Watershed
to Wildlife, Inc.
Wildlife Inventory and Habitat Recommendations
General Wildlife Habitat Consideration: what most wildlife needs
1. Food
2. Water
3. Protective cover
4. Place to breed and raise young
5. Also for many wildlife species the proximity to humans needs to be considered
FOOD
- Open areas - grasses, forbs, brambles, fruiting shrubs and berries
- Forested areas - mast, both hard and soft - oak, beech,highbush cranberry, apple,berries; forage, both hardwood and softwood -beech,birch,maple,cedar,hemlock
- Edge Areas - pioneer and transitional species beneficial to both game and non-game species
- Wetlands - ericaceaeous shrubs and vegetation
WATER (seeps, wetlands, ponds, brooks, vernal pools)
- Important for many insects, amphibians and other invertebrates
- Water and food source for mammals, reptiles and birds
- Wetlands and riparian areas are utilized by over 90% of the region’s wildlife species and provide the preferred habitat for over 40% of these species
COVER
- Softwood stands offer protection against harsh weather conditions
- Protection against harsh weather conditions: reduce snow accumulations, crust formation, wind speeds
- Protection from predators: harder to be spotted by predators
Here is what we can do for you to help enhance or protect wildlife habitat on your land
- Inventory of wildlife throughout your property - before and/or after treatment
- Provide recommendations for wildlife habitat improvement
- recommendations can be for specific species
- recommendations for increasing biodiversity to maximize the number of wildlife species that will visit your property
- Wildlife habitat recommendations can be included in forest management plans
Click
here for examples of habitat improvement
Contact us for more information: Elise
Lawson at elise@watershedtowildlife.com
and
Phone (603) 444-0000 Fax
(603) 444-0030
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