Helping toads safely cross the road...Upper Roxborough Reservoir Preserve Toad Detour
Join us--to protect wildlife, to learn about toads and the critical role they play in the forest ecosystem, and for fun. Volunteer for Toad Detour
We are looking for volunteers for evening shifts from March through June. You can volunteer for one shift or several, and all ages are welcome. If you're interested, it's a good idea to attend our Volunteer Orientation to get started. You'll learn fun facts about toads and toad biology and see how easy it is to volunteer. The toads are moving! Contact volunteer@schuylkillcenter.orgor call 215-853-6270 to get involved. To sign up for a Toad Detour shift, register at SignUp.com by clicking the button below. 
Or, contact our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@schuylkillcenter.org or 215-853-6270. Toad Detour Volunteer Orientation is Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 1-3 pm Know before you goPlease check out the Toad Detour Facebook before coming to a volunteer shift - whenever possible, we post updates there about whether the toads are moving or not. Toad Detour in the newsKWY Radio - Toad Road Detours On The Way To Upper Roxborough The Wall Street Journal - Why Do the Toads Cross the Road? It's Mating Season in Philadelphia WHHY NewsWorks & NBC10 - Roxborough Toads Out in Droves Schuylkill Center takes over Roxborough's Toad Detour In Philly, It's Toad Detour Time Again Toadily Awesome – Volunteers work to protect annual toad migration in Northwest Philly | 
  
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The Toad Detour works to protect the local toad population of the Schuylkill Center and the surrounding Roxborough, Philadelphia neighborhood as the toads migrate to and from their breeding grounds each spring. When the toads emerge from hibernation in the early spring, hundreds of them cross Port Royal, Hagy's Mill and other nearby roads to mate in the Roxborough Reservoir or the Schuylkill Center's ponds. The Detour's volunteers erect barricades and help divert traffic during busy toad crossing evenings, saving hundreds of toads from being hit by cars.