Ashuelot Valley Environmental Observatory

The numbers are still trickling in, but by all counts we had a stellar year on the salamander beat! Well over 100 Salamander Crossing Guards crossed nearly 4000 amphibians at nine sites throughout Cheshire County and the Ashuelot watershed over the course of two Big Nights: in total, over 1100 spring peepers, 1100 wood [...]

Tuesday, April 29. We had another Big, Big Night last night (we crossed nearly a thousand spotted salamanders and over 600 spring peepers!) but it looks like today’s rains will end by early evening and turn into sunshine for the rest of the week, so salamander season may be coming to an end. [...]

Don’t let the snow fool you! The spring amphibian migration is just around the corner, and AVEO is training Salamander Crossing Guards to safely usher salamanders, frogs, and toads across busy roads on the Big Night(s)! Click here for Salamander Crossing Brigade training dates and details.

AVEO and Keene State College Continuing Education proudly sponsor the Field Studies Program, which provides a hands-on introduction to natural history and ecological data collection in southwest New Hampshire. Students learn from local experts while exploring the woods, waters, and fields of the Ashuelot Valley, then go on to [...]