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 How You Can Help Woodland Wildlife

 
 
 
 
Grasslands Including Prairies
Issues in Illinois
Help Grassland Wildlife
Management Considerations
Creating New Grassy Cover
Protecting and Managing
Additional Management Tips
Suggested Reading
Woodlands & Woody Cover
Issues in Illinois
Help Woodland Wildlife
Management Considerations
Creating New Woody Habitat
Protecting and Managing
Additional Management Tips
Suggested Reading
Wetlands & Other Aquatic Habitat
Issues in Illinois
Help Wetland Wildlife
Management Considerations
Creating New Wetland Habitat
Protecting and Managing
Additional Management Tips
Suggested Reading
Croplands & Other Agricultural Areas
Issues in Illinois
Help Cropland Wildlife
Management Considerations
Suggested Reading
Backyards & Other Small Tracts
Issues for Wildlife
How You Can Help
Management Considerations
Creating and Protecting
Suggested Reading
 

Illinois landowners can help wildlife that use woodlands and other woody habitats in two significant ways:

  1. Create new forests, fencerows, and other woody cover
  2. Protect and properly manage existing and newly created woody habitats

If you have an opportunity to create new woodland on your property, you should read "Creating New Woody Habitat" for specifics that will enhance your success, from choosing species to planting correctly. Every reader, whether you are creating new woodlands or maintaining or enhancing existing ones, should review "Protecting and Managing Woody Cover" as well as "Management Considerations" .

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