SYBIL CREEK RESTORATION
Baseline Data and
Habitat Assessment
Prior to Restoration


COVER PAGE

FOREWORD & ACKNOWLEDGMENT

INTRODUCTION
Sybil Creek Baseline
Sampling Report

Map of Study Site
Marsh Restoration
Historic Background
Purpose & Goals
Site Conditions

BASELINE SAMPLING RESULTS
Transect Location Map
Hydrology
Nutrients
Vegetation
Surface Sediments
Peat Bulk Densities
Palynology
Birds
Mammals
Amphibians & Reptiles
Fish

LITERATURE CITED

PHOTOS
Photo Location Map



This study was funded by a grant to the Branford Land Trust by the Long Island Sound License Plate Fund.



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SYBIL CREEK RESTORATION:
BASELINE DATA AND HABITAT ASSESSMENT
PRIOR TO RESTORATION


Submitted to:
State of Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Long Island Sound Programs

 

Prepared and Submitted By:

Dr. Richard A. Orson, Ph.D.
Orson Environmental Consulting

Dr. David T. Osgood, Ph.D.
Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences
University of New Haven

Dr. Roman N. Zajac, Ph.D.
Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences
University of New Haven

Dr. James F. Tait
Earth Science Department
Southern Connecticut State University

On Behalf Of:
Branford River Project
Branford Land Trust

OCTOBER 2000 • DRAFT


This study was funded by a grant to the Branford Land Trust
by the Long Island Sound License Plate Fund