Why did the spotted salamander cross the road? Because the local police, environmental groups and concerned citizens closed the road nightly during breeding season! My hometown and an adjoining one in my very urban/suburban/farm county closes our shared road to allow the ancient population of spotted salamanders to cross the road from their hibernation home to the vernal pond across the street. They lay large amounts of eggs which turn into tadpoles. Since the pool has no fish to eat the tadpoles, a successful change to adult salamander is in the bag! Hometown Hero: The Blue-spotted Salamander New Jersey has more roads per square mile than any other state, which hampers the breeding migrations of many similar species. We've built overpasses over I-78 to allow for the migration of the furry, 4-legged creatures, but have been lagging on the under-road passes for the amphibians. Connecting Habitat Across New Jersey (CHANJ) Today we received our official warning that nightly road clo