Category Archives: Vernal Pools

Strange Wetlands: Once upon a Vernal Pool

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Leah Stetson

Late at night, I listen to the peepers in the vernal pool down in my woods. During a vernal pool monitoring project run by the University of Maine at Orono in 2009, I learned that most wood frogs leave a … Continue reading →

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Wetlander’s Pick of the Posts

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Administrator

March 26: Vernal Pools in the Piedmont http://www.pecva.com/anx/index.cfm/ 1,266,3834,0,html/Mar-26-Vernal- Pools-in-the-Piedmont

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Views from the Blog-o-sphere

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Administrator

Video: Fox Ridge Presents Wetlands and Vernal Pools http://media.www.dennews.com/media/ storage/paper309/news/2010/06/08/ OnlineExclusives/Video.Fox.Ridge.Presents. Wetlands.And.Vernal.Pools-3921387.shtml#4 Category Five – Season 2, Episode 1: Wetlands Watch Video on Gulf Oil Spill – June 6, 2010 http://category5wetlandswatch.wordpress.com/

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Views from the Blog-o-sphere

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Administrator

Citizens Searching for Salamanders (Wisconsin) March 2010 http://digginginthedriftless.wordpress.com/ 2010/03/23/citizens-searching-for-salamanders/ Ephemeral Ponds at Prairie Works (Wisconsin) April 2010 http://www.prairieworksinc.com/2008/04/09/ephemeral-ponds/ Feds thinking of new protections for newts of North Florida, South Georgia (April 2010) http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-04-02/story/feds-thinking-new-protections-newts

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Strange Wetlands: Harbingers of Spring & Vernal Pool Training

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Leah Stetson

Around my house, the snow is melting and the birds are chirping. Layers of ice peel back from the pond and I can see open water…it makes my heart sing. Everywhere I look, there are harbingers of an early spring, … Continue reading →

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Strange Wetlands: Keep a Sense of Humor

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Leah Stetson

With mud season just around the corner (it’s called “spring” in other parts of the country), I thought it might be time for some wetland humor—get your mind out of the culvert; these jokes aren’t dirty. I’ve been keeping an … Continue reading →

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Views from the Blog-o-sphere

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Administrator

Laguna Creek Wetlands Salamander By Paul Dale Roberts – Chronicles of a Ghostwriter/Ghosthunter This is a funny blog – not serious (the photo is a Chinese Giant Salamander, not native to CA) http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/22632/Laguna_Creek_Wetlands_Salamander

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The Compleat Wetlander: Build it and they will come—Rethinking the Role of Urban Wetlands

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Jeanne Christie

Last spring I listened to the EPA Watershed Academy webcast about reconnecting kids with nature and learned about how children nowadays are separated from outdoor play.   At the same time I made the commitment to get the extra training required … Continue reading →

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The Compleat Wetlander: “Big Night” Becomes “Big Nights”

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Jeanne Christie

It’s become almost common place these days for politicians, actors, and individuals to ‘re-invent’ themselves. Last month’s bad boy (or girl) image is replaced by come-from-behind stories of a remarkable make-over. And it even happens in nature.  No longer are … Continue reading →

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