Best Development Practices

Conserving Pool-Breeding Amphibians in Residential and Commercial Developments in the Northeastern United States

Metropolitan Conservation Alliance Technical Paper 5

This paper contains techniques to guide local and state planners, officials, and other land use decision-makers as they attempt to conserve vernal pool habitats and wildlife. It provides a pragmatic approach to conservation that encourages communities to attain a more complete understanding of their vernal pool resources, gather information that enables them to designate pools that are exemplary or worthy of protection efforts, and then develop strategies to fulfill that protection.