Final Report for W-162-R-5: The Forests and Woodlands Campaign of the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan – Segment 5

To better understand the response of wildlife populations to forest management activities under the wildlife action plan, Segment 5 of the Forest Campaign was devised to meet the following objectives (1 September 2014 through 31 August 2015): 1) Continue monitoring protocols that measure the response of forest wildlife to various forest management tools that include, but are not limited to, thinning, fire, re-forestation that reduces forest fragmentation, and the removal of invasive exotic plant species; 2) Use a “before-after-treatment-control” monitoring framework (with replication) in a number of sites across Illinois to begin documenting the effects of forest management on populations of forest- and woodland-dwelling birds; 3) Identify existing and begin developing new demonstration sites that highlight successful forest management techniques and actions, and that can be used to inform and educate various constituencies.Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlifeunpublishednot peer reviewedOpe