One of my favorite memories was when we first moved to Maine, over 30 years ago, and discovered vernal pools (our house was surrounded by them). Vernal pools are seasonal forested wetlands that fill ...

Fern, a spotted salamander, takes Nature Cat and his friends to a vernal pond. While playing in the woods, Nature Cat and his pals come across Fern, a spotted salamander who just so happens to be ...

Spring rains revealed tiny, temporary creatures in road ruts at an Escondido nature preserve this April. Staff members for the Escondido Creek Conservancy found fairy shrimp in the shallow puddles at ...