POW Number: 4.E

POW Title: Wildlife and Fisheries Management and Sustainability

Available Educational Resources

In addition to the resources listed below, please see the resources listed under POW 4.D. Sustaining Pennsylvania Forests.

  1. Habitat Management and Enhancement
  2. Title Product Type Availability Cost

    AGRS-50 Woodlands and wildlife. 1979 C 1 $ 4.00

    AGRS-65 Wetlands and wildlife. 1994 C 1 $ 4.00

    AGRS-67 Establishing vegetable buffer strips along streams to improve water quality. 1996 C 1 $ 5.00

    NRAES-64 Enhancing wildlife habitats. 1993 C 1 $25.00

    NRAES-91 Guide to great forestry and natural resources publications. 1996 C 1 $10.00

    EC384 Providing wetlands for wildlife while controlling stormwater. 1991 C 1 free

    EC397 Stream bank fencing, green banks, clean streams. 1992 C 1 free

    UH086 Managing your restored wetland. 1996 C 1 free

    UH081 A homeowner’s guide to northeastern bats and bat problems. 1995 C 1 free

    UH078 Forest stewardship bulletins #5 Wildlife.1994 C 1 free

    UH103 Enhancing wildlife habitat-demonstration sites in Pennsylvania. 1997 C 1 free

    Pennsylvania wildlife #1 Wildlife-habitat relationships F 1 free

    Pennsylvania wildlife #2 Attracting wildlife: sources of assistance F 1 free

    Pennsylvania wildlife #3 Managing habitat for Eastern bluebirds F 1 free

    Pennsylvania wildlife #4 House finch conjunctivitis F 1 free

    Pennsylvania wildlife #5 Meadows and prairies: wildlife-friendly alternatives to lawn F 1 free

    Pennsylvania wildlife #6 Attracting hummingbirds F 1 free

    Streambank fencing P 3 loan

    A guide to urban wildlife management C 3 free

    Timber sales and wildlife C 3 free

    Wildlife and agricultural pesticide use C 3 free

    Cats and wildlife-A conservation dilemma F 3 free

    L37061 The wealth in wetlands. 1991. 23 min. V 2 loan

    Woodcock woodlands. US Fish & Wildlife Service. 29 min.V 2 loan

    Woodcrafting for wildlife C 8 $ 5.66

  3. Wildlife Nuisance and Damage
  4. Title Product Type Availability Cost

    L37073 Bat-free belfries: A guide to bat-proofing. VHS. 23 min. 1995 V 1 $35.00

    L36164VH White-tailed deer: Pennsylvania’s most controversial animal. VHS. 34 min. 1990 V 1 $35.00

    UH081 A homeowner’s guide to northeastern bats and bat problems. 1995 C 1 free

    WDC 1-Rabies. 1996 F 1 free

    WDC 2-Woodpeckers. 1998 F 1 free

    WDC 3-Black bear. 1995 F 1 free

    WDC 4-Bats. 1995 F 1 free

    WDC 5-Moles. 1996 F 1 free

    WDC 6-Geese, ducks, & swans. 1996 F 1 free

    WDC 7-Cottontail rabbits. 1997 F 1 free

    WDC 8-Woodchucks. 1997 F 1 free

    WDC 9-Voles. 1997 F 1 free

    WDC 10-Tree squirrels. 1997 F 1 free

    WDC 11-Skunks. 1997 F 1 free

    WDC 12-Controlling birds at aquaculture facilities. 1998 F 1 free

    WDC 13-Chipmunks. F 1 free

    WDC 14-Controlling birds on fruit. F 1 free

    WDC 15-Snakes F 1 free

    WDC 16-Controlling birds around farm buildings F 1 free

    Managing human-wildlife conflicts P 3 loan

    Prevention and control of wildlife damage N 4 $45.00

  5. Youth
  6. Title Product Type Availability Cost

    Wildlife is all around us-Leader’s guide for books 1-5. 1991 C 1 free

    Wildlife is all around us-Book 1. The wildlife detective. 1990 C 1 free

    Wildlife is all around us-Book 2. Spring. 1990 C 1 free

    Wildlife is all around us-Book 3. Summer. 1990 C 1 free

    Wildlife is all around us-Book 4. Fall. 1991 C 1 free

    Wildlife is all around us-Book 5. Winter. 1990 C 1 free

    Endangered wildlife-Leader’s guide. 1993 C 1 free

    Endangered wildlife-Member’s guide pt. 1. 1993 C 1 free

    Endangered wildlife-Member’s guide pt. 2. 1993 C 1 free

    Endangered wildlife-workbook. 1993 C 1 free

    Pennsylvania 4-H wildlife habitat evaluation project (1999 edition) C 2 free

    Wildlife habitat evaluation handbook C 5 $12.00

    Wildlife conservation leader’s guide D 6 free

    L80094 Hands-on science: An enviro-sci curriculum- teaching kids to explore the environment. 1993. 75 min.V 2 loan

    Pennsylvania songbirds N 7 $25.00

  7. Human Health
  8. Title Product Type Availability Cost

    EC366 Lyme disease. 1990 C 1 free

    UH081 A homeowner’s guide to northeastern bats C 1 free

    and bat problems. 1995

    Lyme disease. 29 min. V 2 loan

    WDC1 Rabies. 1996 F 1 free

  9. Knowledge and Understanding

Title Product Type Availability Cost

AGRS-02 Birds of Pennsylvania. 1979 C 2 $ 2.25

AGRS-50 Woodlands and wildlife. 1979 C 2 $ 4.00

AGRS-65 Wetlands and wildlife. 1994 C 2 $ 4.00

NRAES-91 Guide to great forestry and natural resources publications. 1996 C 1 $10.00

AGRS-74 Riparia biodiversity poster. 1998 X 1 $10.00

UA 297 Agricultural alternatives: introduction to aquaculture C 1 free

L36164VH White-tailed deer: Pennsylvania’s most controversial animal. VHS. 34 min. 1990 V 1 $35.00

UH081 A homeowner’s guide to northeastern bats and bat problems. 1995 C 1 free

UH078 Forest stewardship bulletins #5: Wildlife. 1994 C 1 free

Pennsylvania wildlife #1 Wildlife-habitat Relationships F 1 free

Pennsylvania wildlife #2 Attracting wildlife: sources of assistance F 1 free

Pennsylvania wildlife #3 Managing Habitat for Eastern Bluebirds F 1 free

Pennsylvania wildlife #4 House finch conjunctivitis F 1 free

Pennsylvania wildlife #5 Meadows and prairies: wildlife-friendly alternatives to lawn F 1 free

Pennsylvania wildlife #6 Attracting hummingbirds F 1 free

A guide to urban wildlife management C 3 free

Wildlife and agricultural pesticide use C 3 free

Cats and wildlife-A conservation dilemma F 3 free

L51274 America’s wild turkey. 1990. 50 min. V 2 loan

The endangered species act-spotted owls and people 13 min. V 2 loan

L62029 The homecoming. 1993. 57 min. V 2 loan

L91144 On the trail of the Pennsylvania black bear. 1991 100 min. V 2 loan

L37061 The wealth in wetlands. 1991. 23 min. V 2 loan

L36164 the white-tailed deer: Pennsylvania’s most controversial animal. 1990. 34 min.V 2 loan

Woodcock woodlands. US Fish & Wildlife Service. 29 min. V 2 loan

Pennsylvania Elk: Reclaiming the Alleghenies 85 min. V 8 $31.00

Product Type:

F = Fact sheet, C = circular, bulletin, or paperback, V = video, N = notebook, P = packaged program (slides & text), D = disk, X = poster

Availability:

  1. Ag Publications Distribution Center, 112 Ag. Admin. Bldg., Penn State, University Park, PA 16802
  2. Forest Resources Extension, 7 Ferguson Bldg., Penn State, University Park, PA 16802
  3. Wildlife Extension Specialist, 320 Forest Resources Lab, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802
  4. Wildlife Damage Handbook, 202 Natural Resources Hall, University of Nebraska, PO Box 830819, Lincoln, NE 68583-0819
  5. The Bulletin Room, Agricultural Communications, CSU, CES, Fort Collins, CO 80523
  6. Tioga County Cooperative Extension, 118 Main St, Courthouse Annex, Wellsboro, PA 16901-1495
  7. PA Songbirds, Pennsylvania Audubon Society, 1104 Fernwood Av, Ste 300, Camp Hill, PA 17011
  8. PA Game Commission, Dept MS, 2001 Elmerton Av, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797

Needed Resources Not Currently Available

Intermediate level 4-H wildlife project

4-H fishing project

Additional county extension staff with natural resources assignments

Extension specialist in fisheries

Publications and technical assistance for farm pond management


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