Amateur naturalist on the Rensselaer Plateau in a mixed forest of New York, where Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York come together. Certified New York Master Naturalist through Cornell University. Publish weekly area nature photo (wild plant or animal) in community newspaper with ID and info: This is why I often ask for validation of observations prior to publication. Experienced with wood frogs. Interests also include forest wildflowers, moths, gall wasps.