Waterfowl Habitat Management
Waterfowl are a diverse group of birds that include ducks, geese, and swans. They are highly mobile species with diverse habitat needs and can have a home range that is continental in scale. Their habitat needs not only can change seasonally, but can change daily as well. Providing a diverse variety of high-quality waterfowl habitats is critical to ensuring waterfowl populations continue to thrive. If you need assistance with waterfowl habitat management on your property, feel free to contact us with any questions or to schedule an on-site evaluation of your wetland habitats. The following links should help get you started down the path of sound waterfowl habitat management.
Waterfowl Habitat Management Links
- Habitat Ingredients for Wintering Ducks
- Moist-soil Management
- Planting Crops for Waterfowl
- Saving Rice for Ducks and Dollars for Farmers
- Researchers Examine Waterfowl Foods in Delta
- Waterfowl Management Handbook
- Wetland Management for Waterfowl
- Waterfowl Management Handbook for Mississippi
- USFWS Moist-soil Report
- Catfish-Duck Ponds
- Waste Rice Management
- Boosting Duck Numbers at Home
- Wood Duck Box Plans
- Forest Resources in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
- Natural Resource Enterprises at Mississippi State University
- Fall Mowing and Disking
- Fall Management of Crops for Waterfowl
- Annual Wetland Management Planning
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