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Wildlife Management in Your Yard David Drake Extension Wildlife Specialist UW-Madison Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology 5.6 million residents (2010) 68% reside in urban/suburban areas 143,000 new homes built since 2000

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Wildlife Management in Your Yard

David Drake Extension Wildlife Specialist UW-Madison Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology

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  • 5.6 million residents

(2010)

  • 68% reside in

urban/suburban areas

  • 143,000 new homes

built since 2000

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Wisconsin’s Vertebrate Wildlife

  • 408 avian species
  • 71 mammal species
  • 36 reptiles
  • 21 snake sp.
  • 11 turtle sp.
  • 4 lizard sp.
  • 19 amphibians
  • 12 frog sp.
  • 7 salamander sp.
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Backyard Wildlife

  • Nocturnal (and diurnal)
  • Fragmented habitats
  • Adaptable
  • Opportunistic
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Cast of Characters (aka Winners)

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Cast of Characters

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Losers

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Habitat

  • Food
  • Water
  • Shelter
  • Space
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Food

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Food

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Habitat

  • Food
  • Water
  • Shelter
  • Space
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Habitat

  • Food
  • Water
  • Shelter
  • Space
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Habitat

  • Food
  • Water
  • Shelter
  • Space

Forbs & Shrubs Young woodlands Mature woodlands Grasses

TIME >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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Habitat Diversity = Wildlife Diversity

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Habitat Quality & Quantity

  • Amount of turf
  • Snags
  • Brush piles
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Habitat Arrangement

  • Percent of open space
  • Size and shape of open space
  • Fragmentation and edge
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Additional Space Considerations

  • Neighbor cooperation
  • Regional and landscape context
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Wildlife Corridors

  • Travel
  • Habitat
  • Refuge
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Wildlife Management Plan

  • Identify objectives
  • Habitat assessment
  • Implement management plan
  • Evaluate plan
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Landscaping Tips

  • Develop a plan
  • Budget and timeline
  • Go native!
  • Consider all 4 seasons
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Examples of Native Plants

Trees

  • Black and Pin Cherry – summer
  • American Mountain Ash – fall
  • Hackberry – winter
  • Eastern Red Cedar – winter
  • Hawthorn – winter
  • Oaks – nut trees

Shrubs

  • Serviceberry – early summer
  • Chokecherry – early summer
  • Blackberries – midsummer
  • Raspberries – midsummer
  • American Elderberry – midsummer
  • Dogwood - fall
  • Sumac - winter
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Landscaping Tips

  • Conifers
  • Nut and acorn

producing plants

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Nectar-producing

plants

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Landscaping Tips

  • Summer-fruiting

plants

  • Fall-fruiting plants
  • Winter-fruiting plants
  • Vines
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Citizen Science

  • www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
  • www.audubon.org/bird/citizen/index.htm
  • www.wisnatmap.org
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Additional Resources

  • wildlife.wisc.edu
  • dnr.state.wi.us
  • Landscaping for Wildlife by Carrol

Henderson (MN DNR)

  • Wisconsin’s Native Plant Society

(http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/BCW/)

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