We flipped our first log and found a pile of salamanders! Salamanders are amphibians who need to keep their skin moist to survive. They lay their eggs right around October and the babies hatch in spring.
The salamanders we found were called Red-Backed salamanders.
We found so many salamanders in two different locations! Both locations, we noticed, were very moist. We explored alot of the logs in the upland spots of the park and did not find many salamanders, however the mid to lower areas were full of them!
We had a visit from two past Urban Naturalists, Kash and Emeril, who now attend The Greene School in W. Greenwich! They led the current Urban Naturalists on a hike around the park and taught them about the ecosystems found there.
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| Kash leads the students in identifying salamanders |
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| Kash and Emeril lead the pack! |
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| Finding animals in Blackstone Park! |
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| Past Urban Naturalists show off their identification skills |
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