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Proposal for a study into the relationship of patches of grain to prairie chickens and sharp-tailed grouse.

Memorandum on a check of cover and food plantings in the Molasses River Area 1939-1940.

Report on a planting project at Tuscola State Game Area in the spring of 1942 to diversify cover for wildlife, primarily small game

Report on planting project at Cusino State Game Area in the fall of 1940 to improve the area for sharp-tailed grouse and prairie chickens, as well as improve food and cover for other species.

Investigation into the waterfowl food situation in the lower Detroit River, particularly the Trenton Channel.

Report summarizing planting projects in various locations in the spring of 1941.

Report overviewing the various management needs and goals for the Gladwin Field Trial Area.

Report on the progress of plantings and soil improvement at southern Michigan game areas in spring 1948.

Report on valued characteristics of shrubs for wildlife plantings.

Report on the estimate of hay necessary to supplement winter deer food in the area of the Ogemaw Game Refuge

Report on a pilot project to clear-cut nonmerchantable timber stands with crawler tractors equipped with tree-cutter blades, for the ultimate goal of providing more food to wintering deer.

Report on a planting project at the Barry County State Game Area in the spring of 1942 to improve the habitat for game birds and other animals.

Report on pine tree planting in the vicinity of the Escanaba River.

Report on the results of a check on the planting program at the Hanson Game Refuge, initiated in 1935.

Wetland habitats in the United States currently are lost at a rate of 260,000 acres per year. To assist the DNR in creating, restoring, and enhancing Michigan wetlands, a terracing machine was used for the first time in the state. The machine purchased by Ducks Unlimited can be used to construct shallow water impoundments and improve wetlands. To demonstrate the machine capabilities, terraces were constructed at Maple River State Game Area. Within this report, there is a detailed description of the project, complete with pictures and diagrams, and ending with a discussion of the viability of use for the terracing machine.

Report on the acreage of timber cuttings on state, private and U.S. Forest Service lands over the 1948-1949 winter in deer yards or winter ranges.

Preliminary report on the results and conditions of the 1959 deer season.

Overview of the attempts to establish more wild rice beds in Michigan to improve on waterfowl habitat.

The purpose of this paper is to review the history of Michigan prairie grouse, discuss recent sharp-tailed grouse population trends and monitoring, identity primary variables impacting habitat, and discuss management implications for sharptails and other open-land wildlife species. Due to research, it is felt that sharp-tailed grouse populations will continue to decline in Michigan due primarily to expanding and maturing forest coverage. Although Upper Michigan's landscapes have an inherent capacity to grow trees, strategic and multi-purpose planning may be used to maintain habitat for sharp-tailed grouse. Future sharp-tailed grouse numbers in Michigan will be only a remnant of the populations experienced in 1950, but management can help assure a sustainable population in the face of some very challenging landscape trends.

Report on the timber cuttings in and around deeryard lands in the northern game district in 1952.

Report on current status of deer-proof fencing experiment on the Longpre farm, arguing that the agreement be terminated.