Hello Wild Side Readers,
If you are new to this blog, I share information on Ohio’s wildlife, but as an educator, I also create posts related to presentations at educational events. Recently, I was invited to present at the Ohio Tree Care Conference, in Cleveland, Ohio. I spoke about managing trees and small forest patches in urban and suburban areas for birds, pollinators, and bats. The below links are resources I shared during that presentation, as well as the slide set. If you follow my posts, there is some similarity between this and the last post – many of the resources are the same. The exception is that this post has quite a bit more resources on managing forests for wildlife included.
Managing Public Trees and Spaces for Wildlife – slide set
Links/Resources:
Doug Tallamy webinar – Restoring Nature’s Relationships at Home (the connection between trees and caterpillars)
3 Billion Birds Lost Research and Website
Alternatives to Non-native, Invasive Plants Brochure and Website– Ohio Invasive Plant Council
Butterflies & Moths of North America
Bringing the Snag into the Urban Forest (Arborists and Wildlife: Retaining Trees for Wildlife Habitat) – Brian French
Dead Wood for Wildlife webinar
Nest Box & Bat House Resources
Buckeye Yard and Garden Online – provides timely information about Ohio growing conditions, pest, disease, and cultural problems.
Woodland, Water, and Wildlife Conference – March 2, 2022 – Register HERE
Urban Wildlife Information Network
Fact Sheets/Bulletins:
Ohio Woodland Stewards Invasive Species Fact Sheets
Managing Small Forest Patches for Birds – Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
Creating Snags (Controlling Undesirable Trees, Shrubs, and Vines) – OSU Extension fact sheet
Crop Tree Management – OSU Extension fact sheet
Enhancing Food (Mast) Production for Woodland Wildlife – OSU Extension fact sheet
Ohio Trees for Bees – OSU Extension fact sheet
Nesting and Overwintering Habitat for Pollinators and Other Beneficial Insects
Research papers:
Baker et al. 2020 – Suitability of native milkweed (Asclepias) species versus cultivars for supporting monarch butterflies and bees in urban gardens
Ricker et al. 2019 – Comparing Insect Pollination Visitation for Six Native Shrub Species and their Cultivars
Recommended Books:
Good Garden Bugs by Mary M. Gardiner
Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest by Sally and Harmon Weeks
Native Trees of the Midwest by Weeks, Weeks, and Parker
If you would like more information on forest management, please visit the Ohio Woodland Stewards website. We also have a list of webinars on a variety of forestry and wildlife topics. Enjoy!
Marne Titchenell
Wildlife Program Specialist