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Princeton volunteers close roads, collect data to save spotted salamanders
Summary
Princeton high school students, conservation volunteers and town officials described a volunteer-led Salamander Crossing Brigade, recurring road closures and data collection that reduced amphibian deaths during migration.
Members of the Princeton Salamander Crossing Brigade described to the Mayor and Council on April 16 a volunteer effort to protect spotted salamanders as they migrate to vernal pools to breed.
The group’s founder, Inga Reagan, introduced herself as representing Friends of Herontown Woods and said the brigade includes students, teachers and university professors. She described the salamander population as a “keystone species” and said volunteers both help animals cross roads and collect data for the New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife. “We have crossing guard waivers as well as informational assessments before they go to actually help with the crossings to…
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