By: Bridget Hudnall, 2024-2025 SPARCnet RaMP Mentee Have you ever met a red-backed salamander? It is one of the most abundant vertebrates in the forests of northeastern North America, lurking just out of sight under logs and leaf litter. And
The kiss of death: An observation of territoriality in eastern red-backed salamanders
By: Lily McCarthy, 2024-2025 SPARCnet RaMP Mentee POV: It’s December in upstate New York. The three layers that I have on are just barely enough to keep me from shivering – it’s not actually that cold, but I’m anemic and
From Amphibian Week to Action: Inspiring Conservation Through Outreach
By: Maddie Chartier, 2024-2024 SPARCnet RaMP Mentee Participating in outreach events is one of my absolute favorite parts of being a scientist, and a great way to get people involved in taking action! Having conversations and making connections with the
From City Streets to Forest Trails: Inspiring the Next Generation of Conservationists
By: Sophia Loureiro, 2024-2025 SPARCnet RaMP Mentee If you told little Sophia that much of her future career would be spent outdoors, she would have turned and looked at you with her brow raised in blatant skepticism. Growing up in