Read More 5 minute read Faces of the Forest Species Spotlight: Eastern Musk TurtleByKiley BriggsApril 2, 2019 Views:814 views Eastern Musk Turtles go by a few different names, but they all mean the same thing.… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 5 minute read Faces of the Forest Why Do Species Live Where They Do and Not Where They Don’t?ByKiley BriggsMarch 5, 2019 Views:490 views Growing up in the southern Champlain Valley of Vermont, I knew there were Spring Salamanders in… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 3 minute read Faces of the Forest A Gardener’s Friend: The Secretive Red-bellied SnakeByKiley BriggsFebruary 4, 2019 Views:7,576 views Northern New England is not known for having high reptile and amphibian diversity, yet most people… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 7 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative Combating Misinformation with Identification Tips and ResourcesByKiley BriggsJanuary 8, 2019 Views:312 views Like so many other people, I grew up falsely thinking brown recluse spiders are common in… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 6 minute read Faces of the Forest How Do Reptiles and Amphibians Survive Snowy Winters?ByKiley BriggsDecember 3, 2018 Views:1,235 views Winter is not the best time to find reptiles and amphibians in the Northeast. Snow and… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 4 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative The Snake of the NorthByKiley BriggsNovember 8, 2018 Views:1,664 views Basking along the edge of some random driveway in north Georgia, a Common Gartersnake was the… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 3 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative Fall Peepers – A Seasonal AberrationByKiley BriggsOctober 1, 2018 Views:4,917 views In Northern New England, seasons aren’t always clear-cut. We have mud season, spring, summer, fall, second… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 6 minute read Faces of the Forest A How-to on Proper Use of a Field GuideByKiley BriggsSeptember 17, 2018 Views:998 views Field guides are a gateway to understanding the natural world. Indeed, many herpers I know treasure… Read More 0 0 0