Peterborough is the site of a turtle nesting habitat enhancement project.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Edward MacDowell Lake has been working with State and local partners since September of 2013 on this habitat project for turtles and upland species. Local partners such as the Monadnock Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club, the Cub Scout Pack 8, Boy Scout Troop 308 and Venture Crew 308 will all be helping to execute the final stages of the project which involves preparing the site for plantings and securing the nesting area.
Restoration Project was officially signed by New Hampshire Fish & Game Department’s Executive Director, Glenn Normandeau, Monadnock Trail Breaker’s President, Chris Raymond, Cub Scouts of America, Pack 8 Cubmaster, Jeffrey King, Boy Scouts of America Troop 308 Scoutmaster Michael Miller, Venture Crew Adviser, Arianne Miller and through a memorandum of delegation from Col. Christopher Barron, Commander for USACE New England District, Operations Chief, Frank Fedele signed the final signature.
The project involves reclaiming an existing 3.5 acres of gravel pit in order to enhance critical turtle nesting habitat. The goal is to provide a suitable nesting area at the gravel pit, thereby increasing turtle nesting rates and decreasing turtle mortality.