At town meeting a couple of weeks ago, one of our neighbors came over and mentioned an initiative called the Vermont Vernal Pool Monitoring Project which is an effort to measure conditions in vernal pools throughout the state in relation to climate change. She asked whether we would be interested in that project in relation to our beautiful vernal pool in the back. We said we were.
It is said that, pound for pound, there are more salamanders, frogs, toads, etc., in Vermont woods than any other species.
Most of them get their starts in vernal pools like ours.
A few days ago we hiked back to the site on a cold and rainy day and met up with our neighbors to set up the equipment.
The plan is to measure things like water temperature, air temperature, frog sounds, and egg masses over the years to see if there are differences over time. This weekend there was an article in the Herald about citizen scientists, and how Vermonters are helping with research like this. I guess that's us...well, mostly Shona and Ira.
It is said that, pound for pound, there are more salamanders, frogs, toads, etc., in Vermont woods than any other species.
Most of them get their starts in vernal pools like ours.
A few days ago we hiked back to the site on a cold and rainy day and met up with our neighbors to set up the equipment.
The plan is to measure things like water temperature, air temperature, frog sounds, and egg masses over the years to see if there are differences over time. This weekend there was an article in the Herald about citizen scientists, and how Vermonters are helping with research like this. I guess that's us...well, mostly Shona and Ira.
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