Photo Credit: Percy Ulsimer
Big Night
Maine Big Night is a community science project where anyone can participate in collecting important data on migrating frogs and salamanders while directly influencing their conservation outlook. The project occurs every April and has over 300 locations statewide.
Photo Credit: Dennis P. Quinn
Vernal Pool Working Groups for the Northeast
A group of concerned vernal pool ecologists, managers, educators, regulators, and consultants have created four vernal pool working groups to foster collaborations across disciplines to better manage vernal pools at landscape scales. Our participants are from the forested areas of the Northeast but welcome others from the Midwest and Atlantic Canada.
Photo Credit: Dennis P. Quinn
Partners and Other Resources
We cannot get where we are without working with the community.
Events
Due to Covid-19, no new events have been scheduled. Please check back, especially before spring for Big Night events.
Vernal Pool Stewardship Award Program
The Vernal Pool Stewardship Award program is an Of Pools and People initiative that awards vernal pool-friendly properties, including forestland and suburban properties. The goal of the VP Stewardship Program is to establish a new culture of land management that is proven to help protect vulnerable Vernal Pool dependent species such as the spotted salamander, blue spotted salamander, and wood frog.
Help Us Keep Track Of Creepy-Crawly Critters!
Join the vernal pool caddisflies and fairy shrimp community science project! Connect to a broad community of students, educators, community members, and scientists and contribute to our growing understanding of these important vernal pool species.