Canoga Marsh Wetland Restoration Initiative

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Canoga Marsh Wetland Restoration Initiative

• Your Local Ducks Unlimited Dollars at Work!

Ducks Unlimited, through the US Fish and Wildlife
Service, contributed 25 of the total cost of
restoration of the Tidball/Canoga Marsh project,
more than 10,000 for the ducks and their habitat!
Photo courtesy of Elon Weinstein
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Where is it?
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Project Summary
Hunting by Permission only

• The purpose of this proposed project is to
  restore lost wetland functions (primarily
  wildlife use) on adjacent lands one private and
  one owned by NY State.  Potholes and level
  ditches will be constructed to create openings in
  a degraded, freshwater, non-tidal wetland for
  enhancement of habitat value for migrating and
  nesting waterfowl, marsh birds and muskrats.
   Plant diversity in the marsh will be increased
  by reestablishing hydric conditions that will
  encourage the growth of submerged aquatic
  vegetation in the potholes and level ditches.
   Amphibians and macro-invertebrates will benefit
  from the construction of several fish-free
  potholes near shore. Waterfowl will find suitable
  brood rearing habitat. Visibility of wildlife
  will improve in some sections of the project for
  public enjoyment and educational opportunities.
   A personal commitment will be made by the
  private land owner (Tidball) to habitat
  improvement and management.  Public access will
  be encouraged on the public lands (Canoga Marsh
  WMA) and the project will serve as a
  demonstration area for wetland enhancement.

Public Hunting
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State WMA
Property Boundary
Tidball Farm Private Land
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Canoga Creek Farm ConservancyThe Tidball
Family315-568-1742www.canogafarms.com