Wildlife

General Wildlife Information

Fish & Wildlife Habitat Management Leaflets for:

Wildlife Habitat Management

USDA Programs that assist with the establishment and improvement of wildlife habitat:

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Buffer Practices Wildlife Job Sheet Supplements:

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Grassed Waterway Wildlife Job Sheet Insert [PDF]
Filter Strip Wildlife Job Sheet Insert [PDF]
Field Border Wildlife Job Sheet Insert [PDF]
Riparian Forest Buffer Wildlife Job Sheet Insert [PDF]
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Wildlife Job Sheet Insert  [PDF]

NRCS Illinois Wildlife and Wetland Practice Standards and Job Sheets:

The following documents may be accessed from the Illinois eFOTG, Section IV, Conservation Practices.

• Early Successional Habitat Development/Management Standard (647)
• Fish Passage Standard (396)
• Fishpond Management Standard (399)
• Hedgerow Planting Standard (422)
• Restoration and Management of Declining Habitats Standard (643)
      Prairie Establishment Job Sheet (643js)
      Savanna Establishment Job Sheet (643js)
• Riparian Herbaceous Cover Standard (390)
• Shallow Water Management for Wildlife Standard (646)
• Shallow Water Management for Wildlife Standard Job Sheet (646js)
• Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Standard (395)
• Wetland Creation Standard (658)
• Wetland Enhancement Standard (659)
• Wetland Restoration Standard (657)
• Wildlife Watering Facility Standard (648)
• Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Standard (644)
• Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Standard (645)
      Food Plot Job Sheet (645Ajs)
      Quail Covey Headquarters Job Sheet (645Bjs)
      Wildlife Brush Piles Job Sheet (645Cjs)
      Woodland Edge Feathering (645Djs)

More wildlife information:

Contact Gene Barickman, Illinois NRCS Biologist.