Welcome!

We are wildlife biologists at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry who are looking for creative solutions to improve and recover woodland habitats and the species that rely on them in the populous Northeastern United States. Our research seeks to provide insight and knowledge to forest managers and wildlife biologists in order to help conserve imperiled species like the New England cottontail, or wood rabbit, and their declining habitats. 

Since 2013 SUNY-ESF has been a leader in working to understand the relationships between woodlands and the species inhabiting them.

​New England cottontail populations are declining throughout their range.
Why? And what can be done?
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Thriving young forests are critical for many species of wildlife.  Why have we seen a loss of these habitats?
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Our Goal

We seek to understand factors hindering the recovery of New England cottontails ​
​and assess restoration efforts in order to recover NEC populations and improve habitat for the
​species and other wildlife that rely on woodlands.

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For half the year, we are out conducting research-the other half we are learning what it all means!