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plan ng consis ng of various forbs, legumes and grasses for pollinator enhancement. There will also be 2, 1.0 acre plots
that will be planted to milkweed for monarch bu erfly habitat in 2016. Currently a corn/soybeans/milo rota on is used
in a share crop system: corn one year - soybeans the next using glyphosate resistant varie es to control sha ercane
and Johnson grass that is prevalent throughout the crop ground. In 2015 the area tenant planted 23 acres of corn and
13 acres of milo. There were 8 acres of alfalfa and clover with the remaining 19 acres in idle crop ground. Plans are to
maintain 8-10 acres of milo each year for winter food source for quail/pheasant (even w/Johnson grass/sha ercane
issues). Require a minimum of 3-4 acres of standing milo throughout the area for winter food source specifically for quail.
There will be an increase of 185 acres of tree work ac vi es: edge-feathering/hinge-cu ng/tree shearing which will be
accomplished in the next 2 years with funding tenta vely through the quail focus project grant.
In 2017, plan ngs of grass/forb/legumes will be established on 8 acres of former crop ground to increase early
successional vegeta on for nes ng and brood rearing.
WMA
Veg. Control
Spraying-Disking
Food plot
Ag Crop
Tree Clearing-
Management
Burn Graze
Grass/
Forb/
Legume
Plan ng
Grass
Seeding
Meridian WMA - 400 acres acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
Future Desired Condi on 56.0 55.0 192.0 347.0 225.0 8.0 0.0
- Current Annual 36.0 63.0 7.0 142.0 112.0 0.0 0.0
- Future Annual 8.0 55.0 185.0 142.0 112.0 8.0 0.0
- Years to Accomplish 5.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 0.0
