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Newt Crossing! First Visit to Mount Tamalpais

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

rough skin newt

Yesterday, I and a colleague did a quick trip up to Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California, to scout out the site of a bio-blitz we are organizing for a group of students later in the month.  We were fortunate to come across a couple of what we think were rough-skinned newts just hanging out on some pieces of wood.

newt crossingA sign created by a group of third graders warned visitors to be on the lookout for newts, which might be hanging out during the rainy season.  It was indeed raining when we were there, which was a bummer. But catching these rare creatures made it worth it!

We made lots of other neat finds , just walking around the Lake Lagunitas area, from beautiful wildflowers to a cormorant resting on a log, banana slugs, lichen, madrone, and majestic redwood trees.  

It's going to be fun coming back with a group of excited young people so they can make their own discoveries.

More pics from my trip here.

1 thought on “Newt Crossing! First Visit to Mount Tamalpais”

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    June 7, 2012 at 6:15 am

    I feel like vomiting seeing this lizard!! Yuck!!!!

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