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Live Animal Exhibit! Movie! Vernal Pool Exploration!
Join us for a free, family‑friendly adventure into the world of vernal ponds — the temporary wetlands that burst with life each spring.
April 13 | 6:30pm | Swampscott, MA
Free registration: tinyurl.com/3bn9csds
#VernalPonds #VernalPools #Nature
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Wood Frog in situ Vernal Pool. Photo by MJ Walker (me). All Rights Reserved 2013
Wood Frog in situ Vernal Pool. Photo by MJ Walker (me). All Rights Reserved 2013
Wood Frog in situ Vernal Pool. Photo by MJ Walker (me). All Rights Reserved 2013
Wood Frog in situ Vernal Pool. Photo by MJ Walker (me). All Rights Reserved 2013
#WoodFrogs unique freezing adaptations allow them to overwinter in surface leaf litter & dirt rather than having to seek out deeper water or underground burrows for protection. This makes them vulnerable as they rely on #VernalPools #VernalPonds much earlier & more than other species.
#WorldFrogDay
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The pond remembers summer's warmth,
beneath a winter's icy form.
#Sunset #Pond #VernalPonds #PondsOfBluesky
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