Managing Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Ecological Integrity Alongside Traditional Forestry
Webinar Details
When:
Dec 8, 2020 12:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:50 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Holly Campbell, Public Service Assistant, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
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This is the second webinar in a five-part series.
Georgia contains an immense variety of native plants that can support diverse management objectives alongside traditional forestry.
Credit: Clarence Coffey
Georgia native plants support quality wildlife habitat for hunting, conservation, and ecological integrity. This can be demonstrated in management of longleaf pine ecosystems, where timber and understory management occur simultaneously to support both economic and ecological goals. The understory that can occur under these management systems supports diverse and abundant wildlife.
Longleaf pine ecosystem management often includes prescribed fire use, mid-story removal/ reduction, wiregrass propagation, and encouragement of other understory herbaceous plants. In more traditional loblolly/ slash pine forest management, native plants that support wildlife and ecological integrity can be encouraged in buffer zones or marginal areas of a stand. In these areas, native plants that support wildlife habitat, such as fruit and nut-bearing native trees and shrubs and beneficial insect-attracting plants, can be encouraged.
This webinar will provide an overview of diverse native plants that can be managed alongside different types of forest management, with a focus on species that create quality wildlife habitat.
Find out more about our presenter, Holly Campbell, here.
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