Plants and Habitats Preserving Kiawah’s Natural Diversity through Habi

Dense Buffer Strips and Screening “Soft” Edges = good wildlife habitat! • > 10 feet in width • Providing cover from 10 feet all the way to ground level • Dense enough that it’s difficult to walk a straight line through • Will provide more habitat than a “hard” edge • Increased biodiversity • Increased area of cover • Provides resting and nesting areas