Wildlife
Both the
Battlefield and the Conway provide high quality wildlife habitat. The Battlefield’s grasslands and forests are home to over 150 bird
species, including 10 species of concern including the Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Henslow’s Sparrow, and the Northern Harrier. These fields also provide food and
shelter for many mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and insects.
The Conway is composed of a number of different habitat types such as low-lying swampy areas, streams, upland hardwood forests, old-growth loblolly pine, shortleaf, loblolly, and eastern pine habitat, thinned areas, closed canopy forests, and open areas. These spaces support many of the same species found on the battlefield.
This animal diversity is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also serves important ecosystem functions. First, many pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, and insects make their homes in these forests and grasslands. These organisms keep our land healthy by transferring pollen so that crops and other plants are able to reproduce. Secondly, animals such as birds, bats and fish serve as pest-control by eating mosquitoes and other nuisance insects.
The Conway is composed of a number of different habitat types such as low-lying swampy areas, streams, upland hardwood forests, old-growth loblolly pine, shortleaf, loblolly, and eastern pine habitat, thinned areas, closed canopy forests, and open areas. These spaces support many of the same species found on the battlefield.
This animal diversity is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also serves important ecosystem functions. First, many pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, and insects make their homes in these forests and grasslands. These organisms keep our land healthy by transferring pollen so that crops and other plants are able to reproduce. Secondly, animals such as birds, bats and fish serve as pest-control by eating mosquitoes and other nuisance insects.