Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Dabney S. Lancaster Community
College
Clifton Forge, Virginia
First thing we noticed in the morning was that the van had a very flat tire!
Eventually we found out that it would hold enough air to get back to the DSLCC campus.
Whew!
Until about 10 years ago, this was open water behind beaver dams. Now the ponds have
have filled with silt and ecological succession has provided vegetation.
"Show-and-tell" salamanders at our first sampling site - an opportunity to review
salamander identification.
Searching for salamanders in Buck Run.
Lunch along Buck Run Trail.
The waxing moon was remarkably bright and lit up the campsite at night.
A selection of salamanders from today's study
The Wehrle's salamander is one of the less common salamanders in Laurel Fork.
Two-lined salamander.
Slimy salamanders were plentiful and large. Their name is very appropriate -- you
know when you've been "slimed"!
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