Road closed for five weeks in Slate Belt to protect migrating amphibians
A half-mile stretch of road in the Slate Belt will close for five weeks beginning Tuesday, March 31, to let frogs, toads and salamanders safely reach breeding pools; the nearby woodlands host Pennsylvania’s largest concentration of seasonal pools and include species listed as threatened and endangered.
A half-mile stretch of road through the Slate Belt in Northampton County will close for five weeks starting Tuesday, March 31, to allow frogs, toads and salamanders to safely cross to their breeding grounds.