DUE TO PROVINCETOWN’S EMERGENCY SEWER DECLARATION OUR EVENT TONIGHT IS CANCELED. WE WILL RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE THIS SUMMER OR FALL.

Join the PCT for another exciting nature talk at the Provincetown Brewing Company.

Join us on Thursday, August 11th at 5:30 to hear Scott Smyers, a “herp” (Amphibians and Reptiles) expert speak about peepers, toads, turtles and snakes and how your observations can help research and conservation on Cape Cod.

The event is free. Come order a beer and learn more about these incredible creatures.

About Scott Smyers

Scott Smyers is a Vice President and Senior Scientist at Oxbow Associates. Scott has studied the behavior and ecology of amphibian and reptile species native to the eastern United States for more than 20 years. He has conducted field research, including radio-telemetry, on freshwater turtles Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina), and wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta); as well as two venomous snakes: copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) and timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus). He has also led field studies for pond-breeding amphibians using various trapping techniques. His experience with amphibians includes laboratory studies of three species of pond-breeding salamanders in southern Louisiana including Ambystoma opacum, A. maculatum, and A. talpoideum.