View of a fenced pond area with two informational signs, benches, and a paved walking path.

California vernal pools are a rare type of wetland that exists in very few places on earth. One such place is a busy corner of San Diego’s Miramar College, offering a special educational opportunity for the public, as well as for students, to learn about the history of the site, the ecosystem, and its flora and fauna, including unusual and endangered species like the fairy shrimp.

Graphic Solutions’ interpretive graphics include gabion supports and benches, and illustrate this unique place in a series of panels along a trail system through this protected, fragile habitat.

Client RBF Consulting / Wimmer Yamada Caughey

Services Concept Design, Construction Documents, Construction Administration

Sign about Vernal Pools with a map and illustrations of birds, a turtle, and a shell, displayed behind a black metal fence near a body of water with a backdrop of low buildings and cloudy sky.
A young person with a backpack looking at an informational sign about flora and fauna at the Vernal Pools area. The sign features illustrations and descriptions of different animals and plants.
Two people standing near informational signs about vernal pools and interpretive trails at a park, with a fenced area and dry landscape in the background.
Diagram illustrating the seasonal changes in soil moisture and vegetation in a vernal pool, showing wet, flower, and dry phases with corresponding plant and soil conditions.
Illustration of a vernal pool ecosystem with various animals and plants, including a hawk flying above, a deer at the water's edge, a coyote, a snake, frogs, tadpoles, insects, and vegetation such as bushes, flowering plants, and submerged aquatic pl
A detailed map of a venal pool area with labeled points, accompanied by illustrations of animals including a California Gnatcatcher, San Diego Horned Lizard, and Buckwheat Butterfly, and descriptive text explaining venal pools and local species.