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General Wildlife Information

Fish & Wildlife Habitat Management Leaflets for:

Wood Duck  Elk
Eastern Bluebird Wild turkey
American Kestrel Rainbow trout 
Eastern Cottontail  Ruby-throated hummingbird 
Bats  Butterflies 
Lesser Prairie Chicken  Shorebirds
Long-billed curlew  Bobwhite quail
Grassland nesting birds Ring-necked pheasant 

Wildlife Habitat Management

USDA Programs that assist with the establishment and improvement of wildlife habitat:

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National Illinois
WHIP (General) WHIP (IL Specific)
WRP (General) Adobe Acrobat Reader IconWRP (IL Specific)
CRP  
CREP  

New Publication

NRCS, in cooperation with the Xcerces Society, has developed a publication entitled “Farming for Pollinators” to provide guidance on specific conservation practices. 
Adobe Acrobat Reader IconFarming for Pollinators” (2 MB)

 

Buffer Practices Wildlife Job Sheet Supplements:

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Adobe Acrobat Reader IconGrassed Waterway Wildlife Job Sheet Insert
Adobe Acrobat Reader IconFilter Strip Wildlife Job Sheet Insert
Adobe Acrobat Reader IconField Border Wildlife Job Sheet Insert
Adobe Acrobat Reader IconRiparian Forest Buffer Wildlife Job Sheet Insert
Adobe Acrobat Reader IconWindbreak/Shelterbelt Wildlife Job Sheet Insert

NRCS Illinois Wildlife and Wetland Practice Standards and Job Sheets:

The following documents may be accessed from the Illinois eFOTG, Section IV, Conservation Practices.

  • Early Successional Habitat Development/Management Standard (647)
  • Fish Passage Standard (396)
  • Fishpond Management Standard (399)
  • Hedgerow Planting Standard (422)
  • Restoration and Management of Declining Habitats Standard (643)
        Prairie Establishment Job Sheet (643js)
        Savanna Establishment Job Sheet (643js)
  • Riparian Herbaceous Cover Standard (390)
  • Shallow Water Management for Wildlife Standard (646)
  • Shallow Water Management for Wildlife Standard Job Sheet (646js)
  • Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Standard (395)
  • Wetland Creation Standard (658)
  • Wetland Enhancement Standard (659)
  • Wetland Restoration Standard (657)
  • Wildlife Watering Facility Standard (648)
  • Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Standard (644)
  • Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Standard (645)
        Food Plot Job Sheet (645Ajs)
        Quail Covey Headquarters Job Sheet (645Bjs)
        Wildlife Brush Piles Job Sheet (645Cjs)
        Woodland Edge Feathering (645Djs)

More wildlife information:

Contact Gene Barickman, Illinois NRCS Biologist.