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In the News: May 2020

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

Kir Talmage Posted in conservation, news, turtles, updates

A brief round up of this month’s news and mentions of the Atlas: May 18: “F&W: Turtles on the Roadway Need Your Help” from Saint Albans Messenger at https://www.samessenger.com/news/f-w-turtles-on-the-roadway-need-your-help/article_6f8ba722-9906-11ea-a519-13455e108690.html “When you spot a turtle in the road, you may be…

Tagged with: crossings, migration, news, publicity, road crossing, roadkill, safety, turtles

Amphibian Crossings: Chris Slesar interview

Posted on May 8, 2020 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…

Tagged with: amphibians, conservation, crossings, herping

Snakes and Dead Creek Day

Posted on September 19, 2019 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…

Tagged with: crossings, roadkill, snakes

Mama turtles on the move

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, herping, turtles, updates

Herpers, this Tuesday I drove to Bennington and back and saw three Snapping Turtles and three Painted Turtles crossing the roads. From mid-May through June female turtles are leaving the water and traveling overland to their favorite egg-laying locations. This…

Tagged with: crossings, turtles

to Herpers: Spring amphibian migration and a couple requests

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, conservation, herping, updates

Herpers, the forecast for this Friday night currently looks good for amphibian migration and if the temperatures really stay in the 60’s as forecast, we might see Gray Treefrogs and American Toads moving in the valley. Of course back up…

Tagged with: amphibians, community, conservation, crossings, Lake Champlain Basin

to Herpers: Amphibian Migration

Posted on April 15, 2019 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…

Tagged with: amphibians, community, crossings, Lake Champlain Basin, migration, spring

to Herpers: Amphibians and Reptile Activity

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, turtles, updates

Herpers, there was lots of activity last night and I am still working through all the reports. I received reports from Alburgh south to Brandon and east to Northfield. The species list is extensive: Jefferson, Blue-spotted, Spotted, Four-toed, and Eastern…

Tagged with: amphibian eggs, conservation, crossings, herping, turtles

to Herpers: conditions for seeking migrating amphibians

Posted on April 5, 2019 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…

Tagged with: amphibians, community, conservation, crossings, reptiles, road seach, spring

Road Crossings for Salamanders: new report

Posted on March 31, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, salamander

Here’s some good reading for us! There’s a new report out from the Agency of Transportation: Where Do Salamanders Cross The Road? Development Of A GIS Model To Identify Amphibian Road-Crossing Hotspots Authors are Steven D. Faccio, Sean W. MacFaden,…

Tagged with: conservation, crossings, salamanders

Spring Amphibian Movement

Posted on March 20, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, road seach

email from Jim: Herpers, one of my students just asked if the weather conditions forecast for tomorrow night might be appropriate for amphibian movement. They might. Looking at the current forecast though, it would be best after midnight. Currently the…

Tagged with: crossings, Lake Champlain Basin, road seach, spring, weather