Greetings!


We have reached the end of the frog monitoring season! I hope you enjoyed your time out in the field this year. This year was marked by dry weather, variable temperatures and poor air quality. We also had some volunteers take up the new Landscape app for their monitoring. It has made for an interesting monitoring season with new challenges. I look forward to reviewing the data that you all have submitted.

Quinlan and Carsten have been working hard to manage the data that has come in already.

Here is what we have received so far:
  • All 3 reports submitted - 7 teams
  • 2 reports - 7 teams
  • 1 report - 6 teams
  • 0 reports - 6 teams

Over the next weeks, I will be reaching out to volunteers to ensure that we have all of your reports. I know a few of you have reached out to me to discuss your data/participation already.

I invite you to join an optional Zoom chat this Friday to reflect on this years monitoring experiences. Read through this newsletter for more information about the Zoom chat, upcoming events, notes from the field, and more.

Thank you for your time and dedication, this program would not be possible without the help of wonderful volunteers like you!

Aiesha
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Monitoring Reflections - Zoom
Later this year, we will be sending out a survey to ask volunteers about their volunteer experience.

Since that is a while away, I have scheduled an optional Zoom session to chat about our frog monitoring experiences while the memories are fresh.

Grab your morning coffee or tea and join us on Zoom on Friday July 21 @ 9 am.


Notes from the field
Above: frog monitoring site at Alexander Hope Smith Nature Reserve. Forest fire haze visible in the sky.
Highlights from recent frog monitoring reports:

  • June 21 - Rebecca and Courtney heard no frogs at Church Woods, but they did hear a family of barred owls

  • June 21 - Jesse, Ceylon, and Julia heard one green frog while monitoring at Sweetwater Nature Reserve

  • June 13 - Matt and Sol heard green frogs, gray treefrogs, and American toads and saw hundreds of fireflies while monitoring at Sedge Wren Marsh.

  • May 30 - Meagan and Amina heard green frogs, spring peepers, and gray treefrogs at Prospect Marsh
Other Activities in Nature
Looking for more ways to get out in nature this summer? Here are some links to upcoming events:


  • Full day hike to look for invasives in Carden- July 27th and 28th - Contact Lucas McLennan (C.C. Reserve Steward)


  • See other Passport to Nature events and activities here
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Connect with us
  • help with EdApp
  • help with Landscape
  • frog monitoring questions
  • species ID
  • someone to monitor with
Aiesha Aggarwal
Conservation Analyst
Phone: 705-238-1811
Alysha Henry
Youth Stewardship Coordinator
Phone: 705-326-1620
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