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** Susan Richards submits
a report on the Tuesday night Nature Moncton get-together that ended up getting
canceled due to the lodge being double-booked, but mushrooms brought in by
participants saved the day!
“An avid group of almost
30 people gathered in the new garden outside the Mapleton Lodge with Nelson
Poirier leading a talk about mushrooms which participants brought. A very
interesting session in which we all learned something new about mushrooms.
Thank you, Nelson.
Thank you also to Lois Bateman for bringing many books for offer to
anyone interested.
Check the Blog and
Facebook and the website for more information on an upcoming rescheduled
meeting.”
**Josh Christiansen, the
proposed speaker on Tuesday evening, just happened to be doing a survey of the
area in Riverview on Wednesday morning, the second spot in New Brunswick where
the four-toed salamander was found.
He let Nelson Poirier tag
along, which turned out to be an amazing few hours for Nelson. They saw several red-backed
salamanders but no four-toed salamanders, which Josh often does see in that
area.
It was awesome to have
someone with such incredible knowledge point out the unique features.
It was a real surprise to
learn that the rare New Brunswick salamander can habituate to such a disturbed
area and is apparently doing fine. It has to make one wonder if there are
undiscovered spots elsewhere in New Brunswick that we may not be aware of, as
we do not recognize them. They may have some similarities to the red-backed
salamander at first glance but with closer observations, they can be identified quite quickly, and Josh has supplied some great photos of specimens he
took in that area to encourage folks to take a second look when they see a salamander. Perhaps the four-toed salamander's range is not as limited as we think.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
