farm/rangelands

Question 1

edge habitat

Answer 1

corners of farmland that are wildlife habitat

Question 2

what does CRP stand for

Answer 2

Conservation reserve program

Question 3

What is the goal of CRP

Answer 3

help with crop surplus and soil erosion. reimburses farmers for maintaining cover, no mowing or grazing 10-15 years

Question 4

what does WRP stand for

Answer 4

wetlands reserve program

Question 5

what is WRP

Answer 5

incentivizes farmers who restore wetlands

Question 6

what does swamp buster legislation do

Answer 6

same as WRP

Question 7

Lure crops

Answer 7

barley planted to lure ducks/geese from fields, Clover, Grasses and Brassicas for Deer
Grow fast, cost less, mature fast
No hunting allowed on lure crops
Every $1 spent in prevention saves $4 in compensation for crop damage

Question 8

shelter belt

Answer 8

nesting habitat for wildlife between farmed areas best at 30 feet wide

Question 9

buffer field

Answer 9

narrow plantings of perennial plants that are primarily used to reduce water runoff from fields, including loss of pesticides and fertilizers.

Question 10

pheromone trap

Answer 10

attract insects and they become trapped and die

Question 11

AUM

Answer 11

Animal unit month, number of animals consuming vegetation to the ability of the vegetation to withstand grazing for one month.

Question 12

1 AUM=

Answer 12

live weight of a cow/calf pair or 454kg

Question 13

what does long period of overgrazing promote

Answer 13

invader species

Question 14

describe bison prairie dog dynamic

Answer 14

you know the one

Question 15

what does resting rangeland do

Answer 15

lets grass grow tall which decreases prairie dogs naturally, grass gets too high so prairie dogs move to grazed more visible areas

Question 16

why is grass protected from fire

Answer 16

does kill tissues essential for regrowth

Question 17

why is fire beneficial to animals

Answer 17

burns off the rank straw-like old material that animals don’t so readily consume

Question 18

natural fire periods

Answer 18

1-3 years

Question 19

what animals make natural fire breaks

Answer 19

quail, moles, cottontails

Question 20

how much does nesting density increase in prescribed burn areas

Answer 20

3.8-2.4 ha per nest

Question 21

forestry in the 1800’s was called what

Answer 21

cut and get out

Question 22

forestry in the 1900’s was

Answer 22

transferred from department of the interior to dept of ag

Question 23

forestry in the 1960’s

Answer 23

multiple use status of forests

Question 24

60’s and 70’s forestry

Answer 24

environmental laws especially for federal lands

Question 25

clear cut

Answer 25

remove all trees in an area

Question 26

shelterwood cut

Answer 26

removal of all trees except those that provide shad for saplings

Question 27

seed tree cut

Answer 27

removal of all trees except certain large seed producers

Question 28

single tree selection

Answer 28

individual trees with certain characteristics marked and removed: also called selective cut

Question 29

group selection cut

Answer 29

small group of trees cut

Question 30

rotation time

Answer 30

number of years between the timer a tree or stand is cut and the time it is replaced by another harvestable tree or stand

Question 31

cutting cycle

Answer 31

number of years between cuts in an area

Question 31

shade tolerant

Answer 31

trees that can reproduce and grow in the shade

Question 31

snag

Answer 31

dead or dying tree that wildlife use for nesting, feeding or perching

Question 32

what is the difference between featured species cutting and species richness cutting

Answer 32

you know