{"id":17368,"date":"2021-05-03T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=17368"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:07:29","slug":"a-moment-in-the-wild-ephemeral-wetlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/a-moment-in-the-wild-ephemeral-wetlands\/","title":{"rendered":"A Moment in the Wild: Ephemeral Wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of A Moment in the Wild, Purdue Extension wildlife specialist Nick Burgmeier talks about <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nOL6Q-yBPAU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ephemeral wetlands<\/a>, also known as vernal or seasonal ponds. 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