On March 22, 2017, we returned to our research site for the second time to monitor our previously deployed coverboards. A couple days prior to our monitoring event, we have had cooler temperatures and snow accumulation. Students carefully captured the individuals and placed them in a Ziploc bag in order to not irritate their highly permeable skin during data collection. Salamander and microhabitat data was taken, each individual was measured (snout to vent length and total body length) and weighed (grams). After data collection, the coverboards were placed back tight to the ground and the salamanders were released beside the board they were found under. After all of the cover boards at a site were checked, we focused our attention on natural cover objects (rocks, logs, leaf litter, etc.) and repeated the previously stated methods. Two species of salamanders were found during this survey, Northern Slimy Salamanders and Eastern Red-backed Salamanders, which are our target species.
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