Designed for woodcock, ruffed grouse, turkey, quail & songbird brood habitat across Massachusetts
Where to use it:
- Logging edges, forestry cuts, rights-of-way
- Old fields transitioning to shrubland
- Upland wildlife project sites needing brood cover
What it delivers:
- Open structure for movement and foraging
- Long bloom window supporting pollinators
- High insect productivity to fuel chick growth
- Resilient perennials that return year after year
Mix Highlights
- Native to Massachusetts / Northeast ecotype
- High forb concentration (prime insect-supporting plants)
- Ideal for 647-style brood work, early successional projects, and wildlife corridor plantings
- Low competition grasses prevent choking out brood movement
Recommended Establishment
- Seeding rate: 6–8 PLS lbs/acre
Ideal timing:
- Dormant fall seeding: Nov–April (preferred)
- Spring: mid-April – early June
Best seeding method:
- No-till drill or broadcast with light cultipacking
Weed control:
- One clean tillage or herbicide pass before installation improves success
Species Snapshot
Milkweed, Common (0.2), Tick-trefoil, Showy (Canada) (0.4), Deer Tongue Grass (0.3), Wildrye, Virginia (0.6), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.3), Susan, Black-eyed (0.25), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (1), Goldenrod, Gray (Field) (Old Field) (0.2), Aster, Smooth Blue (0.2), Aster, New England (0.2), Vervain, Blue (0.15), Alexander, Golden (0.25). Created January 2026.
