http://www.paherp.com Pennsylvania Herpetological Education and Resource Project Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:46:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Paherphttp://feedburner.google.com With the new year comes a new design for PAHERP. You have probably noticed some small changes that we hope create a more navigable, user-friendly, online experience. We are working to change over the database and forum to the new look also. These changes will come in the near future. ... http://www.paherp.com/paherp-gets-a-makeover The Pennsylvania Herpitological Education and Research Project launched a new applicationto its web site today. PAHERP has been working on the Pennsylvania County Species Application for more than a month, anticipating it will be a great tool for the public. The County Species Application is a web based site ... http://www.paherp.com/paherp-launches-county-species-application The diminutive bog turtle, a creature discovered for the world in Lancaster County in the 18th century, is facing yet another threat to its long precarious existence. Already on the federal threatened list and endangered in Pennsylvania, the secretive bog turtles are now turning up dead, possibly victims of a new, ... http://www.paherp.com/big-threat-to-a-little-turtle-in-pa Are you up for a challenge? Volunteers Adam and Lisa have set up a geocache for PAHERP in Bald Eagle State Park in Center County. We appreciate the time and efforts Adam and Lisa have put into setting up the geocache. We are excited to have PAHERP involved, because ... http://www.paherp.com/paherps-geocache-challenge The Pennsylvania Herpetological Education and Resource Project is pleased to announce the availability of its printed brochure. The PAHERP brochure contain information about the organization, our conservation efforts, what PAHERP offers, contact information and ways to get involved. The organization would like to thank Don Becker of Psychotic Nature for funding ... http://www.paherp.com/brochures-are-here The organizers behind the Pennsylvania Herpetological Education and Resource Project are excited about the data people have submitted within its first three months of operation. The group has successfully gained 55 volunteers and submitted 675 records, including 2,240 individual reptiles and amphibians. PAHERP is an online resource center for the conservation ... http://www.paherp.com/three-month-data-review This week on the Lancaster Online News there was a great article on the study of Hellbenders that Dr. Peter Petokas from Lycoming College has been doing for 6 years. I thought this article would interest our visitors. Be sure to also check out the video. Pity the poor eastern hellbender. ... http://www.paherp.com/on-the-slimy-trail-of-hellbenders We have opened the new PAHERP community forum. Sign Up - Communicate with others, ask questions, or get help. The forum is new and will still be fixing some small errors. If you happen to find one or see something out of place please leave us a note or send ... http://www.paherp.com/paherp-forum PAHERP helps identify Bog Turtle Population: You never know what might be in your backyard. A concerned citizen of Chester County thought there may be an endangered animal living in her neighborhood, and she was right. Mona contact us to see if we could help identify a few turtles that lived ... http://www.paherp.com/news-and-updates We are pleased to announce that the PAHERP Database has reached over 100 records within three weeks of launching , and the records are climbing. Thanks all the contributors who have entered in thier data. There are 15 counties with records and 37 different species entered so far. We hope ... http://www.paherp.com/100-records-and-site-updates