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Erosion control and herps: please use fiber or blanket, not plastic

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

Erosion-control matting that contains welded plastic netting is bad news for snakes, which is why we are very thankful that the Vermont Department of Transportation (VTrans) has severely limited use of this product, as have state land managers. That said, the…

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Vernal Pool Video by K. Briggs

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, conservation, education, frogs, salamander

Herpers, friend, colleague, and former student Kiley Briggs of the Orianne Society put together an excellent video on vernal pools.  It is roughly 30 minutes long and covers vernal pools, amphibians that use them, egg-mass ID, and a few invertebrates…

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Need some good questions

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, news, salamander, updates

Note from Jim: Herpers, I will be joining Jane Lindholm on VPR’s Vermont Edition this Tuesday May 12 from 1 to 2 PM for a Vermont herp discussion.  We usually do this about once a year and it is a…

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Amphibian Crossings: Chris Slesar interview

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, conservation, education, frogs, herping, salamander

Chris K. Slesar, Environmental Resources Coordinator for the Vermont Agency of Transportation, and frequent contributor to the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas, did a Facebook Live interview about on habitat connectivity and herps. It’s watchable at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=682259185675742. [Facebook videos apparently…

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Snakes and Dead Creek Day

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

Herpers, this is the time of year to find snakes on the roads when you are out walking, biking, or driving (slowly).  Snakes are now mowing from foraging areas to denning areas on warm sunny fall days and that means…

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Event: Cornwall Walk, May 18

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, event, updates

Come for A Walk in the Woods, as we join Jim Andrews for the Follow-up Walk of “Slippery Creatures: Salamanders and Frogs!” We’ll look for vernal pools in the woods, with salamander and frog eggs, as well as see them…

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Protecting amphibians (video interview with Jim)

Posted on by Kir Talmage Posted in amphibians, conservation, education, updates

Enjoy this brief video interview with Jim about conserving amphibians Via NBC Boston at https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/vt-researcher-aims-to-protect-amphibians-from-car-tires-other-threats/123450/

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Event: Amphibians and more in the Black River Watershed (April 23, 2019)

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

Herpers, if you are interested/available, and live somewhere near Craftsbury. I have a presentation coming up tomorrow night. See below. 2019 COC Forestry and Conservation Seminar Series: Changes in the Forests and Fields Around Us – a deep dive into…

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to Herpers: Amphibian Migration

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, herping, reptiles, road seach, snakes, updates

Herpers, here in Salisbury we hosted one of our public education nights on Morgan Road last night. We had 43 people on site and monitored and moved amphibians for two hours from 8 AM to 10 AM. Despite the conditions…

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to Herpers: conditions for seeking migrating amphibians

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

Herpers, I have been watching the weather forecast carefully for tonight to see if it would be a good night for amphibian migration. I look for a few predictors. I want to make sure that where I am going to…

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