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Submit Vernal Pool Monitoring Data

Enter your data in the form below and click submit when finished. Please include your contact information, in case we have questions.

If you have any questions, or additional information that does not fit in this form (such as maps, pictures, extensive species lists), please email David R. Celebrezze, Coordinator of Air and Water Special Projects, at david@theOEC.org.

Your Information

Name
Phone
Email
Address
City
State Zip

Landowner's Information

Name
Phone
Email
Address
City
State Zip

Pool Location

Township
County
City
Zip
Date Visited
Time Visited
GIS/GPS Coordinates
Written Directions

Pool Characteristics

Depth
Width
Length
Perimeter
Measurement Unit meters feet
Temperature
Temperature Unit Farenheit Celcius
Earliest Date w/Water
Earliest Date w/o Water
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
E. Coli
Coliform
Turbidity
pH

Salamanders

Eastern Red-spotted Newt Spotted salamander Tiger salamander
Marbled salamander Jefferson salamander Blue salamander
Smallmouth salamander Four-toed salamander Ambystomatid hybrid (Jefferson complex)

List any additional salamanders:

Frogs and Toads

Did your hear frogs or toads? Yes No

American Toad Fowler's Toad Bullfrog
Green Frog Northern Leopard Frog Wood Frog
Western Chorus Frog Spring Peeper Gray Tree Frog
Blanchard's Cricket Frog Mountain Chorus Frog

List any additional frogs and toads:

Turtles

Spotted Turtle Wood Turtle Snapping Turtle
Musk Turtle Painted Turtle Box Turtle

List any additional turtles:

Snakes

Northern Water Snake Garter Snake Ribbon Snake

List any additional snakes:

Invertebrates

Caddis Fly Larvae Predaceous Diving Beetle
Crawling Water Beetle
Water Scavenger Beetle Whirligig Beetle Damselfly
Dragonfly Backswimmer Water Boatman
Water Scorpion Giant Water Bug Fairy Shrimp
Amphibious Snails (alive or empty shell)
Fingernail Clams (alive or empty shell) Leech

List any additional invertebrates:

Plant Species

Cattail Bullrush Duck Weed
Marsh Marigold Hop Sedge Blue Flag

List any plant species:

Vegetation Buffer

Please indicate the width of the undisturbed buffer.
North <10 m 10-25 m 25-50 m 50-100 m >100 m
East <10 m 10-25 m 25-50 m 50-100 m >100 m
West <10 m 10-25 m 25-50 m 50-100 m >100 m
South <10 m 10-25 m 25-50 m 50-100 m >100 m

Please estimate percentage of buffer for each community listed
(should equal 100%).
Forest
Shrubs
Meadow
Other ()

If the buffer is less than 100 m, consider the area around the pool and estimate the percent of each of the following land use categories
(should equal 100%).
Forest
Shrubs
Meadow
Pasture
Agriculture
Road
Residential
Other ()

Distance to the nearest woodlot
Distance to the nearest wetland
Measurement Unit meters feet
Estimate the size of the woodlot in acres
Are there waterways flowing through the buffer zone? Yes No

Land Uses
Please briefly describe the major land uses, such as row farming, housing or industrial, beyond the buffer zone (indicate scale, e.g. 1 km, watershed, etc.). Include any future changes you may know of.
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