Join us for the naturalist version of seek and find: flip a log, find a salamander. We will walk the trails, looking for potential hiding spots under logs and debris. Being gentle with the forest floor, we will return any salamanders we find safe and unharmed to their hiding spots. More amphibians may be found in the nearby pond where we’ll watch for tadpoles and other life there. After checking this area out, we will drive to a lower area with a smaller lake where turtles bask on sunny days.
While at the Discovery Center, we will take a look inside at the Bald Eagle exhibit and hang out on the balcony area to spot the nesting pair in the area.
Our field trip leader Tori Schneider is an Associate Professor of Biology at Montgomery College, Rockville Campus. Her interests are ecology and evolutionary biology. She is a herpetologist by trade and studied the phylogenetic relationships of a group of lizards endemic to southern Africa. Tori also studied the effects of ecological disturbances on amphibian populations in Michigan.
Location
Black Hills Discovery Center, Boyds
