Ecologist for a Day

Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Vertebrate Biology/Ecology Class

"Ecologist for a Day" Field Study

October 6, 2009

We were delighted to have a class from GSSM visit the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory's Conference Center for a day of learning about local animals and their habitats.

Here are some pictures from the trip.

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Here is a list of the vertebrates we observed in their native habitats:
cricket frog
red salamander
slimy salamander
eastern box turtle
gopher tortoise
musk turtle (stinkpot)
yellowbelly slider turtle
fence lizard
blackbanded sunfish
creek chubsucker
dollar sunfish
pirate perch
redfin pickerel
speckled madtom
warmouth
 
Here is a list of the vertebrates we observed from the Outreach collection:
barking treefrog
gray treefrog
green treefrog
bullfrog
gopher frog
leopard frog
marbled salamander
mole salamander
spotted salamander
tiger salamander
common snapping turtle
mud turtle
softshell turtle
broadhead skink
green anole
slender glass lizard
banded watersnake
black racer
corn snake
eastern hognose snake
garter snake
pine snake
rat snake
rough green snake
scarlet kingsnake
canebrake rattlesnake
copperhead
cottonmouth
eastern diamondback rattlesnake
pigmy rattlesnake

American alligators
gray squirrel
southern flying squirrel

Thank you for your keen interest in ecology and for participating in our program. It is always a pleasure to have you visit.

Sean

 
Program supported by:
The University of Georgia
National Nuclear Security Administration
Shaw Areva MOX Services, LLC
US Department of Energy