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Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity, Fundraiser, Presentations – February 11, 2024

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Recent Herp Activity A few amphibians on the move Last night with Snow Drops blooming in our front yard (see Kris Andrews photo below) temperatures at 41 F, and roads wet and muddy here in Salisbury, I headed out to…

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Herp Update: Recent Herp and Human Activity – January 22, 2024

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, event, snakes, updates

Annual Fundraiser As I hope you know, we are in middle of our annual fundraiser.  We have now raised $8,358 of our goal of $20,000 for this year.  Our thanks to the 81 people who have contributed so far.  If…

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Herp Update: Fundraising, activity (herp and human), events – January 10, 2024

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in event, herping

I hope you all survived our storm without too much damage. We have power and only small branches down here in Salisbury, but other Herp Atlas staff are without power, phone, or wifi at their homes. Update on Our Annual…

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Herp Update: Amphibians moving, December reptiles – December 11, 2023

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, road search, updates

Folks, as a result of the number of people who have requested to receive our Herp Updates, we moved to a new format using Mailchimp. Please do forward this e-mail to anyone you think would be interested. They can subscribe…

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Herp Update: Amphibians moving, Winter reports, Annual report – November 18, 2023

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, road search, salamander, updates

Recent Herp Activity Amphibians still on the move With temperatures above 50 F and rains that started around 6 PM, I headed out to Morgan Road here in Salisbury last night before going to bed. In one pass through the…

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Herp Update: New Format & Recent Sightings – October 27, 2023

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New Format and Recent Sightings Folks, as a result of the number of people who have requested to receive our Herp Updates, we have moved to a new format using Mailchimp. For friends and family to subscribe: visit vtherpatlas.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=63c5df7985d413f2ea204e690&id=c48959eb4b&e=f3cfc2a496 There…

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Herp Update: Amphibians on the move & Fall Calls, Snake Monitoring Video, Non-native Species – October 17, 2023

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, lizards, research, snakes, turtles, updates

Recent and Upcoming Herp Activity Amphibians still on the move After my wife mentioned that an Eastern Red-backed Salamander had found its way into her studio yesterday evening, I decided I should run over to our local amphibian crossing hotspot…

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Herp Update: Still moving, annual report – October 11, 2023

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in research, snakes, updates

Amphibians still on the move During last Saturday night’s rain, my wife Kris and I headed out to our local amphibian crossing (Morgan Road) for a quick look at amphibians coming out of the Leicester River swamp and heading to…

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Herp Update: Snakes and amphibians on the move, Endangered Species Award, Presentation – October 6, 2023

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, road search, snakes, updates

Recent and Upcoming Herp Activity: Snakes on the move Herpers, I used to believe that the first frosts of the fall were the trigger that initiated snakes movement back uphill to denning sites.  On the first warm sunny day after…

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Herp Update: Spiny softshells, Concert – September 19, 2023

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in event, turtles, updates

Recent Herp Activity : Turtles Now that the water is starting to cool down, turtles will be basking more to raise their body temperatures to optimal levels for growth, digestion, healing, and all other bodily functions. We recently received some…

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