Vol. 33 (2013), No. 04

The newsletter of the

Minnesota Herpetological Society

Contents April Meeting Notice— General Meeting will be April 5th, 2013 White Snake Sale March Speaker Recap: Ed Quinn; Salamanders and surveys All MHS Newsletters are now online!

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Chris Smith 651.315.7760 President@mnherpsoc.com Vice President Dāv Kaufman 612.669.4567 VicePresident@MnHerpSoc.com Recording Secretary Beth Girard 612.616.8431 RecSecretary@MnHerpSoc.com Membership Secretary Heather Clayton 612.886.7175 MemSecretary@MnHerpSoc.com Treasurer Nancy Haig 763.434.8684 Treasurer@MnHerpSoc.com Newsletter Editor Ellen Heck 763.593.5414 NewsletterEditor@MnHerpSoc.com Members at Large Micole Hendricks 651.356.1669 MemberAtLarge2@MnHerpSoc.com Rebecca Markowitz 409-750-0235 MemberAtLarge4@MnHerpSoc.com Terry Odegaard 612.840.7674 MemberAtLarge1@MnHerpSoc.com Peter Tornquist 952-797-6515 MemberAtLarge3@MnHerpSoc.com

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The purpose of the Minnesota Herpetological Society is to: • Further the education of the membership and the general public in care and captive propagation of reptiles and amphibians; • Educate the members and the general public in the ecological role of reptiles and amphibians; • Promote the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.

The Minnesota Herpetological Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Membership is open to all individuals with an interest in amphibians and reptiles. The Minnesota Herpetological Society Newsletter is published monthly to provide its members with information concerning the society’s activities and a media for exchanging information, opinions and resources.

General Meetings are held at Borlaug Hall, Room 335 on the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota, on the first Friday of each month (unless there is a holiday conflict). The meeting starts at 7:00pm and lasts about three hours. Please check the MHS Voice mail for changes in schedules or cancellations.

Submissions to the Newsletter Ads or Notices must be submitted no later than the night of the General Meeting to be included in the next issue. Longer articles will be printed as time and space allows and should be in electronic file format if possible.

See inside back cover for ad rates. Submissions may be sent to:

COMMITTEES Adoption Sarah Richard RealSarah@aol.com

612.781.9544

Education Jan Larson 507.263.4391 Jan.SkunkHollow@Juno.com Fostering Nancy Haig 763.434.8684 NancHaig@CitiLink.com Cover photo by Jim Gerholdt Cartoons by Fran Frisch

The Minnesota Herpetological Society -or- newslettereditor@mnherpsoc.com Attn: Newsletter Editor C/O Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0104

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© Copyright 2013, Minnesota Herpetological Society. Except where noted, contents may be reproduced for non-profit, non-commercial use only. All material must be reproduced without change. Proper credit will be given including the author/photographer and the Minnesota Herpetological Society Newsletter citing: volume, number and date.

General Meeting Presentation Friday April 5th, 7:00pm; 6:30pm Social Hour April is the White Snake Sale. There will be 2 or 3 rounds, depending on the number of items donated, with the live art auction being held between rounds. We accept cash, checks and credit cards. Contact Heather Clayton with questions. http://www.mnherpsoc.com/content/april-meeting-white-snake-sale We will also be having the annual Photo Contest. You must be a member to enter, but do not need to be present to win. Voting will be done between rounds. Contact Beth Girard with questions. http://www.mnherpsoc.com/content/photo-contest-rules

Population Trends of Three Congeners of Mole Salamanders Submitted by Beth Girard The March speaker was Ed Quinn, a Natural Resource Program Consultant with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Trails. He presented a research project he completed with Dr. Tim Matson, currently serving as the Curator and Head of Vertebrate Zoology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

der complex, Ambystoma jeffersonianum, are mid-sized salamanders that include a group of polyploids which are all female. They are spring breeders as well.

Marbled Salamanders, Ambystoma opacum, are fall breeders and the smallest of those studied. Although they are quite common in southern Ohio, they are missing from Three species of mole salamanders (Ambystoma sp.) from most of the central and northern portions of the state. the Grand River drainage system in northeastern Ohio They lay their eggs on the bottom of the pond before it fills were studied over a ten-year period beginning in 1993 with water. (although the results from 1993 were not included in the The study site was located at Indian Point in Lake County study.) In the early 1990’s there were many reports in the between Grand River and Paine Creek. Most of the land is scientific literature, as well as public newspapers and peri- in a natural state located on one of the parks earliest parodicals, hypothesizing about the causes of declining amcels. It is isolated from other breeding ponds so very little phibian populations on a global scale. Unfortunately at immigration occurred. that time there was little quantitative data to back up most The salamanders were captured as they attempted to enof the ideas. ter or exit the pond using a drift fence and a pitfall array It was important for answers to be found in the United which surrounded the pond. This is a very effective protoStates, which can claim 25-30+% of all known salamander col for capturing non-jumping animals. They put holes in species. In fact, the total biomass in some areas equals all lids on the buckets to reduce opossum and raccoon predaresident small mammals and can be twice that of the tion, which proved to be very effective. They placed leaf breeding birds in the same area. Amphibians play signifilitter in the bottom of the buckets to provide the captured cant roles in ecosystems as both predator and prey, and animals some level of protection from the spring fluctuaare recognized as being good indicators of environmental tions in the weather. They also put sponges in the buckets quality due to the permeability of their skin and, in many to serve as rafts in case the buckets filled during flooding. species, the aquatic and terrestrial parts of their life cycle.

Their method of marking the salamanders was toe clipping The study goals the researchers set were two-fold. First, using a 1-2-4-7 progression beginning with the proximal they intended to collect quantitative date on populations of (interior) toe on each foot. three taxa of mole salamander at a protected northeast Spotted salamanders declined significantly during the Ohio breeding pond; and secondly, to collect basic physiostudy. Reasons seemed to include an insufficient hydrochemical data (basic water chemistry, hydroperiod, pH, period as their larvae disperse from mid-August through temperature, precipitation, metals present, etc.) that may September and the pond usually dried up before that. suggest or rule out possible causes of the observed trends.

They were also predated upon by the larva of the other The first of the species investigated was the Spotted Salatwo species. Other studies have shown that there is almander, Ambystoma maculatum, which is the largest of most a 100% mortality rate of larval spotted salamanders the three. They are spring breeders in northeast Ohio and in the presence of marbled salamanders. Only 20% of the begin arriving at ponds in mid-March. By the end of June larvae survived to their first breeding, and there was an they have mostly exited the pond. The Jefferson Salamanadult survivorship rate of about 73%.

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The Jefferson’s salamander complex suffered from the insufficient hydroperiod as they transform late as well. The largest concern seemed to be copper toxicity. Chronic exposure to copper significantly reduces survival of the larvae and the pond tested at 20 micrograms per liter. Other studies have shown 100% mortality at lower levels (15 micrograms/L). They also lacked enough males to breed with the large number of females. Approximately 20% survived to their first breeding and the adult survivorship averaged 56%.

Marbled salamanders did NOT decline as the hydroperiod was almost ideal for this species. The larvae of the other two species provided sufficient food for them and their larvae was too large to be preyed upon, even by the adults, because the larvae were born the previous fall. More marbled salamander larvae survived to their first breeding, and they also had an adult survivorship averaging 56%.

Trails, visit http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/parks_trails/ In 1999 and 2000, an internal audit was done which pointed to the need for more surveys to be completed to help the DNR better manage state lands. In 2000, on a car ride, Ed spoke with Jeff LeClere about the possibility of MHS partnering with the DNR to survey the herpetofauna of state parks. A year later the first MHS Annual Field Survey was held and since that time 993 individual animals have been surveyed by volunteers accounting for 1,757 man hours! Thirty-five county records have been set during the twelve surveys done thus far.

All state parks, by statute, need to have a management plan before they can be developed (roads, campgrounds, etc.) and the surveys provide pertinent information to assist with the development of the plan. The first surveys were held as close to the greater metro area as possible, however it is now necessary to move out farther. This The three species face vastly different futures. The spotted criteria, along with searches for particular species (i.e. salamander may persist because there is a small degree of presence of four-toed salamanders), drive the site selecimmigration from another pond. The Jefferson’s salaman- tion. der complex will likely become extirpated. The marbled Since 2001, MHS has conducted surveys on the following salamander should, under current conditions, continue to MNDNR-PAT lands. persist with a stable population.

2001 - Lake Maria State Park Even in protected sites like this one, many amphibian spe2002 - Glacial Lakes State Park & St. Croix State Park cies are declining. Unfortunately many parks and nature 2003 - William O’Brien State Park preserves are not large enough to function successfully when they are isolated and act independently. Active man- 2004 - Upper Sioux Agency Sate Park agement is required to insure/restore amphibian diversity 2005 - No survey done around the world.

2006 - Sibley State Park The entire report can be accessed at http:// 2007 - Frontenac State Park www.ohiobiologicalsurvey.org/wp-content/themes/ohio/ 2008 - Afton State Park images/Quinn_Matson_2011.pdf Minnesota state parks serve many purposes. They preserve and restore Minnesota’s natural and cultural resources. They educate and interpret these resources for visitors and citizens; and they provide opportunities for appropriate forms of outdoor recreation.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Trails is responsible for development, administration, and management of: • 24 multi-use state trails, 21 of which are developed • 75 state parks and recreation areas, 8 waysides, and 56 state forest campgrounds and day use areas • Over 1,550 public water access sites • 360 fishing piers and shorefishing sites • 33 water trails with over 4,400 miles of paddling opportunities They manage more than 300,000 acres of which less than five percent is developed (roads/trails/facilitites.) They protect and manage about 230 state and/or federal endangered, threatened, and special concern species at 1,000 sites on PAT-administered lands. They also oversee more than 1,000 historic structures, archaeological and cemetery sites. To learn more about MNDNR Parks and Page 2

2009 - Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park 2010 - Charles A. Lindbergh State Park 2011 - Rice Lake State Park 2012 - Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

In 2013, the survey will be held at Glendalough State Park June 14-16, 2013. The DNR is currently working on a unit natural resource management plan for the park and they are very interested in the prairie fauna. The park was established in 1991, and has almost 2,000 acres with more than 800 being restored prairie and savanna. It is located near Battle Lake, MN, about 200 miles northwest of the Twin Cities.

To learn more about the MHS rules concerning survey participation, visit http://www.mnherpsoc.com/content/ research-and-field-trips If you are interested in participating in the 2013 MHS Annual Field Survey, contact Jeff LeClere at Reptilia74@aol.com and watch the MHS newsletter for further details!

A copy of “A History of MHS Field Surveys” by Jeffrey B. LeClere (October 2011) can be found on the MHS website

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Hello, everyone! It’s that time of year again when we begin preparations for the Annual White Snake Sale! The White Snake Sale for 2013 will be held during the general meeting on April 5th. This is one of our largest fund-raising events of the year, where hundreds of items are bid on and won by the membership. In keeping with tradition, there will be a silent auction with 2-3 rounds of bidding, as well as a live auction for some of our nicer items. So start saving up for nice high bids, and gather up some of your nice herp-related items to donate!

We will not be accepting used glass aquariums this year unless they are in excellent condition, and we will not accept more than a few. Please do not bring large heavy items to the event; bring pictures with descriptions of the items. The winners of these items will make arrangements with you to pick them up after the auction. Photos and descriptions may be emailed in advance to newslettereditor@mnherpsoc.com.

We are also beginning to seek volunteers to help with the auction, which means up to a couple of hours of help over the course of the evening labeling items, putting them on tables or bringing them away after the auction rounds, some data entry, etc. Pizza and beverages are provided for volunteers. You are also given time to participate in the bidding.

If you are interested in donating items please contact Ellen at newslettereditor@mnherpsoc.com. If you are interested in volunteering for the event please contact Heather at memsecretary@mnherpsoc.com or you may make a post to the forum on the MHS website, www.mnherpsoc.com. Thank you in advance for your participation and support of the MHS Annual White Snake Sale, 2013!

Photo Contest The photos/art projects will be on display in the meeting room during the April Meeting. All MHS members get to vote for their favorite projects. Voting will take place during the meeting and winners will be announced the same evening.

Contact Beth Girard at recsecretary@mnherpsoc.com Categories: 1. Herps in the Wild/ in a Natural Setting: Photographs of animal(s) taken outside and/or in a natural setting. A natural setting that has been staged is also permitted.

2. Herps and Humans / Non-Wild Setting: Subject(s) should be in a non-wild setting – i.e. photographs taken around your home, on or with something that is manmade. Some examples of this are: herps in their cages, people holding a herp, or photographs of animals taken at a zoo.

3. Kids' submissions: Any photo/artwork submission by a member who is 16 years of age or younger.

4. Mixed Media: Herp related artwork by a member or photographs taken by a member that have been altered/ enhanced using photo editing software in any manner other than cropping.

There will also be an award issued for the “People’s Choice”: Members will also vote for one submission from the above categories that they feel is the best overall photograph / piece of artwork. The submission that receives the most votes is the winner of this category.

Rules:

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You must be a current member of the MHS and be the one that took the photograph. However, you do not need to own the herp in the photo.

All entries need to show herps or be herp related.

Color and/or black and white photographs are acceptable.

Artwork is defined as sculptures, drawings, paintings, etc.

Photos should be no smaller than 5 x 7 and no larger than 11x 14 (outside dimension).

Mounting or matting of photos/art is recommended but not necessary.

Members are allowed to submit up to 2 photos/items in each category.

On the back of the photo, please include: your name and which category you want your picture to compete in.

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Thank You Volunteers Below is the list of people who volunteered 10 hours or more in 2012. This year people will be offered a choice of reward from the items given in previous years. These will be available at the April general meeting.

If your name is not on the list and it should be, please contact Chris Smith at President@MnHerpSoc.com

Marla Backer Sage Backer Chris Barrett Linda Bittner Liz Bosman Fred Bosman Arielle Bouley Andrea Braucks Harlee Braucks Angie Cairl Frank Cairl Anne-Marie Carter Heather Clayton Brandy Danaki Claire Dorton

Holly Egerer Noah Ehret Linnea Fink-Bittner Beth Girard Laurie Grassel Amanda Grassel Alicia Grassel Vern Grassel Tom Grassel Nancy Haig Bruce Haig Nancy Hakomaki Ellen Heck Scott Hendricks Micole Hendricks

Erica Hoaglund Nando Hots Cy Hots Amber Husted Dav Kaufman John Kilner Devon Klemenko Sonja Koolmo Marit Lang Mariah Lang Jan Larson Merle Larson Jeff LeClere Serrianna Likness Josh Mahlow

Rose Maunu Jacob Mee John Moriarty Bill Moss Terry Odegaard Jessie Payne Alex Perry Victoria Perry Mike Peterson Kelly Portal Robin Portal Sarah Richard Geoge Richard Lucas Rick Thomas Rorvig

Raelene Rueber Chris Rueber Mark Schmidtke A. B. Sheldon Chris Smith Peter Tornquist Natalie Tovella Renee Valois Max Vasek Corrine Vernick Crystal Welle

CNAH The Center for North American Herpetology (CNAH) posts, among other things, job various job and volunteer opportunities. If interested, check them out at http:// www.cnah.org/Default.aspx

Florida Python Hunt The Great South Florida Python Hunt ended with the nearly 1600 hunters capturing 68 snakes. For differing opinions of the hunt, check out the links below. And page 7. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/02/130219-florida-pythons-huntinganimals-snakes-invasive-science/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/22/120122-florida-python-huntopinion-science-invasive-species/

Education Outreach Video Series The Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy ( http:// amphibianandreptileconservancy.org/ ), in partnership with video producers The Sticky Tongue Project ( http://thestickytongue.org/ ) has launched a new education-outreach video web series starring Whit Gibbons.

This year-long, 24-episode series features "fascinating facts and helpful conservation tips" for everyone "from homeowners to professional land and wildlife managers." A special episode devoted exclusively to field herpers is scheduled for spring.

You can view the introductory episode here: http://youtu.be/LPHCl25BpBM or here: http://vimeo.com/53607787#at=0 The second episode, released this morning, is available here: http://youtu.be/5x8rZC7vIMk or here: http:// vimeo.com/54240556 You can subscribe to the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy's YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ TheAmphibiansReptile Page 4

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Board Minute Highlights for January 5, 2013 The meeting, presided over by Chris Smith, was called to order at 6:17pm.

HOLIDAY BANQUET RECAP: MHS collected $302.00 for the Holiday Banquet. MHS paid out $308.00 which paid for the 2011 banquet room rental. This year’s rental will be paid next year. Forty-four people paid $5/person, plus $72 was raised in the raffle. Forty-five people attended the banquet but not all had paid. The Holiday Banquet is a break-even event. A chair person for the 2013 Holiday Banquet needs to be found.

GRANTS: John Moriarty is stepping. The Grants Chair is an MHS member who receives the grant proposals, reviews them, and writes up recommendations. The Chair can simply serve as a moderator. This will be discussed further next month. The next grant proposals are due May 1st (for July fund dispersal.)

SURVEY – ROBERTS BIRD SANCTUARY: A volunteer from Roberts Bird contacted MHS about conducting a one-day BioBlitz this spring. This may be a good opportunity to conduct a field survey training for MHS members. Due to the size of the sanctuary, the number of participants may need to be limited.

STATE FAIR EXHIBIT UPDATE: Beth Girard contacted Carrol Henderson last September about the possibility of MHS participating at the 2013 State Fair doing hands-on programs on a daily basis. A proposal will be sent to the MN DNR in March. The MNDNR Is renovating the space where the MHS animals are housed in the building at the fairgrounds.

New enclosures are being constructed and this will increase the number of animals MHS will have on exhibit.

The meeting adjourned at 9:17pm. For a complete copy of the minutes, please contact the Recording Secretary at recsecretary@mnherpsoc.com

Board Minute Highlights for February 2, 2013 The meeting was called to order at 6:05pm. Approximately 80 people attended the February 1 st general meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS: The President requested End-of-Year reports from all MHS committees. This includes Adoption/Foster Program, Como Cottage/Renaissance Festival, Education/Hands-On Events, Field Survey, Grants, Holiday Banquet, Library, Newsletter, Photo Contest, Raffle, RenFest, Rodent Sales, State Fair, White Snake sale, and other miscellaneous committees.

GRANTS: Heather Clayton made a motion to give $500 to each of the three grant applications being considered. Dav seconded; the motion carried with no opposition Rebecca Tarvin (University of Texas at Austin) for a project investigating whether or not the origins of alkaloid insensitivity influenced the diversity of poison frogs.

David A. Mifsud for the Michigan Herp Atlas Project Outreach and Data Collection Efforts.

David A. Mifsud for the Kinixys (genus of turtles native to Africa) Database Project Chris Smith has contacted several University of Minnesota faculty members soliciting interest as the new Grants Chairperson.

RODENT PRICES: It was agreed that the quantity of packaging on medium (10), large (6) and jumbo (5) rats will now only be available in the quantity in which they are packaged. This will eliminate the need for rebagging the larger rodents. Mice and smaller rats come in much larger quantities (50-100) so they will still be offered in smaller numbers.

The Haigs are keeping the rodent orders in two older freezers owned by MHS, although they are paying the electrical cost on the two inefficient units. Nancy will look into the possibility of MHS purchasing a new efficient chest freezer for this purpose and the two MHS currently owns can be sold at the White Snake Sale or in the MHS classifieds. Beth will listen to the current SKYPE message and make certain it includes information about the final rodent order date (Wednesday of the week PRIOR TO the general meeting.)

REFRESHMENTS: Jeff LeClere has been approached by several members (Colleen Melander and Alex Fulton) who are interested in starting to serve refreshments at MHS general meetings. Jeff is going to ask anyone interested to attend a board meeting so it can be discussed further. He believes they would like to start out providing the refreshments (pretzels and baked goods) and then form a committee to keep it going. It has been done in the past during the break at a table up front. People might stick around for the raffle, etc. if snacks were available.

The meeting adjourned at 9:23pm. For a complete copy of the February Board Minutes, contact the Recording Secretary at recsecretary@mnherpsoc.com April 2013

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MHS Reports and Announcements Adoption Report for March

Treasurer's Report for Feb 2013

Prepared by Nancy Haig

prepared By Nancy Haig,

Adopted at the meeting were: Cuban Treefrog, Dumpy Treefrog, Reeves Turtle, Bearded Dragon, 2 Ball Pythons, Cornsnake, Central American Boa, Columbian Red Tailed Boa, Dumeril’s Boa and a Desert Kingsnake. Six members adopted 10 animals; 4 Red Eared Sliders were outsourced ; and 2 animals- a Columbia Red Tailed Boa and a Ball Python will be fostered until next month.

Help Wanted!

Beginning Balance

$ 22,270.73

Income: Membership Raffle Adoption Hands Ons Rodent Sales Total Income

We are still looking for people to fill the position of webmaster.

If you have basic experience with website maintenance and HTML, please consider stepping up for the society! Drupal expeExpense rience is a plus. Contact Chris Smith with questions.

Newsletter printing Newsletter postage We are in need of two volunteers to assist the MHS Treasurer Program with the 2011 year end audit. This is where we cross-check the vet costs income & expense statements with the actual receipts and make Rodent cost sure everything is documented properly.

It takes about 2-3 hours following a checklist and reviewing the Grants results. For convenience we can meet at someone’s home. This Total Expense

$ $ $ $ $ $

255.00 48.00 80.00 55.00 358.00 796.00

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

179.33 18.80 100.00 105.00 231.95 1,500.00 2,135.08

is a great way to learn the ins and outs of the MHS. Contact Nancy Haig at nanchaig.citilink.com or 763-434-8684 if interested We are in need of members to help out with the adoptions during the Friday general meeting.

Cash Increase/Decrease

$ (1,339.08)

Ending Balance

$ 20,931.65

Placement of cash holdings Checking Savings Paypal Cash on hand

If you are interested contact Nancy Haig or Beth Girard at the next Meeting.

Attention Rodent Buyers !

This will be the last month to buy the larger rats at the old price!

As of MAY 1st we will sell the Medium, Large and Jumbo Rats by the bag quantity instead of by the dozen. You will also see an increase in some of the pricing due to the rise in our distributors’ costs.

Total

$ $ $ $

20,931.65 2,200.00 319.09 175.00

$ 23,625.74

All mice, weaned and small rats will still be sold by the dozen.

Medium Rats:

1 bag = 10 rats = $22.

Large Rats:

1 bag = 6 rats = $ 17.

Jumbo Rats:

1 bag = 5 rats =$ 16.

Old prices and quantities will be good until the end of April 2013

Board Meeting The April board meeting will be held April 6 at 6pm at the St Paul Student Union. This is just down the hill from Borlaug Hall.

Check the posted schedule at the Union for the meeting room number.

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MHS Reports and Announcements Upcoming Hands-on Event Schedule Lincoln Center Elementary School Science Night—357 9th Ave N, South St Paul. Friday April 5th, 5pm-8pm Lawn and Garden Show—14800 34th Ave, Plymouth. Friday April 12th, 6pm-9pm and Saturday April 13th, pam1pm Rogers Elementary School—12521 Maine St, Rogers. Thursday April 28th, 6pm-8pm Battle Creek Science Night—605 Ruth St, St Paul. Thursday April 25th, 5:30pm-7pm Glacier Hills Environmental Fair - 3825 Glacier Drive, Eagan. Friday May 17th, 5pm-7pm Plymouth Environmental Fair—Zachary Lane Elementary School, 4350 Zachary Lane, Plymouth. Thursday May 23rd, 5pm-8pm Phalen Lake Park—Watershed Event—Saturday June 1st, 11am-4pm Day Camp, Bearpath Golf Course—18100 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie. Tuesday June 25th Day Camp, Edina Country Club—5100 Wooddale Ave, Edina. Thursday August 6th, 10am-12noon Looking to meet other MHS members? Help assist the society achieve it’s goals of educating the public? Or just have a good time showing off your herps? Here’s the perfect opportunity!

Here’s the deal- Bring your herp(s) to one of the shows listed above, and talk about them. That’s it! You don’t have to be an expert, you’re not giving speeches. Most of the time you will find that people are more than open to hearing about our misrepresented critters.

Sound fun? Great! There are just a few requirements: Bring only healthy animals. Make sure you know the basics about your animal; What they eat, how long they live, adult size, cage needs. There is no size limits as long as the as long as the handler can comfortably keep control. We do not let viewers pat them on the head and do not allow them to directly hold the animal. If the animals are very young, display in a cage is recommended. Children may participate as long as they have adult supervision.

Field Survey This year’s field survey will be held at Glendalough State Park June 14-16. Information will be available at the April and May meetings, as well as online and in the May newsletter.

MHS has a few campsites reserved in the main campground. Campsites are available to MHS members on a first come, first served basis on Friday, June 14. Be prepared so share sites with fellow members. If these spots are all taken by early arriving members, later members may purchase other available sites.

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Online Classifieds In addition to ads in the newsletter, MHS provides online classifieds via the forums. A valid login (provided to current members) is required to both post and read ads. http://www.mnherpsoc.com/forums/members/classifieds Page 8

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Minnesota Herpetological Society Membership Application New

Name

Renewal

Address

Membership #

City, State, Zip Phone

Type Check #

Email

List in MHS Directory? Yes No Contact information only? Yes No

Herp related interests

Active Memberships: Sustaining ($60/year)

Contributing ($40/year) Basic ($20/year)

Printed Newsletter ($5/year plus membership)

Corresponding Memberships: Commercial ($25/year, 2 business card ads/year) Required check info. Drivers Lic #

State

DOB

Please enclose the proper payment with your application. Make checks payable to MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Membership is for 12 months from the date of approval. A receipt will be sent only upon request.

Mail To: Minnesota Herpetological Society, C/O BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing.

Rodents!

Order your MHS Rodents today!

Ordering by phone? See the new phone number below.

Mice

Weight

Price

Pinkies

2-3 grams

$7/dz

Fuzzies

5-7 grams

$7/dz

Advertising Policies

Hoppers

8-11 grams

$8/dz

MHS Ad Policy: The MHS assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY

Adult

25-30 grams

$10/dz

Jumbo Adult

45+ grams

$14/dz

Rats

Weight

Price

Weanlings

40-45 grams

$17/dz

Small Adult

50-60 grams

$18/dz

Med. Adults

125-150 grams

$24/dz

fied ad, run free of charge as space permits. Ads may be run three (3) consecutive months, after which time they

Large Adult

200-240 grams

$30/dz

may be resubmitted.

Jumbo

250-350 grams

$36/dz

Submissions: All advertisements should be submitted to the MHS Membership Secretary at the general

For pickup at monthly meetings only. Orders may be placed via: 1. At the meeting for the following month 2. Online at www.MnHerpSoc.Com 3. Call the MHS Voicemail: 612.326.6516 Orders MUST be placed 10 days in advance of the meeting to guarantee availability. We no longer keep an inventory of rodents on hand, so if you attempt to place an order after the deadline, there is no way to fill it.

regarding the health or legality of any animal, or the quality or legality of any product or service advertised in the MHS Newsletter. Any ad may be rejected at the discretion of the Newsletter Editor. Due to space limitations, unpaid and complimentary advertisements are subject to occasional omission.

Classified Ads: All active members are allowed a classi-

meeting or mailed to: Minnesota Herpetological Society, C/O Bell Museum of Natural History. 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Deadline is the night of the General Meeting for inclusion in the next newsletter. Make checks payable to: Minnesota Herpetological Society.

Advertising Costs Size Cost Business Card Sized $5/month or $55/year* 1/4 Page $10/month or $110/year* 1/2 Page $20/month or $220/year* Full Page $40/month or $440/year*

MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY C/O BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 10 CHURCH STREET SE MINNNEAPOLIS, MN 55455-0104

Next Meeting: Friday - March 1st- 7:00 pm Room 335 Borlaug Hall, U of M St. Paul Campus

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