BRUSHY DITCH BANKS, WEEDY FIELD BORDERS ARE BENEFICIAL TO WILDLIFE AROUND FARMS
March 04, 2008
March 04, 2008
COLUMBIA, S.C., March 4 -- The South Carolina Departmetn of Natural Resources issued the following press release:
Brushy ditch banks and weedy field borders may not be attractive to some people, but many of South Carolina's favored farm wildlife and game species depend on these areas for their very survival.
"Bobwhite quail and cottontail rabbits, as well as many songbirds, depend on areas dominated by grasses, weeds and small shrubs," said Billy Duke . . .
Brushy ditch banks and weedy field borders may not be attractive to some people, but many of South Carolina's favored farm wildlife and game species depend on these areas for their very survival.
"Bobwhite quail and cottontail rabbits, as well as many songbirds, depend on areas dominated by grasses, weeds and small shrubs," said Billy Duke . . .