Wildlife and plant habitat are threatened by increased road and building construction by oil and gas interests.
The park includes critical wildlife and plant habitat as well as areas providing public access to the Connecticut River.
Despite being heavily managed, it's still an important wildlife and plant habitat, particularly along its margins which are less worked.
Microclimate ecosystems, rare plant habitats, vernal pools, caves, and abrupt cliffs are the fare.
The effect on plants and plant habitats are more pronounced during droughts, when horses travel greater distances to find food and water.
A trail which skirts the edge of a 'hanging swamp' containing a unique plant habitat.
Botany can only benefit from this constant management and review of plant habitats.
It is endemic to California, where it grows in the varied plant habitat of the hills, mountains, valleys, and coastlines.
Many ferns fall into this category of plant habitat, including Asplenium (spleenworts).
It can become naturalized, or even an invasive species, when planted near adjacent native plant habitats and natural-wildland ecosystems.