The Wild Times Project's Journal

Hey Brosteners!

The iNatty continues to chug along as more brosteners join in the fun and document their wild finds. As I write we currently sit at 6,940 species, so close to 7,000! Since my last entry I was able to find some cool herps in my area, my favorite being a Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander (pretty rare in my area!!). There have been all sorts of cool entries thus far, many of which I am extremely jealous of (looking at you @safron , I saw your red-cheeked salamander entry and am super jealous, I've spent plenty of time doing field work in the Smoky mountains and am yet to see one). Keep logging your cool finds and be on the lookout for wild times coverage of the project in the near future. If you log an especially cool animal who knows what could happen...

All the best,
Drew

Over the weekend the brosteners collectively reached 50k observations within the Wild Times Project, damn! It's been so cool to see what y'all have been logging recently en route to this milestone, and we're showing no signs of slowing down. I spent a portion of my spring break camping in upstate South Carolina last week and was able to contribute some badass species to our ranks. My highlight species from the trip had to be the timber rattlesnake we found, the second I've ever found and my first in South Carolina! We were getting ready to head home and we discovered the young adult hanging out next to a boulder as the sun waned, likely getting ready for a night of hunting rodents. Such a beautiful creature! I'd love to hear some of y'all's stories of your coolest observations, as I'm sure there are many. Feel free to reply to this post with some of your stories or head over to the Wild Times discord server to discuss your finds. Can't wait to see what observations roll in as we continue to climb!

Have a great week folks,
-Drew