http://www.mercedriverwatershed.org intro text is here daily 1 2006-10-23T02:19:13Z http://www.mercedriverwatershed.org/Members/dsconstable/snnplants/vernal-pools-ephemeral-oasis-of-the-foothills Nestled among the grasses and oaks of the foothills along the Sierra's west slope, vernal pools are an unheralded but vital part of that oak/grassland community. Biologist Alisa Durgarian explains the unique conditions that form their incredible diversity and where to see them. No publisher dsconstable Vernal pools Science Flora and Fauna San joaquin valley Protozoa Flatworms Leeches Seed shrimp Clam shrimp Copepods Isopods Water fleas Tadpole shrimp Fairy shrimp Vernal pool fairy shrimp Pacific tree frog Western spadefoot toads California tiger salamanders Goldfields Blue and purple flowering downingias Pogogyne Woolly marbles Slender popcorn flower Tricolored monkey flower Prickly coyote thistle Annual hairgrass San joaquin orcutt grass Greene’s tuctoria Vernal pool fairy shrimp (branchinecta lynchi) Pacific tree frog (hyla regilla Western spadefoot toad (scaphiopus hammondi) California tiger salamander (ambystoma tigrinum) Goldfield (lasthenia sp.) Blue and purple flowering downingia (downingia sp.) Pogogyne (pogogyne sp.) Woolly marble (psilocarphus sp.) Slender popcorn flower (plagiobothrys stipitatus) Tricolored monkey flower (mimulus tricolor) Prickly coyote thistle (eryngium sp.) Annual hairgrass (deschampsia danthonioides) San joaquin orcutt grass (orcuttia inaequalis) Greene’s tuctoria (tuctoria greenei) 2008-02-25T01:41:16Z Resource http://www.mercedriverwatershed.org/Members/dsconstable/images/StephensonSequoias.jpg "Giant Sequoias and understory of White Fir, Sequoia National Park." No publisher dsconstable Flora and Fauna Giant sequoia 2008-02-25T01:40:46Z Photo http://www.mercedriverwatershed.org/Members/harwant/merced-clarkia-on-the-merced-river-watershed This photograph is taken from the site-River of words: http://www.mchs.mariposa.k12.ca.us/library/row.htm. River of Words is an international poetry and art contest for students, kindergarten through twelfth grade. Mariposa and Merced County students are invited to participate and explore the Merced River Watershed, discover its importance in their lives, and express what they've learned, felt, and observed in words and images. No publisher harwant Flora and Fauna 2008-02-25T01:17:28Z Photo http://www.mercedriverwatershed.org/Members/harwant/merced-river-restoration-baseline-studies-volume-ii-geomorphic-and-riparian-vegetation-investigations-report-final-report No publisher harwant Geomorphic Riparian vegetation evaluation River hydrology Morphology Floodplain connectivity Sediment supply Bank revetment and erosion Levees Watershed Management Flora and Fauna Stevinson Snelling Cuneo 2008-02-25T01:41:17Z Resource