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