Every spring, vernal pools come to life, serving as specialized — and fleeting — breeding habitat for salamanders, frogs, and even tiny crustaceans. Join vernal pool enthusiast Brett Amy Thelen for an exploration of a vernal pool complex at the Piscataquog Land Conservancy’s Follansbee Preserve, where we’ll search for salamander eggs and other springtime wonders. Come prepared for a 1.2-mile roundtrip hike on gently rolling terrain.

10 a.m. to noon at the Follansbee Preserve in New Boston. Space is limited, and registration is full. For general information about Harris Center field trips, see our Outings Information page. For more information about this particular outing, including questions about accessibility, contact Brett.

Co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education and the Piscataquog Land Conservancy.