Stewardship & Education Products

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Resource: Amphibians of Alberta

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Species Group: Amphibians

Region: Alberta

Fact sheet with information about the amphibians of Alberta, including range maps.

Resource: Amphibians on my Land: Habitat Stewardship in Agricultural Landscapes

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Species Group: Amphibians

Region: Alberta

Stewardship guide that provides information about amphibians ecology and habitat use, the threats facing these species in rural landscapes, and stewardhip actions that landowners can take to help protect and recover these species.

Resource: Best Management Practices for Amphibians and Reptiles in Urban and Rural Environments in British Columbia

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Species Group: Reptiles & Amphibians

Region: British Columbia

Best management practices document that provides guidance on how to manage and protect reptiles and amphibians and their habitats in BC, Canada. The document also provides a brief summary of the herpetofauna of BC.

Resource: Constructing Artificial Turtle Nests

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Species Group: Turtles

Region: Ontario

Website with information about how to create turtle nesting habitat.

Resource: Creating and Improving Turtle Habitat

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Species Group: Turtles

Region: Ontario

Fact sheet that describes how to create and improve turtle habitat in southern Ontario.

Resource: Frog and Toad Calls of Ontario CD

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Species Group: Frogs

Region: Ontario

CD that contains the calls of all Ontario frog and toad species, as well as calls that can easily be confused with our frogs and toads.

Resource: How to Create a Snake Hibernaculum

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Species Group: Snakes

Region: Ontario

Fact sheet that describes how to create snake hibernation sites in southern Ontario.

Resource: How to Create a Snake Nesting Structure

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Species Group: Snakes

Region: Ontario

Fact sheet that describes how to create snake nesting sites in southern Ontario

Resource: Massasauga Stewardship Guide

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Species Group: Snakes

Region: Ontario

Comprehensive guide that provides information about the Massasauga rattlesnake in Canada, including species biolgoy, ecology and habitat use, the threats affecting Canada's Massasauga populations, and stewardhip actions that people can take to help protect and recover this species.

Resource: Michigan Amphibian and Repitle Best Management Practices

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Species Group: Reptiles & Amphibians

Region: Canada

Best management practices document that provides guidance on how to manage and protect reptiles and amphibians and their habitats in the state of Michigan. The document also provides a brief summary of the herpetofauna of Michigan and the threats they face.

Resource: Ontario Rattlesnake Cirriculum

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Species Group: Snakes

Region: Ontario

Curriculum resource that links a variety of science and environmental topics with learning about the Massasauga rattlesnake. Cirriculum available for grades 1-12.

Resource: Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Identification Cards and Posters

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Species Group: Reptiles & Amphibians

Region: Ontario

Laminated cards (8x11) and large posters with identification information for Ontario's Turtles, Snakes and Amphibians.

Resource: Reptile and Amphibian Exclusion Fencing BMP

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Species Group: Reptiles & Amphibians

Region: Ontario

Best Management Practices (BMP) document that provides guidance on how to use fencing to prevent reptiles from accessing certain areas, such as development sites or roads.

Resource: Reptiles of Alberta

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Species Group: Reptiles

Region: Alberta

Fact Sheet with inforamation about the reptiles of Alberta, including detailed range maps.

Resource: Snakes of Carolinian Canada Fact Sheet

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Species Group: Snakes

Region: Ontario

Fact sheet about the snakes of Carolinian Canada (southern Ontario).

Resource: Snake Hibernaculum Design

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Species Group: Snakes

Region: Ontario

Website with information about how to create snake hibernation sites.

Resource: Spiny Softshell Stewardship Guide

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Species Group: Reptiles & Amphibians

Region: Ontario

Comprehensive guide that provides information about the Spiny Softshell in Canada, including species biolgoy, ecology and habitat use, the threats affecting this species, and stewardhip actions that people can take to help protect and recovery this species.

Resource: Tips for Gardeners to Help Reptiles

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Species Group: Reptiles

Region: Ontario

Fact sheet about gardening practices that will help to protect and promote local reptile populations.

Resource: Turtle Conservation Curriculum

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Species Group: Turtles

Region: Ontario

"Turtles of Ontario : A Stewardship Guide" provides in depth information on each of our Ontario turtle species and how we can support their survival by being good land stewards. It helps with identifying turtles and their habitat throughout Ontario. You can also get an idea of stewardship projects that people are undertaking to help turtles, and some tips to get your own projects started. This guide is more extensive than our smaller "Turtles on your Property" guide.

Resource: Turtles on Your Property: What to Know and Do

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Species Group: Turtles

Region: Ontario

"Turtles on your Property- what to know and do" is designed for Ontario landowners who have turtles and their habitats on their land. This helpful booklet outlines Ontario's turtles, what is being done to help them, and how you as a landowner can help turtles. Some great ideas include instructions on how to build an artificial nesting beach, how to protect turtle nests from predators and how to help a turtle across the road.

Resource: Guidelines for Mitigation Translocations of Amphibians: Applications for Canada’s Prairie Provinces

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Species Group: Amphibians

Region: Alberta

This document is the first to outline BMPs, standards, and protocols for mitigation translocation of amphibians within Canada’s Prairie Provinces.