Freeport/Cumberland/Yarmouth Vernal Pool Mapping Project Presentation and Training

Topics: Conservation | Vernal Pools

Trained citizen scientists in 13 Maine towns are mapping vernal pools, assisted by Maine Audubon, which won a $47,000 national grant last year for voluntary vernal pool conservation that engages landowners, community leaders, and residents.

Vernal pools, or “spring pools,” usually contain water for only part of the year and serve as critical breeding habitat in Maine for species such as wood frogs, fairy shrimp, and different kinds of salamanders. They provide essential food and feeding and resting areas for endangered and threatened turtles as well as wading birds, waterfowl, deer, moose, and small mammals.

This informational meeting will provide information about the mapping project and seek to recruit volunteers. Field Trainings in Yarmouth, Cumberland, and Freeport will follow on Saturday, April 10th and Sunday, April 11th (see links below).

Directions: headed north from downtown on Route 1, the turn for the library is on left soon after Mallet Drive (road to exit 22).

Related Activites

• Freeport Vernal Pool Mapping Project Training
• Cumberland Vernal Pool Mapping Project Training
• Yarmouth Vernal Pool Mapping Project Training

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