetts
- Invasive plant mapping and development of an invasive plant management plan for Greylock Glen (Massachusetts)
- Rare plant and natural community survey at Greylock Glen for a proposed outdoor education and recreation facility and trail system
- Rare plant surveys for a transmission line corridor in Vermont
- Rare plant survey for proposed grassland reclamation areas in Adams, Massachusetts
- Rare plant surveys along the Cheshire Harbor and Overlook Trails (Mount Greylock State Reservation)
- Tidal wetland survey for a proposed marina along the lower Connecticut River in Connecticut
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