Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment - Town of Guilford

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Appendix D-2b RESTRICTED AND INVASIVE SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME LIFEFORM HABITAT Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Porcelain berry V U Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray Fanwort A L, R Egeria densa Planchon Brazilian Water-weed A L, R Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc Japanese Hops H, V W, U Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle Hydrilla A L, R Lepidium latifolium L. Tall Pepperwort H C, O Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim. Amur Honeysuckle S U Lysimachia vulgaris L. Garden Loosestrife H W Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx. Variable Water-milfoil A L, R Myriophyllum spicatum L. European Water-milfoil A L, R Polygonum perfoliatum L.. Mile-a-minute vine V, H U Ranunculas ficaria L.. Lesser celandine H UW Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Wineberry S U Trapa natans L. Water chestnut A L, R Tussilago farfara L. Coltsfoot H U, W WIDESPREAD AND INVASIVE SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME LIFEFORM HABITAT Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle Tree-of-heaven T U Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Garlic Mustard H U Cavara & Grande Berberis thunbergii DC. Japanese Barberry S U Cardamine impatiens L. H U Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Asiatic Bittersweet V U Centaurea maculosa Lam. Spotted Knapweed H O Syn. Centaurea biebersteinii DC. Cynanchum Louiseae Kartesz & Gandhi Black Swallow-wort H, V U Syn. Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench Cynanchum rossicum (Kleo.) Borhidi Swallow-wort H, V U Syn. Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleo.) Barb. Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Autumn Olive S O Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb. Winged Euonymus S U Euphorbia cyparissias L. Cypress Spurge H O Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Decraene Japanese Knotweed H U, W Syn. Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. & Zucc. Frangula alnus Mill. European Buckthorn S U Syn. Rhamnus frangula L. Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq. Cottonweed H O Hesperis matronalis L. Dame’s Rocket H U Iris psueudacorus L. Yellow Iris H W Lonicera X bella Zabel Bella Honeysuckle S U, W Lonicera japonica Thunb. Japanese Honeysuckle V U, W Lonicera morrowii A. Gray Morrow’s Honeysuckle S U, W Lythrum salicaria L. Purple Loosestrife H W Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Japnese Stilt Grass G U Myosotis scorpioides L. Forget-me-not H W Nasturtium offinale R. Br. Watercress H W Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Common Reed G U, W Potamogeton crispus L. Crispy-leaved Pondweed A R, L Rhamnus cathartica L. Buckthorn S U Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust T U Rosa multiflora Thunb. Multiflora Rose S U POTENTIALLY INVASIVE SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME LIFEFORM HABITAT Acer ginnala L. Amur Maple T U Acer platanoides L. Norway Maple T U Acer pseudoplatanus L. Sycamore Maple T U Aegopodium podagraria L. Goutweed H W Aira caryophyllea L. Silver Hairgrass G O Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic H U Amorpha fruticosa L. False Indigo S W Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino G O, W Berberis vulgaris L. Barberry S U Bromus tectorum L. Drooping Brome-grass G O Butomus umbellatus L. Flowering-rush H W Callitriche stagnalis Scop. A R, W Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Canada Thistle H O Datura stramonium L. Jimson-weed H C Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Russian Olive S U Elsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hylander Elsholtzia H U Euphorbia esula L. Leafy Spurge H O Fallopia sachalinensis (F. Schmidt ex Maxim.) Giant Knotweed H U Dcne. Syn. Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim. Geranium napalense Sweet Napalese Crane’s-bill H U Glechoma Hederacea L. Gill-over-the-ground H W Glyceria maxima (Hartman) Holmburg Tall mannagrass G W Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier Giant Hogweed H U Impatiens glandulifera Royle Tall impatiens H W Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrader Summer Cypress H C Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc. Border Privet S U Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk. California Privet S U Ligustrum vulgare L. European Privet S U Lonicera tatarica L. Tatarian Honysuckle S U Lonicera xylosteum L. European Fly-Honeysuckle S U Lychnis flos-cuculi L. Ragged Robin H O Lysimachia nummularia L. Moneywort H W Marsilea quadrifolia L. Water Shamrock H L Miscanthus sinensis Anderss. Eulalia G O Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. Parrotfeather A L Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. American Water Lotus A L Najas minor Allioni Eutrophic Water-nymph A L Nymphoides peltata (Gmel.) Kuntze Yellow Floating Heart A L Onopordum acanthium L. Scotch thistle H C Ornithogalum umbellatum L. Star of Bethlehem H U Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steudel Empress-tree T U, C Phalaris arundinacea L. Reed Canary-grass G W Poa compressa L. Canada Blue-grass G U Polygonum caespitosum Blume H U Populus alba L. White Poplar T U Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Owhi Kudzu-vine V U Rosa rugosa Thunb. Japanese Rose S C Rumex acetosella L. Sheep Sorrel H U Silphium perfoliatum L. Cup-plant H U Solanum dulcamara L. Climbing Nightshade H, V U, W Valeriana officinalis L. Garden-heliotrope H U Veronica beccabunga L. Brooklime H W Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment Town of Guilford, CT
APPENDIX E-1 Agricultural Products of Guilford Guilford has a small agricultural economy based on goods grown and marketed (retail and wholesale) for the Town and out-of-town market. Guilford’s agricultural products are listed below with produce and hay production predominating. Produce (Note: The listing below does not include the many backyard growers and temporary roadside stands.) • Bishop – The Bishop family farm began in 1871. Today it encompasses 320 acres in several parcels of which 300 are in family farm corporation ownership. They lease a strawberry field on Tanner Marsh Road. Products are sold locally at Bishop’s Orchards Farm Market & Bakery, Boston Post Road, a retail farm market with a controlled atmosphere apple storage facility, a cider mill, a few animals, and a seasonal hay maze. Some produce, mainly apples, is sold at wholesale. The Bishop’s cite diversity of crops as a failsafe strategy. Produce grown (with acreage figures) follows: apples (140 ac.), peaches (22 ac.), pears (8 ac.), strawberries (5 ac.), blueberries (9 ac.), raspberries (5 ac.), vegetables (15 ac.), and pumpkins (15 ac.) 1. • Fonicello - in business for 70 years, Fonicello maintains approximately 60 acres in production with the five properties it owns in Town and the 30 acres it leases in Madison. Thirty kinds of vegetables and some cutting flowers are grown there. Straw (wheat or rye) is grown as a winter cover crop. Annuals, perennials, and hanging baskets are grown in the greenhouses on Union Street. Landscaping plants are brought in as a “grow on” product. All products are sold at retail at Fonicello’s Garden Center on Boston Post Road. • Seseske - Boston Post Road-grows and retails on-site: mums, ornamentals,.and vegetables • Scranton - Durham Road-grows and retails on-site greenhouse-grown tomatoes • Strawberry Hollow Farm, (Harvey Smith) - Boston Post Road - grows and retails unusual varieties of gourds and pumpkins, and over 50 varieties of chrysanthemums • Dudley Farm Market - Durham Road and Route 80 - locally grown farm products seasonally grown by small growers, currently from one Guilford farm and several other out-of-town farms in the region. • Sachem’s Garden Center – Durham Road-retails produce grown on-site and produce from small, local growers • Lakeside Farm - Hoop Pole Road - pears, apples, plums grown on-site and retailed at Lakeside Feed store on the premises. Hay / Feed – ordered from south to north (hay-growing unless noted otherwise) • Guilford Keeping Society - Boston Street • Leete - Leete’s Island Road (Route 146) - hay, (formerly salt-hay as well) 2 • Davis - Sunrise and Boston Post Road; salt-haying off Sawpit Road. • Fonicello - several properties - straw (winter cover crop of wheat or rye) • Vernon Dudley - Tanner Marsh Road-hay • Helen Leslie - Clapboard Hill- hay, corn • Offredi - Little Meadow Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment Town of Guilford, CT E-1a Appendix Appendix
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TOWN OF GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT Natur
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TOWN OF GUILFORD Natural Resource I
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Acknowledgments The Conservation Co
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Introduction What are natural resou
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INTRODUCTION 1 Orthophoto 2 Land Us
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ACRONYMS Acronyms used in this docu
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Section A. GEOLOGY A.1 Introduction
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of us give much thought. The reason
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former river delta. This material,
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A.9 Summary Guilford’s geological
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Section B. COAST B.1 Introduction S
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oysters and clams are raised in upw
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Mammals: Mink, deer, raccoon, otter
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Habitat destruction Before passage
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Section C. FRESHWATER C.1 Introduct
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Fishes: largemouth bass (non-native
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Floodplains are low-lying areas tha
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evaluation of current designated ar
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Section D. Uplands D.1 Definition a
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Black oak, red oak, and white oak d
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Traprock Ridges This ecosystem is r
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Invasive plants in Guilford’s upl
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Section E. AGRICULTURE E.1 Introduc
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E.5 Marketable Resources: Products
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Timberlands The approximately 600-a
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Endnotes 1 For statutory definition
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Section F THE DARK NIGHT SKY F.1 In
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Section G NATURAL SCENIC RESOURCES
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PUBLIC VANTAGE POINT SCENIC VIEW Sc
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G.4 Summary Guilford’s scenic res
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