This project contains the following sub-projects: support an in-house seasonal field crew to supplement eastern indigo snake and eastern diamondback rattlesnake surveys on public and private lands…

The Department of Natural Resources in Georgia received a two-year, $328,345 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program. The grant will support several conservation and monitoring projects focused on protecting endangered species in Georgia, including maintaining an in-house field crew to survey eastern indigo snakes and eastern diamondback rattlesnakes on public and private lands. It will also fund efforts to enhance knowledge of wood stork colony locations, continue a long-term sea turtle nest protection program, quantitatively monitor eastern indigo snakes, implement comprehensive manatee monitoring, and assess aquatic species in the Conasauga River system. Additional funding will go toward assessing and recovering at-risk plant species in coastal plain pitcher plant bogs through surveys, data management, and recovery actions. The grant period is from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025.

This project contains the following sub-projects: support an in-house seasonal field crew to supplement eastern indigo snake and eastern diamondback rattlesnake surveys on public and private lands in south georgia enhance our knowledge of wood stork colony locations in georgia, build better relations with landowners, and assist them with management plans for colonies if needed continuation of a long-term sea turtle nest protection and monitoring program in georgia quantitatively monitor the status of eastern indigo snakes in what are very significant portions of the species georgia range implement comprehensive manatee monitoring and management in georgia assessing status of aquatic species in the conasauga river system and evaluating causes of decline assessment and recovery of at-risk species in coastal plain pitcher plant bogs survey, data management, and recovery actions for priority rare plant species.