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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: Jefferson & Blue-spotted Salamanders, Spring Amphibian Migration, and Missing Reports

Posted on by Kate Kelly Posted in amphibians, education, road search

Jefferson and Blue-spotted Salamanders Morgan LaChance took the photo below of what we are calling a female Jefferson Group Salamander on March 26 in Huntington.  Since Jefferson Salamanders hybridized in the past with Blue-spotted Salamanders, it is sometimes difficult to…

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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: 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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Herp Update: Field Trip, Map Turtle, Frog & Cecropia, Habitats & Highways – September 23, 2025

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

Join us this Saturday, September 27, for a Field Trip Herpers, I hope some of you will join us this Saturday, September 27th from 9-12 for a reptile and amphibian field trip. Farm and Wilderness asked us to provide this…

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Herp Update: Annual Fundraiser Continues, New Maps Online, Herp Activity – January 2, 2025

Posted on by Kate Kelly Posted in amphibians, education, reptiles, road search, support
Records in Vermont of Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Spring Salamander)

Our Annual Fundraiser Continues Herpers, we have raised over $16,000 of our annual $20,000 goal in our annual fundraiser. So far, 85 people have donated amounts ranging from $10 to $2,500. If you donated already, thanks. If not, please consider…

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Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity, Fundraiser, Presentations – February 11, 2024

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

Recent Herp Activity A few amphibians on the move Last night with Snow Drops blooming in our front yard (see Kris Andrews photo below) temperatures at 41 F, and roads wet and muddy here in Salisbury, I headed out to…

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Presentation on Selected Reptiles and Amphibians of Addison County

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, event, reptiles, updates
Jim Andrews holds a plaque of recognition.

Selected Reptiles and Amphibians of Addison County Wednesday, August 16 at 7 PM I will be giving a presentation titled: Selected Reptiles and Amphibians of Addison County here in Salisbury at our local meeting house/congregational church this Wednesday at 7…

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Herp Update: Education through Press, Current Activity, Snake Hotels — May 10, 2023

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

Herp Education through the Press Herpers, thanks for all the questions you e-mailed and called in for our segment on the Vermont Edition program of Vermont Public.  The producer and host were impressed with all the interest and we accomplished…

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Herp Update: Current Herp Activity, Amphibians of Vermont Field Guide, Vernal Pool Course – March 31, 2023

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, field guide, snakes, updates

Current Herp Activity We have started getting reports of major amphibian migrations here in the Lake Champlain Basin.  Monica and Elka Erhart visited Morgan Road here in Salisbury and reported 181 Blue-spotted Salamanders, 48 Spotted Salamanders, 17 Wood Frogs, 2…

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