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Tip for Raising EQIP Payment Rate for Prescribed Burns
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Mar 30, 2021
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last modified
Nov 03, 2023 09:41 PM
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filed under:
Information,
WLFW,
Payment Rates,
Helpful Tips for Implementation,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Prescribed Burn,
News,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Longleaf Pine
Potential approaches to raising payment rates for prescribed burns.
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Outcomes from Delivery of NRCS's WLFW-Bobwhite in Managed Pine Savannahs
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Jun 11, 2019
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 12:35 AM
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filed under:
WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research,
WLFW,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Research,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife
In 2016, the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Working Lands for Wildlife partnership began funding management activities designed to enhance, restore, and protect bobwhites habitat on private lands. Through the WLFW program, NRCS is able to assist landowners to voluntarily create and maintain bobwhite habitat in order to support the range-wide recovery of the species. In 2018, NRCS entered into an agreement with the University of Georgia to assess habitat outcomes and bobwhite population response to our conservation actions.
n collaboration with the University of Georgia, NRCS is now looking to monitor some of these managed lands to help tease out habitat features that promote excellent bobwhite habitat. If possible, additional information (e.g., other forestry management actions employed) may also be collected through interviews with landowners and/or conservation partners.
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Assessment of Native Grasses for Forage & Bobwhite Habitat
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Jun 11, 2019
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 12:36 AM
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filed under:
WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research,
WLFW,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Research,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, through its Center for Native Grasslands Management will conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a working lands conservation model for enhancing northern bobwhite and other grasslands wildlife populations. Specifically, we will evaluate native grass forage production within fescue-belt landscapes to determine how effective this strategy is for improved survival and productivity of northern bobwhite and abundance of associated grassland bird species. The study will be conducted in cooperation with partner agencies within the fescue belt.
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Economic and Production Performance of Native Grasses as Forage in the Fescue Belt
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Jun 11, 2019
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 12:37 AM
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filed under:
WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research,
WLFW,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Research,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife
The primary purpose of developing this literature review and summary was to inform producers about the potential benefits from utilizing warm-season grasses in the Fescue Belt. Effectively, managing forages is not always straightforward for livestock producers. Summarizing the economic and production benefits from using warm-season grasses could help producers make more informed forage management decision and might encourage producers to consider adopting warm-season grasses. Furthermore, this literature review also gathered information about the potential benefits of using native grasslands as forage to the quail population in this region, which could likely result in an economic benefit to the producer from leasing farmland to hunters.
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IN Workshop - Native grasses in Prescribed Grazing Systems
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Jun 13, 2019
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last modified
Dec 06, 2024 07:01 PM
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filed under:
Bobwhite,
News,
News & Events,
Native grasses,
WLFW,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Birds,
Workshop,
Prescribed Grazing,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
native grasslands,
forage
Using Native Warm-Season Grasses in a Grazing System
Participants will learn the latest research-supported methods for reliable native forage establishment and grazing management to maintain grass vigor and animal performance through the summer.
This training is being presented by The Center for Native Grasslands Management and NBCI through a grant provided by Quail Forever and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in support of the Working Lands For Wildlife: Bobwhite in Grasslands project.
Topics to be covered:
Bobwhite basics, bobwhite habitat considerations in grazing lands
Overview of native warm-season grass (NWSG) establishment
Why use NWSG in your grazing system – animal performance and economics
How to manage NWSG forages – maintaining vigor and productivity, impact on bobwhite and other grassland birds
NWSG in complementary cool-season grass systems.
Registration:
No registration fee, but registration is required.
Please RSVP to jhodge34@utk.edu.
Lunch will be provided to participants.
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WLFW Northern bobwhite, Grasslands, and Savannas Framework - Partners’ webinar 3/2/2022
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
May 04, 2022
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 01:48 PM
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filed under:
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Training Resources,
WLFW,
Brush management,
Grasslands,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Precision agriculture,
Webinar,
Prescribed Burning,
GHG,
Quail Forever,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Carbon,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Video,
Savannas,
Pine Savanna,
Northern bobwhite
On March 2, 2022 Bridgett Costanzo of NRCS's Working Lands for Wildlife and Jessica McGuire of QF presented on the WLFW framework for NOBO, grasslands and savannas. Ms. Costanzo presented on the content of the new framework document, the priority areas and conservation practice goals set by the 24 NRCS state offices, and responses received from the needs assessment survey. Ms. McGuire presented on staffing and monitoring plans associated with launching this framework.
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Grazing Management Minute: Establishing Native Warm Season Grasses
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Aug 21, 2021
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 02:01 PM
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WLFW,
Grazing,
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Webinar,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Video,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Grasslands
In ODA's latest Grazing Management Minute, join Quail Forever's Jason Jones and Clinton County farmer Nathan Rice to learn more about establishing native warm season grasses.
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Bog Turtle Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG)
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Dec 11, 2024
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filed under:
WLFW,
WHEG,
bog turtle,
Bog Turtle NRCS Conservation Practices and Materials,
Aquatics,
NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Resources
WLFW uses WHEGs to evaluation before and after conditions anticipated from a contract.
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Range-wide assessment of grazing and hydrology in bog turtle wetlands
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Oct 28, 2022
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last modified
Jul 24, 2023 11:25 AM
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filed under:
WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research,
Additional Resources,
Research,
Aquatics,
Bog Turtle Additional Resources,
Resources
In December 2018, a meeting of bog turtle experts was hosted in Richmond, VA and experts across the Eastern range of the species identified as a high priority the need to better understand the benefits and potential negative impacts of livestock grazing in bog turtle inhabited wetlands. Hydrologic conditions in bog turtle wetlands emerged as a secondary concern needing more research. Recently, NRCS’ Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) awarded funds to Dr. Carola Haas leading a team of researchers at Virginia Tech University to conduct an assessment on these two topics (grazing and hydrology).
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NRCS WLFW Outcomes Assessment 2012-2018 (released 2021)
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Oct 28, 2022
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last modified
Jul 24, 2023 11:26 AM
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filed under:
WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research,
WLFW,
Working Lands,
species recovery,
bog turtle,
Research,
Bog Turtle Additional Resources,
NRCS,
Aquatics,
Additional Resources,
Resources
An outcomes assessment report completed under a contract to Dr. JJ Apodaca from NRCS-WLFW. This document is being shared with conservation partners but broad or public sharing is not approved.
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