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URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/focus-on-vernal-pools/
SUMMARY:Focus on Vernal Pools
DESCRIPTION:Jon Regosin\nEnvironmental Consultant and Tufts University Ph.D
 . candidate in Biology\n\nDid you know that spotted salamanders\, spring p
 eepers\, and wood frogs make their homes in parts of Newton? Have you ever
  heard strange sounds on early spring nights\, and wondered what you were 
 hearing? Many amphibian species still reside on Newton Conservation lands 
 and other urban forest fragments. Vernal pools\, small ponds lacking fish\
 , provide critical breeding habitat for Newton's remaining amphibian popul
 ations. On rainy nights during March and April\, many amphibians in our ar
 ea stage dramatic migrations to their breeding sites.\n\nAccording to A Fi
 eld Guide to the Animals of Vernal Pools (Leo Kenney and Matthew Burne)\, 
 "Once thought to be just puddles in the forest\, vernal pools are now reco
 gnized as rich but temporary ecosystems. Vernal pools are ephemeral wetlan
 ds which fill annually from precipitation\, runoff\, and rising groundwate
 r. Most years they become completely dry\, losing water through evaporatio
 n and transpiration. The wet-dry cycle prevents fish from becoming establi
 shed\, yet presents a rich\, albeit temporary\, habitat for many species. 
 Beneath the still waters of these woodland pools is a staggering array of 
 life. In Massachusetts\, vernal pools are afforded some protection through
  local bylaws and regulations such as the Wetlands Protection Act." This p
 ublication of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and the
  Vernal Pool Association will be available at the lecture. This book serve
 s as a photographic guide to all of the amphibians\, reptiles\, and invert
 ebrates that utilize vernal pools for portions of their life (including al
 l the salamanders\, frogs\, toads\, turtles and snakes found in Massachuse
 tts). It includes species accounts\, key diagnostic features\, natural his
 tory notes\, and lists of vernal pool resources.\n\nAbout the Speaker \nJo
 n Regosin\, a Ph.D. candidate in Biology at Tufts University who studies v
 ernal pool amphibians\, will present a lecture and slide show on vernal po
 ols in Newton\, and on conservation issues affecting amphibians in eastern
  Massachusetts. The lecture will take place on Wednesday\, March 19\, 2003
 \, at the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library. Jon\, a Newton res
 ident\, is an environmental consultant on wildlife and rare species issues
  with Hyla Ecological Services\, and was formerly a Conservation Planner f
 or The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island. A board member of the Newton Co
 nservators\, he has led a number of programs as part of Newton Biodiversit
 y Days and the Conservators walk series. A vernal pool walk will be schedu
 led later this Spring in conjunction with the Newton Conservators to see f
 irst hand the wonders of vernal pools in Newton.
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