Volume 7, Number 4,
May 1961:
The F.B. and Rena G. Ross
Natural History Reservation

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- Introduction
- History of the Area
- Description of the Area
- Aerial Photograph
- Accumulation of Field Data
- Weather
- Conservation Practices
- Animals of the Reservation
- Nature Trail
- Cover Picture
- Ross Message

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The F.B. and Rena G. Ross Natural History Reservation
by John Breukelman, Thomas A. Eddy and Emily L. Hartman

Conservation Practices

Several types of conservation practices have been done as part of class projects. These have included both land improvement and wildlife management. Using large limbs and brush, natural exclosures and lean-to shelters (Fig. 16) were constructed. These offer protection to wildlife and should provide interesting study areas in the future.

A one-acre feed patch of mile is located east of the headquarters area. Potentila feeding grounds for migratory waterfowl were also established around the margins of Gladfelter Pond and the first pond north. A windbreak is planned for a tentative site north of the headquarters. In order to check erosion by surface run-off, several brush dams and a mutilflora rose gully planting were made. These natural barriers may also serve as a food source, nesting site, and protective shelter for animals.

Figure 16