{"id":33051,"date":"2025-05-28T13:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=33051"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:52:52","slug":"publication-thinning-native-warm-season-grasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/publication-thinning-native-warm-season-grasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication &#8211; Thinning Native Warm-Season Grasses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thinning-native-warm-season-grasses.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"thinning native warm season grasses\" data-rl_caption=\"thinning native warm season grasses\" title=\"thinning native warm season grasses\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thinning-native-warm-season-grasses-394x500.png\" alt=\"The first page of the Thinning Native Warm-Season Grasses publication.\" width=\"217\" height=\"275\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thinning-native-warm-season-grasses-394x500.png 394w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thinning-native-warm-season-grasses-768x975.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thinning-native-warm-season-grasses-250x317.png 250w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thinning-native-warm-season-grasses.png 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a>Discover the importance of thinning dense native warm-season grasses in conservation plantings to improve diversity. This guide explains methods to reduce tall native warm-season grasses to improve habitat for wildlife. Essential reading for conservationists and land managers interested in grassland ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn when and how to thin these grasses effectively, and explore strategies that balance ecological health with long-term land management goals: <a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-644WarmSeasonGrassADA-final-comp.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-644WarmSeasonGrassADA-final-comp.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Thinning Native Warm-Season Grasses<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\">This publication is part of a seven publication series <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/pondwildlife\/grassland-management.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Managing Conservation Plantings Series<\/a> which include details on how to control invasive species and other problematic plants in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) plantings and native warm-season grass and wildflower conservation plantings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Publications in this series include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"><a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-643GoldenRodADA-final-comp.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-643GoldenRodADA-final-comp.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Golden Rod Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"><a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-644WarmSeasonGrassADA-final-comp.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-644WarmSeasonGrassADA-final-comp.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Thinning Native Warm-Season Grasses<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"><a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-645SericeaLespedezaADA-final-comp.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-645SericeaLespedezaADA-final-comp.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Sericea Lespedeza Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"><a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-646WoodyInvasivesADA-final-comp.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-646WoodyInvasivesADA-final-comp.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Woody Encroachment and Woody Invasives<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"><a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-647-JohnsongrassADA-final-comp.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-647-JohnsongrassADA-final-comp.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Johnson Grass Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"><a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-648ReedCanarygrassADA-final-comp2.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-648ReedCanarygrassADA-final-comp2.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Reed Canarygrass Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"><a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-649TeaselADA-final-comp.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-649TeaselADA-final-comp.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Teasel Control (Common and Cut Leaved)<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"><a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-650CoolSeasonGrassADA-final-comp.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-650CoolSeasonGrassADA-final-comp.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Controlling Introduced Cool-season Grasses<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"><a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-651CrownvetchCloverADA-final-comp.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FNR-651CrownvetchCloverADA-final-comp.pdf\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Crownvetch, Sweetclover and Birdsfoot Trefoil Control<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/pondwildlife\/deer-impact.html\">Deer Impact Toolbox<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/pondwildlife\/grassland-management.html\">Grassland Management<\/a>, Purdue Extension Pond and Wildlife Management<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/pondwildlife\/\">Pond and Wildlife Management<\/a>, Purdue Extension<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/virtual-tour-brings-forest-management-for-birds-to-life\/\">Forestry for the Birds Virtual Tour and Pocket Guide<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WKlg-MFK5D4&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fedustore.purdue.edu%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE\">Frost Seeding to Establish Wildlife Food Plots and Native Grass and Forb Plantings<\/a> \u2013 Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JXo8ExLIza8?si=y4UA6zLWnziE-nap\">Wildlife Habitat Hint: Tips for Evaluating a First Year Native Grass and Forb Plantings<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1E0tPlRgnec\">Drone Seeding Native Grasses and Forbs: Project Overview &amp; Drone Setup<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tvlw1Kx9DBs\">Ask an Expert: Wildlife Food Plots<\/a>, video, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\nHandling Harvested Game: Episode 1,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bfdDz1fHTbA\">Field Dressing<\/a>, video, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-596-w.html\">Managing Your Woods for White-Tailed Deer<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-idnr-414.html\">Forest Improvement Handbook,<\/a>\u00a0The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-480-w.html\">Forest Management for Reptiles and Amphibians: A Technical Guide for the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/a-template-for-your-wildlife-habitat-management-plan\/\">A Template for Your Wildlife Habitat Management Plan<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7XgiEFkpuQNAFa0rM4elCis\">Woodland Stewardship for Landowners<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-417-w.html\">Nature of Teaching Unit 1: Animal Diversity and Tracking<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/extension\/nature\/\">Nature of Teaching<\/a>, Purdue College of Agriculture<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7VPjD7DpNPWCoNrhCdBFUIt\">Invasive Species Playlist<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/reportinvasive\/\">Report Invasive<\/a>, Purdue Extension<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@purduefnrextension\/\">Subscribe Purdue Extension <\/a>\u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources YouTube Channel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/jarred-m-brooke\/\">Jarred Brooke<\/a>, Wildlife Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the importance of thinning dense native warm-season grasses in conservation plantings to improve diversity. This guide explains methods to reduce tall native warm-season grasses to improve habitat for wildlife. Essential reading for conservationists and land managers interested in grassland ecosystems. 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