Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10th, but we will celebrate this year on April 8th. Special activities will take place from 11:00am-2:00pm. We will have live animals as well as crafts and activities for children and adults alike. 

In Alabama, gopher tortoises are state and federally protected and found in the lower third of the state in 23 counties and frequently encountered in neighborhoods, along roadways and on many of the state’s private and public lands.

Gopher tortoises are a keystone species because they dig huge underground burrows that provide refuge for over 360 other species of wildlife called commensals. Among the commensal species sharing its burrows are the gopher frog, Eastern indigo snake and hundreds of invertebrates like beetles and crickets. Without gopher tortoise burrows, many of these species might not survive.

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