reptile – Land Between the Lakes

28 Mar 2016

That Crazy Snake Guy!

Customer Service, Environmental Education, Nature Stationherpetologist, Kentucky, land between the lakes, naturalist, Nature Station, reptile, snake, tennessee

Submitted by Tim Johnson, Naturalist at Woodlands Nature Station Let me introduce myself! My name is Tim and I’m one of the relatively new folks at the Nature Station. Often others call me, “that crazy snake guy!” My response? Guilty as charged. I am an old guy that just never got over a little boy’s fascination with the critters. Yep! That’s a picture of me (circa. 1965) holding a snake. From that point on, my relationship with reptiles got more intense! To make matters worse, my older brother introduced me to Scott Shupe, one of his classmates. Scott became a…

10 Jul 2015

By LBL_Admin

Oak-Grassland Restoration Demonstration Areas

Natural Resource Management, Questions from the Publicamphibian, birds, burning, college, data, demonstration, fire, Kentucky, land between the lakes, monitoring, NEPA, Oak-grassland, reptile, research, restoration, student, tennessee, timber, university, wildlife

We received several questions about Land Between The Lakes Oak-Grassland Restoration Demonstration Areas as described in our brochure. Editors Note: The 2007 Oak-Grassland Restoration Demonstration Areas brochure referenced in these questions can be found here. 1) What recreational opportunities are created by Oak-Grassland Restoration Demonstration Areas? Providing for recreation opportunities plays a role in all that we do here at Land Between The Lakes. Overall, our recreation opportunities have improved by restoring a native ecosystem to support a diverse wildlife that depends on open under-story forests with shrubs, wildflowers, and grass components. The dominant tree species of oak/hickory also provides…

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