A Few Known Amphibian Crossing Areas within Fifty Miles of Burlington

There are certainly many other amphibian road crossing areas that are also used by many other
animals. Try locating a new one near you. Use a map or Google Earth to find a section of quiet road
with woods on one side and a marsh, swamp, or pond on the other. Once you find a crossing area, find
a safe place to leave your car and walk the area with your flashlight to monitor activity. If you establish
a new location, let us know.
Monkton Vergennes Road in Monkton (30 minutes away from Burlington (high diversity and
abundance)
We are not encouraging more involvement with the Monkton amphibian crossing site at this time. It is
a dangerous site and we are following a careful pre-construction protocol in preparation for the new
amphibian underpass crossings scheduled for 2015 installation.
Pond Road in Shelburne (10 minutes away from Burlington, limited diversity and abundance)
From the corner of Dorset Street and Irish Hill Road head east on Pond Road for 1.5 miles. The
crossing areas have woods on the left and marsh on your right for the next 0.5 miles.
Pattee Road in Georgia (30 minutes away from Burlington, good diversity and abundance)
From Georgia Center on Route 7 in Georgia, head west on Plains Road. Take Pattee Hill Road (right)
at about 0.5 mile. Proceed another half mile and this is the crossing site. It is just before the road
drops down in elevation around a corner. There is a sugar bush there on the left and mixed woods on
both sides of the road.
North Street in New Haven (40 minutes away from Burlington, good diversity and abundance)
From Route 7 just south of the Vergennes exits, take Plank Road east for about 4 miles to North Street.
Travel north on North Street for 1 mile to where the woods adjoin the road on both sides. The crossing
site starts here and extends for mile to the New Haven border. There are other crossing areas on the
north side as well, be very careful of amphibians in the road on approach and exit while driving.
Morgan Road in Salisbury (70 minutes away from Burlington, good diversity and abundance)
From Route 7 in Salisbury head northwest on West Salisbury Road for just less than 1 mile. Take
Morgan Road on the left heading west for about 1.25 miles. The crossing area is about 0.2 tenths of a
mile long where the woods are on both sides of the road.