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Project T-112-R1

Project Title: Assessment of Herpetological Species in Greatest Need of Conservation (SGNC) in Illinois Bottomland Forests and Swamps

Community and/or Species Focus:

Bird-voiced treefrog, Mole salamander, Wood frog, Broad-banded water snake, Eastern mud turtle, Eastern ribbon snake, Mississippi green water snake, Mud snake, Northern copperbelly water snake

Goals/Objectives:
  1. Provide an ecological assessment of bottomland forest ponds and swamps in southern Illinois Conservation Opportunity Areas (COAs)
  2. Provide updated status assessments of amphibian and reptile SGNCs in southern Illinois COAs
Achievements:
  1. ​Maps of wetland sampled to updated wetland inventories in Illinois
  2. Ranking of all wetlands sampled based on amphibian and reptile SGNC and non-SGNC captured at each site
  3. Established protocol to sample for amphibians and reptiles in bottomland forests and swamps
  4. Distribution maps and priority sampling locations for each of the 9 target SGNC

Post-Project Survey (if applicable): n/a

Project Period: 10/1/16 - 12/21/19

Principle Investigator(s):

 John A. Crawford, Mike Dreslik (National Great Rivers and Research Education Center, Illinois Natural History Survey)

Final Report: T-112-R1