THE (CITIZEN) SCIENCE OF SPRING ANN PETERS For the past two years our family has volunteered with the AM&RC (Amphibian Migrations & Road Crossing) to witness and document the great amphibian migration. This migration occurs on the wettest of nights in March and April,
and,
Citizen
Scientists
(trained volunteers) like ourselves, greatly look forward to them. For the purpose of science, we skip bedtime and don reflective gear, headlamps,
clipboards,
pencils,
and unfortunately, a spatula. We head out to a favorite migration spot in the area and walk up and down the road for an hour or two, photographing, counting, and moving the amphibians we find across the road. My daughter (age 7) enjoys catching
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