Managing Grasslands, Shrublands, and Young Forest Habitats for Wildlife

[goosifer]

Wilderness made a post about the DEC's Habitat/Access Stamp program, which is related to the DEC's Young Forest Initiative. There, they had a link to a book from 2006 called Managing Grasslands, Shrublands, and Young Forest Habitats for Wildlife A Guide for the Northeast I don't know if it would be useful to anyone, but the title sounded promising. Chapter 7, Managing Abandoned Orchards and Apple Trees for Wildlife, looks useful. Would anyone here with knowledge about land management care to take a peek and comment on it?

Edited January 18, 2018 by goosifer

[corydd7]

Chapter 5 is right up my alley I have almost 40 acres of a 6 year old clear cut. Seems like great info just from quickly skimming over it thanks!

[sailinghudson25]

I'll definitely read it.

Hunters do alot for pre season food, but do little for cover and winter forage.  This book is right up the alley.  For big eoodd hunters, its probably good to know DEC's gamplan they use to manage

[corydd7]

I'm pressed for time at the moment but I wanted to bump this. Anyone interested in land improvements should take a look. So many different ways to improve hunting or help survival rates in winter just as examples.

[TACC]

Looks interesting

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[dbHunterNY]

most of the time your first starting with removing invasive species more than anything.  for example, our group did work at the Washington County Grasslands WMA in Fort Edward with local BOCES bringing in helping hands and equipment.  Spent the day just removing bush honeysuckle from old fenced hedgerows. intent was to open them up for the right birds of prey and discourage other predators like coyotes to use the hedgerows as travel corridors.  whole day we could hear rooster pheasants sounding off.  still some buck thorn to get after there.

if you're willing to put in sweat and resources to create sustainable young forest acreage on your property there's a free to you resource available through the QDMA.  His name is Tim Russell. Due to the spam bots lately PM me if you want his contact info.  he's a very knowledgable guy that'll give you a break down of what you should do where, not to log for $ or grow big antlers, but to help wildlife in general on your property.

[G-Man]

Some good.info. most of N.Y.  timber has been hi graded.. keeping old orchards productive is a big part.of.my.own management plan. As well as expanding and creating new