Managing Grasslands for Wildlife

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Ohio’s grasslands, historically and present day, are important habitat for a number of wildlife species. In this all-day workshop, we will discuss this impor-tance, and how best to manage grasslands for wildlife—from bobwhite quail and pheasants to songbirds and pollinators.

We will cover management tools from mowing to burning to disking to herbi-cide treatment, and discuss the establishment of grasslands and the best spe-cies mixes to use.

This class will begin indoors in the morning and end outdoors with a tour of the Hinckley Reservation grasslands where we will identify prairie grasses and wildflowers.

This class is being offered to natural resource professionals.

For more information on the Hinckley Reservation look at http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Main/Reservations-Partners/Hinckley-Reservation-8.aspx