Nova Scotia Canada – February 2, 2012

This World Wetlands Day, today, Feb. 2, the province is inviting Nova Scotians to help increase understanding of the province's wetlands by gathering and reporting valuable information to the Department of Environment. As part of a new Vernal Pool Mapping and Monitoring Project, the department is looking for volunteer citizen scientists to collect data on vernal pools in their communities. Vernal pools are small, shallow, often temporary wetlands. For full story, click here.