2025 VHS Events
June
2025 HerpBlitz
When: Saturday June 14th (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) and Sunday June 15th (9:00 a.m. - noon)
Location: Crooked Creek WMA in Carroll County
Documented Herps of Carroll County, VA
May
Spring Survey
Date: Sunday, May 18 & Monday, May 19
Time: Need start and end times
Location: Staunton River State Park, 1170 Staunton Trail, Scottsburg, VA 24589
Documented Herps of Halifax County, VA
Spring Meeting
First joint meeting of the Virginia and North Carolina Herpetological Societies
Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 8:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Location: Averett University, Blount Chapel located in the building Frith Hall, Danville, VA
Meeting Location: Blount Chapel located in Frith Hall - Google Map
Parking Location: 200-278 Woodland Drive - Google Map
Registration Required: Registration link
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Business Meeting (each society) |
| 10:30 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks - Dr. Arianna Kuhn, VHS President, Virginia Museum of Natural History Anthony Leiro, NCHS Vice President, Duke University (retired) Jason Gibson, conference local host, Averett University |
| 10:45 a.m. | The flexible frog: what spadefoots can teach us about evolution. - Karl Hill, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
| 11:00 a.m. | TBD |
| 11:15 a.m. | Break |
| 11:30 a.m. | Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Trailhead signs, a successful approach providing relevant information and promoting conservation action - John Sealy, University of North Carolina Greensboro (retired) |
| 11:45 a.m. | Urban ecology of Storeria dekayi - Dr. Tianqi Huang, Rutgers University - Newark |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | An Exploration of Regional Alligator Diet and Contaminants of Emerging Concern. - Miriam Boucher, Clemson University |
| 1:30 p.m. | Talk title TBD - Dr. Roberto Márquez, Virginia Tech University |
| 1:45 p.m. | Break and Poster Session |
| 2:45 p.m. | Freshwater Turtle Toxicology - Ana Sapp, North Carolina State University |
| 3:00 p.m. | VA Talk title TBD |
| 3:30 p.m. | Live Auction |
| 4:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks - Dr. Arianna Kuhn, VHS President, Virginia Museum of Natural History Anthony Leiro, NCHS Vice President, Duke University (retired) |
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
5:30 PM, Social Location: TBD
potential meetup locations:
Ballad Brewing
600 Craghead St, Danville, V A
2 Witches Winery & Brewing
(has food truck!)
209 Trade St, Danville, VA
April
Virtual Program: The Life of a Box Turtle
Date: Thursday, April 24th 7 to 8 PM
Time: 7:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m.
March
Reptile and Amphibian Weekend (RAAW)
Date: Saturday March 22 & Sunday March 23
Time: 9:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Location: The Virginia Living Museum, 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601
Naturally Speaking: Dr. Arianna Kuhn
Salamander secrets: The True “Hidden Gems” of Virginia
Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 6:00 p.m.– 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Virginia Living Museum, 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601
Box Turtle Reporting
