For Homewood’s spotted salamanders, a win and a warning

For Homewood’s spotted salamanders, a win and a warning

Ruby Banta (center) and friends Nova Russell (left) and Colette Duvall (right) held a yard sale to benefit the spotted salamander via a local nonprofit, Friends of Shades Creek. (Courtesy of the Banta family)This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. HOMEWOOD — Nine-year-old Ruby Banta thought it was a pre…