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I am going to school at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and would like to know if there are any good spots where I can see some Spotted Salamanders breeding. I am fairly new to the area and any help would be great.

my reply may be a bit late for you. When I'm in new places I usually take out a topographic map that shows wetlands or ponds and look for places where there is forest on one side of a road and breeding habitat on the other. On rainy nights you'll get spotted salamanders crossing the roads in those locations and it's pretty easy to find them breeding from there. I don't know what NC trespassing laws are but in VT you can enter land as long is it is not posted. You should always try to speak with a landowner though because it often gets people nervous if they see you doing strange things on or near their land/house. Public land is always a good bet. In terms of specific location's I'm afraid I can't help you since I've only passed through that state a couple times and I think I was 11 years old or something...

Yeah, once I got back to school after my spring break, there were eggs in the pond. I haven't been back up there in the past week, I got to go to the Great Smoky Mountains for Easter, which was wonderful. At least I have one spot for future reference.