Calling Frog Survey Training

Join us for an in-person watch party for the next Calling Frog Survey training on February 8, 2025 from 1:00 pm. – 4:00 p.m. at the LaSalle County Extension Office.  The Calling Frog Survey is a citizen science project that invites community members to learn how to identify frog calls and contribute valuable data to amphibian conservation efforts.  Before the Calling Frog Survey began, little was known about the distribution and status of amphibians in our region.  Now the survey is providing important information to scientists and land managers who can use the data to conduct management and research that benefits amphibian populations.  

 

Participants will learn the unique calls of the 13 species of frogs and toads found in the Chicago wilderness region.  Participants will then be invited back to the LaSalle County Extension Office on February 14, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. to plan survey routes in LaSalle County.


Watch Party
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

LaSalle County Extension Office
1689 North 31st Road
Ottawa, IL 61350


Planning Meeting
February 14, 2025
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

LaSalle County Extension Office
1689 North 31st Road
Ottawa, IL 61350


 

If you are unable to attend the in-person watch party on February 8 but would still like to be involved in the LaSalle County survey, online training options are available on February 1, February 6, February 8, and February 10.  For more information about online options visit frogsurvey.org.  

 

If you need an accommodation to participate, please contact Emily Hansen at emhansen@illinois.edu or 815-224-0896.  Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.