Forest Habitat Management
Managing Forests for Fish and Wildlife – Wildlife Habitat Council
Trees for Delaware – University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
Early Successional Habitat Management
A Landowner’s Guide to Native Warm-Season Grasses - University of Tennessee
Cooperative ExtensionManaging Grasslands, Shrublands and Young Forests for Wildlife - Northeast
Upland Habitat Technical Committee
Wetland Habitat Management
User’s Guide to Wetland Restoration, Creation and Enhancement – Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Mid-Atlantic Seasonal Ponds – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water Quality and Wildlife Habitat in Pine Stands on Delmarva – Maryland Dept.
of Natural Resources
Pond management
Warm Water Fisheries in Delaware - Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
Buffers
Forested Buffers - The Key to Clean Streams - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Landowner Guide to Buffer Success – Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Plant Native
Plants for a Livable Delaware – University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
Native Plants for Delaware Landscapes – University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscape - US Fish & Wildlife Service
Native Deer Resistant Plants
Invasive Plant Control
Controlling Backyard Invaders – University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
Delaware Invasive Species Council
Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species
Delaware Invasive Plants Booklet – Delaware Department of Agriculture
Weed US: A Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Mistaken Identity - Invasive Plants and Their Native Look-Alikes - Delaware Department of Agriculture
Habitat Management for Animal Species
*The documents below were provided by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Amphibians and Reptiles
Bats
Eastern Bluebird
Grassland Birds
Native Pollinators
Northern Bobwhite
Wild Turkey
Wood Duck
Butterflies
American Kestrel
Shorebirds
Nest Boxes
Artificial Nesting Structures – Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC)
Creating Backyard Habitats
Backyard Conservation – National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Backyard Wildlife Habitats – National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Backyard Wildlife Habitat Certification – Delaware Nature Society and the National Wildlife Federation
Schoolyard Habitat
Schoolyard Habitat Project Guide – US Fish and Wildlife Service
