Fieldnotes is a monthly video blog hosted by Ben Stegenga, Research Assistant for our Longleaf Savannas projects. This video blog is designed to give viewers an inside look into the fieldwork components of our various conservation and research projects being conducted in the southeastern Coastal Plain. In addition to describing research and survey techniques, many of the episodes highlight species that Ben encounters in the field and delves into their unique ecology and role in the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem.
Checking Artificial Cover for Snakes and Drift Fence Highlights
Ben’s beginning to wrap up the snake inventory project and remove survey equipment from the property. In this month’s episode...
Surveying for Snakes With Drift Fences
Ben has been working on a snake inventory project in southwest Georgia for the last 2 years, and one of...
Species Spotlight: The Spotted Salamander
Every winter we look forward to seeing our resident Spotted Salamanders as rain brings them to the surface for a...
Ornate Chorus Frogs
Ornate Chorus Frogs are some of the first pond breeding amphibians we see every winter in the Georgia Coastal Plain....
Catching Slender Glass Lizards while Trapping for Snakes
The eastern United States is home to a fascinating genus of lizards that is characterized by their lack of limbs....
Fieldnotes: June 2022
In this month’s episode of Fieldnotes, Ben has wrapped up Spotted Turtle monitoring for the year and has…
Fieldnotes: April 2022
With winter coming to a close, so does our Eastern Indigo Snake monitoring effort. On this month's episode of Fieldnotes,...
Fieldnotes: January 2022
December highlights from some Indigo Snake surveys on the Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve and other important conservation properties.
Field Notes- September 2021
In this month’s episode of Fieldnotes, Ben conducts a nighttime survey around a pond in hopes of finding…
Fieldnotes- July 2021
Ben Stegenga introduces us to a new project that he's been working on and building in the field.
Fieldnotes- April 2021
This February brought lots of rain to the Southeast, creating ideal conditions for a very secretive and imperiled amphibian. Join...
Fieldnotes- February 2021
While we mostly see amphibian activity in February, there are a few reptiles that can be found this…
Fieldnotes Archives
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Checking Artificial Cover for Snakes and Drift Fence Highlights
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Surveying for Snakes With Drift Fences
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Species Spotlight: The Spotted Salamander
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Ornate Chorus Frogs
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Catching Slender Glass Lizards while Trapping for Snakes
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Fieldnotes: June 2022
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Fieldnotes: April 2022
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Fieldnotes: January 2022
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Field Notes- September 2021
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Fieldnotes- July 2021
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Fieldnotes- April 2021
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Fieldnotes- February 2021
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Fieldnotes- August 2020
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Fieldnotes- June 2020
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Fieldnotes- May 2020
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Fieldnotes- April 2020
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Fieldnotes- March 2020
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Fieldnotes- January 2020
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Fieldnotes: November 2019
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Fieldnotes- October 2019
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Fieldnotes- September 2019
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Fieldnotes- August 2019
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Fieldnotes- July 2019
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Fieldnotes- June 2019
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Fieldnotes - April 2019
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Fieldnotes- February 2019
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Indigo Defensive Strategies
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Fieldnotes- December 2018
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Fieldnotes- November 2018
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Fieldnotes- October 2018
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Fieldnotes- September 2018
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Fieldnotes- Florida Softshell turtles
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Fieldnotes- July 2018
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Tracking Spotted Turtles
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Fieldnotes- April 2018
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Ocmulgee River Floodplain & Marbled Salamander
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Fieldnotes With Ben Stegenga: Eastern Tiger Salamander
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Fieldnotes: Eastern Indigo Snake Survey
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Fieldnotes: Snake Fungal Disease Project
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Eastern Hognose Snake
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Fieldnotes With Ben Stegenga: Black Swamp Snake
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Winter's Frog