the next time you blame deer...

[growalot]

for a total lack of understory....read this.....

http://www.nrri.umn.edu/worms/forest/plants_herb.html

[2012_taco]

that was a scary article! I have watched earthworms pull maple seeds into their hole, I assume its for food. I always thought earhworms were good for your gardens and lawns. Makes want to take a closer look at the understory in the hardwoods.

[crappyice]

Interesting. I sent that along to the manager of the deer management program in westchester I am a part of. The large goal is forest regeneration not deer harvesting although both are closely connected.

[wztirem]

Interesting. I sent that along to the manager of the deer management program in westchester I am a part of. The large goal is forest regeneration not deer harvesting although both are closely connected.

 

 

Nature abhors a vacuum. You are most certainly correct that forest regeneration and deer harvesting are both closely connected. Overpopulation of deer certainly contributes to the benefit of other fauna, be it earthworms. In Westchester County the overabundance of deer has contributed to the destruction of the understory (one could look it up on line) and the effect the denudation of the habitat has had to the benifit of other species.