摘要: Sustaining quality wildlife habitat is challenging, especially where agricultural fields offer little plant diversity and in suburban areas where human development has fragmented the landscape. Increasingly, these areas are manage... 展开 Sustaining quality wildlife habitat is challenging, especially where agricultural fields offer little plant diversity and in suburban areas where human development has fragmented the landscape. Increasingly, these areas are managed primarily for people. But, an amazing variety of animals call the same areas home and depend on us to make sure that their needs are met. Working Trees are trees and shrubs, especially native species, Working Trees provide wildlife habitat and contribute to the social and economic well-being of landowners and community residents. that are in the right place to do a specific job. Whether Working Trees come in the form of a windbreak to enhance crop or livestock production or a riparian forest buffer to filter stormwater runoff, they add critical wildlife habitat to the landscape. The benefits of Working Trees extend far beyond providing food, cover, and nesting sites all essential wildlife habitat components. Working Trees add diversity and help reconnect the landscape by creating travel. 收起