by Susan | Dec 13, 2009 | Climate change and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, frog gifts, Frog People, FrogBlogRoll, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Literary Amphibians, Living a Frog-Friendly Life
At this time of year, we’d like to stop and say thank you to all the visitors we’ve had, and to those who’ve joined our cause. While you’re shopping for loved ones in the next week or so, we hope you’ll remember all the great...
by Susan | Nov 16, 2009 | Environmental Health, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads
The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold —from the song Autumn Leaves Recently we had a post about how “messy backyards” help wildlife. Since I wrote that post, I came across a wonderful article, “Leaf litter is...
by Susan | Oct 16, 2009 | Deforestation and frogs, Frogs and the Rainforest, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Rainforest Frogs
This week, October 12-18, is World Rainforest Week. Recently, I learned about an organization that has practical solutions to helping the rainforests: the New York-based Rainforest Alliance, which helps to conserve rainforest biodiversity and the livelihoods of people...
by Susan | Oct 13, 2009 | How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life
Last week we did a post about turning your yard into a wildlife habitat. Because we received so many interesting comments, we thought we’d invite people to send in photos of their backyards. As we did for the photo contest, we’ll create a gallery of the...
by Susan | Oct 6, 2009 | How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life
It’s that time of year (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) when we’re raking up leaves, cleaning up our backyards, and preparing for winter. But as we prepare for the first frost, we’re spending more time inside than outside and our backyards may...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2009 | Chemicals in the Environment, Living a Frog-Friendly Life
Maybe it’s because I grew up on suburban Long Island, but I do have a fondness for golf courses. These open spaces, with their green rolling hills, seemed like “nature” to me when I was a kid. But golf courses are far from natural and they take their...
