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Next time you’re walking through fallen leaves in a forest, keep an eye out for the Eastern red-backed salamander—a small woodland creature with a huge role to play.
Mike Bock
November 22, 2024
October 4, 2024
Adrienne Crosier
August 16, 2024
Mary Hagedorn
March 28, 2024
March 25, 2024
January 30, 2024
December 26, 2023
Brian Gratwicke
December 19, 2023
Michael Brown, conservation science fellow
September 18, 2023
July 27, 2023
June 7, 2023
Jennifer Zoon
May 18, 2023
Stephen Taglieri
May 23, 2022
March 2, 2022
Ashley Goetz
December 20, 2021
Andrew Dreelin
November 30, 2021
Haley Haradon
November 16, 2021
November 15, 2021
Johnny Stutzman
October 19, 2021
Dana Nelson
October 7, 2021
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Meet the Eastern Red-Backed Salamander, A Tiny Environmental Hero
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