This Carolyn Taylor watercolor of a red-cockaded woodpecker, an indigo snake and a gopher tortoise in a longleaf pine habitat is available for downoad. After clicking on the version you wish to download, right click to save.
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Information about the gopher tortoise and how to manage its habitat
Gopher Tortoise Species Information
Gopher Tortoise Conservation and Forest Management Brochure (pdf)
Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise (pdf)
Download a sample resolution to declare "Gopher Tortoise Day" in your town, city or county.
Download some radio public service announcements promoting Gopher Tortoise Day.
Gopher Tortoise Day radio public service announcements (pdf)
Sample press release
Sample Press Release (Word doc)
Sample social media posts
Sample Social Media Posts (pdf)
Coloring/Activity Pages - Downolad these individual pages and print as many as you need.
Gopher Tortoise Habitat Coloring Page (pdf)
Snake and Tortoise Coloring Page (pdf)
Gopher Tortoise Shell Coloring Page (pdf)
Gopher Tortoise Mosaic Craft Instructions (pdf)
Gopher Tortoise Word Search (pdf)
Fact Sheets
Gopher Tortoise List of 39 Facts (pdf) - Visit web page
Gopher Tortoise Fact Sheet for Youth (pdf)
Gopher Tortoise Fact Sheet for Adults (pdf)
Alabama Snake Publication (pdf) - Several kinds of snakes may use gopher tortoise burrows.
Build a Gopher Tortoise Burrow for Children
