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The value of vernal pools: Upcoming conference explores whether they can be conserved and restored

Posted by: Maven on March 19, 2010 at 6:36 am

From the Chico Enterprise-Record:

“Vernal-pool landscapes are found in few places around the world and threatened where they do exist. We are fortunate in Butte County to have some of the last remaining vernal-pool landscapes in California.

Vernal pools are formed when winter rains fill puddles, temporary creeks and pools atop impermeable, hard-clay soils. The spring (vernal) colors show us that plants blooming across the fields are different from plants in drainage channels and those along drying pool edges that are replacing the last surface water as it evaporates in summer’s heat. Other plants grow only in dry summer basins, long after migrating ducks and geese are only memories. … “

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March 19, 2010 · Filed Under Water Quality

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