On September 7, 2024, ELT’s annual meeting was held at French Park, North Egremont. Tom Tyning, field biologist and environmental scientist, presented “Frogs and Snakes are Fascinating” with live frogs and snakes. Afterwards, ELT conducted its brief business meeting, followed by a lunch provided by ELT.

Tom went to work at MA Audubon after graduating from college.He received both his BS (wildlife biology) and MS (organismic and evolutionary biology) from UMass Amherst, where he focused on the biology and conservation of the timber rattlesnake. Since 1999, he has been a professor of environmental science at Berkshire Community College. Prior to that, he was a field biologist and Master Naturalist for the Massachusetts Audubon Society for 24 years.