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USFWS Partners Program Celebrates Landowner's Conservation Success
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Oct 21, 2022
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last modified
Oct 21, 2022 03:27 PM
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filed under:
USFWS,
San Diego,
California,
Landscape Conservation,
News,
USFWS Partners Program,
Landowners
Farms provide a buffer between urban areas and also habitat for wildlife identified in the county’s Multiple Species Conservation Plan. The program compensates landowners for placing an easement on their property to conserve these areas.
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Webinar: Restoration on Private Lands Pt. 2 – Implementation, Biological Control Options, and Restoring for Birds
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Oct 21, 2022
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last modified
Oct 21, 2022 01:51 PM
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filed under:
Habitat Restoration,
Webinar,
Restoration,
Video,
Landscape Conservation,
Birds,
Private Lands
Part two of this webinar series includes extended Q&A geared towards restoration on private lands.
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Conservation Solutions Prevent Further Erosion of Hellbender Habitat
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Oct 21, 2022
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last modified
Jul 12, 2023 06:03 PM
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filed under:
East and Central Aquatics Corridors,
Wildlife,
Hellbenders,
USDA,
Stream Restoration,
Amphibians,
Rivers,
Aquatics and WLFW,
Conservation,
Water quality,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Eastern Hellbender,
Erosion,
Landowners
The water quality efforts made by producers and landowners in hellbender habitats are helping bring back eastern hellbender populations, restoring unstable streambanks, and reducing severe erosion on working agricultural lands.
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Local Brewery Creates Beer to Help the Hellbender
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Oct 21, 2022
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filed under:
Wildlife,
Hellbender,
Purdue University,
Wildlife Conservation,
Amphibians,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Eastern Hellbender,
Species
Lafayette Brewing Company designed the "Hellbent to Help" fundraiser to help raise funds for hellbender research, conservation and education.
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USDA Awards 'Farmers Helping Hellbenders' Project $2.7 Million in Funding
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Oct 21, 2022
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last modified
Jul 12, 2023 06:03 PM
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filed under:
Hellbenders,
USDA,
Purdue University,
Farmers,
Wildlife Conservation,
Riparian Restoration,
Amphibians,
Regional Partnerships,
NRCS,
Eastern Hellbender,
Landowners
The “Farmers Helping Hellbenders” project is among the projects set to receive funding through the RCCP Classic fund, which uses NRCS contracts and easements with producers, landowners and communities in collaboration with project partners.
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The Effects of Livestock Grazing on the Bog Turtle
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Nov 08, 2022
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last modified
Jul 24, 2023 11:27 AM
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filed under:
Reptile,
Additional Resources,
Livestock,
Habitat loss,
Bog Turtle,
Product,
Research,
Peer-reviewed Science,
Aquatics,
Bog Turtle Additional Resources,
Grazing,
Resources
The demise of small-scale dairy farming over the past three decades has led to the pastoral abandonment of the majority of bog turtle habitats in the Northeast. As a consequence, habitats are being degraded by the growth of invasive flora, changes in hydrology, and the loss of turtle microhabitats created by livestock.
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Research
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Peer-reviewed Science
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Grazing for Bog Turtle Habitat Management: Case Study of a New York Fen
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Nov 08, 2022
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last modified
Jul 24, 2023 11:28 AM
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filed under:
Reptile,
Additional Resources,
Livestock,
Bog Turtle,
Aquatics,
Habitat Management,
Product,
Research,
Peer-reviewed Science,
Endangered Species,
Bog Turtle Additional Resources,
Grazing,
Resources
This study presents results from a single wetland complex in New York, USA, which we managed primarily with cattle grazing over four and a half growing seasons. Management effectiveness was assessed by monitoring Bog Turtle nest placement, habitat use via radio tracking, and vegetation structure and composition change in permanent plots.
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Research
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Peer-reviewed Science
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Effects of Habitat Alterations on Bog Turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii): A Comparison of Two Populations
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Nov 08, 2022
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last modified
Jul 24, 2023 11:29 AM
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filed under:
Reptile,
Additional Resources,
Bog Turtle,
Habitat Restoration,
Endangered Species,
Habitat Management,
Product,
Research,
Peer-reviewed Science,
Wildlife,
Aquatics,
Invasive Species,
Bog Turtle Additional Resources,
Resources
This study compared Bog Turtle population demography and habitat use from 1994 to 2009 at two sites in Massachusetts, USA: one site was managed for nonnative invasive species and natural succession (Site 1), and the other site was flooded from American Beaver (Castor canadensis) activity resulting in an expansion of nonnative invasive plants (Site 2).
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Research
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Peer-reviewed Science
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American Forage and Grasslands Council Annual Conference 2023
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Oct 11, 2022
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last modified
Oct 11, 2022 02:35 PM
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filed under:
Landscape Conservation,
News,
Grasslands,
Foraging,
Events
AFGC invites farmers, extension educators, Federal and State agency representatives, researchers, and industry representatives to attend the Annual Conference.
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Stream & Watershed Restoration Design & Implementation Workshop
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Oct 11, 2022
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last modified
Oct 11, 2022 02:26 PM
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filed under:
Training,
Watersheds,
Workshop,
Streams,
Landscape Conservation,
News,
Events
Participants will learn about developing and implementing stream and watershed restoration programs at the district level. Restoration in watershed analysis context, and effective stream restoration programs will also be covered. Scheduled for May 2023, pending COVID.
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