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Project T-26-D1

Project Title: Open Grasslands Project - Shawnee National Forest

Community and/or Species Focus: Grasslands, Grassland birds

Goals/Objectives:

  1. Convert existing open lands that are dominated by tall fescue back to native warm season grasses

Achievements:

  1. ​Over 500 acres were restored: 200 acres of food plots and 300 acres of native warm season grasses

Post-Project Survey (if applicable): n/a

Project Period: 4/3/07 - 4/30/09

Principle Investigator(s): Rick McLeod (The National Wild Turkey Federation)

Final Report: T-26-D1