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April Amphibians & Vernal Pools Walk

April Amphibians & Vernal Pools Walk In-Person

There’s no surer sign of spring than the awakening of a vernal pool—and no better spot to see one than our Greensboro Ridge Natural Area. Join Conservation Biologist Steve Faccio, from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, for a moderately strenuous off-trail hike to the forested vernal pools at the Greensboro Ridge Natural Area, where we'll explore the fascinating world of spring-breeding amphibians

This program is co-sponsored with the Hanover Conservancy and Northern Woodlands magazine.

Meet Top of Velvet Rocks Drive, rain or shine. 

Leader: Biologist Steve Faccio.

Level: Moderately strenuous off- trail hiking, about 1.5 miles. Wear waterproof boots. Suitable for ages 10 and up.

Registration required- see link below.

A co-founder of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Steve Faccio is a Conservation Biologist with wide-ranging interests and skills as a scientist, naturalist, writer, and photographer. With over 25 years’ experience, much of his work at VCE is focused on forest ecology, including long-term population monitoring of forest songbirds, ecology of pool-breeding amphibians, and vernal pool mapping and conservation.

Date:
Friday, April 28, 2023
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Nature Walk
Categories:
  Adult     All Ages     Children's     Teens  
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