Greg LeClair, Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Maine Hi everyone! My name is Greg LeClair and I’m the project creator of The Big Night – Maine Amphibian Migration Monitoring. This is a community science project focused on protecting and collecting data on amphibians as they cross roads during their [...]

Thomas Hastings, Graduate Assistant, Appalachian State University Polar bears spotted near the coast of Hudson Bay. (Photo: Thomas Hastings) After working with wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) for several years in Maine, I decided to continue my studies with this species at the northern extant of their range. Last summer, [...]

Scott Lindemann, Master of Wildlife Conservation Student, University of Maine Both summer and our summer fieldwork are fully underway now. Our project has been running and collecting data more or less continuously since May 25, and we’ve got a lot of exciting data to show for it. Some of the more interesting observations [...]

Aram Calhoun, Professor of Wetland Ecology, University of Maine Kristine Hoffmann, Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Maine Warm spring rains (following what seemed to be an extra long winter) brought out not only wood frogs and salamanders but also vernal pool ecologists. In March, April, and May, Aram Calhoun, Elizabeth Hertz, and Kris [...]

Aidan O’Brien searching a clearcut for Mink Frog Scott Lindemann, Master of Wildlife Conservation Student, University of Maine This summer will bring with it an exciting new project from the Hunter/Calhoun lab—we’ll be working once again on the Maine Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project, in coordination with the Maine Department [...]