After the winter we’ve had this year, everyone is looking forward to spring. Spring brings forth nature’s beauty on the wings of migrating birds, and the delicate petals of wildflowers. While many of ...

CAMP PENDLETONCAMP PENDLETON — In an effort to protect sensitive habitats which house endangered species at San Onofre State Beach on the northern end of the base, visitors should use designated ...

HINESBURG, Vt. (WCAX) - When the snow melts in the spring, thousands of vernal pools form around the state become nurseries for amphibian life. Wading through water, Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s ...

At first blush, the shallow ponds that dot the Miramar plateau near state Route 163 seem like mere puddles. One formed when a piece of heavy equipment rolled off a dirt road and created a trough that ...

It’s that time of the year that we have all been waiting for … vernal pool season! But what is a vernal pool? You may see a puddle of murky water in the woods and think nothing of it, but it just ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a spring hike in the woods, one sure way to amaze a child (or a grownup!) is to discover a red eft along the trail. Glowing red ...

ORONO — The forest beside Orono High School is hardly the kind of North Woods wilderness one would search for thriving wildlife populations. There are houses leading up to a trail and traffic is ...

Those drenching winter rains that ended California’s six-year drought, painted San Diego’s Proctor Valley green this spring. The Chaparral Lands Conservancy’s David Hogan stands in the heart of the ...

Yolo Basin Foundation is bringing new vernal-pool programs to the community in partnership with Yolo County Parks and funded by a California Department of Parks and Recreation Habitat Conservation ...

Last weekend I attended a talk about vernal pools given by Matthew Burne for the Parker River Clean Water Association down in Byfield, Mass. Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that burst into life in ...

What was snow-covered just last week is now generally snow-free. Spring wildflowers are beginning to emerge and polka dot the forest floor with green, the ice is out of most ponds, and on warmish ...

FREMONT – Alongside asphalt and concrete, dozens of muddy ponds are sites of romantic revelry that would make Bacchus blush. A new survey confirms their success: Hundreds of tiny offspring prove that ...