Ephemeral Ponds

Ephemeral ponds, wood frog eggs

Ephemeral ponds, also called vernal ponds, are small bodies of water that typically do not hold water throughout the season.  For this reason, they cannot support fish.  This makes them ideally suited to be safe breeding habitat for amphibians like frogs and salamanders. Turtle Pond is being restored. This wood frog is returning to the […]