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Small acreage wildlife management program set for May 8Texas Landowners interested in managing small acreage for wildlife can attend a program on May 8 at the Clarendon College Bairfield Activity Center in Clarendon. Registration for the program will begin at 8:30 a.m., said Leonard Haynes, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent for Donley County. Pre-registration is required by May 2. The program in jointly sponsored by AgriLife Extension, the Donley County Soil and Water Conservation District, the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Clarendon College. Haynes said the agencies came together because wildlife management has become a large interest in Donley County and the surrounding area. Land is being purchased specifically for wildlife management and recreation, he said. And a lot of tourism coming into this region centers around the use of wildlife, whether that is hunting or just seeing wildlife. "Even a lot of our older landowners are starting to convert and use wildlife management practices," Haynes said. The day-long discussion will start with opportunities offered for small acreages in the farm bill, followed by riparian restoration using a pole (tree cutting) planting technique, invasive riparian brush management, antlerless white-tailed deer harvest and prescribed burning. Following a catered lunch, the meeting will move to the Taylor Lakes Wildlife Management Area near Lelia Lake, about 7 miles southeast of Clarendon, Haynes said. Experts will discuss plant identification, forage inventories, grazing small acreages for wildlife habitat improvement, wetland moist-soil management and habitat management practices, he said. Texas Department of Agriculture approval for continuing education credits for the program is pending, Haynes said. There is a $15 fee for program materials and the meal. Reservations can be made by logging into the AgriLife Extension website in the Donley County office at http://donley-tx.tamu.edu/ or by calling 806-874-2141. 5/5/08 Date: 5/1/08
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