Title: Describe successful stewardship practices.
Course: Fisheries and Wildlife Management (18501) > Section: Conserving and Managing Wildlife Resources

Description may include

- recycling
- crop rotation
- conservation easements
- riparian zones
- management of wildlife populations
- reforestation
- responsible use of pesticides and herbicides
- reintroduction of native plant and animal species to increase biodiversity
- control and eradication of introduced aggressive exotics
- best management practices (BMPs) of plant/animal resources (e.g., crop rotation, conservation easements, riparian zones, rain barrels)
- wildlife highways for road crossing
- reducing human-wildlife conflict.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What practices could a local farmer use to improve water quality?
- What responsibility does a homeowner have to practice good stewardship of the environment?
- What strategies could a local government use to control urban wildlife populations?
- Why is it illegal to collect rainwater in some states?
- How does one improve habitat?
- How can local governments keep populations from becoming isolated?
- What influence can wildlife highways have on populations?