CAMP PENDLETONCAMP PENDLETON — In an effort to protect sensitive habitats which house endangered species at San Onofre State Beach on the northern end of the base, visitors should use designated ...

Those drenching winter rains that ended California’s six-year drought, painted San Diego’s Proctor Valley green this spring. The Chaparral Lands Conservancy’s David Hogan stands in the heart of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a spring hike in the woods, one sure way to amaze a child (or a grownup!) is to discover a red eft along the trail. Glowing red ...

Otay Mesa CAOtay Mesa CA — Alongside auto wrecking yards and shipping centers off state Route 905, a pop-up world has emerged with some of the strangest creatures to swim in six inches of water. Here ...

If late winter cabin fever has you down, wander the woods in search of vernal pools – small bodies of water that collect in depressions in the ground. Melting snow and late winter rains fill these ...

Estrogens in treated wastewater that find their way into temporary wetlands known as vernal pools persist for weeks or even months, according to researchers, who suggest that persistence may have ...

On the forest road that winds through mature stands of hemlock and yellow birch on state game lands 206 in Luzerne County, my son Tommy and I walked back to the truck, after a fishless evening mind ...

Ponds that vanish and reappear, animals that go dormant and return to life—vernal pools feel a bit like spring magic, but they’re 100 percent real. These ephemeral habitats, found along the U.S. West ...

One of my favorite memories was when we first moved to Maine, over 30 years ago, and discovered vernal pools (our house was surrounded by them). Vernal pools are seasonal forested wetlands that fill ...

FREMONT – Alongside asphalt and concrete, dozens of muddy ponds are sites of romantic revelry that would make Bacchus blush. A new survey confirms their success: Hundreds of tiny offspring prove that ...

The songs of spring will soon be emerging from vernal pools.For many New Englanders, the high-chirp call of peepers signals the arrival of spring.While the loud call of the diminutive peeper can be ...

The vernal pool at the Lester J. Gates Middle School is a world of wonder for budding young scientists. As part of the education curriculum, the vernal pool is visited by sixth and seventh graders ...