Native Grass Overgrowth: How Reducing Grass Cover Improves Wildlife Habitat

Native grasses can become dense and limit native forbs which provide food for deer, turkey and quail. Most wildlife need a maximum of 30-40% grass cover in their habitat. Management options for excessive grass cover include prescribed fire, disking and/or herbicide application. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:42 Native Grasses 1:12 What Percent of Grass Coverage is Ideal? 2:00 How to Check Your Grass Cover 3:06 Tools to Manage Too Much Grass Resources A Land Manager's Guide to Renovating Native Warm-Season Grass Stands for Wildlife https://fwf.tennessee.edu/wp-content/... Herbicide use for native warm-season grasses https://fwf.tennessee.edu/wp-content/... Social Media www.facebook.com/oklahomalands www.instagram.com/oklahomalands www.x.com/oklahomalands This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Renewable Resource Extension Act project 1011212.