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Habitat Selection, Movements, and Home Range of Bog Turtles in SE PA and Investigation of Grazing as a Management Tool
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Jason Tesauro
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Oct 28, 2022
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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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Oct 28, 2022
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Jul 24, 2023 11:25 AM
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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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NRCS WLFW Outcomes Assessment 2012-2018 (released 2021)
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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Oct 28, 2022
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Jul 24, 2023 11:26 AM
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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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Outcomes from Delivery of NRCS's WLFW-Bobwhite in Managed Pine Savannahs
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Bridgett Costanzo
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Jun 11, 2019
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Apr 21, 2023 12:35 AM
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Northern Bobwhite Quail,
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Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife
In 2016, the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Working Lands for Wildlife partnership began funding management activities designed to enhance, restore, and protect bobwhites habitat on private lands. Through the WLFW program, NRCS is able to assist landowners to voluntarily create and maintain bobwhite habitat in order to support the range-wide recovery of the species. In 2018, NRCS entered into an agreement with the University of Georgia to assess habitat outcomes and bobwhite population response to our conservation actions.
n collaboration with the University of Georgia, NRCS is now looking to monitor some of these managed lands to help tease out habitat features that promote excellent bobwhite habitat. If possible, additional information (e.g., other forestry management actions employed) may also be collected through interviews with landowners and/or conservation partners.
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Assessment of Native Grasses for Forage & Bobwhite Habitat
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Bridgett Costanzo
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Jun 11, 2019
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Apr 21, 2023 12:36 AM
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Northern Bobwhite Quail,
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The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, through its Center for Native Grasslands Management will conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a working lands conservation model for enhancing northern bobwhite and other grasslands wildlife populations. Specifically, we will evaluate native grass forage production within fescue-belt landscapes to determine how effective this strategy is for improved survival and productivity of northern bobwhite and abundance of associated grassland bird species. The study will be conducted in cooperation with partner agencies within the fescue belt.
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Economic and Production Performance of Native Grasses as Forage in the Fescue Belt
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Bridgett Costanzo
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Jun 11, 2019
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Apr 21, 2023 12:37 AM
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The primary purpose of developing this literature review and summary was to inform producers about the potential benefits from utilizing warm-season grasses in the Fescue Belt. Effectively, managing forages is not always straightforward for livestock producers. Summarizing the economic and production benefits from using warm-season grasses could help producers make more informed forage management decision and might encourage producers to consider adopting warm-season grasses. Furthermore, this literature review also gathered information about the potential benefits of using native grasslands as forage to the quail population in this region, which could likely result in an economic benefit to the producer from leasing farmland to hunters.
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