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POSTPONED -- Winter Blizzards Bring Spring Lizards

  • The Grafton Inn Grafton, Vermont (map)

This event has been postponed.

No, not actual lizards, but every spring as the snow thaws and rain returns, frogs and salamanders emerge from their winter refuges and migrate to their breeding wetlands, recently replenished by water from the winter melt. When roads get in the way of these incredible movements, amphibians are put at great risk, and if traffic levels are high enough, entire populations can be wiped out. Yet the same roads posing a threat to frog and salamander populations also present unique opportunities for people to see these remarkable animals for themselves, sometimes in very large numbers. And for a child to witness such an awesome event can truly be a life changing experience.

Join local herpetologist, Kiley Briggs, from The Orianne Society, to learn how frogs and salamanders survive the winter, how to predict when and where they can be seen migrating in the spring, and how to safely witness the event for yourselves (and collect valuable data!)

This is a great program for families with children ages 8 and up.

Join us in the Homestead Room of the Grafton Inn at 7 - 8:30 pm on March 26th

$7 advance ticket, $10 at the door