Educational
Resources
The following materials are designed for Extension Agents and other
professionals responsible for delivering educational resources to
landowners. The Power Point presentations contain with broad subject
matter so they can be downloaded and modified to meet your specific
geographic region and audience's needs. Each presentation contains
lecture notes in the "notes" section of the Power Point
file.
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browsers may not open the imbedded photos correctly. It is recommended
that you "right click" on the Power Point
presentation and save it to your computer. Then open the saved Power
Point from your computer file.
Presentation
1 = Introduction and Wildlife Assets; This
lesson introduces livestock and wildlife interactions and discusses
ways landowners can make wildlife a positive part of an operation,
including state improvement and/or land access programs, hunting,
fishing, and non-game programs such as wildlife viewing.
Presentation
2 = Habitat; This lesson defines habitat, provides
examples of different habitats, and illustrates situations where
habitat interaction occurs between livestock and wildlife. This
less will also look at food location and selection.
Presentation
3 = Grazer Digestion and Food Selection; This
lesson discusses ungulate digestion, forage selection, and seasonal
trends.
Handout -
Tables 1 and 2 (food
selection)
Presentation
4 = Food Selection, Location, and Competition;
This lesson looks at wildlife nutrition and competition with livestock.
Presentation
5 = Water and Riparian Areas; This lesson looks
at the importance of water and riparian areas. It provides examples
of poor management practices and introduces good riparian area management
techniques.
Presentation
6 = Grazing Management; This lesson covers
both the positive and negative impacts that livestock grazing can
have on wildlife. It also presents some key elements to proper grazing
management.
Handout -
Target height
and calendar
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