Vernal pools are seasonal bodies of water that contribute to the biodiversity of healthy forest ecosystems. The pools support a variety of life that is tightly adapted to temporary waters including fairy shrimp, wood frogs, salamders, blue spotted salamanders, and vernal pool caddisflies. Due to their small and temporary nature, there is a lot we do not know about vernal pools, like where are they located? What vernal pool species exist in our area? How are they adapting to climate change? This spring, join the growing network of thousands of youth, educators, and community members across the Northeast working to understand the vernal pools in our forests.

Join us for in person, educator focused field work on Tuesday, April 14th to learn more about how to get youth involved in monitoring vernal pools in their community. We will go through identification of vernal pool species, how to contribute data to Project Vernal Pools, and curriculum resources that support learning about vernal pools. We will be traveling to a vernal pools on an uneven wooded trail about a quarter mile.

Mileage reimbursement will be provided as well as a $150 stipend. There will be ~1 hour of reqired pre work before attending the in person field day.