Volunteer wood turtle trackers to speak Sept. 18 at Stoney Acres
TURTLE POWER - The female wood turtle picture above is about six-and-a-half inches long. They can get close to 80 years old and don’t reach breeding maturity until about 12-15 years of age. Below, Scott and Peggy Stalheim scan the water for wood turtles at a nesting site placed by Turtles for Tomorrow situated near Medford. The location is monitored by the Stalheims together with volunteer Cathy Maurer. TURTLE POWER - The female wood turtle picture above is about six-and-a-half inches long. They can get close to 80 years old and don’t reach breeding maturity until about 12-15 years of age. Below, Scott and Peggy Stalheim scan the water for wood turtles at a nesting site placed by Turtles for Tomorrow situated near Medford. The location is monitored by the Stalheims together with volunteer Cathy Maurer.
Her head pokes from the water as she scans the banks of the Yellow River for trouble. The coast is clear and she chugs slowly up the riverbed with the moon lighting her way. Her trek is arduous; sh...
