Grassland Management
Here are management resources for prairies/grasslands/uplands by region. I will update this list as I find new ones.
Grassland Management and Restoration for Breeding Birds: An Annotated Bibliography. USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Highly Technical.
Native Warm Season Grasses: Identification, Establishment and Forage-Production in the Mid-South. Complete regional guide to NWSG’s. Everything you need to know. University of Tennessee Extension.
Converting Common Bermudagrass to NWSG. (Barnes and Washburn) from www.wildlifemanagement.info.
Handling the Tall Fescue Problem from the Southeast Quail Study group via www.wildlifemanagement.info.
Midwest & Southeastern US:
Disking to enhance early successional wildlife habitat in grasslands and old-fields: wildlife benefits and erosion potential. USDA-NRCS Technical Note, October 2005.
Great Plains:
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds. Great web-based resource with information on effects of mowing, burning, haying, and grazing on grassland birds in the Great Plains region of US. Life-history information, research summaries and management recommendations. Highly technical. USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
Arkansas:
Light Disking to Improve Wildlife Habitat in Grasslands and Old Fields. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.
Indiana:
Fescue Eradication by the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife via www.wildlifemanagement.info.
Kentucky:
Native Warm-season Perennial Grasses for Forage in Kentucky by the UK Cooperative Extension Service via www.wildlifemanagement.info.
Michigan:
Grassland Management. Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Minnesota:
Benefits of Prescribed Burning on Private Land. Color document. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Landowner’s Guide to Prairie Management in Minnesota. Color document. University of Minnesota – Crookston.
Mississippi:
Native Warm Season Grass Restoration in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension.
Missouri:
Rich Grasslands for Missouri Landowners. Missouri Department of Conservation.
Establishing Native Warm Season Grasses via www.wildlifemanagement.info.
Native Warm Season Grasses for Wildlife via www.wildlifemanagement.info.
Grassland Management with Prescribed Fire. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.
Nebraska:
Guide to Native Grassland Management in Nebraska. The Nature Conservancy.
Ohio:
Cool Season Grassland Habitat Management for Wildlife. Ohio Division of Wildlife.
Pennsylvania:
Farmlands and Wildlife of Pennsylvania and the Northeast: Developing a Wildlife Management Plan for Your Property. Whole farm management planning.
Warm Season Grasses from Penn State Univeristy via www.wildlifemanagement.info.
Warm Season Grasses and Wildlife from Penn State Univeristy via www.wildlifemanagement.info.
Getting Started with Grassland Management. SDConservation.org.
Texas:
Restoring Native Grasslands by Texas Cooperative Extension via www.wildlifemanagement.info.
Managing Habitat for Grassland Birds: A Guide for Wisconsin. USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
