Conservation in Forested Areas
Avoid fragmenting forested areas.
- Maintain a well-developed understory, including woody and
herbaceous vegetation, to provide resources to a diverse community of
woodland bird species.
- Minimize the amount of edge habitat by managing generally circular- or square-shaped forests.
- Protect or restore forests along streams, wide riparian bottomlands, and ravines; these can be crucial to migratory birds.
- Remove non-native plant species, such as kudzu and salt-cedar.
- Improve Habitat for Scarlet Tanagers and other Forest-Interior Birds -- See our Tanager Management Guidelines.