Become a Frog-watcher

Frogs are disappearing at an alarming rate across the globe due to a number of factors such as habitat loss, pollution, and disease. As a citizen scientist with Frog Watch USA, you can help save our frogs!

Trainings:

2023 training coming soon!

Price: $ 10/ household (includes up to 2 adults and children of that household)

Frog Watch trainings cover the importance of amphibians (两栖动物) in the environment.’ The instruction focuses on how to:

●monitor our local frog population to protect the species

●determine factors when choosing a site to monitor

●tell frog species apart by their calls

●report findings to Frog Watch USA

The training will take approximately 2 hours to complete but will be entirely self-paced and permit the registrants to take breaks as needed throughout. And it covers all of the Frog Watch essentials to prepare you for your first monitoring session!

After passing a test on identifying frog calls at the end of the training, certified volunteers then commit to monitoring a local amphibian habitat (such as a pond or lake) approximately once a week for about 15 minutes and collecting/submitting data on what they hear. Data collected will be added to a national Frog Watch USA database.

Please note: Frog Watch trainings will cover a lot of information and protocols (规程). While frog-watching is a great after-dark family activity for all ages, the trainings are designed for interested older children and adults.

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You can go with three friends.

You will be away for five days.

You can go anytime in January.

Your starting point is London.

All expenses paid including: travel, accommodation and food.

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●Travel from London: 2.5 hours by train

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