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Tesauro, Jason
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North Carolina Herpetological Society
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The North Carolina Herpetological Society was founded in 1978 by a small group of individuals with a mutual interest in North Carolina herpetology.
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Saving the South’s Tiniest and Rarest Turtles
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In the North Carolina mountains, biologists work to give North America’s bog turtles a fighting chance.
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Slow and Steady: Bog Turtles at Home on Private Lands
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As a result of the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund, agricultural landowners in New Jersey are changing management practices on their land to support the bog turtle, a species listed as threatened in the northern part of its range under the federal Endangered Species Act.
The beauty is, farmers aren’t just changing their practices because it’s good for the turtle; they are changing their practices because it’s good for business.
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Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
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Learn about The Nature Conservancy's work to save North America's smallest turtle.
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Habitat Restoration and Management
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Prescribed Grazing
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NRCS Conservation Practice Standard: Prescribed Grazing (528)
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NRCS Conservation Practices and Materials
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Bog Turtle
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Bog turtles are one of North America's smallest turtles, measuring 3.5 - 4.5 inches in shell length
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Working With Farmers and Landowners in NY to Restore Bog Turtle Habitat Powerpoint Presentation
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Approximately 15 minute presentation on conducting bog turtle habitat conservation through Farm Bill programs on private lands, and how to work with private landowners. Presented by Elizabeth Marks of NRCS, an Area Biologist in upstate NY who has extensive experience with this topic.
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The Effects of Livestock Grazing on the Bog Turtle
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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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Grazing for Bog Turtle Habitat Management: Case Study of a New York Fen
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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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