The Vernal Pool

Promoting the study, appreciation and protection of vernal pools.

About VPA

Our T-shirts are once again available online!

A team of VPA members has taken over online sales of our popular vernal pool T-shirts. Click on the spotted turtle T-shirt to go to www.vernalpool.com/. We have several designs in a multitude of colors. Your purchase of these shirts helps to support our mission.

Please consider donating to the Vernal Pool Association by becoming a contributing member. Your support helps us to continue our mission of educating the public, agencies, and law makers to the significance of vernal pools and their associated organisms to the ecosystem.

More information here.

Want to know what creatures are in your vernal pool? Check out our Field Guide to the Animals of Vernal Pools. This guide covers the identification and natural history of most of the vertebrates and invertebrates found in New England vernal pools. The guide is useful for other areas of the country as well. View a sample page (in pdf format) and then order your own copy.

Registration for
poster sets
received through
VPA/EnTrust grant.
Did we send you a set of posters in Feb., 2008?

Annotated WPA
Notes on the MA Wetlands Protection Act

Certification FAQ-1
Questions for regulators

Field Guide to the Animals of Vernal Pools
Sample page and ordering info.

Vernal Pool
Yahoo Group
a forum for vernal pool information

Massachusetts Certification Guidelines
download pdf file (574kb)

Poster Outreach Project
VPA will work with you to create a poster for your community

Amphibian Crossing Signs
Signs for migration nights

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