Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Benton Hill Fen
Region	North East
State	CT
Location	Sharon
Date of this update	1/25/02

2. Problem(s) addressed (check one or more)

Habitat Restoration/Protection
Wetlands
River systems
Beaches/Dunes
Offshore areas
Mangroves
Assisting Species at Risk
Pollution Mitigation
Non-Point Source Pollution
Other (describe)

3. Project Description (100 words or less. Please include qualitative information, e.g. acres of habitat restored, miles of steam reopened to migration, and legislative authorization, e.g. WRDA, ISTEA, CWA/NEP, CZMA, etc.)

Benton hill is forty acres in Sharon of a calcareous wetland with several state rare plants and a federally listed rare lizard. The Nature Conservancy is seeking to control an infestation of invasive plants including phragmites, buckthorn, and purple loosestrife. TNC estimates 175 person hours, about $2,500 are required to support a summer crew to deal with the invasives, returning the fen to past it’s productivity.

4. Goals/Benefits (quantify where possible using measures of success list) Was a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.

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5. Partners (include each participant's responsibilities - funding, permitting, etc.)

• Federal

  Lead:

  Other:

• Non-Federal

  State government:
  Local government:
  Private industry:
  Public interest groups: The Nature Conservancy
  Educational Facility:
  Other partnerships:

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal
  Non Federal	State government
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total

• In-Kind Services (hours, equipment, or other forms of assistance and estimated dollar value)

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• Volunteers (number of people and hours, and estimated dollar value)

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7. Legislative authorities used by each participant

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8. Value added by Coastal America Partnership including Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals achieved through this collaboration (500 words or less)

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9. Project Status

Initiation date
Completion date
Current stage

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  David Gumbart
  55 High St., Middletown, CT 06457
  (860) 344-0716
  Email: dgumbart@tnc.org

• Participating Agency/Organization Contacts: (e.g. volunteer groups, conservation groups, state agencies, and other federal agency contacts)

11. Any additional information/comments

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