Aton Forest, in conjunction with Ashuelot Valley Environmental Observatory (AVEO), a program of The Harris Center For Conservation Education, is hosting a workshop, Salamander Crossing Guard Training, on Saturday, March 24 from 4 to 6 pm. Each year, thousands of salamanders and other amphibians are killed while crossing roads during their annual breeding migration. AVEO provides training and coordinates crossing brigades in Southern New Hampshire, which consists of taking trained volunteers into the field on crossing nights and sheparding animals across. This workshop will provide training in amphibian identification, road safety, and basic data collection. Subsequently, Aton Forest will work with interested participants who want to or have already identified locations of high concentrations of migratory amphibians in our area to establish crossing guard brigades. Crossing amphibians is a family friendly activity, but this course is for children age 12 and older.
Instructor: Brett Thelen, M.S., AVEO Program Director. This workshop is free of charge and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Location: Aton Forest Headquarters, 270 North Colebrook Road, Norfolk CT. 06058. Call or email to register, or with any questions: (860) 542-5125 or contact@atonforest.org.