Salamander Rains and vernal Pools; Return to Wood Turtles/Beaver Dam
The first salamander rain came on the 11th of April, a week after the first spotted turtles were up from hibernation to sun themselves in the Great Alder Carr (v. my previous posting: First Turtle…). As noted before (and in my books) spotted turtles select overwintering sites that are the first niches – often relatively […]