ADC and the Forest Service are cooperating in a 
comprehensive wetland management plan for the Delta 
National Forest in Mississippi. This forest contains one of 
the most significant bottomland hardwood ecosystems in the 
United States. Water quality and distribution in the forest 
are affected by beaver activity. Excessive flooding caused 
by beaver dams kills trees on between 250 and 500 acres 
each year. Timber losses alone are estimated at $750,000 
annually. ADC is managing damage caused by beavers and 
installing water control structures to restore natural water 
regimes in the forest. 
Protection of Property 
A ranger from the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico 
contacted ADC for assistance at a large Indian ruin where a 
badger was digging up human bones and Indian artifacts. 
An ADC specialist used a soft-catch trap to capture the 
badger for relocation to another area of the forest. 
A major chemical manufacturing corporation in Johnson 
County, KS, contacted ADC after urban Canada geese 
caused $60,000 in damage by grazing and trampling crops 
treated with experimental chemicals. ADC recommended 
that the corporation use scare tactics to prevent further 
damage, and this method proved successful. To guard 
against future losses, ADC recommended an integrated 
damage-management program that incorporates overhead 
netting, taste repellants, and scare tactics such as 
noisemaking devices. 
12/ADC Program Highlights, 1996 
