Green Drinks: Amphibian Crossing Training

Wood frogs, peepers, and yellow spotted salamanders (plus other more rare species) emerge from thick forests on the first rainy nights of spring when the temperature stays over 40 degrees, and migrate to vernal pools and swampy wetlands where they lay their eggs. This migration often takes them across roads, where they are frequently observed as roadkill. So how do we help and protect these important species? Become an amphibian crossing guard and help them across the road! Volunteer crossing guards have helped save thousands of amphibians while providing important information to conservation science and natural resource planners.

We will join Ben Fletcher, a volunteer from the Hartford Salamander Team to learn about how we can participate in the Amphibian Road Crossing Program. The Salamander Team is a volunteer group that supports science research and education in the Upper Valley.

Virtual via zoom.