ARTIFICIAL NEST PREDATION

BIRD NESTS

Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) depredating artificial bird's nest containing a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) egg.
 

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) depredating artificial birds' nests during a study comparing egg sizes in central Massachusetts. Published in The Condor 2000.
 

TURTLE NESTS

Raccoon depredating artificial turtles' nest containing a subterranean camera trigger. Published in Herpetological Review 2002.
 

Raccoon depredating artificial turtle-nest in sand pit, central Massachusetts. Published in "Raccoons: A Natural History" by S.I. Zeveloff, 2002, Smithsonian Institution Press.
 

ATLANTIC SALMON

Juvenile Atlantic salmon (upper fish) and rainbow trout (lower fish).
 

Multiple age classes of juvenile salmon from the Marlboro Branch of the West River, Vermont.
 

Measuring physical habitat in LWD restoration site on Brandon Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
 

Stocking Atlantic salmon fry.
 

Electrofishing salmonids in the Marlboro Branch of the West River, Vermont.
 

Snorkeling observations of juvenile Atlantic salmon.
 

LARGE WOODY DEBRIS RESTORATION PROJECT

Large woody debris restoration project on Griffith Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
 

Large woody debris restoration project on Griffith Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
 

Diagram of large woody debris restoration project on Griffith Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
 

VERNAL POOLS

Vernal pool in Massachusetts. Photo by Robert Brooks.

Photo by Robert Brooks.
 

SMALL MAMMALS

Adult masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) taken in central Massachusetts. Slide #1392, Mammal Images Library, American Society of Mammalogists.
 

White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus). Photo by Dick Cooper.
 

Forefoot of a young female adult water shrew (Sorex palustris). Specimen taken in central Massachusetts.
 

Hindfeet of a young female adult water shrew. Images exhibit specialized hairs used to swim more efficiently.