The Big Night March 27, 2010

Come to Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton for an enchanted family evening. Guided tours will leave the nature center every 15 minutes to travel a 45-minute lantern-lit forest trail where participants will meet costumed characters from "vernal pools." Vernal pools are spring ponds that dry up in the heat of summer. These pools are the only places where animals such as spotted salamanders, wood frogs, and fairy shrimp can be found. Meet some of these critters and learn about their lives through short animated and humorous skits. Indoors learn more about vernal pools through games and from live pond critters.