Maine Big Night (MBN) is a nonprofit community science project established to confront the issue of amphibians becoming roadkill en masse. Amphibians, already facing stronger threats than many other groups of wildlife, can see localized declines due to roadkill, and are especially vulnerable during their punctual annual migrations. MBN organizes volunteers to assist these animals across the road while collecting valuable data to protect them for decades to come.

This year Midcoast Conservancy members are invited to join certified Big Night monitor Anneliese Pugh in counting and assisting amphibians as they cross Egypt Road in Jefferson. Monitoring will happen when the temperature is predicted to be 45F or higher with rain, especially heavy rain starting a bit before monitoring. This means we will not know very far in advance when each monitoring evening will be, so if you are interested in joining please email zoe@midcoastconservancy to be alerted via email 24 hours in advance. 

All ages are invited to participate as long as all can obey traffic rules and obey directions. Participants need to visit the Maine Big Night website to sign the waiver, but please note you do not need to be certified as we will be working with a certified leader. Monitors must wear a reflective vest and carry a flashlight.