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Town of Southold
Stewardship Management Plan for Frank Kujawski Preserve
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Adopted by the Town Board on July 28, 2020 by resolution 2020-451.
Properties included in plan:
SCTM# Location Project Funding Acquisition Pursuant To
1000-116.-1-9.2 New Suffolk Ave Zahler Gift Chapter 185
Purposes of Property Acquisition
The property was accepted as a gift for the purposes of open space preservation.
Prohibited Activities
All activities not related to the purposes of the property acquisition are prohibited.
Use of motorized vehicles and equipment is prohibited with the exceptions of: vehicles and equipment
necessary for approved stewardship work; emergency/public safety vehicles; and motorized
wheelchairs/scooters for the handicapped; and registered vehicles used by visitors to access the designated
parking area on the preserve for parking purposes only.
The creation of new trails except as outlined in the Town Approval of Activities section below.
Trapping of wildlife with the exception of Town approved trapping of diseased wildlife and feral cats.
Fireworks.
Weddings, parties, reunions, flea markets, swap meets, antique shows, car shows.
Camping, fires, bonfires.
Sports whether organized or “pick up” in nature.
Paintball and other similar war games.
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Town Approval of Activities
No activities related to the purposes of the property acquisition are allowed on the property without the
explicit approval of the Town Board except for the activities listed in the Allowed Activities section
below.
Allowed Activities
Section I Public Uses
Access shall be from dawn to dusk unless posted otherwise or approved per the Town Approval of
Activities section above.
Foot access to Downs Creek as depicted in Appendix 1.
Nature walks/surveys, bird watching, citizen science surveys.
Star gazing.
Participation in the General Activities outlined below.
Section II General Activities
Inventories of the properties including flora, fauna, trails, trash, archaeological features, structures and
any other aspects provided that conducting such inventories does not alter or damage the properties.
Invasive species control and removal provided an invasive species plan using Best Management Practices
is approved and followed. The invasive species plan will be updated, expanded and amended as needed
based on monitoring of the property for the extent of invasive species present.
Clean up of man-made trash provided such clean up does not damage the property.
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Section III Infrastructure
Signage – the following signage is allowed: Preserve name sign, Town open space signs, posted/no
hunting signs, safety signs, rules/regulations signs.
Due to the sensitive nature of this preserve which consists almost entirely of tidal wetlands only one short
trail to provide access to Downs Creek will be maintained as depicted in Appendix 1. Trail maintenance
will be kept to the minimum necessary to maintain the trail in a condition that allows the public to access
Downs Creek safely.
Parking will be limited to the road shoulder of New Suffolk Ave as depicted in Appendix 1.
The preserve or any section thereof may be closed to the public should any unsafe conditions exist; or for
the purposes of protecting native flora and fauna. Signage denoting such closures is allowed.
Appendices
1.Frank Kujawski Preserve plan
2.Frank Kujawski Preserve Bird Species Listing
3.Pets
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Appendix 2
Frank Kujawski Preserve Bird Species Listing as of July 2018 based on eBird
observations beginning in 2003
Audubon NY SGCN Status Breeding
Seq Species DEC Status
Watch List Status
1 Canada Goose
2 Mute Swan
High Priority SGCN
3 American Black Duck
4 Mallard Probable
5 American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
SGCN
6 Surf Scoter
SGCN
7 White-winged Scoter
SGCN
8 Long-tailed Duck
9 Bufflehead
SGCN
10 Common Goldeneye
11 Hooded Merganser
12 Common Merganser
13 Red-breasted Merganser
SGCN
14 Common Loon Special Concern
15 Double-crested Cormorant
16 Great Blue Heron
SGCN
17 Great Egret
SGCN
18 Snowy Egret
SGCN
19 Little Blue Heron
20 Green Heron
SGCN
21 Yellow-crowned Night-heron
22 Turkey Vulture
23 Osprey Special Concern
24 Sharp-shinned Hawk Special Concern
25 Cooper's Hawk Special Concern
SGCN
26 Bald Eagle Threatened
27 Red-tailed Hawk
28 Clapper Rail Yellow Probable
SGCN
29 Black-bellied Plover
30 Semipalmated Plover
31 Killdeer
SGCN
32 Ruddy Turnstone
Potential
33 Sanderling Yellow
34 Least Sandpiper
35 Semipalmated Sandpiper Yellow
High Priority SGCN
36 Short-billed Dowitcher
SGCN
37 Greater Yellowlegs
SGCN
38 Willet Probable
39 Lesser Yellowlegs
SGCN
40 Bonaparte's Gull
SGCN
41 Laughing Gull
42 Ring-billed Gull
43 Herring Gull
44 Great Black-backed Gull
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Audubon NY SGCN Status Breeding
Seq Species DEC Status
Watch List Status
SGCN
45 Least Tern Threatened Red
SGCN
46 Common Tern Threatened
47 Royal Tern
48 Mourning Dove
49 Belted Kingfisher
50 Red-bellied Woodpecker
51 Downy Woodpecker
52 Northern Flicker
53 Merlin
54 Great Crested Flycatcher
55 Eastern Kingbird
56 Blue Jay
57 American Crow
58 Fish Crow
59 Purple Martin Confirmed
60 Tree Swallow
61 Bank Swallow
62 Barn Swallow
63 Black-capped Chickadee
64 Tufted Titmouse
65 House Wren
66 Carolina Wren
67 American Robin
68 Gray Catbird
69 Northern Mockingbird
70 European Starling
71 Common Yellowthroat
72 Yellow Warbler
73 Yellow-rumped Warbler
74 White-throated Sparrow
75 Song Sparrow Probable
76 Eastern Towhee
77 Northern Cardinal
78 Red-winged Blackbird Probable
79 Common Grackle Probable
80 House Finch
81 American Goldfinch
82 House Sparrow
Current Status Notes:
NYS DEC
Special Concern:
Any native species for which a welfare concern or risk of endangerment has been documented
in New York State.(New York State DEC, 2001).
Threatened:
Those designated by the DEC as likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future
throughout all or a significant portion of their range.
Endangered:
Those designated by the DEC as seriously threatened with extinction.
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Audubon Watch List
Yellow:
This category includes those species that are declining but at a slower rate than those in the red
category. These typically are species of national conservation concern.
Red:
Species in this category are declining rapidly, have very small populations or limited ranges, and face
major conservation threats. These typically are species of global conservation concern.
New York Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
High Priority SGCN:
The status of these species is known and conservation action is urgent in the next ten
years. These species are declining and must receive timely management intervention or they are likely to reach
critical population levels in New York.
SGCN:
The status of these species is known and conservation action is essential. These species are expected to
experience significant declines over the next ten years and will need management intervention to secure their
populations.
Non-SGCN Species of Potential Conservation Need:
The trends in abundance and distribution of these species
are poorly known, but there is an identified threat to the species, or the species has a high level of intrinsic
vulnerability. Further research and surveys are needed to determine their actual population status. Although not
classified as SGCN, actions for their conservation will be identified and they will be included in the State Wildlife
Action Plan.
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Appendix 3
Pets
Unless posted otherwise, pets are allowed provided that they are leashed and under control at all
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times while on the property.
The Town may permanently or temporarily restrict pets from the preserve or designated areas of the
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preserve for reasons including, but not limited to, wildlife and nesting habitat protection and public
safety. Such restrictions will be approved by the Town Board and will be posted at the preserve.
All pet waste must be picked up and properly disposed of as required by Southold Town Code.
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Failure to follow pet rules may result in all pets being prohibited from using the preserve.
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