Documents & Links

Documents:

• 2013 Town of Skaneateles Conservation Area Trail Map (pdf)
• Organizational plans
  • 2008 mod 2015 Skaneateles Conservation Area Advisory Committee Organizational Plan (DRAFT) (pdf)
  • 2008 Skaneateles Conservation Area Advisory Committee Organizational Plan (pdf)
  • 2003 Skaneateles Conservation Area Mission Statement (pdf)
• Management plans
  • 2009 Town of Skaneateles Conservation Areas Management Plan (DRAFT) (pdf)
  • Charles K. Porter (2006). “Forest Stewardship Plan for Reynolds Property, Benson Rd.” New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands and Forest, Altmar, NY. (pdf)
  • Charles K. Porter (2002). “Forest Stewardship Management Plan for Properties off of the Gully Road and Old Seneca Turnpike.” New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands and Forest, Altmar, NY. (pdf)
• 2015 USDA Custom Soil Resource Report for Skaneateles Conservation Area, Onondaga County. New York

External Links:

• Town of Skaneateles website
• Invasive species
  • The New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse: Non-Native Plant Species Invasiveness Assessment
  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Regulations: 6 NYCRR Part 575 Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Species Express Terms
  • Policy on the use of non-native plants in Cornell Plantations’ accessioned collections (2009)
  • The Weed’s Network
• Forestry
  • New York Forest Owners Association
  • Cornell University Cooperative Extension – Forest Connect
• Trail guidelines
  • U.S. Forest Service Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook
• Ecological restoration
  • SER – Society for Ecological Restoration
  • SER International Primer on Ecological Restoration
  • SER Guidelines for Developing and Managing Ecological Restoration Projects
• Navigating the Eagle Scout Service Project – Information for Project Beneficiaries
• Pictures of the conservation area
  • Wikimedia commons category: Skaneateles Conservation Area (photographs)
  • Wikimedia commons gallery: Skaneateles Conservation Area flora (plant photographs)
  • Flickr: Skaneateles Conservation Area (photographs)
  • Skaneateles Conservation Areas (blog)