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List of DEC Unit Management Plans and Rosters of Participants Appendix E: List of DEC Unit Management Plans for DEC lands in each basin. Year of plan completion is indicated in parentheses. Allegheny River Basin Southeast Lake Ontario Basin Boutwell Hill State Forest (1998) Camillus Forest Unique Area (Draft) Chautauqua County State Forests (Draft) Nelson Swamp Unique Area (1999) Nine Mile Swamp State Forest (2000) Rome Sand Plains Unique Area (Draft) Salmon River Falls Unique Area (Draft) Delaware River Basin Six Nations State Forest (1997) Halcott Mountain Wild Forest (2001) Neversink River Unique Area (1997) Susquehanna River Basin Sundown Wild Forest / Vernooy Kill State Forest (Draft) Broome (Draft) Treaty Line (Draft) Leatherstocking Area State Forests (2000) Lebanon Hills State Forest (1994) Lake Champlain Basin Mcdonough Area State Forests (1999) Chazy Highland Unit (Draft) Northern Chenango Highlands Area State Forest (2000) Debar Mountain Wild Forest (Draft) Six Nations Area State Forest (1997) Dix Mountain Wilderness (Draft) Tioga (Draft) Giant Mountain Wilderness (Draft) Treaty Line (Draft) High Peaks Wilderness (1999) Lake George Wild Forest (Draft) Upper Hudson River Basin Pharoah Lake Wilderness (1992) Blue Mountain Wild Forest (1995) Saranac Lakes Wild Forest (Draft) Blue Ridge Wilderness (Draft) Sentinel Range Wilderness (Draft) Dix Mountain Wilderness (Draft) Split Rock Wild Forest (Draft) Eminence State Forest (1995) St. Regis State Forest (Draft) Ferris Lake Wild Forest (Draft) Wilmington Wild Forest (Draft) Giant Mountain Wilderness (Draft) Halcott Mountain Wild Forest (2001) Lake Erie Basin Helderberg Area (2001) Boutwell Hill State Forest (1998) High Peaks Wilderness (1999) Chautauqua County State Forests (Draft) Hoffman Notch Wilderness (Draft) Jessup River Wild Forest (Draft) Northeast Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence River Basin Kaaterskill/West Mountain Wild Forest (Draft) Aldrich Pond Wild Forest (1995) Lake George Wild Forest (Draft) Blue Mountain Wild Forest (1995) Moose River Plains Wild Forest (Draft) Blue Ridge Wilderness (Draft) Saratoga-Warren State Forests (Draft) Bog River Complex (2003) Shaker Mountain Wild Forest (Draft) Brasher Falls State Forest (Draft) Shandaken Wild Forest (Draft) Colton State Forest (Draft) Siamese Ponds Wilderness (Draft) Debar Mountain Wild Forest (Draft) Silver Lake Wilderness (Draft) Five Ponds Wilderness (1994) Sundown Wild Forest/Vernooykill State Forest (Draft) Grass River Wild Forest (Draft) Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest (Draft) High Peaks Wilderness (1999) Westkill Mountain Wilderness (Draft) Independence River Wild Forest (1986) Wilcox Lake Wild Forest (Draft) Moose River Plains Wild Forest (Draft) William C. Whitney Wilderness (1998) Raquette Boreal Wild Forest (Draft) Windham High Peak Wild Forest (1994) Saranac Lakes Wild Forest (Draft) St. Regis Canoe Area (Draft) White Hill Wild Forest (Draft) William C. Whitney Wilderness (1998) Unit Management Plans in Southwest Lake Ontario and Lower Hudson River/Long Island Sound basins are in preparation and are not yet available for public review. For more information visit http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/ump/index.html Appendix F: Rosters of participants on the Watershed review teams during the drafting of the CWCS documentand their affiliations. Allegheny Basin Name Affiliation Watershed Lead Ken Roblee DEC Watershed Co-Lead Pat Riexinger DEC Team Member Doug Carlson DEC Team Member Darran Crabtree Nature Conservancy Team Member Paul E. McKeown DEC Team Member Chris Pennuto Buffalo State College Team Member John Jablonski Chautauqua W'shed Conservancy Team Member Al Breisch DEC, Endangered Species Unit Team Member Terry Moore DEC, Retired Wildlife Manger Team Member Tom Jurczak DEC, Retired Wildlife Biologist Team Member Chris Pennuto Buffalo State College, Biology Dept. Team Member Stephen Eaton Cattaraugus Co. Bird Club Team Member James Berry Roger Tory Peterson Institute eam Member Jeff Tome Jamestown Audubon Team Member Brian Davis Cattaraugus Co. SWCD Team Member Patricia Riexinger DEC, Bureau of Habitat Team Member Brad Whitcomb NYSOPRHP, Allegany State Park Team Member Rick White Ecological Consultant Team Member Angela Martin Ecological Consultant Team Member Gayla Gray Seneca Nation of Indians, Env. Prot. Dept. Team Member Will Printup Seneca Nation of Indians, Forestry Dept. Team Member Timothy Baird Cattaraugus Bird Club eam Member Patti Nelson DEC, CPS (Facilitator) Team Member Tracey Tomajer DEC, Watershed Consv. Coordinator 1 Atlantic Ocean Basin Name Affiliation Watershed Lead Debbie Barnes DEC Watershed Co-Lead None Team Member Mike Corey Dept. of State Team Member Kerri Pogue The Nature Consevancy Team Member Craig Kessler Ducks Unlimited Team Member Robert Nyman NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program Team Member Roselle Henn US ACOE Team Member Tom Halavik US FWS Team Member John Turner Audubon Team Member Robert DiGiovanni The Riverhead Foundation Team Member Chris Rodgers, PhD NOAA, Highly Migratory Species 2 Delaware Basin Name Affiliation Watershed Lead Melissa Cohen DEC Watershed Co-Lead Wayne Elliot DEC Team Member Norm McBride DEC Team Member George Schuler Nature Conservancy Team Member Kenneth Markussen DEC Team Member Alan White Nature Conservancy Team Member Rocci Aguirre Trout Unlimited Team Member Ira Stern NYCDEP Team Member Chris Olney Catskill Center Team Member Karen Rauter Watershed Ag. Council 3 Lake Champlain Basin Name Affiliation Watershed Lead Bill Schoch DEC Watershed Co-Lead Ken Kogut DEC Team Member Tim Mihuc Lake Champlain Sea Grant Team Member Paul Marangelo Adirondack Conservancy and Trust Team Member Madeline Lyttle Lake Champlain Fish & Wildlife Resources Office Team Member Craig Martin Lake Champlain Fish & Wildlife Resources Office Team Member Ken Adams SUNY Plattsburgh Team Member Bill Wellman Trout Unlimited Team Member Judy Heintz Team Member Brian Houseal Adirondack Council Team Member Richard Redman USDA-NRCS Team Member Michale Glennon Wildlife Conservation Society Team Member Chris Maron Adirondack Conservancy and Trust 4 Lake Erie Basin Name Affiliation Watershed Lead Heidi Kennedy DEC wildlife, region 8 Watershed Co-Lead Joe Galati DEC habitat, region 9 Team Member Paul Mckeown DEC fisheries, region 9 Team Member Bill Culligan DEC fisheries, region 9 Team Member Mike Wilkinson DEC fisheries, region 9 Team Member Mark Kandel DEC wildlife, region 9 Team Member Mike Morgan Audubon Team Member Patrick McGlew TNC Team Member Sheila Hess DU Team Member John Whitney NRCS, Erie County Team Member Chuck Rosenburg Stantec Consulting Firm Team Member Brian Davis Soil and Water Team Member Tony Friona Army Corps of Engineers Team Member Julie O'Neill Friends of Buffalo and Niagara River Team Member Doug Carlson DEC fisheries, region 6 Team Member Gayla Gray Seneca Nation Lower Hudson - Long Island Bays Basin Name Affiliation Watershed Lead Kim McKown NYSDEC - Marine Resources Watershed Co-Lead Dan Rosenblatt NYSDEC - Region 1, Habitat Team Member Joe Pane NYSDEC - Region 2, Team Member Gregg Kenney NYSDEC - Region 3, Marine Resources Team Member Mike Corey Dept. of State Team Member Kerri Pogue Nature Conservancy Team Member Dr. Bob Cerrato SUNY Stony Brook - MSRC Team Member Don Riepe American Littoral Society Team Member Mark Tedesco LIS Estuary Program Team Member Dennis Suzkowski NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program, HRMAC, HRF Team Member Yigal Gleb Audubon New York City Team Member Tom Halavik United States Fish and Wildlife Service Team Member Jeremey Feinberg United States Fish and Wildlife Service Team Member John Turner Audubon, Town of Brookhaven 6 NE Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence Basin Name Affiliation Watershed Lead Chris Van Maaren DEC Watershed Co-Lead Jim Farquhar DEC Team Member Amy Filipowicz Dept. of State Team Member Dirk Bryant Nature Conservancy Team Member Katie Malinowski Tug Hill Commission Team Member Mark Craig DEC Team Member Ann Rice DEC Team Member Stephanie Weiss STR Team Member Chris Reidy USDA NRCD Team Member Chris Dobony US Army Team Member Ken Kogut DEC Team Member Bill Schoch DEC Team Member Les Benedict St Regis Mohawks Team Member Dawn Howard St Lawrence Co Soil and Water 7 SE Lake Ontario Basin Name Affiliation Watershed Lead Bryan Swift DEC Watershed Co-Lead Lance Clark DEC Team Member Amy Filipowicz DOS Team Member Doug Thompson Nature Conservancy Team Member Tim Post DEC Central Office Team Member Al Breisch DEC Central Office Team Member Dave Smith DEC R6 Lands & Forests Team Member Dan Bishop DEC R7 Fisheries Team Member Fran Verdoliva DEC R7 Fisheries Team Member Dave Forness DEC R7 Lands & Forests Team Member Sandy Lislovs DEC R7 Water Team Member Jim Eckler DEC R8 Wildlife Team Member Brad Hammers DEC R8 Fisheries Team Member Janet Zuckerman OPRHP Team Member Rob Hiltbrand OPRHP Team Member Mike Corey DOS Coastal Mgt Program Team Member Dave Stilwell USFWS Cortland Team Member Tom Jasikoff * USFWS Montezuma NWR Team Member John DeHollander USDA NRCS, Oswego Co Team Member Rob Hoelscher USFS - Finger Lakes NF Team Member Seth Ausubel USEPA Team Member Tim Noga NYSCC Team Member Craig Tryon CFAB Team Member Karen Edelstein Finger Lakes Land Trust Team Member Katie Malinowski Tug Hill Commission Team Member Brian Slack Genesee/Finger Lakes RPC Team Member Anne Saltman CNY Reg Plang & Dvlpmt Bd Team Member Molly Thompson Sea Grant Team Member John VanNiel Friends of Montezuma Team Member Gerry Smith Onondaga Audubon Society Team Member Kurt Snyder Oneida Lake Association Team Member Kevin Olvany Canandaigua L W’shed Council Team Member Sheila Hess Ducks Unlimited Team Member
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