Conduct restoration work at four sites to improve conditions for BOG turtles glyptemys muhlenbergii and other rare species associated with southern appalachian mountain bogs tangled bank…

Conduct restoration work at four sites to improve conditions for BOG turtles glyptemys muhlenbergii and other rare species associated with southern appalachian mountain bogs tangled bank conservation applied and competed for funding from the partners for fish and wildlife program in february, 2022 the award was approved the goals and purpose of the project is to restore habitat for the federally threatened by similarity of appearance southern BOG turtle on private lands in western NC all projects are voluntary southern appalachian bogs are threatened by intentional drainage of wetlands for other uses activities will be planned and work together with partners, US fish and wildlife service service and the landowners practices include converting forested bogs into a wet meadow BOG by removing trees and shrubs, plugging drainage ditches to restore the wetlands, removal and treatment of invasive exotic, non native species, and monitoring restoration and species deliverables include project coordination with the service working with the private landowners to conduct voluntary habitat restoration within a specified timeframe developing landowner agreements per project between the landowner, tangled bank conservation, and the US fish and wildlife service updating and maintaining project status with the project officer with the service performing the habitat restoration within a specified time period, and submitting performance and financial reporting to the service representative within the period of performance specified the intended beneficiaries are the private landowner where the project is undertaken, and the aquatic wildlife from the results of restored wetland habitat there are no sub recipients this project will serve private landowners in western north carolina within high priority areas were rare wildlife populations may occur