Of the management units located in Hamilton County, both contain similar terrain with a level to rolling topography covered by a mixture of farm fields and forest. This unit contains both upland and bottomland forest with small ponds in various locations. Portions of the cropland are enrolled in a tenant lease program to provide wildlife food and cover and to maintain the fields in an open condition. Crop rotations include corn, soybeans, wheat, grass-legume seedlings, and one or more years of idle to conserve the soil and allow wildlife nesting to occur. The open, non-cultivated areas are mostly mined with succession occurring to various degrees.
Some locations are mainly grassland, while others are being invaded by brush and trees.
The forested areas consist of many small woodlots, forested corridors, and fencerows. The largest wooded area is near 100 acres in size. The composition of species depends on the location of the forest and includes various oaks, hickories, elm, cherry, cottonwood, willow, ash, and other species. In addition, old field and pasture areas contain such species as sassafras and persimmon. Of the water areas, there are 25 strip pit lakes from 3 to 45 acres in size located in the Eads and Belle Rive Units which offer the opportunity for boating and fishing.