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Item Excluding mammalian predators from diamondback terrapin nesting beaches with an electric fence(2009-05) Bennett, Curtis; Chaudhry, Sona; Clemens, Marjorie; Gilmer, Lacy; Lee, Samantha; Parker, Thomas; Peterson, Emily; Rajkowski, Jessica; Shih, Karen; Subramaniam, Sasika; Wells, Rachel; White, Jessica; Adams, LowellOver the past century, diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) populations in the Chesapeake Bay region of the United States have declined from their historic abundance. One factor contributing to the decline is increased predation on terrapin nests by raccoons (Procyon lotor) and foxes (Vulpes vulpes and Urocyon cinereoargenteus). We studied the use of electric fences to deter these predators from nesting beaches along the lower Patuxent River, Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties, Maryland. Over the two-year study, the predation rate within treatment (fenced) plots was 40% (4 of 10 nests) compared to 69% (20 of 29 nests) in control plots. We believe that electric fences have potential as a conservation technique for reducing mammalian predation on diamondback terrapin nests.Item A Historic Context, Policy, and Theme Analysis to Inform Scenario Plans for the Fairland & Briggs Chaney Master Plan Area(Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2021) Lee, Samantha; Fuller, Sarah; Evans, Frankie; Resnick, Eric; Murtha, Devon; Bailey, Angela; Yee, Karen; Ursin, Nicole; Wells, Jeremy; Cargill, WinnieThrough their work with the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland (UMD), the Montgomery County Department of Planning commissioned this report from the university’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). The client wished to understand the historical context of the Master Plan area and how heritage values would change over the future and be influenced by climate change. Broadly defined, the field of historic preservation is concerned with the identification, protection, and conservation of culturally and historically significant structures and sites. Preservation policy, then, is concerned with the laws, regulations, and rules which encompass and guide the field of historic preservation and preservation practitioners.