To help plants and wildlife, Refuge staff uses a variety of
habitat management techniques to maintain, recover and enhance plant and
wildlife values. Refuge staff considers a number of management tools and employs them in varying degrees according to the situation.
Refuge management goals include:
• conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and their habitat
• sustain and restore native prairie
• enhance waterfowl production
• promote the diversity of native species
In wetlands, the species of plants and the density of vegetation change as the wetland goes through wet and dry periods. During dry periods, wetland plants die, keeping the vegetation from becoming too thick for waterfowl. Refuge staff sometimes mow or disc wetlands to reduce vegetation and create open areas for the benefit of wildlife.
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While Lake Darling was originally intended as a water supply reservoir for downstream refuges, it has become a productive fishery and important fall staging areas for snow geese.