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I'm looking forward to this trip. What awesome place and the herp species to be found there is amazing.
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I already have a trip planned for April (family close by), but Mike and I are both looking forward to going twice this year!

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It's 9 months away but if anyone is planning to carpool, and if you have room for little ole' me, I would like to arrange to meet up somewhere. PM me to discuss.
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We'll probably fly in, either to New Bern (via Charlotte) or Raleigh (it's about a 2.5 hour drive), and rent a car.
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ZantiMissKnit wrote:We'll probably fly in, either to New Bern (via Charlotte) or Raleigh (it's about a 2.5 hour drive), and rent a car.
Just a heads up, I live across the street from the Croatan, and we fly pretty often. New Bern is good, but also consider Jacksonville, NC and Wilmington, NC. Jax is about 30 mins from the forest, and Wilmington (which is actually a big airport) is about 1.5 hours.

Raleigh is big, but that 2.5 hour drive is a pain.

Wilmington also has a ton of herp spots on it's own so if you had an extra day or two, it would be a good place to fly into. Only place I've found a pygmy rattle. Wilmington by itself is an awesome town. I lived there about 10 years, and it has everything you want, but not a crazy size like Raleigh or Charlotte.
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We've done the Charlotte to New Bern flight a few times, and will do it if the timing is right. It wasn't right for our upcoming trip in April, and the drive from Raleigh allows us to do a wee bit of herping at rest stops. :) New Bern is the closest airport to my mother-in-law's house, and we may end up doing that in September.
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Just a heads up, they closed the rest stop area near the I-40 and I-95 interchange. Not sure why, but looks like they are remodeling it.
I wish I could get some help with a herp inventory of my park. We have a good database going back to the 70s and 80s of every kind of plant and animal, but some herps I would expect to see here have never been found, and others only once or twice. Of course some things like a Green Anole that we see daily we don't spend time entering any more, but others we would enter right away, like if we found a copperhead.

ALLIGATORIDAE (1 species)
Alligator mississippiensis 2 @ FOMA - Y American Alligator
ANGUIDAE (1 species)
Ophisaurus ventralis 12 @ FOMA Eastern Glass Lizard
CHELONIIDAE (3 species)
Caretta caretta 190 @ FOMA - Y Loggerhead Seaturtle
Chelonia mydas 6 @ FOMA - Y Green Seaturtle
Lepidochelys kempii 6 @ FOMA - Y Kemp's Ridley Seaturtle
CHELYDRIDAE (1 species)
Chelydra serpentina serpentina 8 @ FOMA Eastern Snapping Turtle
COLUBRIDAE (7 species)
Coluber constrictor constrictor 14 @ FOMA Northern Black Racer
Elaphe guttata guttata 16 @ FOMA Corn Snake
Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata 2 @ FOMA Yellow Rat Snake
Heterodon platirhinos 1 @ FOMA Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Lampropeltis getula getula 1 @ FOMA Eastern Kingsnake
Nerodia sipedon sipedon 1 @ FOMA Northern Water Snake
Opheodrys aestivus aestivus 11 @ FOMA Northern Rough Green Snake
DERMOCHELYIDAE (1 species)
Dermochelys coriacea 6 @ FOMA - Y Leatherback Seaturtle
EMYDIDAE (3 species)
Malaclemys terrapin centrata 7 @ FOMA - Y Carolina Diamond-backed Terrapin
Terrapene carolina 14 @ FOMA Eastern Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta scripta 5 @ FOMA Yellow-bellied Slider
KINOSTERNIDAE (1 species)
Kinosternon subrubrum 2 @ FOMA Eastern Mud Turtle
POLYCHROTIDAE (1 species)
Anolis carolinensis 13 @ FOMA Green Anole
SCINCIDAE (1 species)
Eumeces inexpectatus 2 @ FOMA Southeastern Five-lined Skink
TEIIDAE (1 species)
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus 9 @ FOMA Eastern Six-lined Racerunner
VIPERIDAE (1 species)
Crotalus horridus 1 @ FOMA - Y Timber Rattlesnake
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I wish I could get some help with a herp inventory of my park.
Ben,

What park? If you could get the group permission, doing a bioblitz type survey could be incorporated into the meeting. Especially if you could grant access to "closed" areas or going on the property at night.
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I'll talk it over with my Superintendent. I would love to have some help, and the park is pretty small and could be covered quickly.
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Are there any definates in our chapter for attending this trip?
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I will be on site #8


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not going. :(
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spinifer wrote:not going. :(
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kyle loucks wrote:
spinifer wrote:not going. :(
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lol. not my choice this time.
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NAFHA 2013 National Meeting Sept 20-22 Croatan National Forest North Carolina

The North American Field Herping Association is holding its second annual meeting
near Croatan National Forest, North Carolina. Here's your opportunity to meet with
other NAFHA folks!

Open to NAFHA members, NAFHA-Herp database contributors and anyone interested
in learning more about the organization and its activities.

Date:
Friday through Sunday, September 20th - 22nd

Primary Meeting Place:
Flanners Beach Campground, North Carolina. See the Campground info here

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/re ... 6&actid=63

Itinerary - Scheduled Activities:

Friday - Travel day, Open Day
Friday Night: Road Cruising, Socializing

Saturday: Presentations, Field Herping

Official Business Campfire: TBA

Sunday: Presentations, Field Herping


Note to Participants:
During this official NAFHA event, the collection of amphibians and reptiles is prohibited.
All attendees are expected to comply with state and federal rules and regulations.NAFHA 2013 National Meeting



http://www.floridabackyardsnakes.com/NA ... rking.html

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Anyone else going?
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We can probably move this down below.
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I was the sole Northeast representative, with members from Arizona, Washington, Minnesota, Kentucky, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, we had every corner represented except California.

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