by Susan | Apr 5, 2011 | Chemicals in the Environment, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, How You Can Help, Uncategorized
If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man. —Albert Einstein* Did you know that honey bees are vanishing worldwide? Like frogs,...
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 | Mar 16, 2011 | Learn about Frogs, Read about Frogs, Teaching Kids about Frogs
Ever wonder what the difference is between a frog and a toad? At FROGS ARE GREEN, we thought we’d enlighten you so that when you’re hiking in the woods and someone says, “Look at that cute frog!” you’ll be able to say, “That’s not a frog, that’s a toad!” Frogs and...
by Susan | Mar 9, 2011 | Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Meet the Frogs, Uncategorized
We never stop being amazed by how amphibians are able to survive in the harshest environments. The Shovel-Nosed Chamber frog (Leptodactylus bufonius), for example, lives in the dry subtropical or tropical shrublands or grasslands of Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and...
by Susan | Mar 3, 2011 | Earth Day, frog calls, Frog posters, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Read about Frogs, Uncategorized
Now that it’s March, it’s almost time for the peepers to usher in spring! Renowned science writer Carl Safina describes spring peepers so beautifully in his new book The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World. I enjoy reading anything...
