But the 20 visitors gathered on the lower slopes of Sonoma Mountain on an overcast morning in early March understood they were special: vernal pools—vital features of the California landscape that ...

ORONO — The forest beside Orono High School is hardly the kind of North Woods wilderness one would search for thriving wildlife populations. There are houses leading up to a trail and traffic is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ponds that vanish and reappear, animals that go dormant and return to life—vernal pools feel a bit like spring magic, but they’re 100 percent real. These ephemeral habitats, found along the U.S. West ...

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 ...

Otay Mesa CA — Alongside auto wrecking yards and shipping centers off state Route 905, a pop-up world has emerged with some of the strangest creatures to swim in six inches of water. Here aquatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

SOUTHWICK — Vernal pools serve as important incubators for the reproduction of a variety of amphibians and because this is the time of year they spring to life, Conservation Commission Coordinator ...