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Citizen Science - FrogWatch Series

Activity
Winter/Spring 2025|#46569

Mar 2, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025
Rockwood Nature - Classroom
16 yrs +, Mixed
Nature Programs - RockwoodExplore on Land

Description

Frog on a log
Fascinated by frogs? Sign up for FrogWatch! Join environmental educators to learn about the project called FrogWatch, and become a certified FrogWatch volunteer through this two-part course. Please note that these courses require volunteer time, and this project requires dedication to assisting scientists track and understand frog breeding seasons and locations.

You do not have to be a frog or toad expert to make an important contribution! You need an interest in learning about frogs and toads, the commitment to learn and identify their distinct calls and the ability to make several evening visits to a local wetland.

Frogs and toads are both predators and prey in aquatic and terrestrial food webs. They directly benefit humans by eating insects that can be pests and transmit diseases. Frogs and toads are sensitive to changes in their environment and are indicators of problems that can affect human health. Many previously abundant populations have experienced dramatic population declines in the US and around the world. It is essential that we understand the scope, scale and cause of these declines.

What is FrogWatch USA™?
  • A frog and toad volunteer monitoring program with over ten years of data.
  • An opportunity for volunteers to get involved in their community to collect and report information about wetlands and frog and toad populations in the U.S.
  • A nationwide program where participants learn and practice science and develop a closer relationship with their natural environment.

This course has two meeting dates at the Rockwood Nature Center classroom:
  • Sunday, March 2nd from 4:00pm-6:00pm for introduction and learning frog calls
  • Sunday, March 16th from 4:00pm-6:00pm for testing, certification, and monitoring protocols
Program Information:
-Program is held both indoors and outdoors, ramp accessible.
-Hiking footwear is recommended for outdoor portion.
-Distance traveled will be between 0.5 and 1 mile.
-Outdoor surfaces traveled on in this program include: paved trails, and dirt trails with roots and uneven surfaces.
-This program includes visual, auditory, and tactile elements.

Activity meeting dates

This course has two meeting dates at the Rockwood Nature Center classroom: - Sunday, March 2nd from 4:00pm-6:00pm for introduction and learning frog calls - Sunday, March 16th from 4:00pm-6:00pm for testing, certification, and monitoring protocols

More Information

SupervisorBella Canovas
Number of sessions2

Registration dates

From Dec 30, 2024 8:30 AM
Free
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