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The Rural Fire Council meets twice per year, and has been instrumental with collecting data, making important suggestions and connections, and has provided support to the Forest Protection Program.
Forest Fire Weather Information and Danger Explanations
Information on Connecticut Fire Weather, list-serv, and fire season.
How to report a wildfire in Connecticut.
The DEEP Division of Forestry's Forest Protection Program provides support to local fire departments for wildlife incidents and loans out a Smokey Bear suit for fire education events.
Learn about grants for wildfire control and protection.
Wildlife Habitat Management on Private Land
A partnership to help private landowners increase the quantity and quality of young forest habitat for wildlife on their property.
Managing Grasslands, Shrublands, and Young Forest Habitats for Wildlife: A Guide for the Northeast
A guide to managing young forest habitats for wildlife in the Northeast.
NEC and YFI Newsletter Archive
An archive of all past New England Cottontail Project newsletters and Young Forest Initiative newsletters.
DEEP staff and volunteers have conducted surveys on state lands with shrubland habitat to monitor songbird populations.
New England Cottontail Restoration
Efforts to conserve Connecticut's only native rabbit, the New England Cottontail.
Young Forest Habitat Initiative
An effort to create and maintain habitat for wildlife dependent on young forests and shrublands.
American Woodcock Habitat Use and Survival
DEEP biologists are studying woodcock habitat use and survival rates in different habitat conditions to better understand the needs of this declining species.
Habitat Management at WMAs and State Forests
Habitat is managed at state forests and wildlife management areas to benefit a variety of wildlife species.
Addressing nuisance problems with opossums.