Description

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This is a concise introduction to practical forest wildlife habitat management for private landowners, who own most of the forested habitat in New England, the eastern United States, and adjacent Canada. In non-technical terms, experts from the U.S. Forest Service provide useful information about plans that can improve forests, enhance production of forest products, increase the diversity of wildlife, and increase enjoyment of forest lands through sound forest management. The book discusses the history of land use and natural changes in forest environments, why species come and go, and how the scale and presence of special features can create a diversity of wildlife habitats. The authors explain management strategies that contribute to wildlife diversity, how to set goals and work with professional foresters to meet your goals, and project how managed lands will look in the future. They show how to determine what kinds of habitat will be used by various wildlife species, how to consider land capability and the mixture of habitat features necessary to attract desired species groups, and how to get started changing existing vegetative conditions through thoughtful management. Exceptional full-color illustrations, charts, and tables enhance the clear presentation of the text, geared specifically for landowners interested in getting started on improving habitat conditions on their land.

About the Author

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RICHARD M. DEGRAAF is Leader of the U.S. Forest Service Wildlife Habitat Research Unit at Amherst, Massachusetts. Among his many publications are New England Wildlife: Habitat, Natural History, and Distribution (UPNE, 2000), and Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Attracting Birds, second edition, revised (UPNE, 2002). MARIKO YAMASAKI is Research Wildlife Biologist at the U.S. Forest Service in Durham, New Hampshire. She is co-author of UPNE’s New England Wildlife: Habitat, Natural History, and Distribution. WILLIAM B. LEAK is principal silviculturalist with the Northern Hardwoods Research Unit, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station in Durham, New Hampshire. ANNA M. LESTER is a wildlife biologist who conducts geographical information systems research for the U.S. Forest Service Wildlife Research Unit in Amherst, Massachusetts.