{"id":9551,"date":"2026-03-05T14:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/?page_id=9551"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:00:06","slug":"vernal-pool-walks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/vernal-pool-walks\/","title":{"rendered":"Vernal Pool Walks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following the Great Works Regional Land Trust vernal pool session led by Maine Master Naturalists Linda Littlefield Grenfell and Kerry Peiser on April 18th from 10-12 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gwrlt.org\/event\/vernal-pool-walk-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GWRLT sign up<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), join Rebecca Tay from 4-H for continued informal walks between late April and early June to explore the vernal pool ecosystems. Come and discover fairy shrimp and observe frog and salamander egg masses in the temporary pools. Consider joining multiple walks to see how the egg masses develop and change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Other Important Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Please check your email the day of in case the weather causes a cancellation.<\/li>\n<li>There are no restroom facilities at the trails! Plan accordingly.<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations for participation:\n<ul>\n<li>Bring water<\/li>\n<li>Wear long sleeves and pants to protect from insect bites<\/li>\n<li>Wear light-colored clothing for ease of spotting ticks<\/li>\n<li>Closed-toed shoes are<strong> required<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Insect and tick repellent is highly recommended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">System Registration Link (must be logged into ZSuite):<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/4h.zsuite.org\/event-registrations\/46057\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/4h.zsuite.org\/event-registrations\/46057<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">External Registration Link (must be logged out of ZSuite):<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/4h.zsuite.org\/external-event-registration\/46057\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/4h.zsuite.org\/external-event-registration\/46057<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/4-HClover-RGB_digital-295x300.png\" alt=\"Green Four Leaf Clover with 4 White H's\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Have questions?<\/strong>\u00a0please contact Rebecca Tay at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rebecca.tay@maine.edu\">rebecca.tay@maine.edu<\/a>\u00a0or 207-324-2814<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Reasonable Accommodation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Rebecca Tay two weeks prior to the session at 207-324-2814. We may not be able to make appropriate arrangements for accommodation requests made less than two weeks before the event.<\/p>\n<p><em>The University of Maine is an EEO\/AA employer, and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran\u2019s status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 101 North Stevens Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Great Works Regional Land Trust vernal pool session led by Maine Master Naturalists Linda Littlefield Grenfell and Kerry Peiser on April 18th from 10-12 (GWRLT sign up), join Rebecca Tay from 4-H for continued informal walks between late April and early June to explore the vernal pool ecosystems. 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