The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority’s “Echoes of the Marsh” program, which protects at-risk turtles, is getting a boost.

The Greenbelt Foundation will provide new funding for the program, which is a “multi-layered conservation initiative” designed to protect at-risk turtle species, particularly the common snapping turtle and painted turtle in the Bognor Marsh Management Area.

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Those who drove past the Bognor Marsh in Meaford on Grey Road 18 this past summer would have seen the turtle boxes protecting turtle nests at the side of the road.

Turtle populations face challenges due to nest predation and road mortality. The Echoes of the Marsh program deploys protective boxes to improve the survival rates of turtle hatchlings. The program also promotes Indigenous langua

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