Restoring Wetland Habitat for the Federally-Threatened Northern Distinct Population of the Copperbelly Water Snake

FWS Agreement Number

F11AP00106, Amendment number F11AP00570

Agreement amended 9/14/2012 to extend the period of performance one-year.

Study Objectives

  1. Restore five acres of seasonal wetlands.
  2. Improve wetland hydrology to five acres of existing mature forest by disabling subsurface drain tiles and/or by enhancing natural contours.
  3. Reforest twenty-seven acres of row crop agricultural land (uplands).
  4. Restore seven acres of row crop agricultural land (uplands) to native grassland habitat.
Author(s)
Russ Terry
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