Pond-breeding Salamander Monitoring
Equipment and Supplies
For Site Description Visit
Required Recommended
  • waders or knee boots
  • site description form
  • clipboard
  • pencils
  • 10 surveyors flags (or flagging tape)
  • permanent black marker

  • GPS unit
  • compass
  • camera and film
  • USGS topographical map
  • drinking water
  • measuring wheel

For Trap Placement
Required Recommended
  • waders or knee boots
  • data sheet
  • clipboard
  • pencils
  • thermometer
  • 10 window screen funnel traps

  • camera and film
  • drinking water
  • mosquito repellent

For 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Surveys
Required Recommended
  • waders or knee boots
  • data sheet
  • clipboard
  • pencils
  • thermometer
  • 10 Ziploc plastic bags
  • ethanol filled vials
  • fine-mesh net
  • white sorting pan
  • permanent black marker

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  • camera and film
  • head lamp or flashlight
  • hand lens
  • field guide
  • drinking water
  • mosquito repellent