January 25, 2012 Managing brush for wildlife is topic of Feb. 2 webinar
By Kay Ledbetter SKledbetter@ag.tamu.edu 806-677-5608
Contacts
Brittany Grube, Brittany.grube@agnet.tamu.edu
COLLEGE STATION – Brush sculpting with wildlife in mind will be the topic for
the February webinar offered by Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s ecosystem
science and management unit, according to Brittany Grube, graduate assistant and
webinar coordinator.
The webinar series, which offers a way to earn Texas Department of Agriculture
continuing education units online, are scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. every first
Thursday of the month, Grube said.
On Feb. 2, Dr. Dale Rollins, AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist in San
Angelo, will present “Brush Sculpting for Wildlife.” It will qualify for one
general pesticide continuing education unit.
This webinar, as well as those from the 2011 series, can be accessed at
http://naturalresourcewebinars.org.Grube said a change has been made to the webinar series beginning this month.
Payment will no longer be required to participate in a webinar for anyone not
seeking continuing education units. However, if participants would like to
receive the Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units, they
will still have to pay a $10 fee.
“Rangelands in Texas are often managed as much for wildlife as for
livestock,” Rollins said. “Brush management can be a powerful tool for
improving wildlife habitat, if you ‘know when to say when’.”
Brush sculpting is the tailoring of one’s brush management goals to enhance
wildlife habitat, he said. This webinar will discuss the need for, and
application of, precision brush control techniques to wildlife habitat, with an
emphasis on deer and quail.
For more information on the webinars, contact Grube at
Brittany.grube@agnet.tamu.edu .
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