Bog Turtle Conservation in Maryland:
Use of the Public and Private Sectors in Protection and Management of Small Isolated Wetlands

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Title Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements and Publication Information
729KB

Introduction and Workshop Overview
93KB

Bog Turtles and Isolated Wetlands: A Challenge for Private Sector Conservation Efforts

Status of the Bog Turtle and Conservation Efforts in Maryland
323KB

Bog Turtle Conservation: Work with People
271KB

Project Bog Turtle: A Conservation Initiative in Action
799KB

The Tortoise Reserve’s Bog Turtle Conservation Programs
493KB

Bog Turtle Conservation, Research, and Education Programs at The Baltimore Zoo
643KB

Bog Turtle Site Management: Using Selective Cutting of Native and Alien Plants and Grazing as Conservation Strategies in the Southeastern United States
546KB

Endangered Species Protection and Section 7 Coordination: Building Consensus Among Agencies and the Public
185KB

Legal Issues and the Safe Harbor Program
216KB

Working Group Report: Conservation Options for Private Landowners and Possible Partners to Work Toward Bog Turtle Conservation and Privately-owned Wetland Protection
Working Group Report: Coordination, Communication, and Partnership of Agencies and the Private Sector
259KB

Working Group Report: Education, Public Outreach, and Public Relations
479KB

Working Group Report: Site Management
285KB

Working Group Report: Watershed Restoration
827KB

Working Group Report: Land Management Guide
183KB

Working Group Report: Development of a Steering Committee, and Long-range Conservation Goals and Objectives
33KB

Workshop Summary
435KB

Participants
Web sites (as of 2001) with information on Bog Turtles
Invasive Plants
Bibliography of Published Information Relating to Bog Turtles in Maryland
Global range of the Bog Turtle
326KB