Vernal Pools in Central Hudson Valley Wetlands
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David Mas Masumoto’s “Epitaph for a Peach” was the first books I read that made me start thinking about local food. Since the first time I read it, which was sometime in junior hi…
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Listen to this episode from Backyard Ecology™ on Spotify. Vernal pools are a special type of shallow wetlands that fill with snow melt and rain in late fall through early spring, then dry up sometime during the summer. Because they dry up, they are sometimes overlooked or dismissed as “not very good wetlands.” However, they serve an important role in the ecosystem and can be teeming with all kinds of life. In this episode, we talk with Tom Biebighauser about vernal pools. Tom is…
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Vernal Pool zones, by Hannah Kang; vF 4-12-20
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by Bruce Wenning There are many types of wetlands in our environment, but all of them are declining. Learn more about the special nature of vernal pools, our smallest wetlands,...
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In 2011, I applied for and received grant funding to implement a number of conservation and habitat improvement measures on my land. The funding came from the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)…
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On an early spring day, biologists Kent McFarland and Sara Zahendra stand in front of a vernal pool in Strafford. It’s noisy.“The wood frogs are going…
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Springtime brings some fantastic and rarely seen wildlife to Michigan's woods.
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Vernal pools are seasonal depressional wetlands that occur under the Mediterranean climate conditions of the West Coast and in glaciated areas of northeastern and midwestern states
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On a rainy spring morning in Strafford, Steve Faccio stood thigh-deep in water, holding what looked like four globes of translucent white jelly speckled with black seeds.
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In the spring, small vernal pools are a vibrant environment full of fascinating creatures. Among them are often numerous salamanders.
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An introduction to the biogeography, ecology, and conservation status of ephemeral wetland habitats known as vernal pools.
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Fringe pod, Ribbed fringepod, Showy fringe pod (Thysanocarpus radians) this morning in the grassy areas between the vernal pools at Phoenix Field, Sacramento. By David Self, vF 4-13-21.
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A vernal pool full of life and water. A close-up of the same pond now drying out in summer after all the amphibians have metamorphosed or gone dormant. Vernal pools are temporary wetlands, ponds that form from melting snow/ice or early spring rains, but dry up during the hot summer. Some folks may wonder why these glorified puddles are so special, but they are actually a very unique type of habitat which support a whole array of specially evolved creatures. It is often the only place these…
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Come walk with us in search of frog eggs in early spring. But wait! Mounds of bubbly foam floating on the frog pond! Is there some kind of industrial waste polluting the vernal pools in the woods?
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Vernal pools provide a critical habitat for certain animal species that rely on these fishless habitats for their survival and/or reproduction.
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My children and I first learned about vernal pools a couple of years ago while visiting a local nature preserve. I noticed it labeled on the trail map and it piqued my curiosity. When we arrived, we thought it was an interesting spot but it didn't look any different from a small pond. Why was…
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