by Susan | Oct 9, 2011 | Climate change and frogs, Frog hibernation, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs
Yesterday while shopping at the mall, I noticed that some stores had already begun putting up holiday decorations. The racks were filled with sweaters and down coats. We humans (at least in the northeast U.S.) are preparing for winter. But what about our amphibian...
by Susan | Aug 29, 2011 | Frogs as Pets, Frogs in the Classroom, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Teaching Kids about Frogs, Uncategorized
It’s back-to-school time again, a time when teachers may be planning their life science classes. What better way to illustrate an animal’s life cycle than by teaching kids about the remarkable transformation of a tadpole into a frog? Unfortunately teachers may decide...
by Susan | Mar 23, 2011 | Earth Day, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Teaching Kids about Frogs, Uncategorized
It’s finally Spring, and in our part of the world, we’re ecstatic. We’ve had a rough winter—we had snow and ice on our city streets every day for about 40 days in a row! The crocuses are blooming in my backyard, and outside the city, frogs are springing to life. In a...
by Susan | Feb 22, 2010 | frog calls, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs
In October, when we wrote our post Winter Turns Frogs into Frogsicles, the wood frogs and spring peepers had settled down for their long (frozen) winter nap. This blog post from The National Parks Traveler, Frogs are a Sure Sign of Spring, But that Doesn’t Mean...
by Susan | Oct 29, 2009 | Climate change and frogs, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs
This past Sunday, my husband and I went for long hike in Harriman State Park in New York. In late March and early April, the sound of the spring peepers is deafening. But the other day we heard only one or two peepers. I did a little research to find out what happens...
