You are standing in front of a vernal pool. These are small seasonal pools found throughout Massachusetts that fill up with water for part of the year but don’t hold it long enough to support populations of fish. Being free of fish means that many amphibians, such as wood frogs and spotted salamanders, and even invertebrate species such as fairy shrimp and caddisfly larva, can safely grow and thrive, without fishy predators.
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