advancing research and conservation of Texas Eurycea salamanders
A suite of local news articles this week have covered press releases and a press conference by U.S. Representative John Carter (R-Round Rock, TX) about his plans to file a bill (an amendment to the FY 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations Funding Bill) that would block federal funding for four Texas Eurycea species if they are listed as endangered. Congressman Carter currently serves on the house appropriations committee (along with fellow representatives from Texas Kay Granger R-Fort Worth and John Abney Culberson R-Houston) and plans to introduce this legislation to the committee this week. Note that no scientists who are familiar with the biology and research on these salamander species were interviewed in any of these news pieces, despite numerous claims about the state and quality of “the science” made by many of those interviewed.
Salamanders may be off endangered list: bill blocks listing it as endangered species | KXAN
Legislation proposed to keep salamanders off endangered list | KVUE
The 2nd annual meeting of the EuryceAlliance, will be held this Friday, May 25, 2012 at Texas State University — San Marcos. The meeting will be held in the Freeman Aquatic Biology building at Texas State University, room 136. Check-In begins at 9:15am and talks begin at 10am. Please bring cash for the registration fee of $20 regular/$10 student. Receipts will be provided and breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch are included in your registration fee. Please contact Dr. Hayley Gillespie at eurycealliance@gmail.com if you missed registration and plan to attend on Friday. Click here to download the 2012 EuryceAlliance Meeting Schedule & Abstract program. Hope to see you there!
Click the link below to read Steve Campbells’ article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram entitled, “Aquarena Springs makes way for restoration of Spring Lake“. The article includes a photo slideshow of the Aquarena Center.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/05/16/3965418/aquarena-springs-makes-way-for.html#tvg
An article appeared today in the SustainaBlog entitled, “How Austin Residents Learned to Coexist with the Barton Springs Salamander”.
http://sustainablog.org/2012/05/barton-springs-salamander-austin-texas/
Please click the title to read the article, “Sensitive Williamson County cavern systems feed salamander’s springs” that appeared today in the Austin American-Statesman by Benjamin Wermund about Avery Ranch Cave and Cave Day (April 14). 
The Call for Papers and Registration Form are now open for the 2nd meeting of the EuryceAlliance, to be held on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Texas State University — San Marcos. Please visit http://bit.ly/EuryceAlliance2012 to register and submit your abstract. We welcome abstract submissions from anyone interested in presenting on scientific research and/or natural history observations of the Texas Eurycea salamanders. There is no deadline for registration (though please try to do so as soon as possible), and we request that you please submit your abstracts by Friday, May 11, 2012. Please contact Hayley Gillespie at eurycealliance@gmail.com if you are interested in assisting with meeting preparations or have ideas for this summer’s meeting.
Click the title to read the article, “Group forms to represent landowners in potential salamander listing” which appeared in Community Impact News on March 9, 2012 by Samantha Bryant.
Click here to read the article, “Endangered fish species find haven at hatchery,” by John MacCormack that appeared on MySanAntonio.com on Friday, March 9, 2012. The article discusses plans for the National Fish Hatchery at Uvalde, TX to begin captive breeding of Eurycea nana, the San Marcos Salamander, among other endangered aquatic species.
Click the title to read the article, “Round Rock resolution rails against Endangered Species Act” which appeared in the Austin American-Statesman on March 8, 2012 by Benjamin Wermund.
A Barton Springs Salamander from Eliza Spring (Travis County, Texas). Photo by Hayley Gillespie
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