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developed to expand grazing. Majority of the woodland vegeta on will be managed by grazing and will take advantage
of any flooding as it occurs on the Pla e River.
Establishment of food plots will be ini ated by plan ng 2 acres annually over 2 years. A large amount of the area
consists of sandy soil that is not produc ve for crop produc on, so more food plots is not feasible on the WMA.
Cedar and Russian olive trees will be removed from the area over a 2 year period, trea ng 75 acres each year. A er these
opera ons are concluded, maintenance tree management will con nue into the future.
Legumes and early successional fields will be established, plan ng 25 acres annually over a period of 2 years. Majority of
addi onal sites that will be inter-seeded with legumes or managed as Early Successional habitat are con ngent on cedar
tree clearing projects.
WMA
Veg. Control
Spraying-Disking
Food plot
Ag Crop
Tree Clearing-
Management
Burn Graze
Grass/
Forb/
Legume
Plan ng
Grass
Seeding
Darr Strip WMA - 981 acres acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
Future Desired Condi on 117.0 5.0 150.0 60.0 340.0 50.0 0.0
- Current Annual 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 0.0
- Future Annual 40.0 2.0 75.0 12.0 68.0 25.0 0.0
- Years to Accomplish 3.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.0
2.0 0.0
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