<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> </head> <body> <div style="background-color: #fdfae7; border-left: 5px solid #fcd146; padding-left: 10px; cursor:default; margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px"> <hr> NOTICE: This message was sent from outside Ohio University. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments in this message. <hr> </div> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr">I have talked with two of the land-owners on Upper River Road and this spot has become much too crowded with people and vehicles to consider this a viable option for salamandering. One of the owners who is a naturalist as well wrote: "But students do need to know folks actually live here, and all the land along here is private property. I think city kids see wooded areas and make assumptions because they’re not aware. The walk (from Beaumont) isn’t so horrible, and we end up walking pretty far, all totaled. When one does work with nature, I think folks should expect a lot of walking…so they can just consider it a real life experience." <div> </div> <div> Two alternatives would be SR 356 from Waterloo Wildlife Station (adjacent to SR 56 west of New Marshfield) going south to Minderal. However the road will probably be flooded tonight. Or go further west on SR 56 then south on SR 278 to Lake Hope SP, and where the road to the Camp Ground leaves SR 278 park; huge vernal pool, salamanders crossing everywhere here and across highway going towards the dam. Also take the gravel road out to Moonville Tunnel, the ridge area before you drop down to Raccoon Creek will have thousands of salamanders crossing. BE VERY CAREFUL, SOFT EDGES, VEHICLE CAN ROLL OFF AND DROP 100 FEET, before the Ridge the road may be flooded as well. I have seen nearly all frogs and salamander species known to the area along this road. </div> <div> </div> <div>Dr Moody, salamandering since i was a kid</div> </div> </div> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 10:01 AM Williams, Dr. Kelly <<a href="mailto:williak5@ohio.edu">williak5@ohio.edu</a>> wrote: </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"> <div class="gmail-m_-1065572395040767554WordSection1"> Hi All, I would recommend parking at the Bike trail parking lot at Beaumont (just off 33 and 682 in the Plains) then walking the bike path south to River Rd. – just be careful crossing 682. The bike trail follows River Rd for a while and both places should be pretty decent. ENJOY! <div> <div> <div> -- Kelly Williams, Ph.D. Pronouns: she/her Department of Biological Sciences 430 Irvine Hall Ohio University </div> </div> </div> Athens, OH 45701 <div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0in 0in"> From: OCEES <<a href="mailto:ocees-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">ocees-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a>> on behalf of Viorel Popescu <<a href="mailto:popescu@ohio.edu" target="_blank">popescu@ohio.edu</a>> Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 8:56 AM To: "<a href="mailto:ocees@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">ocees@listserv.ohio.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:ocees@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">ocees@listserv.ohio.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:ouwildlife@gmail.com" target="_blank">ouwildlife@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:ouwildlife@gmail.com" target="_blank">ouwildlife@gmail.com</a>> Subject: [Ocees] Amphibian migration - please read carefully </div> <div> </div> Hi everyone (OU Wildlife Club, please distribute to club members), Today it’s likely to be a great day for amphibian movement. For the herpers out there thinking about taking advantage of this miracle of nature, please consider the following. Last week, there has been an incident at one of the amphibian migration hotspots in The Plains, which involved OHIO students. The outcome, which also involved law enforcement personnel, left a bitter taste for everyone involved, including landowners, students and the Athens community at large, but most importantly for the dead amphibians squished on the road by the police cars called at the scene. This is a reminder to respect private property, the privacy of people living near the migration hotspot, and the amphibians. Over years, there has been a steady increase in the number of people (including many Athens community members) driving or walking that road to witness the amphibian migration. The road itself and the bike path are the only public property in the area; the pull-offs and driveways are private property. Recently, many of those pull-offs have been fenced off to deter people wanting to check out the migration. If you still want to witness the migration and enjoy a rainy-day walk, please DO NOT DRIVE on the road; please carpool, park your cars far back along the train tracks so you are nowhere near people’s homes, and walk to and on the bike path. Driving the road will inevitably lead to amphibian mortality and more trouble with the local landowners. Please do not block roads or entrances to private property, and please be respectful of the local people’s privacy and quiet hours. This is a great educational opportunity for everyone, so let’s work towards maintaining good relations with the people living in the area. Best, Viorel Popescu Associate Professor and Graduate Chair Ohio University, Biological Sciences 107 Irvine Hall, Athens OH 45701 <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vioreldpopescu.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cocees%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cec85801c89d24aee992f08d9f62a91a8%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637811484968181499%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=20bA1SSGv%2Bi7d2Tlf8v6TET%2FSn%2B3dulnIsTah4%2B489Q%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www.vioreldpopescu.com/" shash="BRSZzETpUUhgwc8qFCgfPW1t7/6dw8c7xLFkkNz9zBxkyhSqtq95JLW4vImkXlvBA2jHHGAiNt4iPgMO600GLdp9SRZdEv9Zqr2QkP5my4KmTDtsIZZMvZviUK7o5qkjLUVpJXlJEt2WCybxOvPEUaIKGEXfG3VJ6Vw/NpsLoJ4=" target="_blank">www.vioreldpopescu.com</a> Twitter: @vioreldpopescu Phone: 740 541 0105 </div> </div> _______________________________________________ OCEES mailing list <a href="mailto:OCEES@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">OCEES@listserv.ohio.edu</a> <a href="http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/ocees" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/ocees</a> </blockquote> </div> <div> </div> -- <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <div dir="ltr">Scott M. Moody, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary and Organismic Biology Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies, Ohio University Athens “The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” Thomas Paine, a founding father of the American Revolution who wrote Common Sense, 1776 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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