Rural Practices

Residents living on larger lots or acreages in rural northwest Iowa have a unique opportunity to enhance the wildlife habitat in their area and reduce their energy costs. This can be done in a variety of ways, including windbreaks, prairie plantings and wetland buffers. Landowners who choose to establish or attract habitat on their property greatly increase their changes of pheasant and other wildlife permanently settling on their land. Below are a variety of guides to assist you.

Riparian Forest Buffer
Food Plot Job Sheet
Conservation Assistance Programs
Conservation Crop Rotations
Farmable Wetlands in CRP
Residue and Tillage Management
Native Prairie – Establishment & Management
Field Borders
Prescribed Burning Conservation Practice