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Northern Leopard Frog-pocalypse? No, but…

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, road seach, updates

Over the past week I have received many e-mails, phone calls, and reports of huge numbers of small frogs along the Otter Creek floodplains of Cornwall, Leicester, and Salisbury. Landowners report not wanting to mow their lawns; pool owners have…

to Herpers: Your Assignment

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, frogs, herping, salamander, updates

Okay herpers, conditions for amphibian migration tomorrow night in the Lake Champlain Basin and other lowland areas of Vermont look almost perfect. It is now time for each and every one of you to contribute some useful information in return…

Tagged with: community, conservation, data, data gaps

to Herpers: mixed success

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, frogs, snakes, turtles, updates

Herpers, I just finished reviewing all the herp reports that have been coming in from this weekend through last night. Those that were out looking had mixed success last night. I have heard from groups in Monkton and New Haven…

Tagged with: community, conservation, frog, herping, Lake Champlain Basin, turtles

to Herpers: good migration weather coming

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, herping, updates

Herpers, currently the weather forecast looks very good for amphibian migration this Friday night April 5th. We had amphibians moving in the Lake Champlain Basin back on March 21 before the rain turned to snow. Brett H reported activity on…

Tagged with: herping, migration, weather