Local families are invited to a special "Big Night Family Event" at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton to learn about vernal pools, or temporary pools of water, and their spring inhabitants.

On a spring hike in the woods, one sure way to amaze a child (or a grownup!) is to discover a red eft along the trail. Glowing red-orange in the leaf litter, these tiny creatures light up the forest ...

The songs of spring will soon be emerging from vernal pools.For many New Englanders, the high-chirp call of peepers signals the arrival of spring.While the loud call of the diminutive peeper can be ...

The vernal pool at the Lester J. Gates Middle School is a world of wonder for budding young scientists. As part of the education curriculum, the vernal pool is visited by sixth and seventh graders ...

As California's vernal pools enjoy their springtime flush of activity and color, UC Davis researchers are conducting several new and continuing studies in these unique ecosystems. Vernal pools are ...

What was snow-covered just last week is now generally snow-free. Spring wildflowers are beginning to emerge and polka dot the forest floor with green, the ice is out of most ponds, and on warmish ...

After the winter we’ve had this year, everyone is looking forward to spring. Spring brings forth nature’s beauty on the wings of migrating birds, and the delicate petals of wildflowers. While many of ...

Last weekend I attended a talk about vernal pools given by Matthew Burne for the Parker River Clean Water Association down in Byfield, Mass. Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that burst into life in ...

Those drenching winter rains that ended California’s six-year drought, painted San Diego’s Proctor Valley green this spring. The Chaparral Lands Conservancy’s David Hogan stands in the heart of the ...

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