Bruce Delgado, botanist with the Bureau of Land Management, takes a sample from Ostracod Pond on Fort Ord on Wednesday, March 12, 2019. The above average rainfall in Monterey County has filled the ...
SOUTH HADLEY — What looks suspiciously like a puddle to most of us, to Brad Timm is a whole new world of creatures, living and dying, unseen by the rest of the world. “There is a multilayered ...
The quacking chorus of the wood frogs' mating calls emanating from vernal pool 3,558 is music to the ears of Ashland residents Barbara Mindell and husband Lee Stayton. The couple have been hearing the ...
Most amphibians wait for the warmth of springtime before they become active, but Jefferson salamanders run on a different ...
Although vernal pools have received increasing amounts of protection under state and federal laws regarding wetlands and endangered species, "the fact is the remaining base of vernal pools and related ...
Despite the vital role vernal pools play in woodland ecosystems, these temporary bodies of water and the many organisms that depend on them for survival may not be getting the protection they need.