![A LEGACY - Elijah Bieri still keeps up on the Marquette salamander migration as well as he can from across the world in Sydney, Australia. He still has a fondness for the study craze he started six years ago. Photo courtesy of Elijah Bieri](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0616-1200x900.jpg)
Alum Elijah Bieri becomes savior of the salamanders
Antonio Anderson
• April 8, 2024
![NIGHT CROSSING — A section of the Peter White Road is seasonally closed off at night to protect the blue-spotted salamanders who migrate to the wetlands to breed in the spring. This road closure was first introduced by an NMU student who started a research project when he noticed salamanders were being crushed by passing cars.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220321_213130-900x675.jpg)
Saving the salamanders
Katarina Rothhorn, Features Editor
• March 24, 2022
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