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It’s challenging to predict when frogs and salamanders will migrate from their wintering spot in the forest to a vernal pool to reproduce. With the weather warming over the weekend, this Monday looks like the best chance for amphibian activity.Vernal pools are shallow depressions in the ground that usually fill with water for only part of the year. Melting snow and spring rains fill the holes with water, creating an essential breeding habitat for specific species of frogs and salamanders. These amphibians leave their winter hibernation in the woodlands, find a vernal pool, mate, and lay their eggs in the water, leaving their young to hatch and grow in the pool. As the seasonal rains dry up, so do the vernal pools, sending the new generation of amphibians into the forest until their next breeding cycle.
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