Understanding the decline of amphibian populations is crucial in uncovering how people's activities are affecting water quality, wildlife habitat, and other aspects of our environment. We share our environment with amphibians and their decline may foreshadow challenges we will have to face in the 21st century.
Frogwatch USA is a long-term frog and toad monitoring program that complements other ongoing amphibian monitoring efforts across the country. Frogwatch USA: collects important information about frog and toad populations, promotes an appreciation for diversity of frogs and toads, fosters an understanding of the importance of wetlands within our changing landscapes, and provides an opportunity to learn more about the natural world.
Frogwatch USA is a U.S. Geological Survey intiative (under the Department of the Interior) that relies on volunteers across the nation to collect valuable data. Volunteers participate by: learning the life histories and the voices of their local frogs; choosing safe and convenient wetlands to monitor; often in backyards or local parks; periodically monitoring sites by listening three minutes for frogs and toads after dusk; registering and submitting findings via the Frogwatch USA website.
Volunteers are part of the solution. Data collected by volunteers of Frogwatch USA provide important information about distributions of frog and toad populations, population trends at individual wetlands, and yearly patterns of frog and toad breeding activity
Be a part of the solution: www.mp2-pwrc.usgs.gov/FrogWatch/
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