Herp Club: The Wonders of Wood Turtles

Wood Turtles are distinctive turtles that occur in Maryland, and unfortunately their population is declining. These striking-looking turtles inhabit freshwater streams and the adjacent floodplains and forests. John Garrison has spent countless hours studying the movements, habitat use, and nesting ecology of this species so we can better understand how to protect its populations. Join us for a discussion about the life history and conservation of Wood Turtles on November 13th at 7:00 pm.

John Garrison is a wildlife ecologist specializing in freshwater turtle ecology and herpetology. He earned a B.S. from Frostburg State University in Wildlife Biology, an M.S. in Conservation Biology from Antioch University New England, and is the Conservation Director for Susquehannock Wildlife Society. John is currently studying Wood Turtle populations in Central Maryland and hopes that his research will shed light on how we can protect this species at the southeastern extreme of its range in Maryland.