Each spring, melting snow and April showers fill low-lying areas with water, forming shallow pools. These vernal, or spring, pools are short-term wetlands that will be forest-fire dry by the 4th of July. Vernal pools are a highly valuable wetland habitat that is increasingly threatened across most of North America. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210625-vernal