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Wildlife Damage Control
Jonathan Kays is the PI. Deer populations in Maryland and throughout the eastern United States have increased dramatically in the last 20 years with serious economic, safety, and ecological impacts. Crop damage to agricultural crops has become severe and forest ecosystems are being seriously impacted by deer browsing. Deer-vehicle collisions, human fatalities, and the incidence of Lyme disease have all increased. In the early 1990's, Jonathan lead the development and implementation of an Extension program composed of applied research and demonstration projects, Extension publications, and professional training in cooperation with state wildlife agencies, county Extension agents, other states’ Extension organizations, producer groups, and non-profit organizations. In 2000, large hardwood planting projects were experiencing high mortality due to vole damage. A cooperative research and education effort was developed with the state forestry agency. Both deer and vole programs focused on an integrated pest management.
The goal of the wildlife damage management program has been to provide research-based information that can be used by different target audiences (producers, residential landowners, local decision-makers and wildlife agencies) to solve problems. In addition, the deer program has sought to provide individual counties with information on community based deer management.
For more information, contact Jonathan Kays
Last updated: 04/8/2009
Willie Lantz Receives Recognition at 2009 National Meeting
UMD Extension Educator received national achievement award. - posted Nov 5, 2009
GPS & TN Computer Workshops
The University of Maryland Extension is offering Beginner GPS Training workshops on how to use GPS handheld receivers with a computer, with specific applications to forestry and logging uses. - posted Oct 9, 2009
Mid-Atlantic Water Program announces nutrient budget tool
To help officials address water quality impairments stemming from agricultural production, the Mid-Atlantic Water Program, in partnership with the Chesapeake Research Consortium, has developed regional nutrient budgets that indicate possible excesses in available nitrogen and phosphorus across a five-state region. - posted Sep 1, 2009
