Michigan vernal pools shelter salamanders, fairy shrimp and frogs. Learn why these seasonal wetlands matter and how to help ...

Around these parts, they’re called wicked big puddles. Don’t let the name fool you, though. While vernal pools are really fun to explore, and you can see things there that you won’t find anywhere else ...

Puddle or vernal pool? Take a closer look to find out. Vernal pools, Michigan’s fantastical temporary wetlands, are teeming with life. They’ve earned the nickname, “powerhouse puddles” from the state ...

One of my favorite memories was when we first moved to Maine, over 30 years ago, and discovered vernal pools (our house was surrounded by them). Vernal pools are seasonal forested wetlands that fill ...

Vernal pools are seasonal bodies of water that provide critical breeding habitat for amphibians and insects. These pools cycle through wet, flowering, and dry phases, supporting a diverse range of ...

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Munching on mosquito larvae, recycling nutrients, or helping lock away carbon: Tucked away in New Hampshire’s forests, ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife describes vernal pools as “depressions in areas where a hard underground layer prevents rainwater from draining downward into the subsoil.” There are ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it will not be further investigating the petition to revise critical habitat for vernal pool fairy shrimp and vernal pool ...

On a chilly March morning a few days before the vernal equinox, an ensemble of spring peepers sang their steady high-pitched song from a shallow rain-fed pond in Middle Island. Wood frogs added their ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— A federal judge in California ruled that federal approval of the Stonegate development, a 314-acre mixed-use project in Chico’s vernal pools, was unlawful. Thursday’s U.S. District ...