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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Did you know that an abundance of life can be found in small, seasonal pools throughout Virginia? The Department of Conservation and Recreation is spreading awareness about ...

As Spring makes way for Summer, the vestiges of an abundantly wet winter show in the shrinking pools of water — known as vernal pools — in the fields behind Fremont’s Auto Row. The pools are nature’s ...

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 ...

TAUNTON - Sarah Slack, Director of Mass. Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary will conduct a workshop on "Certifying Vernal Pools" on Saturday, March 28 at the Rivers Center at Boyden Refuge, 1298 ...

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 ...