During the harsh winters, like the one that we are experiencing now, puts a toll on deer. Deer will seek shelter from the elements in parks, farms, forests and even the open ranged suburban backyards. It is times like these that conservation tactics are designed to help make the fish and wildlife’s environments more habitable. These tactics help make the fish and wildlife’s lives less stressful and more abundant as all hunters and naturalists want to see happen. Now a new bibliography of publication about conservation practices with dozens of different examples of North American fish and wildlife is available free at the National Agricultural Library in both PDF and HTML formats. The bibliography lists countless scientific journals, reports and documents that have been published between 2000 to 2007. Many different wildlife species such as badger, grouse, beaver, ducks, deer, songbirds and many, many more are included. As many wildlife species are listed are also fish species such as largemouth bass, walleye, salmon and trout. Even though this bibliography was made for the natural resources professionals, there are many interesting facts people can learn about conservation and restoration of the wildlife and fisheries habitat. Titled “Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife: A Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) Bibliography,”(Wood, Marcia) has over 2,000 citations with a search tool that allows you to go through the bibliography more effectively and find what you are looking for. The practices listed in the bibliography are all the way from creating a structural stream to improving fisheries conditions or using burning tactics to create better grassland for elk. The type of ecosystems that are mentioned include croplands, grazinglands, forests, streams, rivers, wetlands, and even mixed habitats are shown.
A group of individuals from all aspects help to put this bibliography together. Such members were Joseph Makuch of the NAL’s Water Quality Information Center who coordinated the bibliography, Librarian Stuart Gagnon and former librarian Cassandra Harper, and Charles Rewa of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) (Wood, Marcia). The NRCS sponsored this bibliography with the newest publications for resource management which can be located at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/ceap/ceapbrochure.pdf.
This bibliography should be a really good time saver for anyone who is looking to maximize their wildlife and fisheries capability. The bibliography shows and lists all possible methods that have been published which means they should work, right? Well if you are into this kind of thing, you should take a look and try it, you may even surprise yourself with the results.
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I will have to agree that there needs to be more conservation done in wildlife and fisheries. It seems like everywhere you go there is a shelterbelt, CRP or native grassland being removed so individuals can farm more land. I hate seeing shelter belts being removed cause it take so long to create them and it’s like people don’t see the benefits they offer. I personally try to plant as many trees as I can because I see how much wildlife needs them and how much it can enhance your hunting on your property. The last 3 years there has been 20 miles of tree rows planted on our property. We plant 30 food plots each year which consist of 1 acre to 4 acres which will provide food for pheasants and deer though out the winters. In all we like doing stuff for the wildlife and just wish other people would try also.
ReplyDeleteHabitat is the key to helping wildlife survive throughout the year. This time of year is the most important time of the year to have the right habitat. Many animals are out in the harsh environment right now and dying because the right habitat is not available to them. My grandpa just had a ton of trees planted in his CRP field in South Dakota and you wouldn’t believe how it has helped the pheasants on his land. There has been more now than ever even though other land in the area had fewer numbers because of the harsh weather they have experienced in recent years.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on this subject. Without the proper habitat it becomes difficult for animals to survive through the winter. No shelter belts means that there is very little protection from the harsh wind and weather. It could also affect the amount of food available to the animals. If more people were to help conserve natural grasslands and shelter belts, animals would have shelter and food to help them survive through the harsh winters.
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