Volunteer Frog and Toad Wildlife Monitoring Program Training Session
Tue, Apr 04
|ZOOM
The Iowa Frog and Toad Call Survey is a volunteer-based survey that provides interested Iowa residents a unique opportunity the explore Iowa’s nature at night and use only their ears to detect wildlife. Volunteer wildlife monitors have been collecting data on Iowa’s frogs and toads since 1991.
Time & Location
Apr 04, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
ZOOM
About the Event
WORKSHOP IS NOW BEING HELD ONLY ON ZOOM, NOT IN PERSON DUE TO WEATHER. QUESTIONS CONTACT: vwmp@dnr.iowa.gov
The Iowa Frog and Toad Call Survey is a volunteer-based survey that provides interested Iowa residents a unique opportunity the explore Iowa’s nature at night and use only their ears to detect wildlife. Volunteer wildlife monitors have been collecting data on Iowa’s frogs and toads since 1991, which helps track how well our amphibians are doing as well as how they react to changes in their world, such as changes to land use or because of climate change.
WHY--Amphibians globally are on the decline and there is ample evidence that they are sensitive to environmental changes. Frogs and toads are relatively easy to survey because during the breeding season they sing! Each species can be identified by its own unique song. Combine that with the fact that in Iowa there are only about…