Land Stewardship
The Affordable Farm Cabin
In an effort to build a home for the farm that is sympathetic to the landscape, yet is affordable to construct, I have found that using building materials…
In This Issue
Food Plots & Nutrition
Fruit Trees – Improve Your Property for Wildlife, Aesthetics, and Hunting
It’s hard to believe another deer season has come and gone. It seems like only yesterday when I (along with fellow hunters) was sorting through our pre-season trail…
Deer Management
Steady Under Pressure: Tips to Reduce Deer Hunting Pressure & Improve Hunting Experiences
It’s like clockwork. Around mid-December each year our biologists at Westervelt begin receiving calls from frustrated hunters that are not seeing deer and most want to know “what…
Habitat Management
Providing Habitat for Pollinators (part 2): Creating Native Wildflower Meadows
What could be more beautiful than a colorful carpet of wildflowers across a meadow? Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, but knowing that pollinators and a myriad of…
Pond & Lake Management
Pond Construction: Part 1 – Where to Start! A Close Look at Lake Building Before Ground is Broken
So you have finally found that majestic “get away” where you can leave all your cares and worries of the office behind and chase the old long beard…
Management Calendar — January/February 2011
habitat diversity and layout of your neighbor’s land which may play a role in how you manage your property. For example, if your goal was to manage for…