Training Workshops
The Vernal Pool Monitoring Program is a statewide collaborative project for citizen scientists and professionals to collect information on the
location and condition of vernal pools. Monitors can complete the entire assessment from the edge of the pool and should never enter the water
or touch any egg masses or wildlife. Upon completion of a training workshop, monitors are encouraged to find a local vernal pool they can visit
one to three times per year and record observations related to the pool size, characteristics, and whether amphibian egg masses are present. As
we learn more about where vernal pools are located and the populations they support, we can better protect them by raising public awareness of
their importance in the forest ecosystem.
2026 Workshop locations and dates: Virtual (February 19); West Liberty University (February 28); Rolling Ridge Conservancy (March 14); New River
Gorge National Park (March 21). These workshops are a cooperative effort made possible by the WV Department of Environmental Protection, West
Virginia Division of Natural Resources, United States Geological Survey, National Park Service, local partners, and participating watershed and
master naturalist organizations.
To submit data and observations, monitors should use
Survey123 WV Vernal Pool Monitoring Observations.
You can scan the QR code to go to the Survey123 Form.