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71 15 years. Most grassland will be treated with fire over the next 5 years regardless of their loca on. Overall burning will increase approximately 170%, by about 86 acres annually. Our goal is to burn all 681 acres of the WMA. Grazing – The area is currently on a 3 year grazing rota on. Half of the area gets grazed 2 out of 3 years. Currently, we are exploring the op on of spli ng the area into 4 grazing units and rota ng through each unit annually for a 4 year rota on across the 681 acre WMA. The primary reason for this change is to double the grazing pressure on the units. Currently, the units are too large to treat effec vely. Annually the acreage will decrease 25% by 57 acres; however the intensity and effect will increase. Food Plots – Currently amount of have 15 acres of food plots, an increase from 0 acres in 2013. A empt to increase another 67% (10 acres) to 25 acres this next year. Tree Management – Annually treat about 2 acres with edge feathering. Some of this is accomplished with cu ng undesirable trees and co onwoods. Schedule tree clearing to create a firebreak on the east side of the property in prepara on for future burns. Most tree management will be done with fire. Schedule plan ngs of about 600 American Plums in the spring of 2016. Grass/Forb/Legume Plan ng – Recently planted about 6 acres of alfalfa and plan to add more alfalfa acres as well as other legumes and forbs in heavy treatment sites (disking, spraying, etc.) where diversity is currently lacking (brome dominated sites). Plan ngs on these sites will increase 300% (7 acres) over past treatments. WMA Veg. Control Spraying-Disking Food plot Ag Crop Tree - Management Burn Grazing Grass/ Forb/ Legume Plan ng Grass Seeding North River WMA - 681 acres acres acres acres acres acres acres acres Future Desired Condi on 150.0 25.0 10.0 681.0 681.0 20.0 - Current Annual 20.0 15.0 2.0 50.0 227.0 3.0 - Future Annual 30.0 25.0 2.0 136.0 170.0 10.0 - Years to Accomplish 5.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 71

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