e Pomainville Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a 360-acre parcel along the banks of Otter Creek in Pittsford. e parcel is owned by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and managed cooperatively with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). e WMA can be accessed by a parking lot located just north of the village of Pittsford, along Route 7. From the parking lot, access to the WMA is limited to foot travel via old farm roads. e western border consists of over 8,000 feet of Otter Creek shoreline. e most prominent habitat feature is Otter Creek, which winds it way along the western border of the WMA. Numerous wetlands, ranging from alder swamps to standing emergent vegetation to open water, can be found near the Creek and in low-lying areas. e northern portion of the WMA has extensive grasslands, optimal for a variety of grassland nesting birds. Forested habitat prevails at the southern end of the WMA. Here, a small white pine and white cedar stand provides critical habitat for wintering deer. A small but vibrant wild apple orchard grows along the southern property line. ere are brushy old elds scattered throughout the parcel, creating a diverse transition zone between the forests and the open grasslands. Years of active farming on this land resulted in the loss of many of the pre-settlement habitat features, such as riparian forests and wetlands, which had been cut and drained. Restoring the wetland habitat of this WMA will involve filling in drainage ditches, installing water control structures, and planting native vegetation along the banks of Otter Creek. The fields will be mowed to prevent them from reverting to weeds and woody vegetation. Mowing will be delayed until after the nesting season of the grassland birds using this habitat.