by Susan | Mar 23, 2015 | Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, How You Can Help, People Helping Frogs and Toads, water quality, wildlife conservation
The water in your garden pond is very sensitive to change. Depending on a number of factors, a pond can soon go from crystal clear to pea soup without any apparent explanation. You will quickly learn that pond pollutants can hide in the clearest water. Filtration An...
by Susan | Mar 22, 2015 | A-Z Frogs, Amphibian Education Programs, biodiversity, Children and Nature, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Contests, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, frog exhibits, Frog People, Frogs and Artists, Frogs Are Green contests, Frogs Are Green kids' art contest, Frogs in the Classroom, Green Dream, Kids Art Contest, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Teaching Kids about Frogs
The young artist’s family and friends step out the cab and walk into the gallery one by one, parents and children of different ages. They begin looking and move down the wall, admiring the variety of each artwork. The young artist turns and as she walks across the...
by Susan | Feb 27, 2015 | A-Z Frogs, Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, biodiversity, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Frogs and the Rainforest, Fungal infections in wildlife, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads
The entire amphibian class is currently afflicted by a global pandemic that is accelerating extinction at an alarming rate. Until now, a few islands like Madagascar were thought not to have been affected. However, an analysis of the latest series of tests shows that...
by Susan | Feb 8, 2015 | A-Z Frogs, Amphibian Education Programs, Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, biodiversity, Chemicals in the Environment, Children and Nature, Chytrid disease, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, Frogs and Medicine, frogs as bioindicators, Fungal infections in wildlife, habitat loss, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Sustainable Choices, wildlife conservation
Yesterday, in class with the Cloud Institute and Sustainable Jersey (NJ Learns), each student got to briefly share their project, so I was describing the Frogs Are Green mission and projects on the agenda for 2015. My teacher Jaimie P. Cloud, challenged me with this...
by Susan | Jan 22, 2015 | Amphibian & Wildlife Bloggers, Amphibian Education Programs, Children and Nature, Children's Books on Frogs, Eco Interviews, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, Frog fun, frog gifts, Frog People, Frogs and Artists, Frogs in the Classroom, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Literary Amphibians, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Read about Frogs, Sustainable Choices, Teaching Kids about Frogs
Please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your mission and goals. I’m a frog so I’ve always been interested in our health and welfare. I have a baby brother and young cousins so I want to see our habitats preserved for them and for all future generations. What...
by Susan | Jan 11, 2015 | Amphibian Education Programs, Children and Nature, Contests, Frog fun, Frog People, Frogs and Artists, Frogs Are Green contests, Frogs Are Green kids' art contest, Kids Art Contest, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Teaching Kids about Frogs
Thank you so much for your outpouring of “frog and environmental” love. The 5th Annual Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest with 973 diverse artworks from 32 countries was the widest global reach yet! I want to thank my judges: Laura Skolar, Christine...