FO-07067     1998

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Managing Your
Land for Wildlife

Opportunities for Farmers
and Rural Landowners

Wildlife habitat improvement brings with it the flush of a surprised pheasant, the flash of a white-tailed deer, and the enjoyment of wildlife in your fields and around your home. Any farm can provide wildlife habitat at low cost while balancing production, conservation, and other personal priorities.

Whether you manage a full-time cropping operation or maintain a hobby farm, modest landscape and production-related changes—like those made by Minnesota landowners profiled in this publication—can provide wildlife food and cover. This gives you a greater chance to enjoy the wild creatures supported by that habitat.

Contents

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It Pays to Manage for Wildlife

Planning for Wildlife

Considering Your Options

Minnesota Success Stories:

Art and Millie Wendroth
Art and Jean Thicke
Paul and Dorothy Ims
Anita Zelenka and Paul Lines
Sherman and Anne Olson

Where to Go for Help

Information contributed by Lance Kuester, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Financial contributions by Minnesota Pheasant Habitat Stamp Program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota Extension Service including the Renewable Resources Extension program and U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

Photos provided by University of Minnesota Extension Service, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and North Dakota Game and Fish Department.

Authors

Gigi DiGiacomo, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
Les Everett, Department of Soil, Water & Climate, University of Minnesota
James Kitts, Fisheries & Wildlife, University of Minnesota
Kevin Lines, Fish and Wildlife, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Produced by Communication and Educational Technology Services, University of Minnesota Extension.

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