Northern Research Station

Title: Managing cavity trees for wildlife in the Northeast

Author: DeGraaf, Richard M.; Shigo, Alex L.

Date: 1985

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-101. Broomall, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experimental Station. 22 p.

Station ID: GTR-NE-101

Description: This paper is a guide for woodland owners, managers, or arborists who want to provide key habitat components for northeastern cavity-nesting birds and mammals that use tree dens. Methods for creating and maintaining cavity trees, snags, and den trees are described.

Keywords: compartmentalization, discoloration and decay, birds, mammals

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DeGraaf, Richard M.; Shigo, Alex L.  1985.  Managing cavity trees for wildlife in the Northeast.   Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-101. Broomall, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experimental Station. 22 p. .