Vernal Pool Walk

Vernal Pool Walk

Gerald E. Seyfried Bear Park Swamp Park and Archery Complex
April 17, 2025, 5pm

Join naturalist David FitzSimmons for a guided hike to an amphibian-filled vernal pool at Bear Swamp Park. The author of “Salamander Dance,” a children’s book about the annual life cycle of salamanders and the temporary ponds they use for egg-laying, will lead a small group to a vernal pool. Depending on the progress of the young spotted salamanders and wood frogs, you will see egg masses attached to branches and twigs and/or larvae swimming in the pool. While the walk is not long or difficult (less than 10 minutes on level ground), you will pass through some standing water. So please wear waterproof boots. Please meet in the small archery shelter next to the parking lot before the walk to the pool. (Rain or Shine, 1 Hour) Capacity is limited for this walk, please register here.