Big Night Salamander Migration with HCE

Education helps develop a community that understands connections among the human health, ecosystems and economies. The Hitchcock Center connects people with nature and encourages a deeper emotional bond with the natural world that sustains us all.Founded in 1962, the Hitchcock Center for the Environment fosters awareness and understanding of our environment through programs with a particular focus on children, who live in a world of environmental challenges.Our educational framework centers on five fundamentals:Understanding principles of ecologyValuing placePromoting resilienceDemonstrating sustainability in the built environmentEducating for active citizenship

Hitchcock Center for the Environment

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Henry Street Salamander Tunnels

<h1>Big Night Salamander Migration at the Henry Street Salamander Tunnels</h1><h3>Spring 2023, Date TBD</h3><p>It is getting close to the time of year again for Big Night - the annual salamander migration from their year-round forest territories to their breeding pool at Henry Street in North Amherst.</p><p>Henry Street separates salamanders from the vernal pools (small temporary ponds) where they migrate every spring to mate and to lay eggs. In 1987, the Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst Department of Public Works, University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Audubon Society, and local residents worked together to build two tunnels, 200 feet (61m) apart, and short “drift fences” to guide migrating salamanders into the tunnels. These are the first amphibian migration tunnels installed in North America in 1987. Today, the Hitchcock Center maintains these important migratory tunnels with volunteers to ensure that they remain free of debris and that the drift fences are mended after the heavy winter snow.</p><p>Join us for the excitement of Big Night to assist and observe the Henry Street yellow spotted salamanders on their journey – the first rainy night of spring when temperature remain above 40 degrees. </p><p><strong>Register here on Eventbrite to get a notification about Big Night the week and/or day of the event! You can also call our Visitor's Center to confirm the date at 413-256-6006 which we will add to our organization's voicemail. </strong></p><p>Read more about the tunnels and get instructions for Big Night on our website: https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/programs/henry-street-salamander-tunnels/ </p>

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