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Bog Turtle Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG)
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Dec 11, 2024
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filed under:
WLFW,
WHEG,
bog turtle,
Bog Turtle NRCS Conservation Practices and Materials,
Aquatics,
NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Resources
WLFW uses WHEGs to evaluation before and after conditions anticipated from a contract.
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NRCS Conservation Practices and Materials
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Managing Longleaf Pine Forests for Our Future
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Oct 01, 2024
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last modified
Nov 18, 2024 09:51 PM
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filed under:
climate smart,
WLFW,
General Resources and Publications,
Published Materials,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Longleaf Pine
Longleaf Climate Smart Guide (2024) by TNC, Clemson, and The Longleaf Alliance, 17 pages
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General Resources and Publications
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Link to 2024 Paper on Bobwhite Response to Pine Savanna Management
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Jul 01, 2024
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last modified
Nov 18, 2024 09:51 PM
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filed under:
Adaptive management,
Published Materials,
BOBWHITE,
Longleaf,
Brush Management,
General Resources and Publications,
Prescribed Burning,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Longleaf Pine
A few bobwhite related papers that have been published in the past few months. July 2024
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General Resources and Publications
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FY21 WLFW-GWWA Project Boundary
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Jun 25, 2023
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last modified
Apr 21, 2025 06:28 PM
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filed under:
map,
WLFW,
Golden-Winged Warbler,
Maps,
golden-winged warbler,
NRCS,
Eastern Deciduous Forests
Updated to include new priority areas in NY.
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Maps & Data
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Maps
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Do Review Papers on Bird–Vegetation Relationships Provide Actionable Information to Forest Managers in the Eastern United States?
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Feb 10, 2023
Abstract
Forest management planning requires the specification of measurable objectives as desired future conditions at spatial extents ranging from stands to landscapes and temporal extents ranging from a single growing season to several centuries. Effective implementation of forest management requires understanding current conditions and constraints well enough to apply the appropriate silvicultural strategies to produce desired future conditions, often for multiple objectives, at varying spatial and temporal extents. We administered an online survey to forest managers in the eastern US to better understand how wildlife scientists could best provide information to help meet wildlife-related habitat objectives. We then examined more than 1000 review papers on bird–vegetation relationships in the eastern US compiled during a systematic review of the primary literature to see how well this evidence-base meets the information needs of forest managers. We identified two main areas where wildlife scientists could increase the relevance and applicability of their research. First, forest managers want descriptions of wildlife species–vegetation relationships using the operational metrics of forest management (forest type, tree species composition, basal area, tree density, stocking rates, etc.) summarized at the operational spatial units of forest management (stands, compartments, and forests). Second, forest managers want information about how to provide wildlife habitats for many different species with varied habitat needs across temporal extents related to the ecological processes of succession after harvest or natural disturbance (1–2 decades) or even longer periods of stand development. We provide examples of review papers that meet these information needs of forest managers and topic-specific bibliographies of additional review papers that may contain actionable information for foresters who wish to meet wildlife management objectives. We suggest that wildlife scientists become more familiar with the extensive grey literature on forest bird–vegetation relationships and forest management that is available in natural resource management agency reports. We also suggest that wildlife scientists could reconsider everything from the questions they ask, the metrics they report on, and the way they allocate samples in time and space, to provide more relevant and actionable information to forest managers. View Full-Text
Keywords: forestry; silviculture; forest wildlife–habitat relationships; evidence-based practice; implementation gap; research relevance; synthesis; knowledge exchange; science–practice
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WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research
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NRCS WLFW Outcomes Assessment 2012-2018 (released 2021)
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Oct 28, 2022
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last modified
Jul 24, 2023 11:26 AM
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filed under:
WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research,
WLFW,
Working Lands,
species recovery,
bog turtle,
Research,
Bog Turtle Additional Resources,
NRCS,
Aquatics,
Additional Resources,
Resources
An outcomes assessment report completed under a contract to Dr. JJ Apodaca from NRCS-WLFW. This document is being shared with conservation partners but broad or public sharing is not approved.
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Research
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WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research
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Range-wide assessment of grazing and hydrology in bog turtle wetlands
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Oct 28, 2022
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last modified
Jul 24, 2023 11:25 AM
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filed under:
WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research,
Additional Resources,
Research,
Aquatics,
Bog Turtle Additional Resources,
Resources
In December 2018, a meeting of bog turtle experts was hosted in Richmond, VA and experts across the Eastern range of the species identified as a high priority the need to better understand the benefits and potential negative impacts of livestock grazing in bog turtle inhabited wetlands. Hydrologic conditions in bog turtle wetlands emerged as a secondary concern needing more research. Recently, NRCS’ Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) awarded funds to Dr. Carola Haas leading a team of researchers at Virginia Tech University to conduct an assessment on these two topics (grazing and hydrology).
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WLFW Outcomes: Funded Research
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WLFW Northern bobwhite, Grasslands, and Savannas Framework - Partners’ webinar 3/2/2022
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
May 04, 2022
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 01:48 PM
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filed under:
Webinars and Instructional Videos,
Training Resources,
WLFW,
Brush management,
Grasslands,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Precision agriculture,
Webinar,
Prescribed Burning,
GHG,
Quail Forever,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Carbon,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Video,
Savannas,
Pine Savanna,
Northern bobwhite
On March 2, 2022 Bridgett Costanzo of NRCS's Working Lands for Wildlife and Jessica McGuire of QF presented on the WLFW framework for NOBO, grasslands and savannas. Ms. Costanzo presented on the content of the new framework document, the priority areas and conservation practice goals set by the 24 NRCS state offices, and responses received from the needs assessment survey. Ms. McGuire presented on staffing and monitoring plans associated with launching this framework.
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Webinars and Instructional Videos
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Map of Fescue Belt
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Mar 07, 2022
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 12:04 AM
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filed under:
Information,
WLFW,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Fescue Belt,
Maps and Spatial Data,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Native Grasslands,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Northern bobwhite
Map of fescue belt within the U.S. superimposed over map of states participating in WLFW NOBO, Grasslands, and Savannas
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Maps and Spatial Data
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BBS Hotspots for Northern bobwhite
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Mar 07, 2022
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 12:03 AM
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filed under:
map,
WLFW,
Information,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Maps and Spatial Data,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Breeding Bird Survey,
Northern bobwhite
Hot spot map based on breeding bird survey data for northern bobwhite, as of 2011.
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Maps and Spatial Data
