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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

 2009 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

Vernal Pool Forum
January 29, 2009
presentations & additional materials

Follow-up Meeting
March 26, 2009
for more information contact
Terry Adelsbach (FWS) or Paul Jones (EPA)

California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM)
Vernal pool field books and data entry module will be available this spring. Estimated release date 3/31/09.
Visit www.cramwetlands.org

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.

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