Friends of the Chico State Herbarium will host a workshop on “Identification of Plants From Vernal Pools of Northern California” on Saturday and advance registration and payment is required. The ...

At just this time last year, on a ranch on the rolling eastern fringe of the Central Valley - private land where no surveyor's stakes pierced the ground, no bulldozers had leveled the wetlands - UC ...

As California's vernal pools enjoy their springtime flush of activity and color, UC Davis researchers are conducting several new and continuing studies in these unique ecosystems. Vernal pools are ...

A rare and showy plant is blooming right now. Its name is “Sonoma Sunshine” (Blennosperma bakeri), and it is aptly labeled, as it beams a brilliant shade of yellow. What makes this plant so special is ...

Under the resonating booms of departing aircraft, clusters of creatures are celebrating spring at Beale Air Force Base. Chorus frog tadpoles wiggle, and predatory diving beetles plunge downward in ...

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 ...

Two endangered plants that depend on vernal pools for survival should be protected on 11,038 acres of critical habitat in Jackson and Josephine counties, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed ...

Puddle or vernal pool? Take a closer look to find out. Vernal pools, Michigan’s fantastical temporary wetlands, are teeming with life. They’ve earned the nickname, “powerhouse puddles” from the state ...

Q: How were California’s vernal pools impacted by this year’s winter storms? A: Vernal pools are a type of temporary wetland that support many native animal and plant species in our state, including ...

Every spring, vernal pools formed by rain and runoff appear throughout the state of Delaware, providing essential habitats and breeding grounds for species such as frogs and insects—who can take ...

It was further proof life often bursts forth in the unlikeliest of places. I was at a close-to-home shooting range, tacking up targets. Someone else’s was lying on the ground behind the backstop. It ...

The Coastal Rail Trail is projected to become a continuous path following the Coaster commuter train line from Oceanside to San Diego. As of 2017, only discontinuous segments exist. The Water’s End ...