Vernal Pools

This is just the place to learn about what we are doing to help preserve the endangered California Tiger Salamander and how you can help us do it!

Vernal PoolVernal Pools

Vernal pools are essential to the survival of the California Tiger Salamander and a number of other species
Vernal Pools, Butte County
Robert A.Schlising,
Copyright © Studies from the HerbariumPhoto Origin:

This photo originally appeared in "Vernal Pool Plants -- Their Habitat and Biology", edited by Diane H. Ikeda and Robert A. Schlising and published in 1990 by Studies from the Herbarium. The original caption on the photo was "Richvale Vernal Pools, Butte County, April 1978."

All about Vernal Pools

The California Tiger Salamander cannot survive without vernal pools! Here we will tell you what makes vernal pools a unique habitatHabitat

The area or environment where a particular species lives and why they are so important for salamanders.