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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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Eastern Hellbender News
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2022 Was a Busy Year for the Working Lands for Wildlife Hellbender Program
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2022 was a busy year for the Working Lands for Wildlife hellbender program.
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Eastern Hellbender News
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A Collaborative Approach to Restore Bog Turtle Populations
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Like the bog turtle itself, bog turtle populations in North Carolina are very small. A collaborative effort between multiple conservation organizations hopes to change that by giving them a little help.
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AFS Newsletter Mar 2024
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Officer Election, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Recovery, Statistics Webinar
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American Fisheries Society Newsletter
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Are Hellbenders Found Downstream of the Ohio Train Derailment Really a Sign That the Water is Safe?
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Ohio authorities have called the recent capture and release of two hellbenders downstream from the site of a train derailment and toxic chemical spill a 'positive discovery,' because hellbenders are an indicator of a healthy aquatic ecosystem, but the reality is more complicated.
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Celebrating Bog Turtles During Wild Turtle Week
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Wild Turtle Week gives us an opportunity to bring extra attention to turtles and our conservation efforts on their behalf.
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Bog Turtle News
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Chattanooga Zoo Announces Baby Hellbenders
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The Chattanooga Zoo announces the successful hatching of a group of Hellbender eggs collected from the wild here in East Tennessee.
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Eastern Hellbender News
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Field Day at Mountain Research Station
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The Field Day at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, NC will be a great event for agricultural producers to get the latest updates on agricultural research and to see the latest and best available tools and equipment at the trade show. The NRCS Partner Biologists for the Hellbender Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative will be in attendance with information about the program.
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Eastern Hellbender Workshops
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Help the hellbenders: Don't move the rocks
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Article from the Asheville Citizen Times
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IN Workshop - Native grasses in Prescribed Grazing Systems
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Using Native Warm-Season Grasses in a Grazing System
Participants will learn the latest research-supported methods for reliable native forage establishment and grazing management to maintain grass vigor and animal performance through the summer.
This training is being presented by The Center for Native Grasslands Management and NBCI through a grant provided by Quail Forever and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in support of the Working Lands For Wildlife: Bobwhite in Grasslands project.
Topics to be covered:
Bobwhite basics, bobwhite habitat considerations in grazing lands
Overview of native warm-season grass (NWSG) establishment
Why use NWSG in your grazing system – animal performance and economics
How to manage NWSG forages – maintaining vigor and productivity, impact on bobwhite and other grassland birds
NWSG in complementary cool-season grass systems.
Registration:
No registration fee, but registration is required.
Please RSVP to jhodge34@utk.edu.
Lunch will be provided to participants.
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