Landscape Project Version 3.1 - State of New Jersey

2 | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSSince its inception, the Landscape Project has been a collaborative effort that has relied on the collective knowledgeand labor of the entire staff at the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program(ENSP). ENSP is indebted to former staff members who played a role in laying the foundation upon which theproject has developed, including Dave Golden, Patrick Meola, Jim Myers, former Bureau Chief Larry Niles, StevePaturzo, Jim Sciascia, Eric Stiles, Jeff Tash, Jason Tesauro, and Melissa Woerner.Special thanks are due to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ, particularly Mike Davenport and Brian Hendersonwho tirelessly update and maintain the Biotics database. Mike Davenport also played a critical role in incorporatingthe Marine Region and marine species into the Landscape Project.Finally, a special thanks to those who contributed to various sections of this report: Tim Dunne, USDA Natural ResourcesConservation Service; John Heilferty, NJDEP Division of Land Use Regulation; Gail Kenny, NJDEP Naturaland Historic Resources; John omas, NJDEP Green Acres Program; Larry Torok, NJDEP Division of Land UseRegulation; Eric Schrading, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and staff from the Endangered and Nongame SpeciesProgram and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.e Landscape Project has been supported by:United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceFederal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson Act)Partnerships for Wildlife ActState Wildlife GrantsNJ Department of Environmental ProtectionNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationGeraldine R. Dodge FoundationConserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jerseye citizens of New Jersey, who have purchased the Conserve Wildlife License Plate, checked-off for wildlife on theirstate income tax return or made a direct donation to the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s (DFW) Endangered andNongame Species Program (ENSP) or the Conserve Wildlife Foundation.e general methods described in this document have been peer reviewed by: John F. Bunnell, Pinelands Commission;Dr. Joanna Burger, Rutgers University; Dr. William Cromartie, e Richard Stockton College of New Jersey;Dr. Michael Gochfeld, Rutgers University; Dr. John Hasse, Rowan University; Dr. Daniel Hernandez, e RichardStockton College of New Jersey; Dr. Eric Karlin, Ramapo College of New Jersey; Dr. Richard Lathrop, Rutgers University;Dr. Howard Reinert, e College of New Jersey; Dr. Lance S. Risley, William Paterson University; and Dr.David Tulloch, Rutgers University.Report layout design based on Massachusetts’ BioMap2 Summary Report.Report prepared by: Patrick Woerner, Peter Winkler, William Pitts, and Melanie Mason.Suggested Reference: New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. 2012. New Jersey Landscape Project, Version 3.1.New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and NongameSpecies Program. pp. 33.