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highways-are-liminal-spaces · 1 day

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Early spring at Busse Woods, Illinois

Taken April 2024

#my photos #my places #elk #fungi #reflections #vernal pools #forests #illinois #white breasted nuthatch

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emperornorton47 · 1 year

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This is called a vernal pool. It fills with water in the winter and dries up into a Meadow.

#vernal pools #meadows #humor

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riverodder · 3 months

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Hey, guess what? There's this really cool type of wetland. Like, really cool. It's called a vernal pool. You know what makes them different from other wetlands? They'll DRY UP during the summer and fill up again with snow melt and spring rains. A lot of really cool species of animals, like frogs, salamanders, and shrimp, need this type of wetland to survive and reproduce as they need waters that don't have fish in them. We call them obligate species. You know what vernal pools don't have? Fish. You know why? Because they dry up! Ain't that cool?

But you wanna know the sad thing about vernal pools? Some of them are big, but most of them are really small. Some of them can be so small that you can't even tell if they're a vernal pool or just a really big puddle. So they end up getting destroyed really easily. You know why else they get destroyed easily? Even if they are big, if they're not in a database as a vernal pool and they're all dried up, it's really hard to tell that there's a vernal pool right there. California's already lost 90% of it's vernal pools. Not sure about New England and the Midwest, but those three areas are the only places you'll find them in the US. At least in large quantities.

Did you know those obligate species, the amphibians, anyway, have to return to their original pool to reproduce? A lot of them will hazard any trouble just to get back, including roads. Did you know that the destruction of vernal pools not only destroys the pool but also the biodiversity and food source of the surrounding terrestrial habitat?

Just some cool things to think about! If you know of a vernal pool in your area, maybe try and make sure it has its proper protections? Your state's DEP should have a list, hopefully. Your local biodiversity and amphibian friends will thank you!

#science #wetlands #vernal pools #conservation #amphibians #frogs #salamander #obligate #shrimp

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greenhouseaffect · 11 months

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Vernal Pools. Greenhouse Affect #35. Published in the Boston Compass.

#global warming #climate change #vernal pools #salamanders #frogs #amphibians #environment #environmentalism #comics

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kedreeva · 1 year

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kedreeva! i wanted to let you know that you reblogging that picture of a vernal pool and tagging it as such got me to look up what those were and it led to a breakthrough for the story im writing! (i actually meant to send u an ask about it days ago but got caught up in the writing) it was like the last puzzle piece i needed to flesh out my water magic lore and im very glad to have seen that post from you :)

!!!!! That's the most amazing thing!! I love vernal pools, there was one in our backyard and one in the neighboring yard, and one in the spat of woods behind my house, and they all grew fairy shrimp every year and it was SO FUCKING COOL to us as kids. I would love to hear more about your vernal pool water magic!

#anon asks #asks #vernal pools #writing #also congrats on your new knowledge #i love when people look up stuff about stuff so they can learn #people say nice things

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hankwag93 · 1 year

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From my recent trips to vernal pools here in Upstate New York, a fairy shrimp near the water’s surface. Taken 4/3/23.

#nature #canon #outdoors #new york #wildlife photography #wildlife #upstateny #invertebrate #fairy shrimp #vernal pools #canonr5 #wetlands #585 #rochester #rochesterny #roc #nywildlife

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asteraceae-blue · 1 year

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Vernal Pools, CA 2023

Gorgeous walk today. Flowers, plants, and tadpoles in full bloom after all the rain we've had

#my photography #nature #vernal pools

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cristinad61 · 1 month

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The Adventure Continues... Madrona Marsh

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#Golden Parks #GP 114 #Huell Howser #Southern California #V 311 #vernal pools #Visiting #wetlands

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emperornorton47 · 11 months

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Vernal pool

This fills up with water ever winter, allowing flowers and grass to grow in the spring.

#vernal pools #landscape #Panoramic photo #Panorama #Quail Hill Preserve #irvine #orange county #california #photo #digital #original photographers

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injuredcyclist · 1 year

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I thought this was a really interesting bit of reporting. Well done once again Bridge MI.

#Bridge MI #vernal pools #salamander prom

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jadafitch · 7 days

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Went out to the pond to take this photo, and heard the first spring peepers of the year. Yay! It's officially spring in Downeast, Maine.

This illustration is one over 100 I did for the forth Nature Smarts activity book from Mass Audubon and Storey Publishing. Nature Smarts Workbook: All About Water, Ages 4-6 is available for preorder now, and out May 21st. You can find it through Amazon, Mass Audubon, and other book sellers.