-
USFWS Partners Program Celebrates Landowner's Conservation Success
-
by
Rhishja Cota
—
published
Oct 21, 2022
—
last modified
Oct 21, 2022 03:27 PM
—
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.
Located in
News & Events
-
Webinar: Working with Landowners to Build Resilience Across the Landscape
-
by
Rhishja Cota
—
published
Oct 21, 2022
—
filed under:
Pollinators,
Oak Forests,
Forests,
Landowners,
Video,
Land Use,
Webinar,
Landscape Conservation,
Resilience
This session identified strategies to connect with landowners.
Located in
News & Events
-
Conservation Solutions Prevent Further Erosion of Hellbender Habitat
-
by
Rhishja Cota
—
published
Oct 21, 2022
—
last modified
Jul 12, 2023 06:03 PM
—
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.
Located in
News & Events
-
USDA Awards 'Farmers Helping Hellbenders' Project $2.7 Million in Funding
-
by
Rhishja Cota
—
published
Oct 21, 2022
—
last modified
Jul 12, 2023 06:03 PM
—
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.
Located in
News & Events
-
Saving the South’s Tiniest and Rarest Turtles
-
by
Rhishja Cota
—
published
Oct 25, 2022
—
last modified
Oct 25, 2022 04:43 PM
—
filed under:
Turtle,
Reptile,
Bogs,
Farmers,
Bog Turtle,
Habitat Management,
Wildlife Conservation,
Endangered Species,
Freshwater Turtles,
Landowners,
Private Lands
In the North Carolina mountains, biologists work to give North America’s bog turtles a fighting chance.
Located in
News & Events
-
Slow and Steady: Bog Turtles at Home on Private Lands
-
by
Rhishja Cota
—
published
Oct 25, 2022
—
last modified
Oct 25, 2022 04:52 PM
—
filed under:
Reptile,
USFWS,
Farmers,
Bog Turtle,
Habitat Management,
New Jersey Audubon,
Watersheds,
Grazing,
Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund,
NRCS,
Endangered Species,
News,
Freshwater Turtles,
Landowners,
Private Lands
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.
Located in
News & Events
-
Engaging private landowners at the National Association of Conservation Districts annual meeting
-
by
Rhishja Cota
—
published
Apr 03, 2023
—
last modified
Apr 03, 2023 07:13 PM
—
filed under:
News,
Farm Bill,
Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy,
Landowners,
National Association of Conservation Districts
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) held their 77th annual meeting last month in New Orleans.
Located in
News & Events
-
SFE Lessons Learned from Learn-n-Burn Events
-
by
admin
—
published
Dec 30, 2020
—
last modified
Apr 18, 2024 01:27 PM
—
filed under:
Training,
WLFW,
Webinar,
Prescribed Burning,
Southern Fire Exchange,
Video,
Online Training,
Wildland Fire,
News,
Learn and Burn,
Landowner Information,
Landowners,
Forestry Management
"Learn and Burn" workshops are an excellent way for private landowners and others to gain hands-on burning experience and knowledge from expert mentors. This webinar will provide some lessons learned from coordinating these events, and tips to putting one on in the future. Participants will be provided with a template checklist, examples of past agendas, ideas for potential partners and funding opportunities, suggestions on how to measure program impact, and successes from past events.
Located in
Training
/
Online Training Programs and Materials
-
Burning in the Growing Season
-
by
admin
—
published
Jul 14, 2021
—
last modified
Jul 14, 2021 02:27 PM
—
filed under:
Landowners,
Livestock,
Fire,
Oklahoma,
Fact Sheet,
Prescribed Burning,
Growing Season,
Wildland Fire,
Pasture,
Landowner Information,
Training Publication,
Grazing
Learn about the opportunities of using prescribed fire during the growing season in the warm Summer and Fall months. Prescribed fire can help livestock operations extend good forage later into the year. This factsheet designed for landowners and producers interested in prescribed fire and the practitioners that support them.
Located in
Training
/
Publications, fact sheets, training materials
-
Eastern redcedar burning tips
-
by
admin
—
published
Jul 14, 2021
—
last modified
Dec 12, 2023 08:38 PM
—
filed under:
WLFW,
Farmers,
Foresters,
Forests,
Prescribed Burning,
Cedar,
Video,
Wildland Fire,
News,
Landowner Information,
Landowners,
Redcedar
Landowners and forest managers are welcomed to learn about how to clear and Eastern redcedar and maintain their lands and forests with prescribed burns.
Located in
Training
/
Videos, podcasts, multimedia