Red Eft (photo John Hadden)

Red Eft (photo John Hadden)

Red Eft (photo John Hadden)

Become an Amphibian Crossing Guard!

Become an Amphibian Crossing Guard!

Become an Amphibian Crossing Guard!

The Huntington Conservation Commission needs your help, and so do the town’s amphibians!

The Huntington Conservation Commission needs your help, and so do the town’s amphibians!

The Huntington Conservation Commission needs your help, and so do the town’s amphibians!

Helping salamanders and frogs cross the roads is fun, but it’s also important! Crossing Guards help to reduce salamander and frog deaths where they must cross roads to reach their breeding pools in the spring. The long-term survival of vernal pool breeding amphibians is threatened in areas fragmented by roads. The loss of amphibians will impact the viability of remote vernal pools and will degrade the forest food web.

Helping salamanders and frogs cross the roads is fun, but it’s also important! Crossing Guards help to reduce salamander and frog deaths where they must cross roads to reach their breeding pools in the spring. The long-term survival of vernal pool breeding amphibians is threatened in areas fragmented by roads. The loss of amphibians will impact the viability of remote vernal pools and will degrade the forest food web.

Helping salamanders and frogs cross the roads is fun, but it’s also important! Crossing Guards help to reduce salamander and frog deaths where they must cross roads to reach their breeding pools in the spring. The long-term survival of vernal pool breeding amphibians is threatened in areas fragmented by roads. The loss of amphibians will impact the viability of remote vernal pools and will degrade the forest food web.

American Toad (photo Cindy Sprague)

American Toad (photo Cindy Sprague)

American Toad (photo Cindy Sprague)

When do amphibians migrate?

When do amphibians migrate?

When do amphibians migrate?

• Between mid-March and late April, • When the ground has thawed, • When temperatures are above 40 degrees, • When it’s raining or very wet, and • At night.

• Between mid-March and late April, • When the ground has thawed, • When temperatures are above 40 degrees, • When it’s raining or very wet, and • At night.

• Between mid-March and late April, • When the ground has thawed, • When temperatures are above 40 degrees, • When it’s raining or very wet, and • At night.

Guards walk up and down the section of road where amphibians are crossing (the Huntington Conservation Commissions provides a map of locations). When you see a frog or salamander, you gently pick it up and move it across the road in the direction it is heading. It’s a good idea to team up to share sections of the road and help with traffic control.

Guards walk up and down the section of road where amphibians are crossing (the Huntington Conservation Commissions provides a map of locations). When you see a frog or salamander, you gently pick it up and move it across the road in the direction it is heading. It’s a good idea to team up to share sections of the road and help with traffic control.

Guards walk up and down the section of road where amphibians are crossing (the Huntington Conservation Commissions provides a map of locations). When you see a frog or salamander, you gently pick it up and move it across the road in the direction it is heading. It’s a good idea to team up to share sections of the road and help with traffic control.

For more information about the program, visit the town’s website (hungtingtonvt.org) and search for the Conservation Commission’s page. Sign up for email alerts by emailing Cindy Sprague ([email protected]) or Wally Jenkins ([email protected]). Please put “Salamander” in the subject heading.

For more information about the program, visit the town’s website (hungtingtonvt.org) and search for the Conservation Commission’s page. Sign up for email alerts by emailing Cindy Sprague ([email protected]) or Wally Jenkins ([email protected]). Please put “Salamander” in the subject heading.

For more information about the program, visit the town’s website (hungtingtonvt.org) and search for the Conservation Commission’s page. Sign up for email alerts by emailing Cindy Sprague ([email protected]) or Wally Jenkins ([email protected]). Please put “Salamander” in the subject heading.

What does a Crossing Guard do?

How do I get started?

What does a Crossing Guard do?

How do I get started?

What does a Crossing Guard do?

How do I get started?