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 weetwater
Plantation gets its name from Sweetwater
Creek which flows about two miles through the property.
The clean consistent flow from this creek provides water and
habitat to a wide variety of wildlife year around.
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not ours to do with as we please. The original stock was given
to us in trust for the benefit both of the present and the
future. We must render an accounting of this trust to those
who come after us." |
Theodore Roosevelt (Circa 1900)
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A regular corp. of engineers, the beaver population at Sweetwater
maintains several dams which create an excellent habitat for
waterfowl and other wetland inhabitants.
 Numerous
duck nest boxes are maintained at Sweetwater. After the nesting
season, the boxes are cleaned out and the hatched eggs are
counted to give us some insight on the health of our woodduck
population.
Fishing ponds are stocked with Largemouth Bass, Bluegill Bream,
and Channel Catfish. Fish are fed regularly for maximum health
and growth. Sterile Grass Carp were released in the ponds
to aid in the control of aquatic weeds.
 Cattle
are fenced out of creeks and ponds to cut down on erosion
and allow us to better manage wetland habitat. In remote areas
solar powered pumps fill stock tanks with pond water for cattle.
 Solar
powered wildlife feeders help attract and hold both game and
non-game wildlife year around and provide needed supplemental
nutrition during winter and times of drought. The feeders
are controlled by digital timers which allow us to control
the time and duration of feeding. A feeder in one of the wildlife
plots along Sweetwater Creek. Feed plots vary from one half
acre to ten acres and are planted for spring and fall crops
each year. Lespedeza, assorted clovers, rye grass, millet,
grain sorghum, sunflowers and chufa are some of the plantings
we use in plots.
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