TITLE FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN
By
Enter First and Last Name
Management plan prepared
for
Name of Ranch
Landowner Name
TYPE DATE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section I: Introduction (3-PAGE LIMIT) .................................................................................. 1
Purpose........................................................................................................................................ 1
Owner Information...................................................................................................................... 1
Property Description ................................................................................................................... 1
Target Species ............................................................................................................................. 1
Goal and Objectives .................................................................................................................... 1
Landowner Goal...................................................................................................................... 1
Management Objectives.......................................................................................................... 1
General Locator Map .............................................................................................................. 2
Vegetation Cover Map ............................................................................................................ 3
Vegetation Cover Map ............................................................................................................ 3
Section II: Management Analysis (1.5 PAGE LIMIT) .............................................................. 4
Feasibility Assessment ................................................................................................................ 4
Recommendations ....................................................................................................................... 4
Proposed Target Areas ................................................................................................................ 4
Proposed Area Map................................................................................................................. 5
Section III: Final Recommendations, Budget and Timeline (1-PAGE LIMIT)...................... 6
Final Recommendations.............................................................................................................. 6
Budget ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Timeline ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Literature Cited ............................................................................................................................ 8
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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION (3-PAGE LIMIT)
Purpose
This section briefly introduces the reader to the purpose of the plan. Answers the question "Why
are we doing this plan?"
Owner Information
Provide information about property owner/client.
Property Description
Provide information about property location/legal description, size of area, historical/current land
use, biological description (soils, topography, cover type, flora, fauna, etc.). Include a (1)
general locator map and (2) a vegetation cover map. Recommended sections include (1)
physical description, (2) flora/fauna, and (3) historic/current land uses.
Target Species
Identify species targeted for management. Normally, species are stated within the landowner’s
objective.
Goal and Objectives
Landowner Goal
Goal is specified by the landowner (what the property is to look like). Each management plan
will have 1 goal. Summarize goal in a short paragraph.
Management Objectives
Objectives will be used to address each goal as follows:
1. Conduct a feasibility assessment to identify 1 or more viable management practices.
2. Recommend practice(s) to the landowner that would best achieve her goals.
In a legal management plan for meeting Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) guidelines, each plan
should include a minimum of 3 different practices each year (required to receive the taxexemption). However for the purpose of this course we only require that you include 1 practice
per year.
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General Locator Map
INSERT MAP HERE AND RESIZE TO FIT WITHIN THIS PAGE.
Figure 1: General Location of Ranch, Located in City, Texas, 2010.
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Vegetation Cover Map
INSERT MAP HERE AND RESIZE TO FIT WITHIN THIS PAGE
Figure 2: Vegetation Cover Types on Ranch, City, Texas, 2010.
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SECTION II: MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS (1.5 PAGE LIMIT)
Feasibility Assessment
Briefly review species requirements and environmental constraints that will serve to frame or
"bound" your management recommendations. This section should describe feasible options for
consideration by the landowner.
Recommendations
Outline your proposed management activities referring to your feasibility assessment (i.e.,
species requirement, constraints, etc.) to support your recommendations. Texas Parks and
Wildlife guidelines may be useful in determining recommendations, and should include at least 1
qualifying management practice. In this section, 1 practice (wood duck boxes = supplemental
shelter) is proposed. The intensity levels (i.e., number of acres, etc.) should be mentioned.
Proposed Target Areas
Identify the area where the proposed management activities are to occur or could occur. You
should include a map in this section identifying those areas.
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Proposed Area Map
INSERT MAP HERE AND RESIZE TO FIT WITHIN THIS PAGE
Figure 3: Proposed Area Map, City, Texas, 2010.
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SECTION III: FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, BUDGET AND TIMELINE (1-PAGE
LIMIT)
Final Recommendations
Summarize your management recommendations for the landowner. Identify qualifying wildlife
management practice to be implemented on the property during the coming year that will support
and achieve management goal. Include a schedule of events (i.e., time line) outlining all
proposed activities and necessary steps to implement your plan. Provide final statement to
landowner why your plan should be selected for final implementation.
The recommendations given the goal above will involve qualifying management practices:
habitat control (prescribed fire, restoration of native grasslands), providing shelter (construction
and maintenance of wood duck boxes), and population censusing (annual bird counts). The
implementation of the recommended practice in this plan would have a positive impact on target
wildlife species.
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Budget
Table 1. Estimated annual costs and benefits for the Rising Star Ranch Wildlife Management
Plan by management practice, Bellville, Texas, 2004.
Qualifying Practice
Area Treated
Total Cost
Benefit
Activity
(acres)
($)
Providing Shelter
Wood duck boxes
XX
XX
Nest sites for wood ducks
Annual Cost
$ XX*
Timeline
Table 2. Time schedule for proposed management activity on the Rising Star Ranch, Bellville,
Texas, 2004.
Qualifying Practice
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Activity
Providing Shelter
Wood duck boxes – Install
XX
XX
XX
XX
Wood duck boxes – Clean and repair
XX
XX
XX
XX
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LITERATURE CITED
List References Here
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