Vernal Pools

PA Forests Web Seminar Center

Date: September 8, 2015
Times: noon - 1:00 PM and 7:00 - 8:00 PM, eastern time. Questions often last an extra 15 to 20 minutes

Registration: Presentation URL (for both times): https://meeting.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/
Handouts, PowerPoints and Recorded Presentations will be available at
http://extension.psu.edu/private-forests/tools-resources/webinars

Presentation summary: 

You’ll learn how to recognize the structure in both wet and dry times of the year, indicator species that make use of them, best management practices for areas around the pools, potential diseases affecting the animals that live there, how to register a vernal pool and where to go to find wetland resources to help you care for your own vernal pools.
 
Presented by: Betsy Luppo, Invertebrate Zoologist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

*** Please note: Continuing Education credits are not available for reviewing recorded webinars. You must participate in the live seminar to receive credit.

This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form  (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SIC”) to the PA SIC office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.