The late December deluge of 2010 made for a great month of vernal pool searching in January as part of our Proctor Valley Vernal Pool Project. Conservancy Director David Hogan spent days surveying Proctor Valley to confirm past dry season mapping of potential pool areas. This effort has identified dozens of previously undocumented vernal pools and 11 potential intensive pool restoration areas, all of which will be included in a pending, comprehensive Proctor Valley Vernal Pool Management Plan. The beautiful vernal pool shown in the picture at left is a rare bedrock-type pool (most San Diego County vernal pools are formed by sandstone or clay) located on the California Department of Fish and Game’s Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve and had never before been mapped.