Ruth Indrick, KELT Tue, 05/11/2021 - 7:45am
Join KELT to welcome Professor Aram Calhoun from the University of Maine to learn about Maine’s vernal pools on May 20 at 6 p.m. Registration is required for this virtual lecture. Visit kennebecestuary.org to sign up. Courtesy of Rob Schultz, Resonant Photography
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is pleased to welcome Professor Aram Calhoun from the University of Maine for an online lecture on Thursday, May 20 at 6 p.m. Join us to learn about vernal pools, the landscapes that make it possible for them to exist, and how we can steward and support these important habitats.
Hannah McGhee, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust Wed, 04/21/2021 - 10:00am
Dr. Aram Calhoun wades into a vernal pool. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers
Vernal pools, those temporary spring pools of water in the woods, nurture a surprising amount of life. From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on April 26, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting an online program about vernal pools and their importance to wildlife with guest presenter Dr. Aram Calhoun of the University of Maine.
Dr. Calhoun writes, “Vernal pools have a magical quality, likely owing to their small size and ephemeral nature: they fill with water from snow melt and spring rains and generally ‘disappear’ by summer’s end. Like ephemeral spring blooms, you have to know where and when to look to witness the spectacle. The mysterious life of the amphibians tied to vernal pools adds to the pools’ overall mystique.”
Groundwork nears completion for Crawford Hill reservoir restoration project
SHARE ON: The largest of the empty reservoirs atop Crawford Hill was once an immense empty space. Now it is a manageable pond having been filled with dirt from the Creston Emergency Services Building site and naturally flowing water. (Supplied by Jensen Shields)
Though nature did slowly begin to reclaim Creston’s ageing reservoir infrastructure, the Town decided to move forward with giving it a helping hand.
Wetland and ponds are key factors in biodiversity. What stood as empty pits for years will now grow into unique biomes for plants, animals and creatures, warm and cold-blooded alike.
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A degraded wetland in the White River Watershed in southeast Fayetteville, which is jointly owned by the city and the Watershed Conservation Resource Center, is undergoing ecological restoration. Stephen Luoni, director of the University of Arkansas Community Design Center, was recently awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant to develop a public access master plan for the Dead Horse Mountain project. We conduct a site visit.
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