Salamander Crossing Brigade Volunteer Training

As the earth thaws and spring rains drench New Hampshire, thousands of amphibians migrate to vernal pools to breed. Many are killed when their journeys take them across roads. Every year, the Harris Center for Conservation Education trains community scientists to serve on Salamander Crossing Brigades at amphibian road crossings throughout the Monadnock Region, including right here in Keene. These heroic volunteers move migrating amphibians across roads by hand during one or more "Big Nights" each spring, keeping count as they go. Attend this volunteer training to join their ranks – or simply to learn more about the remarkable spring amphibian migration. Friday, March 25, from noon to 1 p.m. in Science Center 101. Register at https://forms.gle/zoXSzNkBUJYQ1gPM6.

For more information on the Salamander Brigades, visit harriscenter.org/salamander-crossing-brigades or contact Brett Amy Thelen at thelen@harriscenter.org.

Co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education and Keene State College.

This in-person training is being offered exclusively for members of the KSC community. An online training for the general public will take place on March 15. Registration details for that event are posted at harriscenter.org/salamander-crossing-brigades/training-dates.