One problem I have seen on my property is the amphibians get screwed over every year when the spring rains form puddles and the eggs get laid in them.
Buy June the puddles dry up and all the tadpoles and baby newts die off.
For the last few years I have busted my butt pumping literally millions of gallons of water from the nearby creek into my woods to keep the puddles filled up long enough for the metamorphosis to occur and give them a chance to perpetuate.
Throughout this thread I will show you what it is I have going on and what I am doing about it.
Firstly, here is a few pics from just this last summer....
This puddle was all but dried up, there were dozens of tadpoles dying in the goo, so I did what I could.....
This is a 5 horsepower water pump that can move tremendous amounts of water in short order, the suction pipe is in the nearby creek.
On the other end is the discharge hose feeding much needed water to the tadpole pool.
That same puddle with some water added. Ensuring the survival of the tadpoles.
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