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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPaul Stoutenburgh Preserve Adopted 2015RESOLUTION (ID # 10693) 3 REVIEWED DOC ID: 10693 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. (ID # 10693) WAS REVIEWED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON APRIL 7,2015: RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby adopts the Paul Stoutenbur2h Preserve Stewardship Management Plan for the Town of Southold owned open space property located on the northerly side of Route 25, Southold, NY and fiirther identified on the Suffolk County Tax Maps as follows: 1000-56-4-16 1000-56-1-10.1 1000-56-4-4 1000-56-1-6 Elizabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk Town of Southold Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve Latest Revision: March 5th, 2015 Adopted by the Town Board on June 29th, 2010 by resolution 2010-475. Revision adopted by the Town Board on April 7th, 2015 by resolution 2015-319. Properties included in plan (see Appendix 2): SCTM# Location Project Funding Acquisition Pursuant To 1000-56.4-16 63445 Route 25 Aurichio Open Space Capital Chapter 185 1000-56.-1-10.1 2205 Mill Path Adams CPF Chapter 185 1000-56.4-4 61725 Route 25 Fred Open Space Capital Chapter 185 1000-56.-1-6 2475 Mill Path Neuer/Sutermeister CPF Chapter 185 Purposes of Property Acquisitions These properties were purchased for the purposes of open space and wetland protection. Proposed uses of the properties included the establishment of a nature preserve, recreational trails and limited parking for access to the properties. Prohibited Activities All activities not related to the purposes of the property acquisitions 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; 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. Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 1 of 17 Town Approval of Activities No activities related to the purposes of the property acquisitions are allowed on the properties 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. Hiking, jogging, walking. Fishing and shellfishing. Cross country skiing. Nature walks/surveys, bird watching, citizen science surveys. Star gazing. Pets are allowed as per Appendix 6. Deer hunting per the Town's Deer Management Program. Participation in the General Activities outlined below. Section II General Activities Inventories of the properties including flora, fauna, trails, trash, archaeological features, strictures and any other aspects provided that conducting such inventories does not alter or damage the properties. Invasive species control and removal provided a formal 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 properties. Section III Infrastructure Signage — the following signage is allowed: entrance sign, trail head kiosk, Town open space signs, posted/no hunting signs, safety signs, riles/regulations signs, directional trail signs and Deer Management program signs. A parking area constricted of crushed stone or a similar material is allowed at the trail head located on Route 25 and may be maintained as needed. Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 2 of 17 A gate to prevent vehicular access to the preserve beyond the parking area is allowed and may be maintained as needed. The trails as depicted in Appendix I shall be maintained as the official trail system. The trails shall be maintained so that they are approximately 4 to 10 feet wide and passable with vegetation not to exceed six inches in height. As needed the trails may be mowed and trimmed, fallen branches/trees that block or partially block the trail may be removed, sections of the trails that have been damaged may be restored and leveled using soil or wood chips, areas of the trails subject to becoming wet and muddy may be covered with a layer of wood chips. Wood chips may also be used to reduce or eliminate the need for regular mowing of the trails. Trail maintenance will be kept to the minimum necessary to maintain the trails in a condition that allows the public to use the trails safely. The trails or any sections thereof may be closed to the public should any unsafe conditions exist; for the purposes of protecting native flora and fauna or for the Town's Deer Management Program. Signage denoting such closures is allowed. Appendices 1. Trail System Map 2. Properties Included In Plan 3. Fauna Inventory 4. Flora Inventory 5. Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve Bird Species Listing 6. Pets on Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 3 of 17 10 Appendix 1 Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve 63445 Route 25, Southold Trail System QPreserve Boundaries 53.8 Acres Approved Trails 1.1 Miles Ste -wardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Preseii e Page 4 of 17 N Map Prepared by Town of Southold Geographic Information System R'E January 23, 2015 Tax Map and AREIS Copyright 2015 County of Suffolk NY Appendix 2 Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve 63445 Route 25, Southold Properties Included in Plan Ste -wardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Preseii e Page 5 of 17 N Map Prepared by Town of Southold Geographic Information System W F March 12, 2015 TaxMap and AREIS Copyright 2015 S County of Suffolk NY Appendix 3 Fauna Inventory for Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve Prepared by Cornell Cooperative Extension Mammals ❑ Opossum Didelphis marsupialis ❑ Raccoon Procyon lotor ❑ Red Fox Vulpes vulpes ❑ Eastern Cottontail Sylivagus floridanus ❑ Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis ❑ Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans ❑ Star -Nosed Mole Condylura crisata ❑ Short -Tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda ❑ Little Brown Bat Myotis lucificus ❑ Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fiiscus ❑ Feral Cat Felis domestica ❑ White -Footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus ❑ Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus ❑ Muskrat Ondatra zibethica ❑ White Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Reptiles and Amphibians ❑ Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina ❑ Eastern Box Turtle Terrapine carolina carolina ❑ Eastern Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta picta ❑ Diamond Back Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin terrapin ❑ Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata ❑ Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis ❑ Brown Snake Storeria dekayi dekayi ❑ Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon ❑ Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos ❑ Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum ❑ Ring -Necked Snake Diadophis punctatus edwardsii ❑ Red -Backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus ❑ Red -Spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens ❑ Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer ❑ Grey Tree Frog Hyla versicolor ❑ Green Frog Rana clamitans ❑ Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala ❑ American Toad Bufo americanus ❑ Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 6 of 17 Birds ❑ American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos ❑ Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus ❑ Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata ❑ American Robin Turdus migratorius ❑ Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis ❑ Wood Thrush Hylocichia mustelina ❑ Red -Bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus ❑ Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens ❑ Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus ❑ Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus ❑ Black -Capped Chickadee Paris atricapillus ❑ Tufted Titmouse Paris bicolor ❑ Dark -Eyed Junco Junco hymenalis ❑ Yellow-Rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata ❑ Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis ❑ Ring -Necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus ❑ Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus ❑ Bobwhite Quail Collinus virginianus ❑ Canada Goose Branta canadensis ❑ Black Duck Anas ribripes ❑ Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ❑ Wood Duck Aix sponsa ❑ Double -Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus ❑ Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias ❑ Great Egret Ardea alba ❑ Snowy Egret Egretta thula ❑ Whippoorwill Caprimulgus vociferis ❑ Common Nighthawk Chordeilus minor ❑ Ring -Billed Gull Laris delawarensis ❑ Great Black -Backed Gull Laris marinus ❑ Herring Gull Laris argentatus ❑ Least Tern Sterna antillarim ❑ Common Tern Sterna hirindo ❑ Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon ❑ Red -Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis ❑ American Kestrel Falco sparverius ❑ Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus ❑ Sharp -Shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus ❑ Coopers's Hawk Accipiter cooperii ❑ Osprey Pandion haliaetus ❑ Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus ❑ Eastern Screech Owl Otus asio Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 7 of 17 Appendix 4 Flora Inventory for Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve Prepared by Cornell Cooperative Extension Aceraceae (Maple Family) ❑ Acer negundo Box Elder ❑ Acer platanoides Norway Maple ❑ Acer rubrum Red Maple Anacardiaceae (Sumac Family) ❑ Rhus copallinum Dwarf or Winged Sumac ❑ Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac ❑ Toxicodendron radicans Poison Ivy Apiaceae (Carrot Family) ❑ Daucus carota Queen Anne's Lace; Wild Carrot Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family) ❑ Ilex opaca American Holly Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) ❑ Asclepias incarnate Swamp Milkweed ❑ Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed Asteraceae (Aster Family) ❑ Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow ❑ Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ragweed ❑ Arctium minus Lesser Burdock ❑ Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort ❑ Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel-tree ❑ Bidens frondosa Devils's Beggartick ❑ Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle ❑ Hieracium venosum Rattlesnake Weed ❑ Hypochaeris radicata Hairy Catsear ❑ Iva frutescens High -tide Bush; Saltmarsh -elder ❑ Lactuca serriola Priddy Lettuce ❑ Leontodon autumnalis Fall Dandelion ❑ Mikania scandens Climbing Hempweed ❑ Solidago sempervirens Seaside Goldenrod ❑ Symphyotrichum tenuifolium Perennial Salt -marsh Aster ❑ Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Balsaminaceae (Touch -Me -Not Family) ❑ Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 8 of 17 Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) ❑ Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry Betulaceae (Birch Family) ❑ Betula lenta Black/Sweet Birch ❑ Betula populifolia Gray Birch Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) ❑ Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard ❑ Brassica rapa Field Mustard; Rape ❑ Lunaria annua Money -Plant Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) ❑ Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle ❑ Viburnum acerifolium Maple -Leaf Viburnum ❑ Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum Southern Arrowwood Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) ❑ Silene latifolia Bladder Campion Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) ❑ Celastrs orbiculata Asian Bittersweet Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family) ❑ Salicornia maritime Slender Glasswort; Saltwort ❑ Salicornia sp. Picldeweed Clethraceae (Clethra Family) ❑ Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) ❑ Commelina communis Asian Dayflower Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) ❑ Junipers virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) ❑ Carex stricta Upright Sedge ❑ Cypers sp. Flat Sedge Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern Family) ❑ Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern Family) ❑ Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern ❑ Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 9 of 17 Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster Family) ❑ Elaeagnus umbellate Autumn Olive Ericaceae (Heath Family) ❑ Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel ❑ Rhododendron viscosum Swamp Azalea ❑ Vaccinum angustifolium Low -bush Blueberry ❑ Vaccinum corymbossum High -bush Blueberry Fabaceae (Pea Family) ❑ Robina pseudoacacia Black Locust ❑ Trifolium pretense Red Clover ❑ Trifolium repens White Clover ❑ Vicia cracca Bird Vetch Fagaceae (Beech Family) ❑ Fagus grandifolia American Beech ❑ Quercus alba White Oak ❑ Quercus ilicifolia Scrub/Bear Oak ❑ Quercus stellata Post Oak ❑ Quercus velutina Black Oak Geraniaceae (Geranium Family) ❑ Geranium maculatum Spotted Geranium Hamamelidaceae (Witch Hazel Family) ❑ Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) ❑ Carya alba Mockernut Hickory ❑ Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Juncaceae (Rush Family) ❑ Juncus gerardii Black Rush ❑ Juncus sp. Rush ❑ Juncus tenuis Old Path Rush Lauraceae (Laurel Family) ❑ Sassafras albidum Sassafras Liliaceae (Lily Family) ❑ Allium canadense Wild Garlic ❑ Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower ❑ Maianthemum racemosum False Solomon's Seal Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family) ❑ Decodon verticillatus Waterwillow; Swamp Loosestrife Malvaceae (Mallow Family) Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 10 of 17 ❑ Hibiscus moscheutos Crimson -eyed Rose -mallow ❑ Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. Moscheutos Swamp Rose -mallow Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe Family) ❑ Monotropa uniflora Indian Pipe; Corpse -plant Myricaceae (Bayberry Family) ❑ Morella pensylvanica Northern Bayberry Nyssaceae (Sour Gum Family) ❑ Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum; Tupelo Oleaceae (Olive Family) ❑ Ligustrum vulgare Privet Osmundaceae (Royal Fern Family) ❑ Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern Oxalidaceae (Wood -Sorrel Family) ❑ Oxalis stricta Yellow Wood Sorrel Pinaceae (Pine Family) ❑ Pinus strobus White Pine ❑ Pinus thunbergiana Japanese Black Pine Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) ❑ Plantago major Common Plantain Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort Family) ❑ Limonium carolinianum Sea Lavender Poaceae (Grass Family) ❑ Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge ❑ Dichanthelium clandestinum Deer -Tongue Grass ❑ Distichlis spicata Spikegrass ❑ Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ❑ Phragmites australis Common Reed ❑ Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Grass ❑ Spartina alterniflora Smooth Cordgrass ❑ Spartina patens Saltmeadow Cordgrass Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) ❑ Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese Knotweed ❑ Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania Smartweed ❑ Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel ❑ Rumex crispus Curly Dock Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf Family) ❑ Chimaphila maculate Striped or Spotted Wintergreen Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 11 of 17 Rosaceae (Rose Family) ❑ Amelanchier sanguinea ❑ Fragaria vesca ❑ Malus sp. ❑ Prunus serotina ❑ Rosa multiflora ❑ Rosa palustris ❑ Rubus hispidus ❑ Rubus sp. Salicaceae (Willow Family) ❑ Populus tremuloides Smilaceae (Catbrier Family) ❑ Smilax bona-nox ❑ Smilax rotundifolia Sphagnaceae (Peat Moss Family) ❑ Sphagnum sp. Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern Family) ❑ Thelypteris palustris Tiliaceae (Linden Family) ❑ Tilia Americana Vitaceae (Grape Family) ❑ Parthenocissus quinquefolia ❑ Vitis labrusca Round -leaved Serviceberry; Shadbush Woodland Strawberry Apple; Crabapple Wild Black Cherry Multiflora Rose Swamp Rose Bristly Dewberry Brambles, Blackberry, Raspberry Quaking Aspen Saw Greenbrier Roundleaf Greenbrier; Bullbrier Sphagnum Moss Marsh Fern American Basswood; Linden Virginia Creeper Fox Grape Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 12 of 17 Appendix 5 Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve Bird Species Listing as of February 2015 based on eBird observations beginning in 2003 Seq Species NYS DEC Status Audubon Watch List Breeding NY SGCN Status Status 1 Canada Goose Confirmed 2 Mute Swan Probable 3 Wood Duck Probable 4 American Wigeon 5 American Black Duck High Priority SGCN 6 Mallard Confirmed 7 Northern Pintail SGCN 8 Green -winged Teal 9 Ring-necked Duck 10 Lesser Scaup SGCN 11 Long-tailed Duck SGCN 12 Bufflehead 13 Common Goldeneye SGCN 14 Hooded Merganser 15 Red -breasted Merganser 16 Ring-necked Pheasant 17 Wild Turkey 18 Common Loon Special Concern SGCN 19 Pied -billed Grebe Threatened SGCN 20 Double -crested Cormorant 21 Great Cormorant 22 Great Blue Heron 23 Great Egret SGCN 24 Snowy Egret SGCN 25 Little Blue Heron SGCN 26 Green Heron Probable 27 Black -crowned Night -Heron SGCN 28 Glossy Ibis SGCN 29 Turkey Vulture 30 Osprey Special Concern Confirmed 31 Northern Harrier Threatened SGCN 32 Sharp -shinned Hawk Special Concern 33 Cooper's Hawk Special Concern 34 Red-tailed Hawk Probable 35 Virginia Rail Confirmed 36 American Coot 37 American Oystercatcher SGCN Probable 38 Semipalmated Plover 39 Killdeer 40 Spotted Sandpiper 41 Solitary Sandpiper 42 Greater Yellowlegs SGCN 43 Lesser Yellowlegs 44 Stilt Sandpiper Yellow Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Preseixe Page 13 of 17 Seq Species NYS DEC Status Audubon Watch List Breeding NY SGCN Status Status 45 Least Sandpiper 46 Pectoral Sandpiper 47 Semipalmated Sandpiper Yellow 48 Short -billed Dowitcher High Priority SGCN 49 Wilson's Snipe 50 Bonaparte's Gull SGCN 51 Laughing Gull SGCN 52 Ring -billed Gull 53 Herring Gull 54 Great Black -backed Gull 55 Least Tern Threatened Red SGCN 56 Common Tern Threatened SGCN 57 Forster's Tern SGCN 58 Royal Tern 59 Rock Pigeon 60 Mourning Dove Probable 61 Yellow -billed Cuckoo 62 Great Horned Owl Confirmed 63 Common Nighthawk Special Concern High Priority SGCN 64 Chimney Swift 65 Belted Kingfisher 66 Red -bellied Woodpecker Probable 67 Yellow -bellied Sapsucker 68 Downy Woodpecker Confirmed 69 Hairy Woodpecker Confirmed 70 Northern Flicker Probable 71 American Kestrel SGCN 72 Merlin 73 Peregrine Falcon Endangered SGCN 74 Eastern Wood -Pewee 75 Willow Flycatcher Yellow 76 Eastern Phoebe 77 Great Crested Flycatcher Confirmed 78 Eastern Kingbird Probable 79 White -eyed Vireo Probable 80 Yellow -throated Vireo 81 Blue -headed Vireo 82 Warbling Vireo 83 Red -eyed Vireo Probable 84 Blue Jay Probable 85 American Crow Probable 86 Fish Crow Probable 87 Northern Rough -winged Swallow 88 Purple Martin 89 Tree Swallow Probable 90 Bank Swallow 91 Barn Swallow Confirmed 92 Black -capped Chickadee Confirmed Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Preseixe Page 14 of 17 Seq Species NYS DEC Status Audubon Watch List Breeding NY SGCN Status Status 93 Tufted Titmouse Confirmed 94 White -breasted Nuthatch Probable 95 Brown Creeper 96 House Wren Confirmed 97 Winter Wren 98 Marsh Wren 99 Carolina Wren Confirmed 100 Blue -gray Gnatcatcher 101 Golden -crowned Kinglet 102 Ruby -crowned Kinglet 103 Eastern Bluebird 104 Veery 105 Swainson's Thrush 106 Hermit Thrush 107 Wood Thrush Yellow SGCN Probable 108 American Robin Confirmed 109 Gray Catbird Probable 110 Brown Thrasher High Priority SGCN 111 Northern Mockingbird Probable 112 European Starling Confirmed 113 American Pipit 114 Cedar Waxwing Probable 115 Ovenbird 116 Northern Waterthrush 117 Blue -winged Warbler Yellow SGCN Probable 118 Black -and -white Warbler 119 Tennessee Warbler Potential 120 Common Yellowthroat Probable 121 American Redstart 122 Northern Parula 123 Magnolia Warbler 124 Bay -breasted Warbler Yellow High Priority SGCN 125 Yellow Warbler Confirmed 126 Blackpoll Warbler 127 Black -throated Blue Warbler SGCN 128 Palm Warbler 129 Pine Warbler 130 Yellow-rumped Warbler 131 Prairie Warbler Yellow SGCN 132 Black -throated Green Warbler 133 Wilson's Warbler 134 Eastern Towhee Probable 135 American Tree Sparrow 136 Chipping Sparrow 137 Saltmarsh Sparrow Red High Priority SGCN 138 Song Sparrow Probable 139 Swamp Sparrow 140 White -throated Sparrow Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Preseixe Page 15 of 17 Seq Species Audubon NYS DEC Status Watch List NY SGCN Status Breeding Status 141 Dark -eyed Junco 142 Scarlet Tanager SGCN 143 Northern Cardinal Probable 144 Rose -breasted Grosbeak 145 Red -winged Blackbird Probable 146 Eastern Meadowlark High Priority SGCN 147 Rusty Blackbird Yellow High Priority SGCN 148 Common Grackle Probable 149 Brown -headed Cowbird Confirmed 150 Orchard Oriole 151 Baltimore Oriole Confirmed 152 House Finch Probable 153 Purple Finch 154 Pine Siskin 155 American Goldfinch Probable 156 House Sparrow Current Status Notes: NYS DEC • Special Concern: Any native species for Nvhich a Nvelfare 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 Nvithin the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of their range. • Endangered: Those designated by the DEC as seriously threatened Nvith extinction. Audubon Watch List • Yellow: This category includes those species that are declining but at a sloNver 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 knovm and conservation action is essential. These species are expected to experience significant declines over the next ten years and Nvill 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 knovm, 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 Neill be identified and they Nvill be included in the State Wildlife Action Plan. Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Preseixe Page 16 of 17 Appendix 6 Pets on Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve o Unless posted otherwise, pets are allowed provided that they are leashed and under control at all times while on the preserve. o The Town may permanently or temporarily restrict pets from the preserve or designated areas of the 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. o All pet waste must be picked up and properly disposed of as required by Southold Town Code. o Failure to follow pet riles may result in all pets being prohibited from using the preserve. Stewardship Management Plan for Paul Stoutenburgh Presen-e Page 17 of 17