Assabet River NWR Final CCP - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction and Background................................................................................- 1 - Refuge Overview......................................................................................................................- 1 - Purpose and Need for a CCP.................................................................................................- 1 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mission ................................................................................- 3 - Refuge System Mission ..........................................................................................................- 4 - Laws...........................................................................................................................................- 4 - National and Regional Conservation Plans and Initiatives Guiding this CCP...............- 5 - Gulf of Maine - Ecosystem Priorities................................................................................- 5 - North American Waterfowl Management Plan ..............................................................- 5 - Partners in Flight Bird Conservation Plans....................................................................- 7 - Regional Wetlands Concept Plan- Emergency Wetlands Resources Act...................- 9 - Our Irreplaceable Heritage - Protecting Biodiversity in Massachusetts, 1998 .........- 9 - Existing Partnerships.............................................................................................................- 9 - Chapter 2: The Comprehensive Conservation Planning Process.......................................- 11 - Wilderness Assessment ........................................................................................................- 12 - Issues, Concerns, and Opportunities ..................................................................................- 13 - Issues and Concerns Considered Outside the Scope of This Plan .................................- 14 - Chapter 3: Refuge and Resource Descriptions .....................................................................- 17 - Geographic/Ecosystem Setting ...........................................................................................- 17 - Socio-economic Setting .........................................................................................................- 17 - Refuge Resources..................................................................................................................- 18 - Climate ................................................................................................................................- 18 - Topography ........................................................................................................................- 18 - Geology................................................................................................................................- 19 - Soils......................................................................................................................................- 19 - Hydrology ...........................................................................................................................- 20 - Air Quality ..........................................................................................................................- 21 - Water Quality.....................................................................................................................- 22 - Other Contaminant Issues ...............................................................................................- 26 - Physical Safety Hazards...................................................................................................- 27 - Biological Resources .............................................................................................................- 28 - Vegetation and Habitat Types.........................................................................................- 28 - Vernal pools ............................................................................................................................- 31 - Invasive or Overabundant Species..................................................................................- 31 - Wildlife Resources.................................................................................................................- 32 - Migratory Birds.................................................................................................................- 32 - Mammals.............................................................................................................................- 33 - Reptiles and Amphibians..................................................................................................- 35 - Fisheries .............................................................................................................................- 35 - Invertebrates......................................................................................................................- 37 - Threatened and Endangered Species.............................................................................- 37 - Special Designations .........................................................................................................- 37 - Cultural Resources................................................................................................................- 38 - Prehistoric Period..............................................................................................................- 38 - Historic Period...................................................................................................................- 39 - Socio-economic Resources....................................................................................................- 44 -
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Page 8 and 9: Population and Demographic Conditio
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Page 13 and 14: Eastern Bluebird: Photo by Bruce Fl
Page 15 and 16: Wood Duck: Photo by Bruce Flaig Cha
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Volunteers removing the former obst
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Frog: Photo by Hanxing Yu Chapter 4
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Japanese Knotweed: Photo by Marijke
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Map 4-1: Public Uses to be Phased i
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Environmental Education: Staff phot
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USFWS photo Chapter 4: Management D
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General Refuge Management Chapter 4
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Wetland habitat: Photo by John Grab
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Literature Cited Literature Cited A
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Literature Cited Sudbury Annex. A R
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Literature Cited U.S. Fish and Wild
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Glossary accessibility- the state o
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members access to a river (cf. “c
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land trusts- organizations dedicate
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are community types- plant communit
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vision statement- a concise stateme
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List of Preparers Members of the Pl
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Appendices Appendix A: Relevant Law
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Appendix A: Relevant Laws Emergency
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Appendix A: Relevant Laws designate
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Appendix A: Relevant Laws National
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Appendix A: Relevant Laws the outre
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Appendix B: U.S. Forest Service Con
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Eastern Massachusetts National Wild
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Appendix D: Species Lists Table D-1
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Appendix D: Species Lists Mimus pol
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Table D-4: Amphibians of Assabet Ri
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9681 Elaphria festivoides Mello & P
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Thelypteris thelypteroides (Michx.)
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Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl White B
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(= Glyceria fernaldii) Fernald’s
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Ulmus glabra Huds. Witch Elm Ulmus
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Sambucus canadensis L. var. canaden
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Appendix D: Species Lists Hieracium
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Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.
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Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench Lenti
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Polygonum scandens L. var. scandens
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Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Button
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Viola conspersa Reichenb. Dog Viole
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Appendix E: RONS and MMS Appendix E
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Appendix F: Staffing Charts Appendi
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