Why Hinton's Healthy Habitats
No Such Thing as Unusable or Unmanageable Space
Consider every acre of a property. This is because we do not believe in unusable space. Every acre can be more productive and useful for wildlife through restoration practices, but different areas of a property may require different treatments. Start by designing adequate trail systems for access that can also be used to divide a property into different habitat types, making it more effective at managing the areas separately.
A Property's Historical Relevancy
It doesn't take much time reading historical texts that describe landscapes across Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma to realize the land is substantially different than it used to be. Illustrations of open spaces maintained by fire and documentations of large populations of wildlife paint the picture of what habitats our native wildlife species thrive in. A healthy system is a historically restored one, as it addresses all the needs of all our native species and explains why so many wildlife species are declining across the Southeastern United States. It's not just about "going native", it's about returning those natives back to where they belong within the landscape.
The most important aspect to any property managed for wildlife use is the habitat structure and quality coupled with disturbance regimes to maintain the usability and health of the system. However, disturbance has been removed from the equation across millions of acres and allowed much of our wildlife spaces to develop into unusable places.