Management Practices
Species
Vocabulary
Species Continued
Management Practices Continued
100

This practice involves measure the number of wildlife present.  It should be utilized in every management plan.  

What is a Survey?


100

This game species is a small bird that lives and nests on the ground.

What is a Northern Bobwhite?

100

An herbaceous plant that is not a grass.

What is a Forb?

100

This predatory aquatic mammal was highly sought after for its pelt as late as the mid 1900s.

What is a mink?

100

This strategy legally preserves an area of land and is often used to protect endangered species. 

What is a conservation easement?

200

This practice is used when wildlife is responsible for damage to the area.

What is damage management?

200

This species it the fastest animal on earth. 

What is the Peregrin Falcon?

200

The sensitive area that can be found along waterways such as streams, rivers, and ponds.

What is a riparian zone?

200

The mammalian predatory is considered to be nuisance wildlife.

What is a coyote?

200
Some wildlife needs dead trees for shelter.  The management practice that created dead trees is called:

What is create snags?

300
Examples of this practice include controlled burn, tilling, and clearing trees with chainsaws

What is setback succession?

300

This feral animal that was released by Spaniards in the 1700s causes a great deal of damage to our environment.

What is a wild pig?

300

An animal that creates or alters habitats that may benefit other species.  

What is a keystone species?

300

This waterfoul can be distinguished by it's long tail.  

What is a Northen Pintail?

300

This practice involves intentionally planting an area with foods to attract the desired wildlife. 

What is plant food plot?

400

This practice softens the transition between forest and open field. 

What is Edge Feathering?

400

This bird can be identified by its call that sounds like "here I am, where are you?"

What is red-eyed vireo?

400

This term refers to how well light can pass through water. 

What is turbidity?

400

This waterfoul species is known the importance of acorns to its diet. 

What is a wood duck?

400

This structure provides the controlled release of water downstream.  

What is a spillway?

500

This management process involves adding a chemical to water to change its chemistry.

What is liming a pond?

500

This species of snake is listed as a threatened species.

What is the Eastern Indigo Snake?

500

Organisms that have been introduced to an ecosystem, often by human activities, and have the potential to cause harm to native species. 

What is a non-native invasive species?

500

This keystone species constructs burrows that are then used by the Eastern Indigo Snake. 

What is the Gopher Tortoise?

500

This management practice can be utilized in urban environments to provide food, nectar, nesting materials, and cover. 

What is balcony or rooftop gardens?