Slow down for amphibians

The spring amphibian breeding season is upon us, and Vermont Fish and Wildlife is asking drivers to slow down and be cautious when travelling at night, or even seeking alternate routes to avoid driving roads near wetlands and ponds that salamanders and frogs cross during at this time.

Green Mountain Club (GMC) Bread Loaf Section’s 2024 “Selected Reptiles and Amphibians of the Central Green Mountains” will be held on the evening of Friday, March 29, at 7 p.m., at Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Court in Middlebu … (read more)

On warm, wet nights in March and April frogs and salamanders move from their wintering sites on high ground to breeding sites in wetlands to mate and lay eggs. Their route to the nearest vernal pool sometimes takes them across a road. 

Herpetologist Jim Andrews has received some particularly noteworthy news — accounts of reptiles and amphibians active in late December, a time of year when those creatures have typically gone dormant for the winter.

Vermont Fish and Wildlife is asking drivers to slow down and be cautious when travelling at night in early spring, or to take alternate routes to avoid driving on roads near ponds and wetlands that salamanders and frogs cross during their breeding season.

Otter Creek Audubon and the Salisbury Conservation Commission are monitoring an amphibian crossing site in Salisbury again this year.

MONTPELIER — Vermonters are reporting a particularly horrendous mud season this year, keeping some off the roads. But the warm, rainy nights in early spring give us another good reason to avoid even the paved roads: breeding frogs and salamanders that are … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — The New Haven Conservation Commission will hold its first Armchair Naturalist talk of the year on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Town Offices on North Street. The talk, “Let’s get Wet,” by Jim Andrews, will focus on the amphibians of New … (read more)