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provide information about the best restoration and management techniques for the target <br /> species or community. <br /> 7.21 Upland Grasslands <br /> Goals: <br /> • To manage grassland habitats for maximum biodiversity, to eliminate or control noxious <br /> weeds, to foster native species of grasses and forbs, to manage a variety of grasslands at <br /> different stages of plant succession, and in ways compatible with golfing activities. <br /> Objectives: <br /> • To develop and implement management techniques for approximately 400 acres of <br /> grassland that will encourage the establishment and spread of native wildflowers and <br /> perennial grasses. <br /> • To implement techniques to create bunchgrass transition/rough habitats adjacent to <br /> fairways that are located in grassland and oak-buckeye savanna habitats,to maintain a <br /> drought-tolerant perennial ground cover. <br /> • To transplant, using local stock,rhizome cuttings from creeping wildrye and sedge into <br /> new sites suitable for their growth. <br /> • To develop grazing, fire or mowing techniques which will create a variety of grassland <br /> habitats at different stages of plant growth and succession, thereby encouraging more <br /> diverse wildlife use, including areas suitable for Swainson's hawk. <br /> • To encourage the growth of native plant species beneficial to butterflys and other <br /> beneficial insects. <br /> • To develop a monitoring program, using standard scientific procedures,to ensure that <br /> the objectives stated above are implemented in a timely fashion. <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 138 <br />