This is a great community-based conservation initiative for advancing
ecosystem and wildlife conservation. The EwA Vernal Pool Awareness &
Protection program helps the protection of the vernal pools and
wetland habitats of the Middlesex Fells Reservation through science,
partnerships, and education.
This program is about scientific research and wetland conservation
efforts paired with an adult training experience for our guests and
new volunteers. The program focuses on the vernal pools of the
Middlesex Fells Reservation that are not yet ‘certified’
(following the definition of Vernal Pools as defined by the State of
Massachusetts). Working with local herpetologists, our goal is to
certify those potential pools so that they get protected under the
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act regulations. Doing so, we close
species migration gaps between the non-certified and certified pools,
therefore directly improving the conservation of wetland species, and
specifically of the species of the Fells.
AGE: Adults (16+) & Seniors.Ⓘ DETAILS & REGISTRATION: This is
an RSVP event. We will email you if there is any change plan due to
weather and other reasons. If you register and realize you can't make.
Please contact us so that we can release your ticket to someone else
on the waiting list, as well as to not have us wait for you in
vain. Thanks! Register today.
WHAT TO WEAR: Long pants, sturdy hiking shoes, hat. Sunscreen and
insect repellents are harmful to amphibians and reptiles. We ask those
of you who choose to wear such products to stay on trails and to not
touch anything (vegetation included). Bring water. Also know that
there is no bathroom in the forest...
✉ For any QUESTION, you can contact Claire
at citizenscience@earthwiseaware.org
Ⓘ ABOUT EWA CITIZEN SCIENCE
PROGRAM » https://tinyurl.com/ewa-citizen-science
[https://tinyurl.com/ewa-citizen-science]
$ FREE WITH A VALUE: This event is free, still... donations to EwA are
always welcomed! » Donate at https://www.earthwiseaware.org/donate
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