The retention of snag trees will greatly enhance the woodlands' ability to hold a more diverse wildlife community. Fencerows provide travel lanes between different habitat types if woody plants are present. Destroying fencerow vegetation reduces both the food supply and the cover that these areas provide. These buffer strips provide necessary cover, nesting and feeding areas for wildlife. This practice will greatly reduce stream sedimentation.
Cattle destroy vegetation and promote streambank erosion.
Where access to water is needed, a fence chute can be used to restrict cattle to one area of the bank. Water troughs and other improvements can be utilized to allow livestock use of the areas, once they are fenced. Flooded grain-crops can be very beneficial for waterfowl and shorebirds, especially during the late winter when the weather is at its coldest. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The mention of any commercial product in this web site does not imply its endorsement by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service over other products not named, nor does the omission imply that they are not satisfactory.