The tiny spring wetlands known as vernal pools are an often-overlooked natural feature in Michigan’s forests. Home to seemingly fantastical creatures like fairy shrimp, fingernail clams and ...

Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that can fill with water during winter and spring rains. As the water slowly evaporates from these shallow depressions in the land, rings of endemic and rare flowers ...

Otay Mesa CAOtay 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 ...

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 ...

State parks, nature centers and conservation organizations across Pennsylvania over the next few weeks will be leading visits to vernal pools – temporary springtime pools of water where salamanders, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Did you know that an abundance of life can be found in small, seasonal pools throughout Virginia? The Department of Conservation and Recreation is spreading awareness about ...