Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - It has been twenty years since George Sirk, then the island’s Regional Director, put up Cortes Island’s first Newt crossing signs. More recent arrivals probably know him better as the host of Cortes Radio’s ‘Nature Boy.' In today’s program he talks about the island’s most celebrated salamander. While highly informative, George is probably Cortes Island’s most outrageous stand up comedian. Forget reading this post, listen to his antics in the podcast to learn: What was the first reference to Newts in the English language?Why you don’t want to eat a NewtHow Newts cross the roadWhy they go back to the pondWhy you only find Wandering Salamanders on Marina Island, and there are no Newts there!Have you heard the tree frogs in the forest?How George Sirk became Nature BoyDo you remember the Newts 60 years ago? What Bertha should be asking in the Cortes MarketerWhy there aren’t many Newts on Quadra Island, or around Hollyhockthe story behind Cortes Island’s Newt crossing signsNew scientific research on regeneration in Newts And - after a two year sabbatical - George promises he will soon be bringing Nature Boy back to the airwaves.