What This Mix Does
- Creates early successional habitat with open bare-ground pockets for movement
- Supports pollinators and insect life that broods depend on
- Produces brood cover within one growing season and persists 3–5+ years with light management
- Appropriate for forest edges, field margins, log landings, utility corridors, and reclaimed clearings
Milkweed, Swamp (Marsh) (0.2), Tick-trefoil, Showy (Canada) (0.75), Wildrye, Canada (VNS) (0.9), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.45), Primrose, Common Evening (0.45), Red Top Panicgrass (0.75), Cinquefoil, prairie (potentilla) (0.15), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (1.05), Goldenrod, Gray (Field) (Old Field) (0.17), Aster, Calico (0.1), Vervain, Blue (0.3), Alexander, Golden (0.23). Created January 2026.
Recommended Uses
- Ruffed grouse & woodcock brood habitat
- Upland game management areas
- Youth hunt & R3 habitat sites
- Edge enhancement around old fields, orchards, shrublands
NRCS Practice Alignment
Supports habitat goals under 327 (Conservation Cover) and 645 (Upland Wildlife Habitat Management) when adapted for site-specific conservation planning.
Installer Notes
- Timing: Best seeded late fall (frost seeding) or spring (soil 50°F+)
- Preparation: Control cool-season sod first — mow/till/spray to create open soil & bare ground gaps
- Seeding Method: Drill at ⅛–¼” depth, or broadcast + cultipack for firm seed-to-soil contact
- Maintenance: Mow at 6–8" during establishment year only if weeds exceed 12–14";
- Maintain openness by periodic disturbance every 2–3 years (mow, strip disk, or burn—where legal)
