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Woodland Vernal Ponds – Quittapahilla Audubon Society
January 22nd @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Quittapahilla Audubon Society will offer a program called Woodland Vernal Ponds presented by Gene Wingert. Woodland Vernal Ponds are found throughout Pennsylvania’s woodlands. They are an integral part of the forest community. These diminutive wetlands typically fill with water during the Fall and dry in late Spring or early Summer. The organisms that breed in these ponds are an integral part of the forest ecosystem. Because these ponds dry during summer months, predators of permanent water are not present and the recruitment of many of the obligate species is often near 100%. The amphibians that breed in these wetlands comprise the greatest biomass of vertebrates in the forest ecosystem. This program will follow the ecology of a vernal pond through a single year from Summer to Summer and investigate the various migrations and breeding behaviors of amphibians that utilize these wetlands.
Dickinson College biology instructor Gene Wingert’s career highlights include teaching Biology and Biochemistry at Cumberland Valley High School, Harrisburg Area Community College, and Dickinson College where he has taught since 1991.
Our programs start at 7 pm. at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church located at 723 Lehman Street (near Monument Park) in Lebanon. The church has a well-lit parking lot with ample parking located behind the church off of Spruce Street. Please enter the church from the parking lot entrance.
Our programs and field trips are suitable for all ages, are open to the public with no registration or fee. Join us for varied educational and natural experiences! The QAS website will keep you up to date if there are additions or updates… check it out at: http://www.qasaudubon.org.