BUSHKILL - Mating amphibians will close a road within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area over the next few weeks.
River Road, a location where the National Park Service said a high number of wood frogs, spotted salamanders and spring peepers are hit by passing vehicles, will be closed on rainy nights from mid-March to mid-April, when the animals are most likely to go in search of a mate.
The road will be closed from park headquarters in Middle Smithfield Twp. to Haileah Picnic Area on rainy nights when the temperatures reach the 50s from about 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.