Adaptive Management
Adaptive Management is a system for evaluating and improving habitat management practices. Biological monitoring and analysis are used to compare habitat performance against objective standards, creating a feedback loop. As more information becomes available, the land steward adjusts management techniques.

For example, a marsh complex managed by Wildlands in the Natomas area of the Sacramento Valley suffered an overgrowth of water primrose (Ludwigia peploides). Wildlands utilized the flexibility of adaptive management to modify the land management plan and bring in goats to eat the unwanted vegetation.

Wildlands’ commitment to adaptive management shows in the background of the company’s land management personnel, most of whom have a background in biology, natural resources or ecology. If a situation that needs attention develops, it will be recognized by the personnel who regularly tend the land – rather than waiting for some seasonal or annual survey. The feedback loop becomes seamless and instantaneous, providing high-quality stewardship of the habitat.