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WORKING LANDS FOR WILDLIFE – NORTHEAST TURTLES: STATE CONSERVATION AREA NETWORKS AND PLANS HELP GUIDE ON-
THE-GROUND CHANGE ON PRIVATE LANDS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Josh MegyesyNH Fish & Game Dept.
Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program
11 Hazen Dr.
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-1126
Initiative provides options and incentives to willing landowners for
improvements to habitats and BMPs
• Easements, restoration, and habitat management (e.g., nesting creation/enhancement)
• Buffers, filter strips, brush management
• Early successional habitat development
• Seasonal timing of land management
Using guidelines and focal areas developed
through regional efforts are essential for
greatest conservation benefit
• Workshops and on-
site trainings for
NRCS
conservationists and
other staff
• Region by region,
targeting specific
areas of interest
• Keeping turtles in the
conversation on
private land within
focal areas
• Working with NRCS
state biologist to
develop materials for
landowners and staff
Funding for NHFG staff to provide tech.
assistance and monitoring through a
NFWF/NRCS grant
Land Protection:
• The Nature Conservancy
• Southeast Land Trust
• Bear-Paw Regional Greenways
Currently many turtle practices fall under EQIP(environmental quality incentives program)
WRE (wetland reserve easements) for land
protection and habitat improvement
In development is a Conservation
Practice Standard for turtles: State by
state participation with dedicated funding
for turtle specific practices
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