Focus on Pheaseants Habitat Tour - Nebraska Game and Parks ...

A grass stand that has been dominated by smooth bromegrass
and lost its productivity for upland wildlife. An area that was
excellent wildlife habitat in the past has now naturally moved
through succession to a more mature grass stand in need of
management.
On April 7, 2004, the grass stand is disked with three passes
and then interseeded with a legume mixture. A minimum of
three passes with a disk was necessary with a mature stand
of bromegrass but still leaves more than 50% residue.
On July 29, 2004, the area now has a wide diversity of plant
species, has an open understory, supports plants that attract
insects, and is once again a diverse grassland. The legumes
that were interseeded into the disked area are already present
and providing brood-rearing habitat for pheasants as well as a
diverse habitat for all types of grassland birds.
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On May 30, 2005, the area now shows the true value of
performing upgrades on mature grass stand. The area is
providing excellent nesting and brood-rearing cover for a
wide range of wildlife, especially pheasant, quail, waterfowl
and grassland songbirds with 22” of undisturbed
grass and forb cover.