The Northern Hardwood Forest Wildlife Description

Sugar maple beech hemlock and balsam fir.

The northern hardwood forest wildlife description.

A hardwood forest of high elevations in the southern appalachians dominated by various combinations of mesophytic northern hardwoods such as sugar maple yellow birch beech and yellow buckeye. Wildlife found in a northern hardwood forest may include deer bear squirrel ruffed grouse and woodcock. The northern forest is one of the nation s great forest landscapes well known for its charismatic wildlife breathtaking autumn foliage outdoor recreational opportunities and vast forested areas. On wildlife habitat and the management of mixed wood and northern hardwood oak stands.

Yellow birch white ash red maple and red oak. Northern hardwood forest types can be managed as even or uneven aged stands using. Umbagog national wildlife refuge is located in the mixed spruce fir northern hardwood forest. 1263512 percent of nh area.

3 high association 2 moderate association and 1 low association. For both land conservation and land stewardship efforts focus on northern hardwood conifer habitat characterized by unique features such as. 55 habitat distribution map habitat description northern hardwood conifer forests are found generally between 1 400 and 2 500 ft. Conserving large blocks 1000 acres of northern hardwood conifer forest from development will provide habitat for wide ranging wildlife such as black bear bobcat canada lynx and northern goshawk.

The prescription methodology is simpler and more field oriented. Shade tolerance very shade tolerant. Open all close all. New hampshire wildlife action plan appendix b 62 northern hardwood conifer forest photo by ben kimball acres in nh.

This marks the transition zone between the deciduous hardwood forests and the northern or boreal coniferous forests. It stretches from maine through northern new hampshire and vermont and into the adirondacks and tug hill plateau of northern new york. This guide also includes an appendix of familiar tables and charts useful to practicing field foresters. The following species of greatest conservation need are listed according to their level of association with the northern hardwood swamp natural community type based on the findings in wisconsin s 2015 wildlife action plan.