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RFR DFW-2015-021: Biodiversity Initiative Contract for Establishment of Native Warm Season Grasses at the Frances Crane (North) WMA in Falmouth, MABiodiversity Initiative Contract • May 5th, 2020
The abandoned agricultural fields at Frances Crane (North) WMA presently provide significant acreage of high quality warm season grassland habitat. As a result, these fields have been identified by the Action Plan for the Conservation of State-listed Obligate Grassland Birds in Massachusetts as one of the best opportunities in the Commonwealth to support the conservation of rare and declining grassland bird species. Expansion of the grassland will increase the suitable habitat to area sensitive state listed grassland birds. The Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (DFW) has already begun related work at Frances Crane WMA to enhance and expand the quality of the grassland through tree clearing, invasive plant control, hedgerow removal and prescribed fire. To compliment this work, DFW is seeking proposals for the seeding of native warm season grasses in areas of mostly bare soil resulting from recent woodland clearing.
