Application for a Gopher Tortoise Awareness Sign

Conservation Forestry

Application for a Gopher Tortoise Conservation Awareness Sign

Do you own at least 10 acres of forestland? Does your forest management conserve habitat for the gopher tortoise and other wildlife? Provide us with information about how you are managing your forest to benefit the pine ecosystem and improve or maintain habitat for gopher tortoise, and the American Forest Foundation will send you a 12” x 18” aluminum sign, free of charge, that you can post on your property. The partner organizations associated with this conservation initiative hope this sign will encourage your neighbors and other landowners to learn how they, too, can conserve pine habitat.The information you provide will remain confidential. Center for Conservation Solutions only reports statistics cumulatively by category and by state.To learn more about recommended conservation practices for the gopher tortoise, request or download a copy of Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise: A Guide for Family Forest Owners.

To apply for a gopher tortoise conservation awareness sign, click here to download an application form (pdf) you can print and mail. Or, complete the following to apply online.

Application for a Gopher Tortoise Awareness Sign
First Name *
Last Name *
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Address Line 2
City *
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Email
Acreage Owned *

In the past five years, which of the following conservation forestry practices have you employed to improve pine habitat?

Management Practices	Yes/No	Number of Acres	Year Completed

Used prescribed fire
Thinned trees to reduce stand density for wildlife
Planted trees @ 600 trees per acre or less
Controlled competition from hardwoods using mechanical means or herbicide
Used herbicide to control invasive species
Converted loblolly or slash pine to longleaf pine by planting

Other? Please describe:
With how many people do you think you will share what you have learned about conserving pine habitat?
Which of the following is your priority when improving habitat?
Do you always burn the same areas at the same time, or do you vary when and where you burn?
What are your thoughts on growing season burns?
What are your resons for conserving the pine ecosystem?
Do you want to do more?
How did you learn about this sign program?
What forestry programs do you participate in?

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