Frog Watch at The Schuylkill Center
Over 200 amphibian species from around the world have experienced recent population declines. As an indicator of greater ecosystem health, this widespread trend raises many concerns about the health of our environment. In response to this problem, The National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with the United States Geological Survey, has created a long term frog and toad monitoring program aptly named Frog Watch. As an institution concerned with educating the public about these issues, The Schuylkill Center coordinates with school groups and members of the community to monitor populations of frogs and toads on its property. Student and citizen participants have the unique opportunity to be directly involved in gathering information that can ultimately lead to practical and workable ways to help stop the decline of these important species.
If you are interested in having your class or youth group participate in this study, The Schuylkill Center will train you and your students on the protocol for monitoring. We will also educate your students on the background of this project as well as why monitoring programs such as this are necessary. Through guided sessions with our educators, your students will be able to identify frog and toad species that are native to this area by sight and by sound. They will also have a greater understanding of amphibians as a species that can give us clues about the overall health of our environment as well as the impact that humans are having on it.
For more information on
Frog Watch or how you and your students can participate, please contact Camila Rivera-Tinsley at Tel. 215.482.7300 ext.122.
