by Susan | Jul 7, 2014 | biodiversity, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, Frog People, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Ponds are an incredible edition to any garden and are perfect for attracting a whole range of wildlife; from the fish you may have purchased to the frogs, toads and newts you hope might come and visit. Ponds are a delicate ecosystem; the perfect blend of fish,...
by Susan | Jun 18, 2014 | A-Z Frogs, Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Climate change and frogs, frog calls, Frog Conservation, Frog People, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Meet the Frogs, NJ Frogs Toads Amphibians, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Read about Frogs, Teaching Kids about Frogs, wildlife conservation
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ coordinates the statewide Calling Amphibian Monitoring Program (CAMP). The object of this program is to assess the distribution, abundance, and health of New Jersey’s amphibians. This is part of a larger initiative called...
by Susan | Feb 9, 2014 | Amphibian research, biodiversity, Climate change and the Environment, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, Frog and Toad Migration, Frog People, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, wildlife conservation
Guest post by Jeriann Watkins There are a few different reasons you might want frogs and toads in your garden. They do a great job of keeping bugs away. They’re fun to watch after rainstorms when they hop in puddles and through wet grass. They serenade you to sleep at...
by Susan | Sep 18, 2012 | Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, there was quite a brouhaha in the news about the inclusion of God into the Democratic and Republican party platforms at the convention. Personally, I don’t think God cares too much about party platforms. But I do think God might wish that we...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2012 | Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, frog calls, Learn about Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Meet the Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
At Frogs Are Green, we’ve posted about tomato red frogs, blue frogs, and yellow-and-black spotted frogs, but I don’t think we’ve ever written about the Green Frog (Rana clamitans). Recently I visited my sister, who lives in the woods in Connecticut. On our first...
by Susan | May 31, 2012 | Frog and Toad Migration, Frog Conservation, Frogs in Film, How You Can Help, Life Cycle of Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized, Urban Frogs
Recently we received an email from Kelly Rypkema, a New York area naturalist who is the producer and host of the video series Nature in a New York Minute. Kelly has just released an episode about the Amphibian Crossing Project in New Jersey, a volunteer-based effort...
