Big Night comes once, sometimes twice, each spring, or can occur as several medium or smaller nights. It’s the magical moment when the temperature and humidity are just right, and spotted salamanders, wood frogs, and other amphibians migrate from wherever they wintered to nearby vernal pools and wetlands where they will breed. This often happens in April, but could occur in later March or early May. When their migration involves crossing a road, we can help them cross safely!

Chocorua Lake Conservancy and Green Mountain Conservation Group are assembling a team for a Big Night Salamander Crossing Brigade and data collection in the Chocorua Lake Basin. If you would like to be part of this citizen science project, please fill out this simple form. Space permitting, we will email you when the time looks right to see if you are able to join us and to give you directions and details about what to bring.

Sign-up to participate and receive updates on the date of the Salamander Brigade: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGmCoq14VJ1kCBZynmJNH7CC1sY6N5dJd818xtRfu9qeTf2w/viewform

We encourage you to attend this upcoming training: 

Thursday, March 20, 7–8 PM, in person: It’s Raining Frogs & Toads! Big Night Info Session, with our friends up the road at Tin Mountain Conservation Center. Register HERE. They will cover likely species we’ll see in this region and safety considerations for both humans and amphibians, and they encourage us to attend and then monitor crossings near our homes so that we aren’t driving long distances on a night when amphibians are on the move.

(If you would like to bring a child with you to Big Night, we ask that you please attend a training to learn how to keep people of all ages safe during the Brigade.)