ASO June Monthly Meeting

Title: Surviving in a changing world: Lizards and Salamanders in Human-Altered Landscapes

Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Time: 7pm

Location: Location: Sharon Centre in Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241 and Zoom (see link below)

Speaker: Dr. Allison Rickfelder

Organizer: Ryan Jorgensen at jorgensen28ryan@gmail.com

Natural habitats are increasingly modified by humans, posing novel and unique challenges to native organisms while often facilitating the establishment of nonnative organisms. Through this presentation, we will cover two case studies representing two sides of the same coin, exploring how animals respond to human-induced environmental change. Our case studies will focus on the eastern hellbender, a fully aquatic salamander experiencing drastic declines, and common wall lizards, a prolific invader of urban environments including Cincinnati, OH.

This meeting will also be available on Zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/99798621609?pwd=zPX9QaNjlS2aARBa1wIlQZFXxJpRKF.1

Meeting ID: 997 9862 1609

Passcode: 834710

(Contributed by Ryan Jorgensen)