(Return matching records with ALLANY of these words.)    ................................................................ state Choose State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illiniois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississipi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming District of Columbia    regions Choose region Pacific Southwest Midwest Southeast Northeast Mountain-Prairie Alaska California-Nevada All Regions    ................................................................ ................................................................ Journal Entry   Back The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Digs Vernal Pools for Herps Northeast Region, January 9, 2008 Print Friendly Version On Wednesday, January 9, 2008, New Jersey Field Office Biologist Brian Marsh of the Partners program dug five vernal pools and two turtle nesting pits at a site in Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey. The site has clay-rich soils well-suited for allowing water to pond in vernal pools. The pools will support breeding populations of amphibians such as spotted salamander, Jefferson salamander (a State Species of Special Concern), and long-tailed salamander (State-threatened). Rotting logs and stone fences already found throughout the property will provide other habitat features needed by the amphibians. The turtle nesting pits will support breeding populations of eastern box turtle (State Species of Special Concern) and the wood turtle (State-threatened). Partners is also pursuing extensive multiflora rose management at the property in addition to other habitat enhancements such as nest boxes and meadow management. Contact Info: James Cramer, 609/383-3938 x39, James_Cramer@fws.gov Send to: From: Notes: ..........................................................................................

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