Morning Hike along Bear Creek
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Coeur D’Alene Salamander – A long time in coming
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I remember cracking open the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pacific Northwest, and seeing the enigma – the Coeur D’Alene Salamander. The range map showed that its distribution included northwest Montana. I had never seen one, or even know they existed for matter. I had seen Long-toed Salamanders before and countless numbers of frogs. I learned […]