About Us - Online Documents and Presentations
Mitigating Transportation Impacts on Fish and Wildlife
Ecological
Considerations in the Design of River and Stream Crossings 
Scott D. Jackson, Department of Natural Resources Conservation
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2003
New MA River & Stream Crossing Standards
Dated March 1, 2006
Overview of Transportation
Impacts on Wildlife Movement and Populations
(Scott D. Jackson, 2000)
A Strategy for Mitigating
Highway Impacts on Wildlife
(Scott D. Jackson, 2000)
Proposed Design and Considerations
for Use of Amphibian and Reptile Tunnels
in New England
(Scott D. Jackson, 2003)
Underpass Systems for
Amphibians
(Scott D. Jackson, 1996)
Use of a Prototype Tunnel
by Painted Turtles, Chrysemys picta
(Scott D. Jackson and M.N. Marchard, 1998)
Effectiveness of drift
fences and tunnels for moving spotted salamanders Ambystoma maculatum
under roads
Scott D. Jackson, Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation, UMass, Amherst
Thomas F. Tyning, Massachusetts Audubon Society
Wetland Habitat Assessment and Protection
Buffer Zones and Beyond:
Wildlife use of Wetland Buffer Zones and their Protection under
the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act
A Professional M.S. Degree Project Presented by Andrea Lynn Boyd
Technical
Guidelines for River & Stream Crossings
Critical Habitat
Features and Activities Checklist (with instructions)
Wildlife Habitat
Evaluation Forms and Instructions
General Wildlife
Massachusetts Snakes: A Guide
An online guide to Massachusetts snakes
Massachusetts Snakes:
A Guide - Adobe Acrobat Version
Booklet on the natural history of the snakes of Massachusetts includes ecology,
identification, and full-color illustrations. 20 pp. (1993)
Beavers in Massachusetts
Natural history, benefits and ways to resolve conflicts between people and
beavers. (1993)
Turtles in Trouble
An illustrated brochure covering natural history, threats to turtles, and what
can be done to help their current status. (1994)
Co-Existing
with Black Bears in Massachusetts
Covers
black bear biology, management and human/bear interaction.
Cats
and Wildlife: A Conservation Dilemma
Discusses the impact of free-ranging domestic cats on
wildlife in the United States.
A University of Wisconsin Cooperative
Extension publication.
Forest Products
Building Materials and Wood
Technology: Feature Articles
Building Materials and Wood
Technology: Ask the Experts
Land Use
Citizen
Planner Training Collaborative: Curriculum and Training Modules
Citizen
Planner Training Collaborative: Example Bylaw Collection
Delineating
Bordering Vegetative Wetlands
Under the
Massachusetts Wetlands
Protection Act
Estate Planning Issues for Landowners
The "Bundle of Sticks"
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Land Ownership Vehicles
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Conservation
Restrictions as a Land Protection Tool
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Determining the Value
of Land
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Substantiation
of Value of Donated Conservation Restrictions For Federal Tax Purposes
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Tax Considerations Associated
With the Granting Of Conservation Restrictions or the Donation
of Property
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
The Economic
Growth and Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2001
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Permanent Deed
Restrictions Under the Community Preservation Act and the Cape
Cod Land Bank
Public or Charitable
Trusts and Protection Against Disposition of Conservation Land
Eminent Domain and Restricted
Lands
Forest & Land Management
Skidder Bridge Fact Sheet
Cost, benefits, and plans for assembling a portable skidder bridge. (1997)
Watersheds & Water Quality
Septic Sense Brochure
This two-page brochure briefly explains system operation and maintenance.
Residential Underground
Storage Tanks (Rust)
Two-page fact sheet about owner liability, groundwater protection, and steps
for removal.
Wetlands
Buffer Zones and Beyond: Wildlife
use of Wetland Buffer Zones and their Protection under the Massachusetts
Wetlands Protection Act
A Professional M.S. Degree Project Presented by Andrea Lynn Boyd
Technical
Guidelines for River & Stream Crossings
Critical Habitat
Features and Activities Checklist (with instructions)
Wildlife Habitat
Evaluation Forms and Instructions
Delineating
Bordering Vegetative Wetlands Under the Massachusetts
Wetlands Protection Act
A guide for Private Well Owners
Fish, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Overview of Transportation
Impacts on Wildlife Movement and Populations
(Scott D. Jackson, 2000)
A Strategy for Mitigating
Highway Impacts on Wildlife
(Scott D. Jackson, 2000)
Proposed Design and Considerations
for Use of Amphibian and Reptile Tunnels
in New England
(Scott D. Jackson, 2003)
Underpass Systems for
Amphibians
(Scott D. Jackson, 1996)
Use of a Prototype Tunnel
by Painted Turtles, Chrysemys picta
(Scott D. Jackson and M.N. Marchard, 1998)
Effectiveness of drift
fences and tunnels for moving spotted salamanders Ambystoma maculatum
under roads
Scott D. Jackson, Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation, UMass, Amherst
Thomas F. Tyning, Massachusetts Audubon Society
Technical
Guidelines for River & Stream Crossings
Design
and Construction of Aquatic Organism Passage at Road-Stream Crossings
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition Attorney Referral Panel Legal
Advisories
Permanent Deed
Restrictions Under the Community Preservation Act and the Cape
Cod Land Bank
Public or Charitable
Trusts and Protection Against Disposition of Conservation Land
Eminent Domain and Restricted
Lands
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