Wildlife Management Institute

The Wildlife Management Institute strives to restore and ensure the well-being of North American wildlife populations through the use of exacting science and carefully crafted partnerships. WMI endorses the validity and importance of science-based wildlife management and seeks to apply principles of ecology to promote biological diversity.

Projects & News

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Timber harvest creates better turtle habitat

Increased sunlight following a timber harvest can help turtles

A strategically sited timber harvest increases sunlight that “turns up the temperature” on the ground, helping turtles successfully nest and lay eggs that will produce young.

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Thomas Darling Preserve, Pennsylvania

Connecting People to Wildlife and Nature's Beauty

A well-marked trail leads to young forest and shrubland habitat that provides food and cover for golden-winged and cerulean warblers, and a host of other wild animals, too.

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Kunjamuk Young Forest Demonstration Project, New York

When forestry and wildlife goals coincide

Carefully planned commercial timber harvests in the Adirondack Mountains will sustainably create young forest now and into the future.

forester lou bushey checks tree regeneration on timber harvest

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Groton State Forest, Vermont

A Forest Nurturing Wildlife and People

Parts of this state forest are managed to create dense habitat needed by American woodcock, snowshoe hare, and ruffed grouse. Many other kinds of wildlife benefit, too.