Habitat Management Flashcards
What HMP is this?
A legal agreement between a landowner and a land conservation organization (or “land trust”) or government agency placing permanent
restrictions on what can be done on a property.
Continued farming may be allowed while
various vegetation types or habitat features are protected. The property can be sold, but the
restrictions are maintained from owner to owner, in perpetuity.
Conservation easement
Why do landowners sometimes use Control Nonnative Vegetation as an HMP?
Without management, nonnative species continue to spread, limit plant species
diversity, and degrade wildlife habitat.
Why would a landowner create snags?
The presence of dying, dead, and down (laying vertical on the ground) trees is
critically important for many wildlife species.
_____ are uncropped areas around crop fields or uncut areas around hay fields
designed to provide nesting, brooding, and escape cover as well as additional food
sources, for many wildlife species. Most consist of native grasses and forbs, but may
include brambles and shrubs (such as dewberries) depending on landowner
objectives and focal wildlife species.
Field borders
Why would a landowner use the practice of leaving crops unharvested?
Strips or blocks of crops, such as corn, milo, soybeans, or other crops that are left
unharvested may provide a supplemental food source for targeted wildlife species. This
practice is especially valuable if the strips are left adjacent to cover.
Which HMP relates to the intensity and duration of livestock grazing?
Conduct Livestock Management
Why might a landowner provide nesting structures?
Some species den, nest, or roost in cavities they don’t create themselves (such as
bluebirds, wood ducks, squirrels, raccoons, and owls). If natural cavities are not available, artificial cavities (nest boxes) can be used.
Why would a landowner plant food plots?
Food plots can be planted to provide a supplemental food source for many wildlife
species when naturally occurring food is a limiting factor.
Why would a landowner promote native grasses and forbs?
Native grasses and forbs are important for cover and food for many wildlife species.
Which HMP does the following describe?
Many shrubs/brush species provide cover and soft mast that benefit many wildlife
species. Shrubs/brush may be planted or allowed to grow to create riparian buffers
along streams and ponds. To maintain bank stability as the roots help hold the soil in
place.
Manage shrubs/brush
Why would a landowner use the HMP Repair Spillway/Dam/Levee/Shorelines?
Low water levels can cause significant problems in ponds and impounded wetlands.
What are four ways we can set back succession?
Prescribed fire, mechanical applications, applying herbicide or grazing/browsing livestock.
When would a landowner provide water developments for wildlife?
When there is not enough water for drinking or habitat.
When might hunting or fishing be decreased or temporarily eliminated?
To increase wildlife populations
Which HMP does the following describe?
Monitoring trends of wildlife populations and physical attributes or comparing age groups, condition, and numbers of predator and prey fish caught in one location.
Conduct wildlife/fish survey
