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Krista Barnett, 9, of Litchfield looks at the red back salamander that she discovered during a class field trip to Smithfield Plantation in Litchfield on Thursday. Five third-grade classrooms from Carrie Ricker School searched under logs, beneath rocks and around trees for salamanders during the annual trip to the 100-acre, permanently protected area. Retired science teacher Donald Dunn said as many as 10,000 salamanders of nine kinds are living within one acre of forest floor.
The red back salamander is one of nine salamanders that can be found at Smithfield Plantation. Students also found eggs from spotted salamanders in a vernal pool at the protected area.
Noah Kelsen, 9, of Sabattus listens to Tamara Whitmore read “The Salamander Room” at the Smithfield Plantation amphitheater. Whitmore, an educator with the Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed, read the book before students ventured into the woods in search of salamanders.
David Swift, center, of Litchfield shares a red back salamander with Javen Davis, left, 9, of Sabattus and Owen Plourde, 8, of Sabattus during a class field trip to the Smithfield Plantation in Litchfield on Thursday. Five third-grade classrooms from Carrie Ricker School searched under logs, beneath rocks and around trees for salamanders during the annual trip to the 100-acre, permanently protected area. Retired science teacher Donald Dunn said as many as 10,000 salamanders of nine kinds are living within one acre of forest floor.
Krista Barnett, 9, of Litchfield and Tamara Whitmore search for salamanders underneath a log. Whitmore is an environmental educator with the Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed.
Daniel Gauthier, 9, of Litchfield looks at one of two red back salamanders that he found with the help of volunteer Shannon Power. The lid of Gauthier’s container is a magnifying glass.
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