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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGeneric Stewardship Management Plan Adopted 2011RESOLUTION 2011-457 ADOPTED DOC ID: 6942 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2011-457 WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON JUNE 21, 2011: RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby adopts the Generic Stewardship Management Plan for Open Space properties, excluding farmland, wholly or jointly-owned by the Town of Southold that do not have infrastructure. Elizabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Vincent Orlando, Councilman SECONDER: Albert Krupski Jr., Councilman AYES: Ruland, Orlando, Talbot, Krupski Jr., Evans, Russell Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Town of Southold Generic Stewardship Management Plan Table of Contents I. Executive Summary ................................................. page 1 II. Introduction .......................................................... page 1 III. Public Access ........................................................ page 2 IV. General Management Approach .................................. page 2 V. Enviromnental Stressors ........................................... page 3 A. Climate change effects B. Suppression or elimination of natural processes C. Invasive and non-native plants and animals D. Excessive deer herbivory VI. Prohibited Activities ................................................ page 5 VII. Literature Cited ...................................................... page 5 Appendix A. List of properties managed under the Generic Stewardship Management Plan Appendix B. Map of properties managed under the Generic Stewardship Management Plan Appendix C. Public access permit application for groups less than 50 persons in attendance I. Executive Summary The Plan herein guides the management and use of open space that is wholly or jointly-owned by the Town of Southold and purchased using the Community Preservation Fund and open space bonds as well as open space properties gifted or purchased by the Town that currently do not have infrastructure (excludes farmland; see Appendices A and B). More detailed management plans may be developed and approved by the Town Board for a particular parcel or assemblage of parcels, at which point the more detailed plan will supersede the guidance set forth in this document. The goal of the Generic Stewardship Management Plan is to balance public access with protecting the biological diversity and natural processes (e.g., sediment transport, food web dynamics, stream flow, soil moisture regimes, flooding) in these landscapes. The work needed on Town-owned open space requires tailored initiatives that are more appropriate for site-specific plans. As such, except for maintaining signage and cleaning up man-made garbage, the Town will proceed with a "hands-off~' approach for parcels covered under this plan. With the exception of riparian access to the creeks and bays of Long Island Sound and the Peconic Estuary, the parcels managed under this plan are not considered to be officially open to the general public. Public access is allowed by way of special permit for environmental research, educational uses, and the clean-up of man- made trash. Overarching plans to manage deer (carried out by the Town of Southold Deer Management Committee) and early detection/rapid response (EDRR) invasive species (as per a Town EDRR response plan) may include all or select open space parcels also covered by this plan. II. Introduction The Generic Stewardship Management Plan herein guides the management and use of open space that is wholly or jointly-owned by the Town of Southold and purchased using the Community Preservation Fund and open space bonds as well as open space properties gifted or purchased by the Town that currently do not have infrastructure (excludes farmland; see Appendices A and B). All furore open space parcels Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 purchased by or gifted to the Town will be immediately covered by this plan. More detailed management plans may be developed and approved by the Town Board for a particular parcel or assemblage of parcels, at which point the more detailed plan will supersede the guidance set forth in this document. Town- owned open space may constitute a portion of a larger assemblage of conservation areas, including non- profit, county, state, and federally-owned lands as well as privately-owned properties with easements. Some Town properties are held in joint ownership with other government partners. The goal of the plan herein is to balance public use with protecting the biological diversity and natural processes (e.g., sediment transport, food web dynamics, stream flow, soil moisture regimes, flooding) in these landscapes. lll. Public Access With the exception of riparian access to the creeks and bays of Long Island Sound and the Peconic Estuary, the parcels managed under this plan are not considered to be officially open to the general public. Public access will be allowed by way of a special permit for the following activities: (1) Enviromnental research and educational uses so long as these do not involve substantial alteration or improvement of the open space. Examples of enviromnental research and education uses include nature study, beach nesting bird species monitoring, and inventories of flora, fauna, trails, trash, archaeological features, and structures. (2) Clean up of man made trash provided such clean up does not damage the property. No other activities are allowed without the explicit approval of the Town Board. The public access permit process depends on the munber of people anticipated for the event. For groups less than 50, a special permit may be issued by the Land Preservation Department (see Appendix C for application). Applications to the Land Preservation Department shall be made at least 30 days prior to the proposed date of the event. For groups over 50 persons in attendance, a special permit may be issued by the Town Board of the Town of Southold, in accordance with the requirements set out in § 205, Public Entertainment and Special Events. All applications for a special events permit shall be made to the Town Board of the Town of Southold at least 60 days prior to the proposed date of the event and filed with the Town Clerk (fees and other requirements also apply see § 205-1). Public access may also be granted to manage deer and EDRR invasive species. Access for these efforts will be handled by the Town of Southold Deer Management Committee and through the Town's EDRR response plan, respectively. IV. General Management Approach With two exceptions, the Town will proceed with a "hands-off~' approach for parcels managed under this Generic Stewardship Management Plan. The Town will maintain signage including Town open space signs, posted/no hunting signs, safety signs, rules/regulations signs and Deer Management Program signs. In addition, the Town may clean-up man made trash provided such clean up does not damage the property. Installing any additional infrastructure or conducting any additional work will require Town Board approval based on reco~mnendations of the Town of Southold Land Preservation Committee. Scientific evidence shows that climate change and other stressors in the 21st century will most likely result in new vegetation successions, water regimes, wildlife habitat and survival conditions, surface-ice conditions, coastal erosion and sea-level change, and human responses. As such, management actions need to be ranked in terms of importance or priority. It seems outside the jurisdiction of the Town of Southold to deal with reducing the stressors related to climate change. It seems within the Town's purview to restore the functioning of a parcel that was lost because of select land-use activities and manage select invasive species that are directly jeopardizing a known population of endangered, 2 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 threatened, species of special concern, locally rare or unique native species or ecological community. These projects (e.g., removing a house, pulling a bulkhead, providing migratory corridors for amphibians, removing large amounts of illegal dumping, restoring grasslands, threatened and endangered species management) require site-specific detailed plans, which is appropriate for management plans developed for a specific parcel or assemblage of parcels. Overarching plans to manage deer (carried out by the Town of Southold Deer Management Committee) and early detection/rapid response (EDRR) invasive species (as per the Town's EDRR response plan) may include all or select open space parcels also covered by this plan. V. Enviromnental Stressors The majority of open space parcels were acquired because of the unique habitat fragments they support. Unfortunately, in a world dominated by human activity, most natural areas on the North Fork have been and continue to be modified to varying degrees by climate change effects, past and on-going land-use activities and the introduction of non-native plants and animals. Excessive deer herbivory is also a priority concern. A. Climate change effects As climate variables are the key determinants of geographic distributions and biophysical characteristics of ecosystems, communities, and species, climate change is therefore affecting many species attributes, ecological interactions, and ecosystem processes. Reports show that global atmospheric temperatures have contimted to maintain a strong wanning trend since the 1970's, that the wanning trend continues to climb, and that the longer-term wanning trend is clear and unambiguous (Allison et al., 2009). Climate change has become a recognized driver of ecosystem change. Two general concepts provide the framework for thinking about and managing for resilience, which in turn will hopefully help our ecological communities best adapt to the effects of climate change. One is to support the species composing the structural foundation of the ecosystem (e.g., organisms that create physical structures upon which other species depend), such as salt marsh grass in wetlands and trees in a forest (CCSP, 2008). Since ecosystems morph to and from several states (e.g., grassland to forest and back again), the expectation is that a system should be managed to keep structural species in the system although perhaps not always dominant. The other concept is to ensure that ecosystems have all that they need in order to recover from disturbances (aJca biodiversity) (CCSP, 2008). Biodiversity encompasses species diversity, genetic diversity and habitat heterogeneity. The concept ofbiodiversity invokes the precautionary principle, calling for insurance that ecosystems have all the biotic building blocks (functional groups, species, genes) that they need for recovery. These building blocks can also be thought of as ecological memory: the "network of species, their dynamic interactions between each other and the enviromnent, and the combination of structures that maJce reorganization after disturbance possible" (Bengtsson et al., 2003). B. Suppression or elimination of natural processes Residential development, fanning, the building of roads, effective fire suppression efforts, and other land- use activities oftentimes result in the suppression or elimination of natural processes such as sediment transport, food web dynamics, stream flow, soil moisture regimes, flooding, and natural fire regimes. With the detailed planning and stakeholder review embodied in site-specific detailed plans, it is within the Town's ability to help restore the functioning of select Town-owned parcels. For example, bulkheads can be removed to restore natural shoreline contours, culverts and old driveways can be removed to restore flow to a choked wetland, a road underpass can be installed to connect two protected habitats in a 3 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 migratory route and reduce vehicle mortality for species such as frogs and turtles, illegal dumpsites can be removed to reclaim habitat, and grasslands can be restored to ensure habitat heterogeneity in a system. C. Invasive and non-native plants and animals The introduction of exotic and invasive plants and animals poses a clear threat to native species and the integrity of the natural communities we remember as children. Recently, some natural resource managers have been moving towards accepting non-native species, and the novel ecosystems they create as inevitable. Novel ecosystems are commonly thought of as new combinations of species that arise through human action, environmental change, and the impacts of introduced species from other parts of the world (Hobbs et al., 2006; Seastedt et al. 2008.). While this line of thinking does not mean that resource managers should stop managing invasive species, the Town of Southold will only manage invasive species in two scenarios. The Town will manage invasive species as per a detailed, site-specific management plan when a known population of endangered, threatened, species of special concern, locally rare or unique native species or ecological community is directly jeopardized. In the detailed management plans, invasive species management projects will be ranked in priority by taking into account the native species' or community's rarity and likelihood of the project's success. Secondly, select early detection/rapid response (EDRR) species will be managed as per an EDRR plan. Early detection and rapid response (EDRR) efforts address invasive plants and animals while infestations are small; once populations become widely established, they become very difficult and expensive to control (e.g., asian long-horned beetle). Action thresholds and management practices for managing EDRR species will be outlined in a Town-wide EDRR response plan and coordinated with the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA; see http://n¥is.info/liisma/default.aspx). Eradicating invasive species commonly found throughout Long Island from a given landscape solely for the purpose of eradicating the invasive is not a priority for Town- owned lands and will not be undertaken. D. Excessive deer herbivory The suburbanization of Southold contimtes to create more deer habitat rather than eliminate it, as deer prefer the "fringe" environment between woodland and open lawn. To compound the problem, numerous farms and residences have erected deer fencing, which displaces these deer herds to other parts of the Town. The current density of white-tailed deer in Southold is too high for the landscape to sustain. Without management, it is expected that the problem will only get worse. Common signs of too many deer include browse lines (horizontal lines on trees, often 5-6 feet in height, below which vegetation has been removed by deer browsing) and a degraded vegetation understory (Tilghman 1989, Healy 1997). High-density herds (i.e., >30 deer/mi2) have been associated with damage to habitats (e.g., lack of forest regeneration, a species shift in plant composition since deer preferentially feed on native plants), economic impacts (e.g., timber resources, ornamental plantings, agricultural damage, and vehicle collisions), and tickbome disease transmission (Woolf and Harder 1979, Cypher and Cypher 1988). Browsing by overabundant deer also adversely affects other wildlife by limiting food and cover provided by understory and other vegetation (McShea and Rappole 1997). For example, birds (i.e., eastern wood pewee, indigo bunting, least flycatcher, yellow-billed cuckoo, cerulean warbler, eastern phoebe and American robin) that nest in slmtbs or the immediate layers of forest, declined in habitat excessively browsed by deer in a 10-year study conducted by the US Forest Service (deCastela 1994). 4 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 While a wide range of deer densities and carrying capacities has been reported in the literature, managing for r-2a deer per square mile is commonly recognized as needed in a given area for a healthy ecosystem to flourish. Some of the levels cited include 26-44 deer nfl-2 (10-17 km-2) (Healy 1997), 18 deer mi-2 (7 2) (Tilghman 1989), and 5-16 deer mi-2 (2-6 km-2) (Rooney 1995). It has been shown that when deer densities are reduced to approximately 20 per square mile, the restoration of forest vegetation will begin and plant/tree species diversity will increase, although it may taJce years to reverse the damage caused by high deer densities (i.e., Horsley et al. 2003 showed that the diversity of forest vegetation began to remm la years after deer densities were reduced). Deer populations are managed through the Town Of Southold's Deer Management Committee. VI. Prohibited Activities To emphasize that the Town is proceeding with a "hands off~' approach (Section iV) and that public access is only allowed for limited activities (Section III), the following list further outlines uses prohibited on Town-owned open space lands covered by this management plan: (1) All activities not related to the purposes of the property acquisitions are prohibited. (2) Throwing, breaJcing, casting, laying or depositing any garbage, refuse, glass or any injurious substance of any kind or nature. (3) Use of motorized vehicles and equipment with the exceptions of vehicles and equipment necessary for approved stewardship work and emergency/public safety vehicles. (4) Willfully destroying, injuring, defacing, damaging, removing or displacing any town-owned property. (5) Events including, but not limited to, weddings, parties, reunions, flea markets, swap meets, antique shows, and car shows. (6) Maintaining a camp, trailer or other structure. (7) Conducting any business, solicitation or advertising. (8) Campfires or bonfires. (9) Possessing or discharging any fireworks. (la) The building, placing, or moving of any structures including, but not limited to windmills and cell towers. (11) The creation of any athletic fields including, but not limited to, basketball courts, volleyball courts, soccer fields, football fields and baseball fields. (12) Irrigation systems. (13) Sports activities, including league games. (14) Digging and artifact recovery. (15) Soil removal or excavation. (16) Woodcutting. (17) Removal of vegetation. (18) Hunting (note: Overarching plans to manage deer may include all or select open space parcels also covered by this plan. The Town of Southold Deer Management Committee manages this program.). (19) Trapping of wildlife with the exception of Town-approved trapping of diseased wildlife and feral cats. (20) Abandonment of pets or other domesticated animals. VII. Literature Cited Allison, I., N.L. Bindoff; R.A. Bindschadler, P.M. Cox, N. de Noblet, M.H. England, J.E. Francis, N. Gruber, A.M. Haywood, D.J. Karoly, G. Kaser, C. Le Qu~r~, T.M. Lenton, M.E. Mann, B.I. McNeil, A.J. Pitman, S. Rahmstorf, E. Rignot, H.J. Schellnhuber, S.H. Schneider, S.C. Sherwood, R.C.J. Somerville, K. Steffen, E.J. Steig, M. Visbeck, A.J. Weaver. The Copenhagen Diagnosis, 5 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 2009: Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science. The University of New South Wales Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC), Sydney, Australia, 60pp. Bengtsson, J., P. Angelstam, T. Elmqvist, U. Emamtelsson, C. Folke, M. lhse, F. Moberg, and M. Nystroem, 2003: Reserves, resilience and dynamic landscapes. Ambio, 32(6), 389- 396. CCSP, 2008: Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. [Julius, S.H., J.M. West (eds.), J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce, P. Kareiva, B.D. Keller, M.A. Pahner, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott (Authors)]. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA, 873 pp. Cypher, B.L. and E.A. Cypher. 1988. Ecology and Management of White-tailed Deer in Northeastern Coastal Habitats: A Synthesis of the Literature Pertinent to National Wildlife Refuges from Maine to Virginia. USFWS Biological Report 88(15). deCastela, D. S. 1994. Effect of white-tailed deer on songbirds within managed forests in Pennsylvania. Journal of Wildlife Management 58:711-718. Healy, W. M. 1997. Influence of deer on the structure and composition of oak forests in central Massachusetts. Pages 249-266 in W. J. McShea, H. B. Underwood, and J. H. Rappole, eds. The science of overabundance: deer ecology and population management. Smithsonian Institution Press. Hobbs RJ, Arico S, Aronson J, et al. 2006. Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order. Global Ecol Biogeogr 15:1 7. Horsley, S. B., S. L. Stout and D. S. deCastela. 2003. White-tailed deer impact on the vegetation dynamics of a northern hardwood forest. Ecological Applications 13:98-118. McShea, W. J. and J. H. Rappole. 1997. Herbivores and the ecology of forest understory birds. Pages 298- 309 in W. J. McShea, H. B. Underwood, and J. H. Rappole, eds. The science of overabundance: deer ecology and population management. Smithsonian Institution Press. Rooney, T. P. 1995. Restoring landscape diversity and old growth to Pennsylvania's northern hardwood forests. Natural Areas Journal 15:274-278. Seastedt TR, et al. 2008. Management of novel ecosystems: are novel approaches required? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6:8 pp. Tilghman, N. G. 1989. hnpacts of white-tailed deer on forest regeneration in northwestern Pennsylvania. Journal of Wildlife Management 53 (3):524-532. Woolf, A., and J.D. Harder. 1979. Population dynamics of a captive white-tailed deer herd with emphasis on reproduction and mortality. Wildlife Monographs 67:53 pp. 6 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Appendix A. Properties managed under the Generic Management Plan 1000-6.-8-6 0.8l Central Ave Fishers Island Fitzgerald 2/24/99 Town 1000-9.-8-2.1 2.36 Reservoir Rd Fishers Island FITF, LLC 10/18/07 CPF Town (Dixon Harvey) 1000-23.-l-20. l 0.48 Dam Pond E. Marion Lettieri/PLT 5/30/02 CPF Town 1000-27.-5-5.2 1.88 Gidd's Bay Orient Tax Deed 1/16/85 none Town 1000-27.-5-7.2 1.03 Narrow River Rd Orient Tax Deed 1/16/85 none Town 1000-28.-1-1 3.94 Gidd's Bay Orient Tax Deed 4/8/85 none Town 1000-40.-2-1 1.18 lnlet Pond Greenport H.J.S. Land & 12/14/65 Town Development Corp 1000-40.-2-16 2.21 Homestead Way Greenport H.J.S. Land & Town Development Corp 1000-40.-5-1.40 3.93 Moore's Lane Greenport Caroll/Bracken Town 1000-45.-5-3 l 5.03 Pipes Cove Southold Sill 2/16/ll CPF Town 1000-45.-5-4 8.74 Pipes Cove Southold Sill 2/16/11 CPF Town 1000-50.-6-5.7 1.87 Lighthouse Rd Southold Too Bee Realty 2/2/95 open space bond Town 1000-50.-6-5.l l 0.45 Lighthouse Rd Southold Too Bee Realty 2/23/93 none (gift) Town 1000-53.-4-46 0.12 Bay Shore Rd Greenport Tax Deed none Town 1000-54.-2-5 0.38 SoundviewAve Southold Tax Deed 8/23/88 none Town 1000-54.-6-20 22.30 Jennings Rd Southold Damianos 12/28/01 CPF Town 1000-56.-l-2.15 2.79 Pond Ave Southold Tax Deed l/l 1/02 none Town 1000-56.-5-12.1 0.56 Budds Pond Rd Southold Palameri 2/7/06 CPF Town 1000-57.-1-43 0.48 Albacore Dr Greenport J&C Holdings 8/24/06 open space bond Town (Hurtado) 1000-58.-1-1.1 57.88 Sound View Ave Peconic Bittner 4/7/08 CPF/Federal/County Town/County 1000-59.-4-5.9 1.49 Greenfield's Ln Southold Tax Deed l/l 1/02 none Town 1000-68.-2-3 0.22 Goldsmith's Inlet Peconic Bailey/Worth Feat': 1926 Town 1000-69.-5-1 1.95 Akerly Pond Ln Southold Town 1000-74.-l-3 0.48 Henry's Lane Peconic Blackham 12/21/06 CPF Town 1000-74.-1-44.11 0.52 Henry's Lane Peconic Tax Deed 1/11/02 none Town 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2C 2l 22 23 24 25 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Appendix A. Properties managed under the Generic Management Plan (continued) 1000-78.-7-18 0.13 Waterview Dr Southold Tax Deed ll/7/86 none Town 1000-79.-7-41 3.10 Leeward Dr Southold Tax Deed 1/11/02 none Town 1000-84.-l-6.18 3.46 Bridge Lane Cutchogue Tax Deed l/l 1/02 none Town 1000-86.-2-12.1 1.53 Wells Road Peconic Geor~,e Wells 1/18/00 CPF Town 1000-86.-6-33 0.38 South Harbor Rd Southold Wortis 12/17/91 Town 1000-87.-l-26.2 2.16 Minnehaha Blvd Southold Dmm/Saland 1/12/05 CPF Town 1000-87.-3-64 2.67 Moyle Cove Southold Laughing 4/2/64 Town Waters Prop Owner Assoc 1000-87.-6-12.l 45.44 Main Bayview Rd Southold Blocker 6/ll/08 CPF/County Town/County 1000-88.-6-13.54 11.60 Main Bayview Rd Southold Laoudis Town 1000-95.-4-18.41 2.19 Gold S put Cutchosue Tax Deed 1 / 11/02 none Town 1000-96.-2-8 0.98 Route 48 Cutchogue Wickham 12/16/86 none (gift) Town 1000-98.-2-21 19.99 Little Creek Peconic Commoners 3/9/71 Town 1000-100.-3-10.16 0.73 Inlet View Mattituck Tax Deed 1/11/02 none Town 1000-100.-3-15.14 1.08 Reeve Road Mattituck Tax Deed l/l 1/02 none Town 1000-102.-8-35 1.33 Crownland Ln Cutchogue Tax Deed 1/11/02 none Town 1000- 104.-3 - l 7 0.57 Bay Ave Cutchogue EMC Mortgage 5/22/97 Town Corporation 1000-106.-1-7 0.89 Ruth Rd Mattituck Vreeland/Wills 6/3/04 open space bond Town 1000-107.-2-3.15 0.56 Greton Court Mattituck Tax Deed 1/11/02 none Town 1000-I 10.-7-27 0.29 East Road Cutchogue Town 1000-113.-4-1 0.80 Mattituck Creek Mattituck C&D Realty 6/28/06 CPF Town 1000-I 13.-14-I l 4.30 Cox Neck Rd Mattituck Tax Deed l/l 1/02 none Town 1000-115.-12-1 0.22 Deep Hole Creek Mattituck Dickerson 12/10/08 CPF Town Estate 1000-I 16.-l-9.2 5.20 Dorm's Creek Cutchogue Zahler 12/28/99 none Town 26 27 28 29 3l 32 33 3q 35 36 37 38 39 4C 4l 42 43 4q 45 46 47 48 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Appendix A. Properties managed under the Generic Management Plan (continued) 1000-121.-5-4.4 10.00 Sound Ave Mattituck Adamowicz- 12/22/03 CPF Town Town 1000-125.-1-6.3 10.80 LaureILake Mattituck Youn~ 11/30/06 CPF Town 1000-134.-4-13 0.87 Haywater CoYe Cutcho~ue Commoners 7/30/97 Town 1000-134.-4-14 1.44 Haywater Cove Cutchogue Commoners 7/30/97 Town 1000-137.-1-27 0.19 Stillwater AYe Cutcho~ue Tax Deed 3/6/86 none Town 1000-I 37.-6-I 1.90 East Creek Cutchogue Commoners 7/30/97 Town 1000-137.-7-1 0.30 East Creek Cutchogue Commoners 7/30/97 Town 49 5C 51 52 53 54 55 CPF - Communib' Preservation Fund (2% Real Estate Transfer Tax) Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 ) of Areas Managed Under the Generic Management Plan Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21, 2011 Resolution 2011-457 Appendix C. Public access permit application for groups less than 50 persons in attendance Melissa A. Spiro Land Preservation Coordinator Town of Southold Southold Town Annex 54375 State Route 25 PO Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971-0959 Public Access Permit Application for parcels managed under the generic stewardship management plan with groups less than 50 persons in attendance Today's Date: Requesting Organization: Applicant's Name: Address: Home Telephone: E-mail Address: Business Telephone: Open Space Parcel Desired: Day(s), Date(s), and Time(s) of Use: Reason for Use: Is admission being charged? Yes No If yes, how much is being charged? Please provide a detailed explanation of how the proceeds are to be used: Applicant's Signature: Generic Stewardship Management Plan Adopted by Town Board June 21,2011 Resolution 2011-457 Public Access Permit Application for parcels managed under the generic stewardship management plan with groups less than 50 persons in attendance (contimted) Hold Harmless Agreement The applicant/group/organization agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Town of Southold, its officials, employees, and/or agents from all claims, lawsuits, hospital and/or doctor bills, actions, proceedings, and liabilities for the loss or damage to property, or any injury, the death of a person, including any expenses incurred by the Town of Southold defending any claims, lawsuits, or action that may arise as a result of the conduct, actions, including the negligence of the applicant/group/organization to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Name of Organization: (please print) Date: Principal/Authorized Representative: (please print) Applicant's Signature: