Upcoming Events

Vernal Pools Spring 2024 Field Season

What is the distribution of caddisflies, fairy shrimp, and amphibian species in vernal pools in the Northeast? How will their distribution change as the climate warms?

Participate in the Vernal Pools Spring 2024 Field Season with and become part of the effort to answer these questions. We’ll kick off the event with a conversation with the project’s lead scientists, Aram Calhoun and Hamish Greig, from the University of Maine, about the importance of vernal pools to forest ecosystems and why it is important to collect information on key vernal pool species. You will prepare for fieldwork, collect data from a pool near you, and then contribute your data to Project Vernal Pools. Then, we’ll come back together to share observations and questions with professional and community scientists.

 

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Maine Big Night Talks:

South Paris – McLaughlin Garden & Homestead, March 20

Ellsworth – Woodlawn Museum, March 23

Holden – Maine Audubon, Fields Pond Center, March 25

Augusta – Lithgow Public Library, March 27

Cape Elizabeth – Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, March 28

Winthrop – Friends of the Cobbessee Watershed/Kennebec Land Trust, April 1

Cape Neddick – Center for Wildlife, April 4

Past Events

We learn from the past! Here are some past vernal pools events and examples of what happened so you can plan your own events.

Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust - Annual Frog Night

One of the first true signs of spring is the sound of frogs. The sights and sounds of these vibrant wetlands are one of the greatest spectacles in Maine’s natural world. We have a vital breeding habit in Cumberland at the CCLT Frog Pond and Salamander Swamp and your participation helps the frogs and salamanders safely travel from the Rines Forest across Range Road!

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Frog Pond. Photo Credit: Penny Asherman

Frog Pond 2. Photo Credit: Penny Asherman

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Lakes Environmental Association - Big Night 2020

Every year frogs and salamanders migrate to wetlands to mate. Find images and videos from Big Night and vernal pools taken by LEA staff and other members of our community.

Big night page on our website that will be updated this year with info: https://mainelakes.org/big-night-2020/

Spotted and Red-Backed Salamanders in Lovell

Green Frog in Lovell

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