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Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Vanishing Vernal Pools
1996
Many vernal pools appear in the late winter and spring and then "vanish" during in the late summer season. It's in the spring and early summer months that these pools come alive and provide a habitat to unique plants and animals. Learn about the species and surrounding landscape common to these special wetlands. State and federal programs that are being developed to identify and conserve this important part of the ecosystem are presented.
