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Thomas "Tom" F. Tyning (born 1952) is an American herpetologist, phenologist, author, educator and conservationist. He was a field biologist and master naturalist for the Massachusetts Audubon Society,^[1] and founder of the Berkshire Natural History Conference.^[2]

Biography

Tyning spent his early years in Holyoke, later moving and attending the Chapin Street School in Chicopee. He attended Easthampton High School before majoring in zoology at UMass. he later switched to wildlife biology, receiving mentoring from Wendell Dodge.^[3]^{[better source needed]}

Tyning received his BS and MS in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.^[4]^[5]

He is Professor of Environmental Science at Berkshire Community College.^[5]

Educational events

Over the years, Tyning has presented a number of public educational events:

Tyning presented at the Snakes of the Northeast Conference held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2008 at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.^[6]
In February of 2009, at the invitation of the Harwich Conservation Trust, he did a survey of Cape Cod herptiles at Harwich Community Center.^[7]
In September of 2023, Tyning led a guided herp walk at the 14th Berkshire Biodiversity Day.^[8]
In October of 2023, Tyning did a presentation on New England snakes in Williamstown, MA.^[9]
In January of 2024, under the auspices of Project Amazonas, Tyning led an excursion into the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.^[10]
In April of 2024, Tyning led a group through Hopkins Forest,^[11]^[12] looking at amphibian and reptile species and habitats.^[13]
In July of 2024, Tyning did an interactive herp presentation at the Lake Mansfield Beach Area,^[14] part of the Great Barrington Land Conservancy.
In August of 2024, Tyning did a presentation on the natural history of Berkshire reptiles at the Becket Athenaeum.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Reptiles of the Berkshires with Tom Tyning". www.becketathenaeum.org. Becket Athenaeum. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
^ "Tom Tyning". berkshiremag.com. Old Mill Road Media, LLC. Archived from the original on July 11, 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
^ "Snakes in Western Massachusetts - Natural History, Behavior, Identification, and Total Joy". westernmassnaturalist.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
^ "Thomas F. Tyning". gpls.cns.umass.edu. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Archived from the original on July 15, 2004. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Thomas Tyning - Professor of Environmental Science". www.berkshirecc.edu. Berkshire Community College. Archived from the original on July 15, 2004. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ Hill, Jean Laquidara (January 3, 2008). "Strikingly beautiful!: Eastern rattlesnakes, other native species pushed to edge of extinction". www.telegram.com. The Worcester Telegram & Gazette | USA TODAY Network. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ Eldred, Rich (February 23, 2009). "Toxic toads, frozen frogs". wickedlocal.com. Gannett. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "Amphibian + Reptile Walk with Tom Tyning at Berkshire Biodiversity Day". www.thebeatnews.org. Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Inc. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "Berkshire Green Drinks: 'Snakes Are More Interesting Than You Can Imagine'". www.iberkshires.com. Boxcar Media. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
^ Britton-Mehlisch, Meg (March 8, 2024). "A Berkshire Community College trip took 12 students and residents deep into the Amazon for a 'spectacular opportunity'". www.berkshireeagle.com. The Berkshire Eagle. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "Welcome to Hopkins Demonstration Forest". demonstrationforest.org. Hopkins Demonstration Forest. November 22, 2023. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ "Hopkins Memorial Forest (HMF)". hmf.williams.edu. Williams College Center for Environmental Studies (CES). December 16, 2022. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ Lemoine, Noelle (April 3, 2024). "Amphibians and Reptiles of Hopkins Forest with Tom Tyning". today.williams.edu. Williams College. Archived from the original on July 15, 2004. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ "Meet Tom Tyning's Scaled, Tailed and Bulging Eye Friends!". www.gbland.org. Great Barrington Land Conservancy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

Selected works

Books

Jackson, Scott D.; Tyning, Thomas F. (1989), "Effectiveness of drift fences and tunnels for moving spotted salamanders Ambystoma maculatum under roads" (PDF), in Langton, Thomas E. S. (ed.), Amphibians and Roads, Shefford, England: ACO Polymer Products Ltd., pp. 92–99, ISBN 978-0-951-51720-8, archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2015
Tyning, Thomas F. (1990), Stokes, Donald W.; Stokes, Lillian Q. (eds.), A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles (Stokes Nature Guides), Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, ISBN 0-316-81713-9
Tyning, Thomas F. (ed.) Status and Conservation of Turtles of the Northeastern United States. Serpent's Tale Natural History Book Distributors, Incorporated, 1997, ISBN 978-1-885-20905-4.

Articles

Tyning, Thomas F.; Fraser, MO; Newgreen, D; Oelke, M; Cardozo, L (2018). "Review of America's Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake". Copeia. 106 (3): 563–565. ISSN 0045-8511. PMID 26872569. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

References

Woodside, Chris (January 27, 2019). "Fear of rattlesnakes". Archived from the original on September 25, 2023.Alt URL full issue
"SECOND ANNUAL Berkshire Natural History Conference" (PDF). www.thebeatnews.org. Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT). November 5, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

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[bio-1] "Reptiles of the Berkshires with Tom Tyning". www.becketathenaeum.org. Becket Athenaeum. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

[2] "Tom Tyning". berkshiremag.com. Old Mill Road Media, LLC. Archived from the original on July 11, 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[3] "Snakes in Western Massachusetts - Natural History, Behavior, Identification, and Total Joy". westernmassnaturalist.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

[4] "Thomas F. Tyning". gpls.cns.umass.edu. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Archived from the original on July 15, 2004. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[bcc-5] "Thomas Tyning - Professor of Environmental Science". www.berkshirecc.edu. Berkshire Community College. Archived from the original on July 15, 2004. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[6] Hill, Jean Laquidara (January 3, 2008). "Strikingly beautiful!: Eastern rattlesnakes, other native species pushed to edge of extinction". www.telegram.com. The Worcester Telegram & Gazette | USA TODAY Network. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[7] Eldred, Rich (February 23, 2009). "Toxic toads, frozen frogs". wickedlocal.com. Gannett. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[8] "Amphibian + Reptile Walk with Tom Tyning at Berkshire Biodiversity Day". www.thebeatnews.org. Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Inc. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[9] "Berkshire Green Drinks: 'Snakes Are More Interesting Than You Can Imagine'". www.iberkshires.com. Boxcar Media. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

[10] Britton-Mehlisch, Meg (March 8, 2024). "A Berkshire Community College trip took 12 students and residents deep into the Amazon for a 'spectacular opportunity'". www.berkshireeagle.com. The Berkshire Eagle. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[11] "Welcome to Hopkins Demonstration Forest". demonstrationforest.org. Hopkins Demonstration Forest. November 22, 2023. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[12] "Hopkins Memorial Forest (HMF)". hmf.williams.edu. Williams College Center for Environmental Studies (CES). December 16, 2022. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[13] Lemoine, Noelle (April 3, 2024). "Amphibians and Reptiles of Hopkins Forest with Tom Tyning". today.williams.edu. Williams College. Archived from the original on July 15, 2004. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[14] "Meet Tom Tyning's Scaled, Tailed and Bulging Eye Friends!". www.gbland.org. Great Barrington Land Conservancy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

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