It was just a couple of weeks ago as I walked around on a mild WinSprin (winter-spring) day and I went to see how the local vernal ponds were doing. All were covered with ice, some even with a layer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 25—Each spring, usually during April, my walking takes me on a route where I visit about 10 vernal ponds. Often called ...

In an interesting twist, two kinds of rare American freshwater crustaceans have been found to thrive after prescribed burns in their habitats. Populations of vernal pool fairy shrimp in Oregon and ...

Vernal pools are small, temporary, woodland ponds that serve as critical breeding habitat for amphibians, insects, and even tiny clams and crustaceans. In efforts to protect this vital (yet often ...

Interested in learning about and protecting one of our most enchanting ecosystems? Training starts this week to become part of the statewide Vernal Pool Patrol program. As the sun warms the forest ...

Wildlife advocates want to build vernal ponds in Pittsford and need community help to create this ideal frog habitat. Funds to construct up to three of the ponds at Robert C. Corby Arboretum and ...

Vernal ponds are a unique habitat favored by some amphibians The wild space housing the vernal ponds is located in Pittsford Despite holding water for months at a time, vernal ponds are not good ...

Photographs and video were taken at the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina, with assistance from Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy, a national nonprofit.Credit...Photographs and Video by ...