HCSS provides wildlife related technical assistance
to restore and conserve habitat. Active management is an important
part of habitat restoration and conservation. Proper active habitat
management will provide the necessary habitat requirements (food,
water, space, shelter) needed by wildlife species on your property.
The following documents have been prepared by HCSS staff and can be
used as general guidance in selecting the type of habitat
management techniques you need depending on your current habitat
conditions, your habitat goals, wildlife species requirements, and
your available resources (time, money, etc.). Diversity in habitat
equals diversity for wildlife.
| Habitat Management Techniques |
Practice Standard |
Habitat Management Bulletin |
Picture |
Video |
| 1.0 |
Prescribed Burning |
 1.6MB |
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WMV 17.3MB |
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dormant |
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| 2.0 |
Mechanical Vegetation
Enhancement |
159KB |
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Hand Cutting |
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Mowing |
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Disking |
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Chopping |
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Mulching |
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WMV 6MB |
| 3.0 |
Chemical Vegetation
Enhancement |
2MB |
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Invasive/Exotic Plant ID & Control |
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Band Spraying |
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Broadcast Spraying |
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Spot Spraying |
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| 4.0 |
Creating and Maintaining Wildlife
Opening |
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Native |
68KB |
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Food plots |
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| 5.0 |
Hydrology Enhancement |
52KB |
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| 6.0 |
Native Tree Shrub Restoration |
1MB |
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Planting Longleaf Pine Seedlings |
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Planting Containerized Hardwood |
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| 7.0 |
Grass/Wetland Restoration |
84KB |
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| 8.0 |
Fence and Gate Construction |
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| 9.0 |
Nest Box Construction and
Placement |
47KB |
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RCW |
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Wood Duck, Bluebird, Kestrel |
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Bat |
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Osprey Platforms |
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| 10.0 |
Rooftop Nesting Restoration |
47KB |
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Persons with Disabilities