Fish, Wildlife & Biodiversity—Online Documents & Presentations
Mitigating Transportation Impacts on Fish and Wildlife
Turtles in Trouble 
An illustrated brochure covering natural history, threats to turtles, and what can be done to help their current status. (1994)
Massachusetts Snakes: A Guide 
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. 17 pp. (1993)
Ecological
Considerations in the Design of River and Stream Crossings 
Scott D. Jackson, Department of Natural Resources Conservation
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2003
Technical
Guidelines for River & Stream Crossings
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
Ecological
Considerations in the Design of River and Stream Crossings 
Scott D. Jackson, Department of Natural Resources Conservation
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2003
Technical
Guidelines for River & Stream Crossings
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
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.
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