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DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. - Ask any wildlife biologist what it takes to keep wildlife healthy, happy and close to home, and they'll tell you it's all about having good habitat.Learn how to improve wildlife habitat on your property by attending the National Wild Turkey Federation's Wildlife Habitat Management Workshop Friday, May 9, 2008, at the Brushy Lake Recreation Area in Double Springs, Ala.During the workshop, participants will learn about the benefits of prescribed fire for wildlife and timber management. Landowners and managers also will spend time with experts learning how to thin pine plantations to improve wildlife habitat, manage hardwood stands for wildlife and timber, manage wildlife openings to attract wildlife and more.Landowners also will learn the benefits of planting longleaf pines, which provide excellent habitat for many species including wild turkeys, white-tailed deer and quail, as well as threatened or endangered species such as indigo snakes, red-cockaded woodpeckers and gopher tortoises. Longleaf pines also produce a high-value timber that generally grows at the same rates as the more commonly planted slash and loblolly pines, and longleaf also is more resistant to disease, insects, fire and wind damage (even from hurricanes) than other pines.
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