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LAND-USE TOOLS TO PROTECT POLLINATORS: CURRENT APPROACHES AND POTENTIAL PATHWAYS
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The more we come to understand the role of pollinators, the more it becomes clear that our current mode of existence is incompatible with a healthy pollinator population. Ongoing environmental challenges to pollinator populations include the impacts of habitat loss on insect biodiversity and the omnipresent effects of climate change, which are partially responsible for colony collapse disorder in bee colonies. Acknowledging these developments has led some law and policy makers to focus on legislative strategies that promote population health. Despite this recognition, however, the pollinator crisis has often failed to receive sufficient media (or policy) attention.
 
To examine how policy can influence pollinator health, this paper first provides background information on pollinators and the environmental challenges they face before summarizing existing efforts to protect pollinators through federal, state, and local policies. It explores strategies to improve land-use tools and interventions that can promote pollinator populations, as well as options for additional policy innovations to support pollinator health.

 

LAND-USE TOOLS TO PROTECT POLLINATORS: CURRENT APPROACHES AND POTENTIAL PATHWAYS
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The more we come to understand the role of pollinators, the more it becomes clear that our current mode of existence is incompatible with a healthy pollinator population.

 

Working Lands for Wildlife Implementation Process
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Learn how the WLFW programs are implemented with this handy flow chart.

 

Working Lands for Wildlife Predictability FAQs
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Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) is a partnership between the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and private landowners.

 

Working Lands for Wildlife magazine: A Partnership for Conserving Landscapes, Communities and Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW), the NRCS has created a win-win model of private lands conservation that benefits wildlife and people that now includes conservation efforts focused on 19 diverse landscapes in 48 states.

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

Show Working Lands for Wildlife Organizations & Professionals (17)
There are 17 resources serving Southwest Georgia Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Working Lands for Wildlife Organizations & Professionals serving Southwest Georgia Region
NRCS Local Offices
Albany Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Albany Service Center - Albany, GA
Bainbridge Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Bainbridge Service Center - Bainbridge, GA
Blakely Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Blakely Service Center - Blakely, GA
Cairo Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Cairo Service Center - Cairo, GA
Camilla Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Camilla Service Center - Camilla, GA
Colquitt Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Colquitt Service Center - Colquitt, GA
Dawson Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Dawson Service Center - Dawson, GA
Donalsonville Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Donalsonville Service Center - Donalsonville, GA
Leesburg Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Leesburg Service Center - Leesburg, GA
Morgan Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Morgan Service Center - Morgan, GA
Moultrie Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Moultrie, GA
Newton Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Newton Service Center - Newton, GA
Sylvester Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Sylvester Service Center - Sylvester, GA
Thomasville Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Thomasville Service Center - Thomasville, GA
Working Lands for Wildlife Programs
Greg M. Peters
Working Lands for Wildlife Communications Coordinator - Pheasants Forever - Missoula, MT
Julia Debes
Pheasants Forever - Working Lands for Wildlife Director of Agricultural Communications - Hoisington, KS
Working Lands for Wildlife
Tim Griffiths - Bozeman, MT

 Wildlife and Habitat Management

   
Show Articles on Wildlife and Habitat Management (37)
Managing for Bees
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Despite their critical role in nature and the economy, bee populations continue to decline in range and abundance.  One of the major causes of pollinator decline is habitat loss.

 

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
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If adopted, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 2372 and H.R. 2773) introduced by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) would provide $1.3 ...

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Guide for Understanding Risk and Vulnerability
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A new guide, produced through a partnership between public university extension programs in the Great Plains, the USDA-NRCS’s Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW), the USDA-NRCS’s Central National Technology Support Center (CNTSC), and various other conservation partners, provides the first-ever framework for addressing woody encroachment, now recognized as one of the top two drivers of grassland loss in the Great Plains.

 

Deer Heard Management for Georgia Hunters
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There are some techniques and management approaches which allow for a very satisfactory deer management compromise.  Wildlife biologists agree that there are two basic ways for hunters to manage their deer populations: harvest management habitat management.& ...

 

Georgia Landowner’s Guide To Conservation Resources
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Landowners should be aware that this guide is not inclusive of all programs available to conserve land. This booklet presents only fundamental aspects of select programs (ones that benefit forestry and wildlife) in a format that allows landowners to easily compare them.

 

A talk with Carter Smith of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Watch and listen to a talk with Carter Smith the Executive Director and Tom Harvey the Deputy Director of Communications of the Texas Parks ...

 

Using Existing Tools to Expand Cooperative Conservation for Candidate Species Across Federal and Non-Federal Lands
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For many years the Service has worked with partners to help them develop Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCAs). CCAs primarily have been developed by Federal agencies to cover Federal lands, and several have resulted in conservation efforts that made listing unnecessary.

 

IPaC - Information for Planning and Consultation

IPaC is a project planning tool which streamlines the USFWS environmental review process. Integrate the environmental review process into your project design. Quickly and easily identify USFWS managed resources and suggested conservation measures for your project.

Explore species and habitat
See if any listed species, critical habitat, migratory birds or other natural resources may be impacted by your project. Using the map tool, explore other resources in your location, such as wetlands, wildlife refuges, GAP land cover, and other important biological resources.

Conduct a regulatory review
Log in and define a project to get an official species list and evaluate potential impacts on resources managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Follow IPaC's Endangered Species Review process—a streamlined, step-by-step consultation process available in select areas for certain project types, agencies, and species.

Perform an impact analysis
For projects or species not covered by the step-by-step consultation process, get a list of potential impacts from your specified project activities to use when making effect determinations.Receive conservation measures recommended by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists to avoid, minimize, or mitigate effects to listed species.

Open the tool

 

National Wetlands Database and Interactive Mapping Tool

The Wetlands mapper is designed to deliver easy-to-use, map like views of America’s Wetland resources. It integrates digital map data along with other resource information to produce current information on the status, extent, characteristics and functions of wetlands, riparian, and deepwater habitats. ?The wetlands displayed on the Wetlands Mapper show wetland type and extent using a biological definition of wetlands. There is no attempt to define the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, State, or local government, or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies.?

 

 

Find a Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCCs)

Find an LCC here. The 22 LCCs collectively form a network of resource managers and scientists who share a common need for scientific information and interest in conservation. Each LCC brings together federal, state, and local governments along with Tribes and First Nations, non-governmental organizations, universities, and interested public and private organizations. Our partners work collaboratively to identify best practices, connect efforts, identify science gaps, and avoid duplication through conservation planning and design. 

Managing the landscapes that provide our natural and cultural resources has become increasingly challenging. With the signing of Secretarial Order No. 3289, the Department of the Interior launched the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) to better integrate science and management to address climate change and other landscape scale issues. By building a network that is holistic, collaborative, adaptive, and grounded in science, LCCs are working to ensure the sustainability of our economy, land, water, wildlife, and cultural resources. 

 

Arborist Search

 

Tree Planting Program

Dovetail Partners, Inc. has created an interactive map of organizations that provide resources, information, and assistance for people interested in planting trees. Each organization offers opportunities to get involved, whether it’s planting trees or making donations for trees and seeds. Click here.

It’s no secret that planting a tree is one of the best actions that you can take to improve and protect the environment. What you may not know, however, is that there are already hundreds of programs and efforts dedicated towards planting trees. By planting trees, we can improve air quality, harbor wildlife, and reduce carbon emissions that affect our climate. 

 

Mitigation and Conservation Banking
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To many landowners a threatened or endangered (T&E) species on their property is anathema because it can herald all kinds of state and federal limitations on use of their property.& ...

 

Safe Harbor - Helping Landowners Help Endangered Species
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This handbook describes safe harbor agreements and the way in which they work. It aims to help you decide if a safe harbor agreement makes sense for your land.& ...

 

Decontamination Documentation for Cavers
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) strongly recommends, first and foremost, compliance with all cave closures, advisories, and regulations in all Federal, State,Tribal, and private lands.

 

NRCS Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative and NFWF Recovered Oil Fund

In response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is fouling beaches, marshes and mudflats all along the northern Gulf coast, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has created the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative.& ...

 

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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The 2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation was prepared as an introduction for fish and wildlife conservation providers – the on-the-ground biologists and conservation partners who help deliver Farm Bill conservation programs to landowners.

 

NBCI’s Bobwhite Almanac, State of the Bobwhite 2012
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This 2nd edition of the NBCI’s annual “State of the Bobwhite” report provides the most comprehensive assessment ever compiled on the current state of bobwhite conservation in the US.

 

State Of The Bobwhite - Grassland Conservation At A Crossroads
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This first annual “State of the Bobwhite” report by the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) and the National Bobwhite Technical Committee (NBTC) provides a snapshot of the population, hunting, and conservation status of the northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus.

 

The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative - A range-wide plan for recovering bobwhites
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The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) is the unified range-wide strategy of 25 state wildlife agencies, with numerous conservation group and research institution partners, to achieve widespread restoration of native grassland habitats and huntable populations of wild quail.

 

A Guide to Successful Wildlife Food Plots - Blending Science with Common Sense
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This publication provides technical guidance and practical information for wildlife management beyond planting and managing food plots.  ...

 

Conservation Reserve Program - CP33–Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds - Bird Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2006–2011 Final Report
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers a suite of Farm Bill conservation programs and practices that provide incentives to enhance environmental quality on privately-owned agricultural lands.

 

Under Cover - Wildlife of Shrublands and Young Forest
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The term “early successional habitat” describes the shrubs, trees, and other plants that grow back on the land after older vegetation has been removed or cut back.

 

Bobwhite Quail Biology and Management
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This is a 7-page fact sheet that covers life history, food requirements, habitat and forest management to benefit Bobwhite.

 

Lightning-Season Burning - Friend or Foe of Breeding Birds?
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Reasons for Prescribed Fire in Forest Management

A summary of all the benefits of prescribed fire in southern forests.

 

Conservation buffers - wildlife benefits in Southeastern agricultural systems
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Conservation buffers such as filter strips, riparian buffers, grassed waterways, and field borders are especially applicable to southeastern landscapes and have multiple environmental benefits while serving to significantly improve wildlife habitats.

 

Bobwhite and Upland Songbird Response to CCRP Practice CP33, Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
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Summary Findings The Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds practice (CP33) is the first Federal conservation practice to target species-specific population recovery goals of a national wildlife conservation initiative (the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative).

 

Toxicities of Agricultural Pesticides to Selected Aquatic Organisms
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Lists toxicities of many different chemicals and how to reduce the risk of pesticide drift. A list of all Southern Regional Aquaculture Center factsheets (more than 150) are available at https://srac.t ...

 

Establishing Native Warm Season Grasses For Upland Wildlife
By:

In recent years, there has been increased interest in establishing native warm season grasses (NWSG) and forbs as wildlife habitat. Commonly known as prairie or prairie grass, native grasslands and savannas, a forest/grassland complex with less than 50% tree coverage, historically dominated the landscape across much of the United States.

 

Longleaf Pine Regeneration
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Provides instructions for artificial regeneration, site prep, seedings and planting to re-establish longleaf pine.  The guidelines conclude, “Longleaf pine has many desirable characteristics for landowners who have multiple-use forest management objectives.

 

A Field Guide to Southeast Bird Monitoring Protocols and Programs
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A review of bird census techniques opens with the statement that ‘birds are counted for a wide variety of reasons by a bewildering range of methods’.

 

Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians And Reptiles of the Southeastern United States
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The Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians and Reptiles series (hereafter Guidelines) is intended to provide private landowners, state and federal land agencies, and other interested stakeholders with regional information on the habitat associations and requirements of amphibians and reptiles, possible threats to these habitats, and recommendations for managing lands in ways compatible with or beneficial to amphibians and reptiles.

 

National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Unified Strategy to Restore Wild Quail
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Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) were once common, even abundant, on farms, rangelands and forests across more than 30 states. Bobwhites have declined an average of 3% per year since 1966, and have virtually disappeared from some northern states.

 

12 Wildlife Habitat Tips for Small Acreages
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This brief University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture publication includes tips for developing a management plan and actual practices for habitat management.

 

Costs of Small Scale Catfish Production
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Cost estimates developed for 6 2-acre levee ponds, including production facilities, site selection and pond construction, feed storage, water supply, equipment, and production practices.

 

Show Wildlife and Habitat Management Organizations & Professionals (110)
There are 110 resources serving Southwest Georgia Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Wildlife and Habitat Management Organizations & Professionals serving Southwest Georgia Region
Biologists / Ecologists
Adam Hammond
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - State Bear Biologist - Social Circle, GA
Charlie Killmaster
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Deer Biologist - Social Circle, GA
Derek Wallace
Southern Research Station - Biologist - Athens, GA
E. Louise Loudermilk
Southern Research Station - Research Ecologist - Athens, GA
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
- Redwood City, CA
Emily Rushton
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Wildlife Biologist - Social Circle, GA
Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL
Greg Waters
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Wildlife Biologist - Social Circle, GA
Kevin Lowry
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Wildlife Biologist - Social Circle, GA
Lisa Kruse
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Senior Botanist - Social Circle, GA
Melanie K. Taylor
Southern Research Station - Ecologist - Athens, GA
Peter W. NeSmith
Water & Air Research, Inc - Plant Ecologist/Botanist - Gainesville, FL
Rans Thomas
Creative Land And Wildlife Solutions, LLC - Wildlife Biologist and Consultant - Athens, GA
Resource and Land Consultants
- Savannah, GA
Rima Lucardi
Southern Research Station - Research Ecologist - Athens, GA
Ryan Basinger
Westervelt Wildlife Services - Wildlife Consulting Manager, Certified Wildlife Biologist®, Hunting Lease Manager - Demopolis, AL
Southern Conservation Trust
Chris Doane - President/CEO - Fayetteville, GA
Steve Flanagan
Southern Research Station - Research Ecologist - Athens, GA
Wildland Services, LLC
Will Neighbors - Biologist - Auburn, AL
Wiregrass Ecological Associates
Austin D Carroll - President - Bainbridge, GA
Federal And State Agency Landowner Specialists
Georgia Farm Programs
Georgia USDA Farm Service Agency - Athens, GA
Georgia Pesticides Department
Georgia Department of Agriculture - Atlanta, GA
Walker Rivers
The Forest Walkers LLC - Macon, GA
Fire Services / Prescribed Burning
Adrian Campbell
South Georgia Forest Management LLC - Ochlocknee, GA
Arbor Creek Forestry LLC
William Lazenby - Gray, GA
Baker County Ranger
Christopher Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA
Bobby D. Brown
Forest Resource Services, Inc. - Thomasville, GA
Bradley Williams
Buck Haven Land Solutions - Owner - Buchanan, GA
Calhoun County Ranger
Jon Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Edison, GA
Chloeta Fire Inc.
Mark Masters - Midwest City, OK
Colquitt County Ranger
Blair Kirksey - County Chief Ranger - Moultrie, GA
Dan Singletary
Singletree,Inc - Registered Forester - Forsyth, GA
David S. Lewis
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc - Monticello, FL
Decatur County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Bainbridge, GA
Dougherty County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA
Earl D. Barrs, RF
Knapp-Barrs & Associates, Inc. - Earl D. Barrs - Macon, GA
Early County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Blakely, GA
Georgia Prescribed Fire Council
- Gainesville, GA
Grady County Ranger
Mark Byrant - County Chief Ranger - Cairo, GA
James Darbyshire
Darbyshire Forestry - Albany, GA
James I. Alfriend
James I. Alfriend Consulting Foresters, LLC - Thomson, GA
Jamie Michaels
Earl H. Bennett Forestry, Inc. - Thomasville, GA
Ken Parker
Georgia Forestry Commission - Wildfire Mitigation Specialist - Dry Branch, GA
Lawrence C. Hancock, III
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Regional Manager - Albany, GA
Lee County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA
Long Forestry Consultants
Gregory D. Long - Forester - Dublin, GA
Michael Matre
Matre Forestry Consulting, Inc. - Albany, GA
Miller County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Colquitt, GA
Mitchell County Ranger
Chris Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA
Nathan McClure, RF, CF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Simpsonville, SC
Peter W. NeSmith
Water & Air Research, Inc - Plant Ecologist/Botanist - Gainesville, FL
Ronald Halstead
- Camilla, GA
Seminole County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Donalsonville, GA
Shawn Cooper
American Forest Management, Inc. - Consulting Forester - Marianna, FL
Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Athens, GA
Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC
Southern Fire Exchange
Kevin Robertson - Fire Ecology Research Scientist - Tallahassee, FL
Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy
- Tallahassee, FL
Terrell County Ranger
Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Shellman, GA
Thomas County Ranger
Mark Bryant - County Chief Ranger - Thomasville, GA
Wade E. McDonald, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Georgia - Statesboro, GA
Walker Rivers
The Forest Walkers LLC - Macon, GA
Wayne D. Worsham
Worsham Forest Management, Inc. - Donalsonville, Ga
Worth County Ranger
Harden, Clayton Tyler - County Chief Ranger - Sylvester, GA
Riparian and Wetlands Specialists
Blueway
Matt Hughes - Director of Services - Watkinsville, GA
Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL
HydroTerra Conservation Management
Paul Harris - Chief Operating Officer - Blackshear, GA
Peter W. NeSmith
Water & Air Research, Inc - Plant Ecologist/Botanist - Gainesville, FL
Resource and Land Consultants
- Savannah, GA
Restore America's Estuaries
- Arlington, VA
Society for Range Management
- Wichita, KS
Southern Sportsman Aquatics & Land Management
Scott Brown - OwnerNC
Stacy Mote
Consolidated Resources LLC - Sr. Environmental Scientist - Columbus, GA
Wildland Services, LLC
Will Neighbors - Biologist - Auburn, AL
Wildlife / Habitat Specialists
Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture
- Blacksburg, VA
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
- Hadley, MA
Bob Sargent
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Widllife Resources Division Program Manager - Social Circle, GA
Dixie Contractors
Hank Bates - Morehead City, NC
Dr. Phil Dougherty
Dougherty & Dougherty Forestry Services, Inc. - Danielsville, GA
Dr. Tina Johannsen
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Assistant Chief of Game Management - Social Circle, GA
Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL
Frank M. Riley, Jr.
Southern Heritage Land Co. - Forestry & Wildlife Management Division - Registered Forester - Hiawasee, GA
Georgia Wildlife Federation
- Covington, GA
HydroTerra Conservation Management
Paul Harris - Chief Operating Officer - Blackshear, GA
Jon Ambrose
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Chief of Wildlife Conservation - Social Circle, GA
Linda May
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Outreach Coordinator - Wildlife Conservation - Social Circle, GA
Long Forestry Consultants
Gregory D. Long - Forester - Dublin, GA
Mark Bailey
Conservation Southeast, Inc. - Andalusia, AL
Mark W. Thomas
Forestry Wildlife Integration, LLC - President/Owner - Hoover, AL
Peter W. NeSmith
Water & Air Research, Inc - Plant Ecologist/Botanist - Gainesville, FL
Resource and Land Consultants
- Savannah, GA
Richmond Nell Consulting
Richie Nell - Land Investments and Management - Saraland, AL
Society for Range Management
- Wichita, KS
Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Bill Sutton, Jessica Homyack - Co-Chairs - Clemson, SC
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Aiken, SC
Southern Conservation Partners
Chuck Roe - President - Raleigh, NC
Southern Conservation Trust
Chris Doane - President/CEO - Fayetteville, GA
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA
Southern Sportsman Aquatics & Land Management
Scott Brown - OwnerNC
Stacy Mote
Consolidated Resources LLC - Sr. Environmental Scientist - Columbus, GA
Ted Will
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Director, Wildlife Resources Division - Social Circle, GA
The Environmental Resources Network
- Forsyth, GA
Tutt Land Company
- Thomaston, AL
Walker Rivers
The Forest Walkers LLC - Macon, GA
Wiregrass Ecological Associates
Austin D Carroll - President - Bainbridge, GA
Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC
Wildlife Rehabilitators
Great Ecology
- San Diego, CA
Monarchs In the Rough
Alison Davy - Audubon International - Troy, NY
Mule Deer Foundation
- Salt Lake City, UT
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation
- Buffalo, MO

 Wildlife Best Management Practices

   
Show Articles on Wildlife Best Management Practices (27)
Returning Fire to the Land
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For thousands of years, the vast majority of fires on the land were intentionally set by Indigenous Peoples of this region for a variety of reasons.

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

Deer Heard Management for Georgia Hunters
By:

There are some techniques and management approaches which allow for a very satisfactory deer management compromise.  Wildlife biologists agree that there are two basic ways for hunters to manage their deer populations: harvest management habitat management.& ...

 

Mowing and Management: Best Practices for Monarchs
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Understanding when monarchs are present allows land managers to time management practices like burning, mowing, grazing, or targeted pesticide application when they are least likely to harm monarchs.

 

A talk with Carter Smith of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Watch and listen to a talk with Carter Smith the Executive Director and Tom Harvey the Deputy Director of Communications of the Texas Parks ...

 

Fire Effects Information System

The Fire Effects Information System is an online collection of reviews of the scientific literature about fire effects on plants and animals and about fire regimes of plant communities in the United States. FEIS reviews are based on thorough literature searches, often supplemented with insights from field scientists and managers. FEIS provides reviews that are efficient to use, thoroughly documented, and defensible. Approximately 15 to 30 new or revised reviews are published in FEIS each year. There are 3 types of FEIS reviews:

  1. Species Reviews 
  2. Fire Studies 
  3. Fire Regime Syntheses 

 

Decontamination Documentation for Cavers
By:

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) strongly recommends, first and foremost, compliance with all cave closures, advisories, and regulations in all Federal, State,Tribal, and private lands.

 

NRCS Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative and NFWF Recovered Oil Fund

In response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is fouling beaches, marshes and mudflats all along the northern Gulf coast, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has created the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative.& ...

 

The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative - A range-wide plan for recovering bobwhites
By:

The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) is the unified range-wide strategy of 25 state wildlife agencies, with numerous conservation group and research institution partners, to achieve widespread restoration of native grassland habitats and huntable populations of wild quail.

 

A Guide to Successful Wildlife Food Plots - Blending Science with Common Sense
By:

This publication provides technical guidance and practical information for wildlife management beyond planting and managing food plots.  ...

 

SeaStates 2013 - How Well Does Your State Protect Your Coastal Waters?
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Here, using publicly available information, the Marine Conservation Institute and Mission Blue present the first scientifically rigorous quantitative account of no-take marine reserves in the waters of US coastal states and territories.

 

CP 33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds

CP-33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds is available under the United States Department of Agriculture Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP).

 

Lightning-Season Burning - Friend or Foe of Breeding Birds?
By:

 

Reasons for Prescribed Fire in Forest Management

A summary of all the benefits of prescribed fire in southern forests.

 

Conservation buffers - wildlife benefits in Southeastern agricultural systems
By:

Conservation buffers such as filter strips, riparian buffers, grassed waterways, and field borders are especially applicable to southeastern landscapes and have multiple environmental benefits while serving to significantly improve wildlife habitats.

 

Bobwhite and Upland Songbird Response to CCRP Practice CP33, Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
By:

Summary Findings The Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds practice (CP33) is the first Federal conservation practice to target species-specific population recovery goals of a national wildlife conservation initiative (the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative).

 

Toxicities of Agricultural Pesticides to Selected Aquatic Organisms
By:

Lists toxicities of many different chemicals and how to reduce the risk of pesticide drift. A list of all Southern Regional Aquaculture Center factsheets (more than 150) are available at https://srac.t ...

 

Establishing Native Warm Season Grasses For Upland Wildlife
By:

In recent years, there has been increased interest in establishing native warm season grasses (NWSG) and forbs as wildlife habitat. Commonly known as prairie or prairie grass, native grasslands and savannas, a forest/grassland complex with less than 50% tree coverage, historically dominated the landscape across much of the United States.

 

Strategies for Managing the Effects of Climate Change on Wildlife and Ecosystems

From The Heinz Center, this 2008 lengthy publication is targeted to land managers who practice adaptive management.

 

Longleaf Pine Regeneration
By:

Provides instructions for artificial regeneration, site prep, seedings and planting to re-establish longleaf pine.  The guidelines conclude, “Longleaf pine has many desirable characteristics for landowners who have multiple-use forest management objectives.

 

Prescribed Fire Associations
By:

A Prescribed Fire Association is a group of landowners and other concerned citizens that form a partnership to conduct prescribed burns. Prescribed burning is the key land management tool used to restore and maintain native plant communities to their former diversity and productivity for livestock production and wildlife habitat.

 

A Field Guide to Southeast Bird Monitoring Protocols and Programs
By:

A review of bird census techniques opens with the statement that ‘birds are counted for a wide variety of reasons by a bewildering range of methods’.

 

Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians And Reptiles of the Southeastern United States
By:

The Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians and Reptiles series (hereafter Guidelines) is intended to provide private landowners, state and federal land agencies, and other interested stakeholders with regional information on the habitat associations and requirements of amphibians and reptiles, possible threats to these habitats, and recommendations for managing lands in ways compatible with or beneficial to amphibians and reptiles.

 

National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Unified Strategy to Restore Wild Quail
By:

Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) were once common, even abundant, on farms, rangelands and forests across more than 30 states. Bobwhites have declined an average of 3% per year since 1966, and have virtually disappeared from some northern states.

 

12 Wildlife Habitat Tips for Small Acreages
By:

This brief University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture publication includes tips for developing a management plan and actual practices for habitat management.

 

Ecosystem services provided by bats
By:

Review of the available literature on the ecological and economic impact of ecosystem services provided by  bats.

 

Costs of Small Scale Catfish Production
By:

Cost estimates developed for 6 2-acre levee ponds, including production facilities, site selection and pond construction, feed storage, water supply, equipment, and production practices.

 

 Wildlife Conservation Strategy

   
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Working Lands for Wildlife Implementation Process
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Learn how the WLFW programs are implemented with this handy flow chart.

 

Working Lands for Wildlife Predictability FAQs
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Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) is a partnership between the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and private landowners.

 

Using Existing Tools to Expand Cooperative Conservation for Candidate Species Across Federal and Non-Federal Lands
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For many years the Service has worked with partners to help them develop Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCAs). CCAs primarily have been developed by Federal agencies to cover Federal lands, and several have resulted in conservation efforts that made listing unnecessary.