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Who Is Hiding in Vernal Pools?

 

A vernal pool outing in Walden Woods

 

 

led by vernal pool specialists:

 

  • Matt Burne & Leo Kenney of the Vernal Pool Association and authors of "A field guide to the animals of Vernal Pools"

  • Patricia Huckery of the MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

  • Mark Maguire of Epsilon Associates

This event is part of the RiverFest:


Click here for a printer-friendly flyer of the event

 

Explore the hidden treasures of SuAsCo watershed - vernal pools!

In these important habitats for wildlife you will find salamander larvae, frog tadpoles, beetles, bugs, and much more!

 

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

9:00 am – 11:00 am

 

Adults and children (7 years old and up) welcome!

$5 suggested donation

Wear footwear appropriate for walking in the woods

 

Meet at: Walden Pond State Reservation’s parking lot ($5 parking fee) @ 9:00 am

Space is limited: Click here to reserve or call 781-259-4707

 

***Call 781-259-4707 the night before for updates in the event of adverse weather


Copyright by Leo KenneyCopyright by Leo KenneyAm surprised to hear, from the pool behind Lee’s Cliff, the croaking of the wood frog… How suddenly they awake! yesterday, as it were, asleep and dormant, to-day as lively as ever they are. The awakening of the leafy woodland pools.

- Henry David Thoreau, March 15, 1860

 


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