Restoring Rare Habitats for Wildlife and Water Quality – Long-Term Habitat Management

Tuesday, Sept. 8 | 5 – 5:30 p.m.

In partnership with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Jeff Nancy Darrick Iowa once boasted an incredibly diverse landscape. In this three-part series, landowners Jeff and Nancy will share their vision for their land and discuss the work they are doing on their property to restore rare and declining habitats, including fens, oxbows, beaver habitat, oak savanna and more. Also hear about Jeff’s ongoing partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and learn about financial and technical assistance opportunities from USFWS biologist Darrick Weissenfluh.

Part 3 of this series will include discussion of what comes after habitat restoration. Learn more about long-term habitat management as well as land protection strategies.

Host: Jeff Pudenz

The Speakers:

Jeff Pudenz is a farmer and businessman from Greene County, Iowa, who has been active in conservation since 1970. Jeff and his wife Nancy have received Iowa Farm Environment Leadership and Blackhawk Watershed Conservation awards and have experience with a wide array of conservation programs and practices.

Darrick Weisenfluh is a fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program stationed in Kossuth County, Iowa. Through the program, Darrick provides technical and cost-share assistance to private landowners in the Des Moines Lobe.

Series Topics:

Habitat establishment and management
Rare habitats
Fens
Oxbows
Oak savanna
Financial and technical assistance
Conservation programs
Land protection
Trusts

Other Events in the Series:

July 28: Restoring oxbows
Aug. 4: Restoring beaver habitat

Note: You may attend all events in the series, or pick the ones you’re most interested in.

Format: Virtual Field Day (#3 of Series)

Platform: Zoom

This field day is sponsored by Iowa Environmental Council.

This material is based on work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number NR196114XXXXG003.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition, any reference to specific brands or types of products or services do not constitute or imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Restoring Rare Habitats for Wildlife and Water Quality – Long-Term Habitat Management

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