Across the grasslands of Butte County, vibrant wildflowers are beginning to bloom, but some of the most important life in ...

A recent paper authored by UC Santa Barbara doctoral student alum Joanna Tang and professor Carla D’Antonio in the Ecology, ...

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 ...

The California Native Plant Society hosted an informational hike at Jepson Prairie for social media influencers and members ...

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 ...

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 ...

Otay Mesa CAOtay Mesa CA — Alongside auto wrecking yards and shipping centers off state Route 905, a pop-up world has emerged with some of the strangest creatures to swim in six inches of water. Here ...

Rolling grasslands that harbor rare vernal pool ecosystems next door to UC Merced have joined the UC Natural Reserve System. The 6,561-acre Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve will enable ...

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 ...

Undeterred by a leaky rubber boot, 9-year-old Siena Kelly got a kick out of a visit to a vernal pool Saturday morning at Sonoma Valley Regional Park. “Really cool,” declared the third-grader at Sonoma ...

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 ...