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Habitat Restoration Resources

Find the tools you need to restore and manage Massachusetts habitats for biodiversity and climate resilience.

Land protection is essential, but protection alone is not enough to conserve the state’s rich diversity of wildlife and plants. In today's human-altered landscape, many habitats need active restoration and management to remove invasive species, restore natural processes, mitigate changes to water quality or quantity, and address other threats. Use the tools on this page to learn about and plan habitat restoration.

Habitat restoration resources are now part of BioMap

BioMap is a powerful tool for strategic land protection and stewardship in Massachusetts. It also provides detailed habitat management and restoration planning tools.

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Habitat types and management recommendations

Sandplain grasslands & heathlands  Barrens  Oak forests and woodlands  Cultural shrublands  Cultural grasslands  Rock outcrops, cliffs, and talus  Coastal beach and dune complex   Caves and karst 

Vernal pools  Calcareous wetlands  Coastal plain ponds 

Gently-sloping cold rivers  Gently-sloping cool rivers   Gently-sloping warm rivers  Steep cold rivers  Steep cool rivers   Gently-sloping cold streams  Steep cold streams  Steep cool streams  Deep drainage lakes and ponds   Shallow drainage lakes and ponds   Deep headwater and isolated lakes and ponds  Shallow headwater and isolated lakes and ponds 

Habitat practices

Grassland bird management   Invasive plant control  Mowing and mulching  Prescribed fire  Revegetation 

Invasive plant control  Mowing and mulching  Prescribed fire  Revegetation 

Culvert replacement  Dam removal 

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