Quiz Time!

So, do you think you know everything there is to know about the California Tiger Salamander and vernal pools? Try out our online quiz and test your knowledge! Vernal Pools

Here you can find out what a vernal pool is and why vernal pools are vanishing. Also, you will find out what kind of creatures like vernal pools … and what kinds don't. The California Tiger Salamander

Click here to learn about why this fascinating creature is threatened, where it lives, how it lives its life and why we need to establish new vernal pools for it.

Saving the California Tiger Salamander

Come Help Us!

Come out for a morning and help us make the Stanford foothills vernal pools a great place for the California Tiger Salamander to breed.

Magic TwinsThe Magic Twins

Hil and Jen love helping the other Magic volunteers planting rushes and sedges at the vernal pools. Why not come help them!
The Magic Twins
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Now that you have had a chance to see how important our work on the vernal pools is, why not come out and help us? There is much work to do, primarily planting rushes and sedges around the perimeter of the pools. We want a spiffy place for the salamanders that they will be eager to come and live in!

Magic VolunteerMagic Volunteers

Here you can see Magic volunteer David Schrom planting at one of the vernal pools. Many others share his dedication to preserving the California Tiger Salamander.
Magic volunteer David Schrom
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Planting is not very difficult work at all and if you come with a group you will find that the time just flies by. You can come for just a couple of hours or spend a half-day or longer with us. If you have a shovel, you can bring it along. Even if you don't we can provide you with a shovel when you arrive. We are very happy to have school groups, religious groups, community groups or families come and join us.

If you are interested in more information about our planting schedule and other activities, please drop us a line at magic@ecomagic.org or phone us at (650) 323-7333. We'll be glad to hear from you!