Resources

Are you a landowner who wants to make young forest on your property? A concerned citizen who’d like to learn more about this important habitat? A natural resources professional looking for more-technical information? Use the filter below to choose a resource type, then click on Apply to get the help you need.

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Image Gallery

Collected images of New England cottontails, their habitat, captive breeding, and more.

Under Cover: Wildlife of Shrublands and Young Forest

90-pg. illustrated book profiling 65 species of wildlife that need shrubland and young forest, including 42 birds, 13 mammals, and 10 reptiles.

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Conservation Strategy for the New England Cottontail

Comprehensive plan for conserving the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis).

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Key Messages

When talking about young forests, communicators can use these key messages to get across important concepts.

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Golden-Winged Warbler Conservation Initiative

Visit this website to learn about the golden-winged warbler, another declining species that needs young forest.

The Young Forest Project

Easy-to-navigate website explains all about young forest, a habitat crucial for New England cottontails and many other wild creatures.

The Young Forest Project: Growing Wildlife Habitat Together

8 1/2 x 11 trifold brochure. (If printing double-sided on home or office printer, choose Actual Size under Page Sizing and Handling options. Select Print on both sides of paper and choose the Flip on short edge option. If taking to a professional printer, we recommend using 80# paper.)

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Bringing Back the New England Cottontail

Popular article in 2013 New Hampshire Wildlife Journal by wildlife diversity biologist Heidi Holman.

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Bunny Hoppenings

Popular article in 2009 Massachusetts Wildlife by Peter Mirick on New England's rabbits and hares.

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The "Clear Cut" Advantage

Clearcutting, maligned and misunderstood, can jump-start new forest while helping wildlife.

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