- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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15 people are interested
Rouge Frog & Toad Survey
ORGANIZATION: Friends of the Rouge
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
15 people are interested
Sites are assigned and surveys must be done in southeast Michigan
Volunteers in the Rouge River watershed are needed to survey their neighborhood for frogs and toads. Surveys are done independently on warm damp spring and summer evenings and involve listening for calls.
Interested volunteers attend two sessions.
1. Introduction to Rouge wetlands, frogs and toads and their calls. Sat. Feb. 20 10-11am
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wZlduT8PS4KxGX40gl8O3w
2. Survey Instructions. Sat. Feb. 27 10-11am
Register: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vd0qD24hTnmbcHpa-dsCkA&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1zOY8LWv5IgSya97TXddDP
Volunteers are assigned a survey block that they visit several times a month after dark and track which species are calling.
More opportunities with Friends of the Rouge
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About Friends of the Rouge
Location:
650 Church Street - Suite 209, Plymouth, MI 48170, US
Mission Statement
To restore, protect, and enhance the Rouge River watershed through stewardship, education, and collaboration.
Description
Friends of the Rouge is an environmental non-profit organization that has been promoting stewardship of the Rouge River watershed for over 15 years. We run a large environmental education program for schools within the Rouge watershed. We also coordinate a variety of projects for volunteers, adult and youth, individuals and groups. These activities include monitoring environmental quality, neighborhood-based environmental education and pollution prevention, stream cleanups and many other environmental restoration/preservation activities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
variousPlymouth, MI 48170
DATE POSTED
February 16, 2021
SKILLS
- Environmental Education
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 5
- Orientation or Training
- Two one hour online workshops, time spent learning the calls and checking our survey block, surveys several hours a month Mar-June
- Surveys are done after dark on damp warm evenings at block assigned at workshop. Children are welcome with a participating adult.