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10,000th Hellbender Released to the Wild
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The Saint Louis Zoo, Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are celebrating a historic milestone in hellbender conservation in Missouri. As of August 2022, the total Saint Louis Zoo-raised endangered Ozark and eastern hellbenders released into the wild since 2008 now numbers over 10,000 individuals.
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Hellbender Research Featured in New Documentary
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Dr. Rod Williams' hellbender research, the Purdue rearing lab and more than 12 years of the lab's work are featured in a new documentary, Hellbender in the Blue, produced by Teardrop Pictures.
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USDA Awards 'Farmers Helping Hellbenders' Project $2.7 Million in Funding
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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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Local Brewery Creates Beer to Help the Hellbender
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Lafayette Brewing Company designed the "Hellbent to Help" fundraiser to help raise funds for hellbender research, conservation and education.
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Conservation Solutions Prevent Further Erosion of Hellbender Habitat
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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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Webinar: Working with Landowners to Build Resilience Across the Landscape
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This session identified strategies to connect with landowners.
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Webinar: Restoration on Private Lands Pt. 2 – Implementation, Biological Control Options, and Restoring for Birds
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Part two of this webinar series includes extended Q&A geared towards restoration on private lands.
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Webinar: Restoration on Private Lands Pt. 1 – Restoration Planning, Weed Control, and Recommended Herbicides
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This two-part webinar series includes extended Q&A geared towards restoration on private lands.
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Webinar: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians collaborative research and management of culturally important forest products
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This webinar introduces a program on co-produced research and action to manage forests for culturally important plants within portions of traditional Cherokee homelands. Registration is required to viewnon-demand.
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USFWS Partners Program Celebrates Landowner's Conservation Success
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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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