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Sign up to be a 2026 salamander escort

SPRING SALAMANDERS ARE among the local species directly impacted by heavy rains and flooding. Such storms affect young stream salamanders in particular by washing around eggs and larvae.
Photo by Rich Kern
March 19, 2026
Otter Creek Audubon and the Salisbury Conservation Commission will patrol an amphibian crossing site in Salisbury again this year.
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