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href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 22, 2010 Madison EagleNew Jersey is home to the bog turtle, one of the nation's 10 most endangered species, according to a new report, “America's Hottest Species ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 2, 2010 Norwich Bulletin...wood, spotted and Blandings turtles and small but fetching Muhlenberg's bog turtle, which lives only in three Berkshire County fens. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 21, 2010 Advertiser-News...“The priority of the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge is preservation of the bog turtle habitat.� The turtle is on the federally threatened species ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 31, 2010 Republican & HeraldGress manages the conservancy's bog turtle program in Pennsylvania and serves on the fire crew for the chapter's prescribed fire program. ... Hampstead Bypass completed - Aug 4, 2009 Baltimore SunThis is the project where the SHA employed goats to control vegetation and thus protect the endangered bog turtle. Instead of having a bunch of officials Chatham Superfund cleanup effort crawls at bog turtle's pace - Aug 3, 2009 NJ.comAnd the Bog Turtle Phase II survey has been pushed aside. In lieu of conducting a Bog Turtle Phase II Survey, the EPA, USFWS, and the companies agreed to Goats to picnic on brush at Pasadena park - Jul 21, 2009 Baltimore Sun...after the State Highway Administration enlisted another group of goats on a similar mission in Carroll County to protect the habitat of the bog turtle. Wendy Gordon: Ruminants Roam Where Mowers and Herbicides Once Ruled - Jul 13, 2009 AlterNet...the 7500-pound lawn mower which would leave deep ruts that could destroy the area's hydrology and endanger the habitat of the endangered Bog Turtle. New business venture uses goats as landscapers - Jul 28, 2009 Annapolis CapitalAnd in Carroll County, the state government uses goats in an area favored by the threatened bog turtle. Garden and Knox don't need any special permits for Bangor Area, environmental group set to work with farmer to ... - Jul 12, 2009 Allentown Morning CallThe pact also will protect three significant woodland and wetland areas, some suitable as habitat for the threatened bog turtle. Larry Ott, a seventh-grade "Enough is Enough" Partnership Calls for Go-Ahead on Mushroom Plant - Jul 23, 2009 Shawangunk Journal...it can reabsorb the discharge); and the lack of habitat assessment for the Bog Turtle, a species that is considered "threatened" at the federal level. Lecture series features talk on beneficial bugs - Jul 17, 2009 Pocono RecordWhile it is pretty, it takes over landscapes lowering the biodiversity which in turn further threatens the endangered bog turtle. Like many invasive plants, Snake-bitten in their own game: Unscrupulous collectors threaten ... - Mar 23, 2009 Pocono RecordHabitat destruction also affects the rare bog turtle, an endangered species native to eastern Pennsylvania and occasionally found in the Poconos. Conservation and Health Groups Petition Eight Southern and ... - Mar 11, 2009 Center for Biological Diversity (press release)Georgia protects the Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii ) as Endangered and the Barbour’s map turtle (Graptemys barbouri) and alligator snapping turtle NY agency puts bite on cold-blooded operations - Mar 22, 2009 The News JournalSo can a bog turtle, which is so rare in New York that even the most devoted poachers seldom find them any more. Much of the illegal selling uncovered by New books offer tips on spotting and saving birds and butterflies ... - Feb 1, 2009 Standard Speaker,Nye, in his write-up, also notes how habitat management work has benefitted the endangered karner blue butterfly, bog turtle and grassland birds, Environmental experts call for upstate wetland regulation - Feb 4, 2009 Brandywine East Community News,Seepage wetlands are also breeding grounds for dragonflies, damselflies, Eastern Tiger Salamanders and home to the endangered Bog Turtle, he said. FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway names new president - Feb 3, 2009 Asheville Citizen-Times,FRIENDS obtains funds for the federally endangered bog turtle. FRIENDS secures funds for and recruits volunteers who repair split rail fences, Group of residents aren't behind Warwick trail project - Feb 2, 2009 Pottstown Mercury,Powell also wonders if there is a bog turtle population that could be impacted. Pam Brown, conservation director with French & Pickering, said the trust has EPA issues second report on Chatham Township's Superfund site - Jan 26, 2009 Independent Press,According to the report, a Phase I Bog Turtle Habitat survey was completed that identified two areas of suitable wetland habitat within the study area. Tees, turtles, and favoritism - Nov 2, 2008 Boston Globe,In 1998, a Connecticut state biologist found a female bog turtle on land near, but not on, Betts's property. In July, a consultant hired by Betts filed a Cool weather brings first of season’s birds - Nov 8, 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution,But in particular, they harbor the bog turtle, Georgia’s smallest turtle and perhaps its most endangered reptile. DNR herpetologist Thomas Floyd said that Yale Farm: Cry of Foul - Nov 6, 2008 Litchfield County Times,Opponents claim that the issue of the presence of the bog turtle, an endangered species, in an area that could potentially be affected by the golf course Cherry Valley forever - Oct 31, 2008 Pocono Record,The valley also hosts unique species, including the bald eagles, the dwarf wedge mussel, northeastern bulrush and the bog turtle. The designation of an area Program preserves 3500 acres of wetlands this year - Nov 7, 2008 News & Observer,The program has been used across the state, from protecting and improving the endangered bog turtle's habitat in Western North Carolina to restoring Pocosin FRIENDS announces Blue Ridge Parkway 469-Mile Award - Nov 6, 2008 Boone Mountain Times,FRIENDS secures research funds to preserve the hemlocks, which are in danger of extinction, obtains funds for the federally endangered bog turtle, Fish and Wildlife gives grants to help Mitchell and Yancey county ... - Oct 23, 2008 Asheville Citizen-Times,River a priority conservation area due to the presence of the federally protected Appalachian elktoe mussel, Virginia spiraea plant, and bog turtle. No Bog Turtles Found At Site Of Proposed Golf Course - Sep 19, 2008 Hartford Courant,The bog turtle, which was found in an area the size of three-fourths of an acre of the entire property, was just one obstacle of many that Betts and his Brushies targeted in protection plan - Sep 24, 2008 Wilkes Journal Patriot,...of Torrey’s Mountain-mint, a federal species of concern; the federally-threatened bog turtle; and Keever’s bristle-moss, a state-endangered species. Leave It In The Rough - Sep 7, 2008 Hartford Courant,It's been held up by an appeal over the possible presence of an endangered species — the tiny and elusive North American bog turtle — on the site. PROPOSED RULE WOULD STREAMLINE LNG-TYPE PROCESSES - Sep 11, 2008 Dundalk Eagle,AES developed the Bog Turtle Management Plan in consultation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, one of the agencies providing input in the development Endangered species share a threat: humans - Sep 12, 2008 The Herald-Times (subscription),...“The rule-making will make it more difficult for species like the piping plover, the bog turtle, the Delmarva fox squirrel ... to recover,� said Michael Home of Hambletonian awaits approval for cluster development - Aug 30, 2008 Goshen ChronicleHe also warned that parts of the property were designated endangered bog turtle habitat in 1978 and 1982 and so are protected by state. LIZ PARKER: A peaceful pedal passage to work - 14 Aug 2008 Citizen of Morris County,...woodchuck, opossum, and cottontail rabbits are here, as are a variety of fish, reptiles, and amphibians, including the federally threatened bog turtle. Neighbors Oppose Chester Heights Retirement Home - Aug 13, 2008 Town Talk,Another neighbor suggested that a bog turtle study was needed on the property's extensive wetlands. The notion of the borough buying the site to create a Opposition swirls around proposed water main in Greenville mountains - Jul 19, 2008 Greenville News,He recommended a "complete, detailed" survey of the bog turtle population to assess the project's potential impact. Stovall said the issues would be worked As PPL (NYSE: PPL) Prepares to Unveil its Quarterly Statements on ... - Jul 24, 2008 PR Web (press release),...to say nothing of the problem of building in a conservation area that includes the habitat of the endangered bog turtle or spraying vegetation in a New PSP commander hails from Perkiomen - Apr 3, 2008 Ft. Washington Montgomery Newspapers,Coghlan said that most likely, a bog turtle investigation won't be required because there doesn't appear to be wetlands at the Seitz Road site. Former Christiana Police Chief Honored for Service - Apr 2, 2008 RedOrbit,...well drilled for the water system will take longer than planned now that preliminary surveys have determined that the well site is a bog turtle habitat. IN CHADDS FORD/PENNSBURY - Apr 18, 2008 Chester DailyLocal.com,The area is a possible bog turtle habitat and is within the Brandywine Battlefield National Historic Landmark. It is also in a flood plain. Preserve Cherry Valley as national wildlife refuge - Apr 9, 2008 Allentown Morning Call,The bog turtle was found, which is classified as US threatened. About a dozen Pennsylvania endangered plants have been found, including wild bleeding hearts Lahaway Creek bridge reopens - Mar 28, 2008 Asbury Park Press,...of fish-spawning and the area being suitable habitat for the bog turtle, an endangered species in New Jersey that is in immediate threat of extinction. Anchors first step in building wetland trail - Mar 27, 2008 Carlisle Sentinel,...the anchors is a critical phase of the project since the wetland cannot be disturbed after April because the marsh is identified as bog turtle habitat. Borough needs to move quikly on plans for bridge, trail - 22 Feb 2008 Carlisle Sentinel,Because the marsh is considered prime bog turtle habitat, construction must be done in April or be delayed until the fall, Lage says. RETTEW Hires Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor - Jan 25, 2008 Amerisurv (press release),The most stringent of these regulations require parties to have a certified bog turtle surveyor complete all Phase II surveys within only a two-month window New state report explores four years of nongame work - Feb 19, 2008 Forest Blade,Restoring mountain wetlands vital to possibly the state's most rare reptile, the bog turtle. Acquiring land - more than 22000 acres in the previous four HVA Secures an Easement on Prime Riverfront Land - Jan 31, 2008 Litchfield County Times,Dr. Klemens, who could not be reached for comment, may be best known for writing the state Department of Environmental Protection's "Bog Turtle Recovery Franklin to discuss Superfund site - Feb 11, 2008 New Jersey Herald,There was also the matter of the bog turtle, a federally and state protected species which lives in the area, and how best to protect the reptile's habitat. Give Farmers Tax Breaks To Protect Wildlife - Feb 11, 2008 Hartford Courant,In the East, agricultural landowners are restoring wetland habitats for another threatened species, the bog turtle. All of these fledgling efforts could be Study: More cars hitting wildlife on highways in Colorado, nationwide - Jan 31, 2008 Denver Post,Alabama red-bellied turtle, Bog turtle, Copperbelly water snake, Eastern indigo snake, amphibians, California tiger salamander, flatwoods salamander, Venturing Crew 202 wins environmental excellence award - Feb 11, 2008 Carroll County Times (subscription),...restoring tidal wetlands, restoring bog turtle habitats in North Carroll and cleaning up trash along streams and roads, according to the crew’s profile. State Transportation Chair Evans Urges 'Common Sense' In Federal ... - Nov 2, 2007 Dawson Times,Agency considers the area a potential habitat for the endangered bog turtle species; although no bog turtles have been documented at the site. State taking habitat grant requests - Nov 25, 2007 Worcester Telegram,The New England cottontail, Plymouth red-belly cooter, bog turtle, blue-spotted salamander and grassland birds are examples of species whose habitats have State buys land in the towns of Gorham, Junius to protect it - Nov 24, 2007 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,The land supports the bog turtle, an endangered reptile, and rare plants. Before the DEC took it over, the land was threatened by peat mining, Berks mega-project delayed - Nov 23, 2007 Lancaster Newspapers,The US Fish and Wildlife Service this summer determined that the project site is not a bog turtle habitat, so Arcadia passed that hurdle. Full of CREP - Nov 17, 2007 Frederick News Post (subscription),...or endangers species with familiar names -- like the bald eagle and bog turtle; and not-so-familiar names -- like the glassy darter and herperella. NiSource Inc. Application for an Incidental Take Permit - Oct 11, 2007 Trading Markets (press release),PR, RI, SC, TX, VA, WV Red cockaded Picoides E AL, AR, FL, GA, 35 FR 16047. woodpecker borealis LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX, VA Bog turtle Glyptemys T GA, Natural curiosity leads teen to research, TV appearance - Jul 22, 2007 TriCities.com,Home-schooling gave him the flexibility to work year-round at the park while still serving as a research technician with the Tennessee Bog Turtle Program. 'We need to control what we do here' - Aug 18, 2007 New Jersey Herald,By STEPHEN J. NOVAK In his 18 years as a municipal engineer, Sparta Township Planner David Troast has never seen a bog turtle. Carroll Digest - Jul 29, 2007 Baltimore Sun,...will discuss the airport expansion, incinerator, dam and reservoir, new Manchester high school and Manchester bypass and the value of the bog turtle. Nockamixon residents have opportunity to examine company's well ... - Jul 26, 2007 Allentown Morning Call,...for construction of a drilling pad 667 feet from a small pond on the property in an area considered part of the habitat of the threatened bog turtle. Few comments at hearings on future of FitzPatrick nuclear plant - Aug 1, 2007 Syracuse Post Standard,...or endangered species on or near the site -- the piping plover, the massasauga rattlesnake, the bog turtle and the Indiana bat -- would be small. Fredon purchases 34 acres for open spaces - Jul 29, 2007 New Jersey Herald,Because of the various species of plants and reptiles, including the endangered bog turtle, the land is also suitable for use as an outdoor educational RETTEW Strengthens Land Development Operations - Jul 27, 2007 Amerisurv (press release),...from site development and the approval process to obtaining highway occupancy permitting and permits relating to bog turtle habitat preservation. Borough may lose massive housing project Nov 19, 2006 If the land isn't sold, Duckworth said, construction on Bryn Eyre is stalled until at least mid-2008 because a bog turtle was found last spring about a half ... - Reading Eagle, Conservancy Expands Mountain Wetlands Preserve Nov 7, 2006 Located in Johnson County’s Shady Valley, Orchard Bog Preserve is one of the last refuges for the rare and threatened bog turtle. ... - The Nature Conservancy, State expands protected species list Nov 8, 2006 In Georgia, the status of the bog turtle has been upgraded from threatened to endangered. ... "A bog turtle can migrate from one bog to another," Ambrose said. ... - Gainesville Times, Orange County naturalist to lecture on endangered frogs Oct 27, 2006 Jay Westervelt, a local naturalist who first identified the Glenmere Lake population - along with populations of the endangered Bog Turtle - in 1977, will ... - Warwick Advertiser Ecologist lectures on oil spills and water restoration Oct 23, 2006 ...being protected, Sinha said. Specifically, Sinha spoke of the bog turtle, a species federally listed as endangered. Bog turtles are ... - Lehigh University The Brown and White, Tales of bog turtles and numerous ants Mar 20, 2006 But there are always two sides to every issue. I know developers who blanch white or turn red with anger upon just hearing the words "bog turtle.". ... The Express Times, Scientists: Keep species protected Mar 12, 2006 ...to preserve habitat. In the Hudson Valley, incentives have helped protect the bog turtle, a threatened species. Landowners with ... Poughkeepsie Journal, Protecting nature is an obligation, not a privilege Mar 12, 2006 Why spend $1.3 million on the bog turtle, which probably struggled to survive in the Hudson Valley anyway, before we clear-cut the forests and started grazing ... Poughkeepsie Journal, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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