1) No mowing or haying of filter strips* or field borders** during the primary nesting season dates
May 1 – August 15.
AND
2) For all grassland/hayland fields, no more than 35 percent of the total grassland acreage of any grass species, can be mowed or hayed
May 1 – August 15. OR
3) For all grassland/hayland fields, no more than 50 percent of the total grassland acreage of any grass species, can be mowed or hayed
May 1 – September 15.
OR
4) No mowing May 15 –June 30 on ALL grassland/hayland fields.
* A filter strip is a narrow strip of land that lies between the agricultural field and a stream or other water body.
** A field border is a narrow strip of land (usually 20 feet wide) that is adjacent to the agricultural field and the property boundary or other field boundaries.
March 15, 2005
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