Picture this: it’s around 10pm on a chilly March evening, and we’re all hip-deep in vernal pool water. With a flashlight in hand, you crouch over, slowly walking through sections of the pool, intently observing any wildlife you can illuminate … Continued
Vernal pools (or “spring” pools if you translate the Latin) aren’t only around in the spring, but they do spring to life at this time of year. The warming weather and spring rains trigger a host of changes in the … Continued
Last week was the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973, one of the most important tools for modern conservation in the U.S.A. and a model for similar laws among the states as well as other nations. … Continued
Regular readers may recall the exciting news from this past spring: baby marbled salamanders were found for the first time at the Middlesex fells since 1932, a strong indication that Zoo New England’s reintroduction program was succeeding. Due to the … Continued
Walking around the woods in northeastern Massachusetts on the last couple of warm days it feels to me like a biological time bomb is due to go off in the very near future. The wetlands near my home in Concord, … Continued