The tiny spring wetlands known as vernal pools are an often-overlooked natural feature in Michigan’s forests. Home to seemingly fantastical creatures like fairy shrimp, fingernail clams and ...

Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that can fill with water during winter and spring rains. As the water slowly evaporates from these shallow depressions in the land, rings of endemic and rare flowers ...

Vernal pools are seasonal bodies of water that provide critical breeding habitat for amphibians and insects. These pools cycle through wet, flowering, and dry phases, supporting a diverse range of ...