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Herp Update: Gray Treefrogs, Nesting Turtles, Bullfrogs

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Current Activity Gray Treefrogs Gray Treefrogs have been very active lately. We have received over 60 reports of them calling from the outside walls of houses, decks, grills, and outside furniture since our last Herp Update. The photo below was…

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Herp Update: Current Activity, Colonization, Permanent Ponds, and Life on the Edge

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, salamander, snakes, updates

Current Activity All our amphibian and reptile species in Vermont are now active. The early spring-breeding amphibians, such as Spotted, Blue-spotted, and Jefferson Salamanders, and Wood Frogs, have left their breeding waters and are now back up in the woods.…

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Herp Update: Vermont Edition, Data Gaps Filled, Four-toed Salamanders

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, frogs, salamander, snakes, updates

Vermont Edition, VPR this Wednesday Herpers, for many years, I have been a guest on Vermont Public Radio’s (VPR) Vermont Edition for a spring herpetology program. This started when Jane Lindholm was host and now continues with Mikaela Lefrak. This…

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Herp Update: Amphibians on the Move, Reptile Reports

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, road search, snakes, updates

Amphibians on the Move in the Lake Champlain Basin With temperatures very close to 60 F, rain coming through at around 7 PM, and no snow left on the overwintering grounds, many amphibians moved downslope to their breeding habitat last…

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Herp Update: Timber Rattlesnakes, Fundraiser

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in education, snakes, updates

Presentation on Vermont Timber Rattlesnakes Herpers, I want to let you know about this upcoming presentation by Luke Groff, our Vermont Fish and Wildlife Herpetologist. I hope some of you can make it. Thursday, February 12, 2026, 7 PM to…

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Herp Update: Fundraiser, Herp Activity, Proposed Wetlands Rule Change – December 18, 2025

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, road search, support, updates

Our Annual Fundraiser Continues We have raised over $16,000 since we began our annual fundraiser on November 11. This is 64% of our goal of $25,000. Thanks again to all of you who have already donated. We realize that for…

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Herp Update: Fundraiser, Late Season Activity – December 2, 2025

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, salamander, support, updates

Our Annual Fundraiser has reached the Halfway Point We have raised over $12,000 since we began our annual fundraiser on November 11. This is just short of halfway to our goal of $25,000. Thanks again to all of you who…

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VT Herp Atlas Annual Fundraiser 2026

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, reptiles, support, updates

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Herp Update: Printed Atlases Available, Amphibian Migration – October 24, 2025

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, migration, updates

Printed Copies of the 2025 Update of our Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas are now Available! We just picked up copies of our 2025 Update of The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas from the printer. It is exciting for us…

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Herp Update: Dead Creek Wildlife Festival, Snake Migration – October 3, 2025

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in education, event, migration, road search, snakes, updates

The Turtles of Vermont at Dead Creek this Saturday Herpers, tomorrow, Saturday, October 4, I will be talking turtle at the Dead Creek Wildlife Festival in Addison. From 10 to 11 AM, I will be giving a PowerPoint presentation on…

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