Snake Monitoring with Luke Groff

Join Smokey House Center's Community Science program with Luke Groff, Herpetologist with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department for an introduction to snake monitoring and snake conservation in Vermont. 

Last year, Luke installed a series of "snake boards" across Smokey House Center's landscape, a monitoring tool that creates habitat to help researchers inventory snake populations on the property. During this program, participants will learn how the boards work, why monitoring snakes matter, and what species may be found on our landscape. Participants will also learn how to become a SHC Snake Count Ambassador themselves using the board counts to contribute valuable community science data to statewide herpetology research efforts. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Vermont's snakes and help support long-term ecological monitoring at Smokey House Center. 

Bring your Community Science passport, this event will earn you a snake stamp!