The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has scheduled an  informational meeting and site visit to discuss creating more habitat for the New England cottontail rabbit, a state endangered species, as well as other species in the Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area.

IFW wildlife biologists will be at the Scarborough Municipal Building on Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 6-8 p.m. to discuss the management plans. There will a site visit on Friday, Sept. 30, that begins at 9 a.m. at the Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management parking area on the Manson Libby Road across from Black Point Auto

Within the upland area of the Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area along Manson Libby Road and the Eastern Trail, IFW plans to improve habitat for New England cottontails through the removal of some trees, planting shrubs and minimizing the spread of invasive plants, according to an IFW press release. The timber removal will occur in January and/or February 2017. The result of the project will be producing young forest habitat that will benefit a number of other species such as cottontails, yellow warblers, eastern towhees, and American woodcock, IFW said.

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