{"id":999,"date":"2013-10-09T17:15:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T17:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orleansconservationtrust.org\/?p=999"},"modified":"2013-10-17T14:14:24","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T14:14:24","slug":"whites-lane-2013-terrapin-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/whites-lane-2013-terrapin-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"White&#8217;s Lane 2013 Terrapin Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1000 alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"300x225\" src=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x22533.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x22533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x22533-290x217.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We are all familiar with the old adage \u201cBuild it and they will come\u201d. Well, the multi-year effort of long hours and heavy labor restoring and\u00a0\u00a0 maintaining the habitat along with dedicated volunteerism at White\u2019s Lane is paying off. The Diamondback Terrapin females are recognizing the site as a suitable nesting spot and the number of nests has been increasing every year since this project began in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>This year we protected 5 nests (4 Diamondback Terrapins and one relocated Box Turtle), experienced 4 encounters with nesting females, found 3 other natural or depredated nests (2 Diamondback Terrapin and 1 Box Turtle) and found evidence of one hatched 20 egg Black Racer Snake nest. Forty-three Diamondback Terrapin and 3 Box Turtle hatchlings were released in our continuing conservation efforts to increase the population of these threatened species.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1003 alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"300x225 1\" src=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x225-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x225-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x225-1-290x217.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The introduction of bird boxes to the site has further helped White\u2019s Lane to return to its role as a haven for wildlife to continue its life cycle in a protected, beautiful and welcome site. Walking along the mowed paths you can\u2019t help but be enamored with the beauty of the area, the plethora of bird- and other wild-life, the gorgeous vista of swaying wildflowers and the peaceful tranquility of Henson\u2019s Cove and The River. It\u2019s a wonderful spot for contemplating life and nature while experiencing the satisfaction of making a difference.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1001 alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"300x225 2\" src=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x225-224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x225-224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x225-224-290x217.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Our small band of volunteers is always looking for like-minded individuals who\u2019d like to join our ranks next season for another chance to learn more about these magnificent creatures and assist the conservation programs to increase their numbers. Come and join us!<\/p>\n<p>By: Sue Reiher, OCT and MA Audubon volunteer coordinator<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are all familiar with the old adage \u201cBuild it and they will come\u201d. Well, the multi-year effort of long hours and heavy labor restoring and\u00a0\u00a0 maintaining the habitat along with dedicated volunteerism at White\u2019s Lane is paying off. The Diamondback Terrapin females are recognizing the site as a suitable nesting spot and the number&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1002,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}