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Grassland Management Workshop
Jasonville, Indiana
September 13 and 14, 2006

The Indiana Chapter and North Central Section of the Wildlife Society, and Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources conducted a continuing education workshop for wildlife professionals in the Midwest in the fall of 2006. The workshop was held at the Indiana DNR Reclamation office in Jasonville with field sessions held at Goose Pond. Researchers and experts presented information on management techniques to enhance grasslands for wildlife, to maintain a healthy mix of warm seaon grasses and forbs, and to control invasive plant species in grasslands.

Goose Pond is a glacial basin near Linton, Indiana that was once an expansive, thriving wetland. The land has been pumped and drained dry since early in the last century. Today, efforts are underway to restore the area's wildlife splendor and provide free public access. In 2000, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) purchased a permanent easement from the landowner and began restoration of the wetland and wildlife habitat on the property. Goose Pond is now one of the nation's largest Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) easements with a total of 7,068 acres in Greene County. Restoration efforts include 25 miles of earthen dikes and a permanent 2,750-acre shallow water impoundment. Click here for more information about the project including photos, maps, and more.

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September 13 - Day 1
10:00 History of Goose Pond
Jeff Coats, NRCS

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PowerPoint Handout (1.26 MB)
10:35

Goose Pond Management Plan
Dan Luczynski, NRCS

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PowerPoint Handout (590 kb)
11:10 Habitat Needs of Crawfish Frog and other Herps
Zack Walker, DNR Div. Fish & Wildlife

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PowerPoint Handout (695 kb)
1:00

Use of Herbicides to Control Invasive Herbaceous Plants
Dr. Tom Barnes, University of Kentucky

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PowerPoint Handout (1.30 MB)

(For more information on establishing native warm season grasses, visit tombarnes.org)
1:35

Nest Predation in Aging Grassland Stands
Laura Kammin, University of Illinois
Dr. Jeff Walk, University of Illinois
Dr. Richard Warner, University of Illinois

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PowerPoint Handout (510 kb)
3:00 Summer Prescribed Fire
(demonstration and field observation)
Brad Feaster, DNR Div. of Fish & Wildlife
Drew Daily, DNR Div. of Forestry

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4:00 Air Flow Seeding (demonstration/results)
Dan Luczynski, NRCS

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September 14 - Day 2
8:00 Habitat Needs and Management of Grassland Birds
Dr. Joe Robb, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

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PowerPoint Handout (1.08 MB)
8:35 Control of Invasive Woody Plants
Dr. Harvey Holt, Purdue University

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PowerPoint Handout (2.49 MB)
9:10

Fall Burning
Drew C. Daily, Assistant State Fire Coordinator
DNR Div. of Forestry

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PowerPoint Handout (325 kb)
10:10 Effects of Pesticides on Amphibians
Dr. Marisol Sepulvèda, Purdue University

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PowerPoint Handout (523 kb)
10:45

Panel Discussion—Putting it All Together
Dr. Brian Miller, Moderator, Purdue University

 

11:45

Goose Pond Field Tour & Box Lunch
Brad Feaster, DNR Div. of Fish & Wildlife

 

 

 

 

 
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