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March Breaking News
UC Merced Reduces Footprint
On March 13, 2008 the US Army Corps of Engineers released a public notice related to a new permit application for the University of California at Merced. The recently proposed campus footprint has been reduced in size and will impact fewer vernal pools. Read More. The comment deadline on the Notice of Preparation has been extended to May 16, 2008.

Vernal pool in western Tehama County. Photo by Carol Witham

Sauntering in any direction, my feet would brush about a
hundred flowers with every step... as if I were wading in liquid gold
-- John Muir describing the Central Valley of California in the spring of 1868

2008 Vernal Pool Guided Tours
Jepson Prairie Preserve -- Solano County
Mather Field -- Sacramento County
Rancho Seco Howard Ranch -- Sacramento County
Santa Rosa Plateau -- Riverside County
Vina Plains Preserve -- Tehama County

Howard Ranch preseason tour, March 15, 2008. Photo by Slow.

Vernal Pool Landscapes
The proceedings of "The Vernal Pool Complexes of the Northstate - Biology, Conservation and Management" conference held in Chico on
March 23, 2006 is now available. See www.csuchico.edu/biol/Herb/studies/number14.html for additional info and ordering.

Off The Beaten Path: Shrimp Survey
CBS Channel 13 Video
February 21, 2008

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