Precipitation is the only source of water that collects in flowage basins. Water levels are controlled by either adding or removing wooden planks in culvert control structures. Spillways constructed on earthen dikes act as a means to get rid of excess water. Our wild environments are constantly changing. These changes affect wildlife.
Biologists recognize there are many factors that can either limit or favor wildlife.
These include food, water, cover and space, and such things as contaminants and development. Deer, ruffed grouse, owls, squirrels, loons, eagles, raccoons, Canada geese, snowshoe hare and cottontain, bluebirds, coyotes and deer mice all call Sandhill their home, thanks, in part, to the wildlife management practiced at Sandhill Wildlife Area today. Each area is unique in some respect, and all are available for public enjoyment. This tax was proposed by the very sportspersons who proposed its creation in 1937 as a means of supporting wildlife habitat acquisition and maintenance. Wildlife are secretive and difficult to observe.