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The right techniques for the task
… bunnies) There are different ways to create young forest and shrubland. For more detail, check … you background information useful in deciding whether and how to make habitat for wildlife. How to Make It Cutting …
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Think 5-5-5
… 5 acres every 5 years to keep 5 percent of your woods young … projects taking in several properties. Where Not to Make Young Forest It’s important to identify areas … state and federal wildlife agencies can offer advice on how to plan and integrate habitat-creation activities so …
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Call it “in-between habitat”
… need dense young forest. Scientists sometimes refer to young forest and shrubland as “early successional … with Nature Landowners and conservationists can learn how to work with nature and create young forest and … and supporting a wide range of wildlife. Want to Make Some Habitat? To learn more about creating young …
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Zoos and islands help conserve cottontails
… Multi-Faceted Approach to Breeding Rabbits Two zoos have bred hundreds of New … for their efforts to help the New England cottontail.) How It Works Biologists capture cottontails from healthy … programs. Into the Wild When they're old enough to make it on their own, zoo-bred rabbits are transferred to …
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Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Maine
… established Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge in 1937 to protect migratory birds and to study American woodcock … timber harvests to mimic natural disturbances and make hundreds of acres of the young forest and shrubland. … larger strip cuts in hardwood and alder stands and studied how woodcock used the cut-over, regenerating areas. They …
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Thomas Darling Preserve, Pennsylvania
… Preserve, Pennsylvania Connecting People to Wildlife and Nature's Beauty … Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, and Tobyhanna Township make up the preserve. The area is home to wildlife from … connecting them to the collage of beauty around us." How to Visit The South Entrance parking area and …
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Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area, New Jersey
… New Jersey Collaboration Brings New Life to a Forest … Jersey Audubon: “Diversifying the age of the forest will make it more resilient to insect pests and disease and … about the Sparta Mtn. WMA Forest Stewardship Plan . How to Visit Walkers can access the different young …
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Cottontail Farm, Connecticut
… shrubs infesting old fields on his 115-acre property, to native shrubs that offer equally thick hiding cover and … Ted Kendziora helped landowner Tom McAvoy envision how habitat on his farm could be improved and created. … the road toward the area where we harvested timber to make that stand of young forest. “Predators like …
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Making young forest in an era of climate change
… trees sequester carbon more slowly but have the capacity to store more of it. Managing Forests and Helping … Carbon Conservation of MassWildlife Forest Lands explains how a state agency balances the need to make habitat for wildlife with the importance of storing …