NORTH BAY
Chaperone Newts
Every winter, tens of thousands of newts cross Chileno Valley Road to breed in Laguna Lake, west of Petaluma—a perilous journey that leaves up to 40 percent of them roadkill. But since 2019, volunteers from the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade have been patrolling the road and scooping up newts to bring them safely to the other side, tracking species and other data as they go. Volunteers patrol evenings from October to mid-March. Details on the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade website.
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