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Conservation Forestry Field Days for Family Forest Owners  -  Nov 3, 2008
Chipley Florida Online Newspaper - Foster Folly News,Speaker topics will include growing season prescribed fire, utilizing herbicides to control the hardwood midstory, gopher tortoise biology and ecology,

Stiles and BRA Team to Relocate Tortoises to Nature Preserve  -  Nov 11, 2008
GISuser.com (press release),...resource management firms in the nation, today announced the successful completion of a gopher tortoise relocation project for Stiles Corporation.

Cleanup accord strained  -  Nov 1, 2008
Ocala,..."We have a gopher tortoise population," Lint said. He said the Forest Service met its agreement with PAWS and offered to negotiate another agreement that

42nd Annual Rattlesnake Festival  -  Oct 22, 2008
Tampa Bay's 10,The Festival also had free crafts fair, free children's games, mock gopher tortoise races, petting zoo, and pony rides. Food booths were provided by

RAY / Remember the tortoises  -  Oct 21, 2008
Charlton County Herald,Pulling over, we rescued her, a female gopher tortoise about 3 years old that had been hit but not fatally so. Where her carapace was cracked,

Idea for Lakewood Ranch began 30 years ago  -  Oct 31, 2008
Bradenton Herald,There is also a 38-acre gopher tortoise preserve and Trophy Lake is stocked with bass. In 2006, Florida Green Building Coalition certified 4545 acres of

Doggie dining ordinance proposal gives some paws  -  Nov 4, 2008
Naples Daily News,Martin, an animal enthusiast who recently pushed a resolution declaring Bonita Springs a “gopher tortoise safe haven,� wondered if a similar “doggie

Dis-Harmony: Were promises broken in self-described eco-friendly ...  -  Oct 26, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,The community's borders include more than 30 acres of gopher tortoise preserve. No building is permitted along lake shorelines or the golf course,

When Will Anyone See Sawmill Park?  -  Nov 1, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,They deeded the completed site on US 1 just north of Old Kings Road and a 50-acre gopher tortoise preserve to the Florida Agricultural Museum in May with

Nighttime tours of nature preserves focus on bats  -  Oct 25, 2008
Tampabay.com,I watched a gopher tortoise mosey near its underground abode. At the first bat house, I studied the ground for the yucky stuff. No luck.

Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve ready to be discovered  -  Oct 22, 2008
The News-Press,...including two endangered species (manatee and wood stork), four threatened species (bald eagle, crested caracara, least tern and gopher tortoise),

Habitat maintenance via prescribed fire in Florida Coastal Strand..  -  Oct 22, 2008
ireportMost likely, the snake took refuge in a Gopher Tortoise (+Gopherus polyphemus+) burrow, a keystone species, providing shelter for some 200+ other species...

Learning about 'Nature Next Door'  -  Sep 24, 2008
Gainesville Sun,..."Let's get down to gopher tortoise level," Musen said, standing on a path that divided the freshly burned forest from a thicker stand that hadn't been

High tech meets nature  -  Sep 22, 2008
Moultrie Observer,On Saturday, some baby tortoises from Reed Bingham State Park’s Gopher Tortoise Management project were released back into the park after being given a

Helping to save Gopher Tortoises  -  Sep 19, 2008
WTOC,By Brooke Kelley - bio | email JEKYLL ISLAND, GA (WTOC) - The Gopher tortoise is the Georgia state reptile but it's facing extinction.

A Race Against the Bulldozers to Save Tortoises  -  Sep 9, 2008
HSUS News,...“The thing about gopher tortoise rescue is that it's full of mixed emotions,� Hobgood said. “Relocation is stressful for tortoises under the best of

Tortoises now big celebrities  -  Sep 15, 2008
Moultrie Observer,The Gopher Tortoise Management project started out about six years ago and has turned into a nationally recognized wildlife project, said Powell.

Animal lovers rescue endangered reptile in Simpsonville  -  Sep 12, 2008
Greenville News,Instead, she discovered a species of turtle she never knew existed before -- an endangered gopher tortoise that measured 13 inches long and weighed about 20

Finding an escape from the noise  -  Sep 13, 2008
Corvallis Gazette Times,It looks like the hole made by a gopher tortoise. Lots of things take up residence in gopher tortoise burrows, including rattlesnakes.

A turtle hurdle at fairgrounds  -  Sep 9, 2008
Gainesville Sun,Gopher tortoise habitat is generally high and dry — primarily scrub and pine flatwoods. That type of land is increasingly being developed.

Dismembered Tortoise Found During Raid  -  Sep 8, 2008
Tampa Tribune,Deputies said they found what appeared to be a slaughtered gopher tortoise in the kitchen sink. Resident Donna Stanley, who goes by the alias "Mama G,"

Rounding up invasive reptiles  -  Sep 23, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,...brown anole lizards — themselves an introduced species — that used to scurry over the ground, and iguana tracks lead down gopher tortoise burrows.

Can't wait to get their Paws On it  -  Sep 21, 2008
Florida Today,In the inland area, where the "soil cube" structure resides, now called the Gopher Tortoise Inn, kids can build animal homes. The centerpiece will be the

Area student earns $1000 scholarship from bank  -  Sep 12, 2008
News Chief,...four years working on a project with Bok Tower Gardens," Futch said, "which created simulated gopher tortoise burrows for the threatened Indigo snakes.

Lee wins state grant to restore Pine Island habitat, build ...  -  Sep 11, 2008
Naples Daily News,Habitat there hosts listed species such as the bald eagle, wood stork, gopher tortoise, golden leather fern and giant airplant. The property will be managed

Outstanding Tree Farmer recognized  -  Sep 11, 2008
Gainesville Sun,...thinning, extensive road and trail maintenance, and the enhancement of hardwood hammock areas for wildlife habitat, including gopher tortoise as well as

Fay rains offer lesson about Florida wetlands  -  Sep 5, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,A gopher tortoise peered from his burrow. Fish jumped in the dark water, eagles wheeled over the currents and a large deer swam the torrent to reach the

Planning Commission meeting includes hearing on Florida Landing  -  Sep 4, 2008
Holmes County Times Advertiser,The plan includes space for a 25-acre school site, and there are 40 acres worth of gopher tortoise areas. Proposed build-out time frame is 10 years.

Critics Picks: August 29, 2008  -  Aug 28, 2008
Naples Daily News,Gopher tortoise, information from a ranger, 9:30 am Friday, Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, 11135 Gulfshore Drive, Naples. $5 eight people and a car;

Lee conservation site gets $1.5 million grant  -  Sep 17, 2008
Florida Weekly,Habitat there hosts listed species such as the bald eagle, wood stork, gopher tortoise, golden leather fern and giant airplant. The property will be managed

Prosecution Rare On Gopher Tortoise Destruction  -  Aug 6, 2008
Tampa Tribune,By DOUG CARMAN SEBRING - A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer said she observed an active gopher tortoise burrow with bulldozer tread

Gopher tortoise sanctuary: 'State turtle zoo?'  -  Aug 2, 2008
Sebastian Sun,St. Lucie County wants to get into the gopher tortoise business. And in several easy payments, the county could find itself with a money-making investment

St. Lucie County might add gopher tortoise sanctuary, make money ...  -  Jul 27, 2008
TCPalm,And now an environmental company wants the county to set aside land for a gopher tortoise sanctuary. RL Weigt Environmental Consultants of Hobe Sound is

Titan America's Center Sand Relocates Gopher Tortoises to On-Site ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
MarketWatchA recent addition to the endangered species list, the gopher tortoise is named for its gopher-like tendency to dig burrows extending to the water table.

Turtle tag: Researchers take close look at Marco’s gopher tortoise ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
Marconews,Project head is Julie Ross, who for the past couple of years has been monitoring Marco’s gopher tortoise population, but only by observation and keeping

Dwindling funds, tortoise find muck up Rose Bay cleanup  -  Jul 28, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,Eighty gopher tortoise burrows have been found on the spoil island. Work has begun to trap and remove the tortoises. Army Corps of Engineers officials are

Highlands Should Protect Its Sensitive Land  -  Aug 12, 2008
Tampa Tribune,...the gopher tortoise. Just how many hundreds of these animals have been bulldozed into oblivion is anyone's guess. How many of them have been buried alive,

EELs program gets Titusville land Friday  -  Jul 29, 2008
Florida Today,Environmental studies show the site had the ecology to support protected species such as the gopher tortoise, the eastern indigo snake, the Florida pine

Fort Stewart to get pine seedlings  -  Aug 12, 2008
Creative Coast Initiative,...the plantings create ecosystems that attract endangered species, such as the indigo snake, red-cockaded woodpecker and gopher tortoise.

Estero sheriff’s substation is currently signal 8  -  Aug 3, 2008
Naples Daily News,A second possible location didn’t work out due to environmental concerns, including gopher tortoise burrows in the area. Estero does not have a substation,

County takes control of first Crooked Lake lands  -  Aug 2, 2008
Lake Wales News,The land was purchased largely to protect a gopher tortoise migration area. Although announced and approved months ago, the deal officially closed in just

Managed forests good for wildlife  -  Jul 30, 2008
Hattiesburg American,In South Mississippi, keeping sediment out of streams and heavy equipment away from gopher tortoise burrows are key concerns. Again, with a little planning

Volunteers turn spoil islands into splendor  -  Jul 25, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,A new gopher tortoise excavation was discovered nearby. "Like other organizations, we were cleaning a mile of highway as one of our community services,"

Askew goes where most vets don't  -  Jul 24, 2008
Biloxi Sun Herald,...has removed oral tumors from sharks, sutured cut dolphins, pulled arrows out of alligators and used screws on gopher tortoise shells. The 57-year-old,

County Will Buy Two Land Tracts  -  Jul 24, 2008
The Ledger,Commissioners had previously approved the purchase of the 1148-acre Dunham site to the south as a gopher tortoise mitigation site.

Fernbank's 'Reptile Day' lays fears aside  -  Jul 23, 2008
Access Atlanta,Southern Hognose Snake, Gopher Tortoise (Georgia's state reptile), Alligator Snapping Turtle, Bearded Dragon, Blue Tongued Skink and more.

Conserving Mississippi  -  Jul 22, 2008
Jackson Clarion Ledger,..."For example, partnering with those who are improving habitat for the gopher tortoise in Mississippi, which is a threatened species, also improves wild

Port St. Lucie's dilemma  -  Jul 18, 2008
Palm Beach Post,The park is home to such endangered and threatened species as the Florida scrub jay, gopher tortoise and eastern indigo snake. State and federal officials

Two tracts of land protected from development  -  Jul 17, 2008
Macon Telegraph,Rockwell said the Gillis land is home to gopher tortoise burrows and might eventually be suitable for relocating endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers,

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