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New paper: Population models for bog turtles
This paper in Animal Conservation, by Mike Knoerr, Anna Tutterow, Gabrielle Graeter, Shannon Pittman and Kyle Barrett, analyzes population growth rate estimates and management interventions for 5 NC bog turtle sites. When sharing the paper, Mike wrote, “… thank you all for your contributions to this paper… It’s built on the back of decades of…
New Paper: Eastern Box Turtles
Check out this new paper coauthored by BLN steering committee member Gabrielle Graeter, BLN member Ann Berry Somers and their colleagues. AbstractTurtles are in decline worldwide, and the magnitude and recent acceleration of population declines requires immediate action to inform conservation and management plans. Long‐term studies of population trends and characteristics covering multiple populations across…
Bogs in the News, Fall 2020
Hope In the Bog | Garden & Gun magazine, December 2020 -January 2021 issue “In the North Carolina Mountains, biologists work to give North America’s tiniest and rarest turtle a fighting chance” by Lindsey Liles https://gardenandgun.com/articles/saving-the-souths-tiniest-and-rarest-turtles/ Great work by our partners at Tangled Bank Conservation! “Cranberries growing wild in Western North Carolina? Who knew?” by…
Animals We Protect: Bog Turtle
Check out this new feature by Sydney Bezanson, Creative Content Manager for The Nature Conservancy in North Carolina: https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/animals-we-protect/bog-turtle/ “The bog turtle is North America’s smallest turtle, growing only to 4.5 inches in length. Easily recognized by the orange patch on either side of its head, the bog turtle favors open, groundwater-fed wet meadows and…
An Overview of the Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation 2020
SePPCon 2020 was held at the Atlanta Botanical Garden from March 2-6, 2020. Pre-conference workshops were held in the Garden’s new Southeastern Center for Conservation, home to the Conservation Genetics and Micropropagation Laboratories. The workshops included training in IUCN Red Listing & NatureServe Ranking, Conservation Horticulture, and Seedbanking & Micropropagation. Two keynote speakers set the…
An Update for Sandy Bottom Preserve
To view the full article by K. Chávez, Asheville Citizen Times, click here. Sandy Bottom wetlands to receive protection for ‘national ecological significance’ Karen Chávez, Asheville Citizen Times Published 5:00 a.m. ET Jan. 14, 2020 ASHEVILLE – Do the thousands of drivers who zip down N.C. 191 through Bent Creek each day know they are passing…
Protecting Photographs Prevents Poaching
In this day and age, social media absorbs just about everything and everyone. I mean, why wouldn’t it? It’s such a conveniently fast, educational, and artistic way to share ideas and information with others. Even within small circles of botanists, horticulturalists, conservationists, and plant enthusiasts alike, we all want to share our excitement and new…
Highlights from One 2019 Work & Learn Field Day
In order to improve land management skills and foster a sense of community among those involved in southern Appalachian bog conservation, the Bog Learning Network periodically hosts work days in area bogs. This May workday, at a site owned by the state of North Carolina, was dedicated to knocking back invasive plants that compete with…
“Thorny Problems in Tennessee” article
The Nature Conservancy’s magazine/Fall 2019 issue includes a piece that many readers here will relate to: online version. Enjoy!
Pitcher Plant Podcast
Check out this podcast featuring Dr. Jess Stephens, Conservation Coordinator & Research Scientist at Atlanta Botanical Garden — many will know her as a presenter at our recent BLN annual meeting. http://www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2019/4/28/ep-210-pitcher-plants-a-world-unto-themselves For more info you can also visit her website: http://www.sarraceniastephens.org
Controlled Burn at Cedar Mountain Bog
Last week, the Southern Blue Ridge Burn Crew (The Nature Conservancy – North Carolina chapter) partnered with the NC Department of Agriculture’s Plant Conservation Program for a controlled burn at their Cedar Mountain Bog. TNC-NC’s Dean Simon was burn boss on this small but very important burn, which went really well!
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