Bemidji Openings

This project will enhance 258.8 acres of wildlife openings (87 sites) on state and county-managed public lands in Hubbard County, Minnesota by using a small tracked vehicle equipped with a flail mower (or equivalent) to mow all encroaching trees and shrubs 4" diameter or less, and all other vegetation on overgrown existing wildlife openings. Average opening size is less than 3 acres. There will be no seeding or planting, as there is sufficient vegetative cover to maintain the sites. These management practices have been used successfully by the DNR on nearby sites of similar composition, and are effective in maintaining wildlife opening habitat. Care will be taken to not spread invasive species (per Operational Order 113). Openings falling within 600 feet of an eagle nest will not be treated until after nesting season.