Salamander Crossing Brigade: Live Virtual Training
March 26 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Spotted salamanders, with their surprising size and charm, highlight the importance of vernal pools and wetland health. On rainy spring nights, salamanders, Jefferson salamanders, and wood frogs migrate from forests to breeding pools, offering a rare chance to see these remarkable creatures.
For many years, we’ve organized brigades of volunteers who help amphibians reach their breeding habitat by giving them a lift across roads. Volunteers also collect & submit data on the amphibians – allowing us to assess the health of our wetland ecosystems. Crossing guards not only save individual amphibians, they safeguard future populations of frogs and salamanders
This presentation begins with an introduction to the salamanders and frogs that you might encounter on migration nights, and it will then walk you through the basics of helping on migration nights.
