Save the snags As you head outside to do a little spring cleaning on your property, please leave the snags! Snags, also called wildlife trees, are trees that are dead or dying and provide crucial habitat to wildlife as they decay. Every part of the tree is beneficial to the surrounding environment, serving as habitat for birds, mammals and the small bugs and insects they feed on, providing nest space and perches for birds and roosts for bats, and even food storage space for wildlife. Very little in nature goes to waste!
Graphic provided by SCDNR April 2021
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