Get Involved

There are herp-related activities going on all around our great state. Not sure how to become involved? Take a look at the tabs below to see if you could contribute to any of these existing activities. If you know of other programs that could be included, please email us and let us know.

An easy way to start if to volunteer to give an outreach program for the society. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Joanne St Clair. Please see our events calendar for upcoming programs and events. If you have a conservation program to suggest or want to get involved in NCHS conservation projects, please contact Dave Stephan

North Carolina Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

NCPARC has three working groups in NC, including Research, Inventory, Monitoring, and Management (RIMM); Policy, Regulation, and Trade (PRT); and Education and Outreach (EO).  Each of these working groups meets several times a year.  All who are interested are encouraged to join and participate.

HerpMapper

Enjoy finding herps in your own backyard or wherever you might be?  We would love to know where you find them, too.  The primary objective of HerpMapper is to provide detailed data on the distribution of reptiles and amphibians around the world.

Download the mobile app for HerpMapper and log your finds wherever you go.

Who can see your findings?  YOU!  It’s a great way to track your personal observations.  Other herpers can, too, but only county-level locality details. Scientists benefit from your observations, too!

So, please consider joining other citizen scientists by registering with HerpMapper and logging your herp sightings today. A photo is required for any submissions.

Bio-blitz

A BioBlitz is a 24-hour event in which teams of volunteer scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to find and identify as many species of plants, animals, microbes, fungi, and other organisms as possible.

Sometimes the herp society participates or organizes bio-blitz in various areas of North Carolina.  To learn about these events, please become a member and request to be added to the email list to find out when these events occur. Become a member!

NCHS property maintenance

The herp society owns several pieces of property and we need help each year maintaining and managing the property.  We invite our membership to assist us with this property so please become a society member and request to be added to the email list to find out when these events occur.  Become a member!

HerpMapper

Enjoy finding herps in your own backyard or wherever you might be?  We would love to know where you find them, too.  The primary objective of HerpMapper is to provide detailed data on the distribution of reptiles and amphibians around the world.

Download the mobile app for HerpMapper and log your finds wherever you go.

Who can see your findings?  YOU!  It’s a great way to track your personal observations.  Other herpers can, too, but only county-level locality details. Scientists benefit from your observations, too!

So, please consider joining other citizen scientists by registering with HerpMapper and logging your herp sightings today. A photo is required for any submissions.

CASP

The North Carolina Calling Amphibian Survey Program (CASP) should allow opportunities for tracking frog and toad populations and distributions.  Currently in its sixth year, CASP has 175 routes with many of them needing volunteers to run them.  Additionally, quite a few of these routes have yet to be ground-truthed, so plenty of work remains to be done.  Other occasions for field research include Project Bog Turtle and Project Simus as well as numerous projects through the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

The Orianne Society

Looking for a citizen science project to get involved in?  The Orianne Society launched a wood frog/spotted salamander citizen science phenology monitoring project: Wood Frog and Spotted Salamander Monitoring Project and they need your help! Follow the link to learn more about this project, download datasheets, range maps for the species and species identification guides so that you can participate and provide valuable data for your region!

HerpMapper

Enjoy finding herps in your own backyard or wherever you might be?  We would love to know where you find them, too.  The primary objective of HerpMapper is to provide detailed data on the distribution of reptiles and amphibians around the world.

Download the mobile app for HerpMapper and log your finds wherever you go.

Who can see your findings?  YOU!  It’s a great way to track your personal observations.  Other herpers can, too, but only county-level locality details. Scientists benefit from your observations, too!

So, please consider joining other citizen scientists by registering with HerpMapper and logging your herp sightings today. A photo is required for any submissions.

Project Bog Turtle

Love turtles? Project Bog Turtle, an initiative of the Conservation Committee of the North Carolina Herpetological Society, was founded in 1995. The project is dedicated to the protection of the bog turtle and its habitat in the southeastern United States. Volunteers and donations are always appreciated. Contact Tom Thorp or Ann Somers for more information.

NCSU CVM Turtle Rescue Team

Have an injured NC native turtle?  Look no further than the turtle rescue team at NCSU.  This is a free service but donations are always welcome.  They are always looking for good rehabilitation volunteers as well.  Contact them for more information:  919-982-5923 or [email protected]

Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center

The herp society has been a long-time supporter of the sea turtle hospital. We encourage you to visit them or volunteer with this amazing organization if you are in the Topsail Island area.

HerpMapper

Enjoy finding herps in your own backyard or wherever you might be?  We would love to know where you find them, too.  The primary objective of HerpMapper is to provide detailed data on the distribution of reptiles and amphibians around the world.

Download the mobile app for HerpMapper and log your finds wherever you go.

Who can see your findings?  YOU!  It’s a great way to track your personal observations.  Other herpers can, too, but only county-level locality details. Scientists benefit from your observations, too!

So, please consider joining other citizen scientists by registering with HerpMapper and logging your herp sightings today. A photo is required for any submissions.

HerpMapper

Enjoy finding herps in your own backyard or wherever you might be?  We would love to know where you find them, too.  The primary objective of HerpMapper is to provide detailed data on the distribution of reptiles and amphibians around the world.

Download the mobile app for HerpMapper and log your finds wherever you go.

Who can see your findings?  YOU!  It’s a great way to track your personal observations.  Other herpers can, too, but only county-level locality details. Scientists benefit from your observations, too!

So, please consider joining other citizen scientists by registering with HerpMapper and logging your herp sightings today. A photo is required for any submissions.