Title: (Optional) Identify elements for maintenance of a wildlife habitat.
Course: Operating the Farm Business (18301-III) > Section: Managing Natural Resources

Identification should include the following:

- Food
- Water
- Cover/shelter
- Home range
- Habitat destruction concerns
- Invasive species concerns
- Population control

Identification should also include an explanation of how biodiversity provides a habitat for pollinators, water retention, soil tilth, nutrient cycling, erosion control, carbon storage, and other ecosystem services.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to maintain a habitat for wildlife on a farm?
- What animal habitat requirements are common to the local area?
- What is habitat destruction?
- What are common invasive species?
- Why might farmers have a sacrificial crop for wildlife?