[NatureNS] Amphibian sightings wanted

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Is there any hope of the herp atlas being published (promised in 2005)?
It's just this kind of research by my next door neighbour at work (Cory
Bishop) which would benefit from access to those data we collected. Even
the database is down, so no search can be done.

Randy

_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

On 10 May 2015 at 14:22, Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com> wrote:

> See below
>
> With kindest regards,
>
> Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.
> 1-902-293-1533
> Twitter @maryemacaulay
> Twitter @insectrecovery
> http://insectrecovery.org
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Lillian <lrisley@ns.sympatico.ca>
> *Date:* May 10, 2015 at 12:14:43 PM ADT
> *To:* Lillian Risley <lrisley@ns.sympatico.ca>
> *Subject:* *A time sensitive event for Spring*
>
> We have received a request from Prof of Biology Cory Bishop at St. F. X
> seeking participation of our members in a project which will gather
> information
> on amphibian breeding in the province.  The project description is below
> along with contact information so that interested individuals can get
> further information.
>
> Lillian Risley
> HFN Membership Secretary
>
>
>
> *Citizen Science Project*
>
>
> The Bishop Laboratory at St. Francis-Xavier University is very pleased to
> announce a new Citizen Science initiative.  Their goal is to involve
> everyday people in a project in which they map as much amphibian breeding
> habitat in the province as possible.  What does it mean to map breeding
> habitat?  Quite simply, they=E2=80=99d like to know about any ditch, pond=
, or
> forest seasonal melt pool (called a vernal pool) in which amphibian egg
> masses can be spotted and from which this geographic information can be
> plotted to a map.
>
>
> The two species of interest are the Wood Frog, *Lithobates sylvatica*,
> and the Yellow-spotted Salamander, *Ambystoma maculatum*.  They are
> interested in these two species because their egg masses form an amazing
> symbiotic association with unicellular green algae.  In order to further
> their understanding of this aspect of amphibian reproduction, they need t=
o
> know about a great variety of locations in which these amphibians lay the=
ir
> eggs.
>
>
> All information about this exciting new project can be found at *www.citi=
zensciencens.ca
> <http://www.citizensciencens.ca/>*.
>
> We hope you=E2=80=99ll join us on this fun and interesting journey into t=
he life
> of frogs and salamanders in Nova Scotia!"
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Is there any hope of the herp atlas being published (promi=
sed in 2005)? It&#39;s just this kind of research by my next door neighbour=
 at work (Cory Bishop) which would benefit from access to those data we col=
lected. Even the database is down, so no search can be done.<div><br></div>=
<div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><di=
v class=3D"gmail_signature">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<b=
r>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10 May 2015 at 14:22, Mary Macaulay <span=
 dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marymacaulay@hotmail.com" target=3D"_bla=
nk">marymacaulay@hotmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>See below<br><br>With kindest regards,<div=
><br><div>Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.</div><div><a href=3D"tel:1-902-293-1533" =
value=3D"+19022931533" target=3D"_blank">1-902-293-1533</a></div><div>Twitt=
er @maryemacaulay</div></div><div>Twitter @insectrecovery</div><div><a href=
=3D"http://insectrecovery.org" target=3D"_blank">http://insectrecovery.org<=
/a></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></di=
v><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><b>From:</b> Lillian &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:lrisley@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">lrisley@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;=
<br><b>Date:</b> May 10, 2015 at 12:14:43 PM ADT<br><b>To:</b> Lillian Risl=
ey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lrisley@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">lrisley=
@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>A time sensitive event for S=
pring</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>We have =
received a request from Prof of Biology Cory Bishop at St. F. X seeking par=
ticipation of our members in a project which will gather information<div>on=
 amphibian breeding in the province.=C2=A0 The project description is below=
 along with contact information so that interested individuals can get furt=
her information.</div><div><br></div><div>Lillian Risley</div><div>HFN Memb=
ership Secretary</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><di=
v><p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3.6px;margin-le=
ft:0px;font:normal normal normal 13px/normal Times;font-size:18px"><b>Citiz=
en Science Project</b></p><p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margi=
n-bottom:3.6px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 13px/normal Times;=
font-size:18px"><span style=3D"font-size:15px;font-family:Helvetica"><br></=
span></p><p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3.6px;ma=
rgin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 13px/normal Times;font-size:18px"><=
span style=3D"font-size:15px;font-family:Helvetica">The Bishop Laboratory a=
t St. Francis-Xavier University is very pleased to announce a new Citizen S=
cience initiative.=C2=A0 Their goal is to involve everyday people in a proj=
ect in which they map as much amphibian breeding habitat in the province as=
 possible.=C2=A0 What does it mean to map breeding habitat?=C2=A0 Quite sim=
ply, they=E2=80=99d like to know about any ditch, pond, or forest seasonal =