On a chilly March morning a few days before the vernal equinox, an ensemble of spring peepers sang their steady high-pitched song from a shallow rain-fed pond in Middle Island. Wood frogs added ...

Natural ponds come and go. They fill up when it’s wet and empty when it’s dry. Pond wildlife has learnt to live in these changeable worlds in remarkable ways. Life can thrive in temporary ponds, human ...

Wood frogs are so-called 'explosive' breeders in ponds formed from snowmelt. They compared three pond types: 35 which remained free from ranavirus over an entire season; seven which contained some ...

The annual Boston Common Frog Pond will return for the 2024-2025 season on Nov. 30, open to the public for ice skating, lessons, performances, and more holiday fun.