2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — As a volunteer-based monitoring program, FrogWatch USA gives citizens across the country an opportunity to be directly involved in gathering information that can ultimately lead to practical and workable ways to stop amphibian decline.
General information about FrogWatch can be found on the Association of Zoos and Aquarium web site.
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Join the Saint Louis Zoo’s FrogWatch Chapter
You do not have to be a frog or toad expert to be a FrogWatch USATMvolunteer. All you need is an interest in frogs and toads and a willingness to participate in a volunteer training session with a commitment to monitor a site for at least three minutes twice a week throughout the breeding season. Offered for students entering grade 9 and up to adult.
Volunteer Training
Saturday, January 26, 2013 – SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013
All training sessions take place from 9 – 11 a.m. in The Living World building at the Saint Louis Zoo. Click here to register.
Volunteer Certification
Become a Certified FrogWatch Volunteer!
If you are already a FrogWatch Volunteer, why not take the next step and become a certified FrogWatch volunteer. The certification will give your data more credibility and make it even more useful in accomplishing the goals of FrogWatch USA. You can become certified by scoring a minimum of 80% on each of the following two assessments administered by your local FrogWatch USA Chapter: The FrogWatch Protocol Assessment and the Frog and Toad Call Identification Assessment. To prepare for certification, review the protocols in the FrogWatch Volunteer Manual; practice identifying the frog and toad calls of our Missouri species; and then sign-up online for the next available certification session.
Friday, April 12, 2013
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact the following individuals:
Michael Dawson
Naturalist Instructor
dawson@stlzoo.org
(314) 646-4551
Louise Bradshaw
Director of Education
bradshaw@stlzoo.org
(314) 646-4756
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FrogWatch USA™ is a long-term citizen science monitoring program of frogs and toads