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51 species remain isolated. Tree and shrub control will be accomplished with the ini a on of summer herbicide applica ons to the foliage and basal bark. The herbicide treatments will increase 50% to 30 acres in 2016 and maintained for the next 5 years. The prescribed burn rota on will help keep the trees in check. A prescribed burning rota on will be ini ated in 2016. This burn rota on should be completed within 5 years and cover 630 acres. On average staff will burn approximately 126 acres annually with the ini al focus occurring where trees are becoming a problem. The largest percentages of trees are in the sapling to four foot stage. Grass seeding will emulate vegeta on spraying management prac ces. A na ve mix of grasses and forbs will be seeded once the second applica on of herbicide has been completed. Grazing will not be used in a specific annual rota on but in conjunc on with prescribe burning to help set back late seral stage and exo c cool season grasses. This management ac vity will be ready for implementa on by spring 2017. Short dura on high intensity grazing will be used on a maximum of 400 acres and implemented every three years. Establishment of food plots, legumes and early successional fields will be maintained. Food plots included in the early succession rota on will involve 50 acres. Annually 50 acres of this tract will be disturbed and planted to a milo, sunflower, and clover mix. Each year a different por on of the tract will be disturbed with the rota on being repeated a er the third year. WMA Veg. Control Spraying- Disking Food plot Ag Crop Tree Clearing- Management Burn Graze Grass/ Forb/ Legume Plan ng Grass Seeding Elk Point Bend WMA - 660 acres acres acres acres acres acres acres acres Future Desired Condi on 50.0 50.0 120.0 630.0 400.0 0.0 50.0 - Current Annual 0.0 50.0 20.0 126.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - Future Annual 10.0 50.0 30.0 126.0 400.0 0.0 10.0 - Years to Accomplish 5.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 every 3 yr 5.0 51

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