What is Mgmt?

Mgmt is the abbreviation for "Management". We use this word when we are talking about techniques used to conserve and manage resources.

Management of resources means that we apply human manipulation to achieve specific objectives, like increased habitat and restoring wildlife populations.

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Management doesn't mean control or that we are conquering nature. Management refers to techniques that we use, like farming, prescribed fire and hunting to achieve ecological goals for wildlife conservation. Sometimes, the best management technique is to leave the land alone.

Why can't we leave all of the land alone? Wildlife management became important as wildlife populations started to decrease from habitat loss. The remaining habitat wasn't enough to support healthy populations. The land had to be managed to continue supporting wildlife in larger populations and to create supplemental habitats (farm fields and moist-soil units designated for wildlife) to balance the habitat loss and the meet the wildlife population's continual needs.

Refuge biologists and managers conduct surveys to evaluate the conditions of the land. Bird surveys, mammal surveys, plant surveys, and others enable us to monitor the effects of management techniques.

Data collected year after year adds up to show trends and indications of

wildlife use on managed areas. Is the area being used by more species? Are wildlife populations growing? Are the populations healthy? Are the habitats healthy?

We can use management techniques to restore habitat so that it can sustain healthy wildlife populations. One example: Wetlands that have filled in due to erosion can be restored for waterfowl and wading birds, such as the Great Blue Heron and the White-Faced Ibis. Surveys of the area before and after restoration tell us if the management technique used was successful.

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