FrogWatch USA

Herpetology staff have trained to host a FrogWatch USA chapter to help recruit, train and support volunteers to conduct population surveys and support amphibian conservation through citizen science. Read more about FrogWatch.

“FrogWatch USA is Akron Zoo’s flagship citizen science program that invites individuals and families to learn about the wetlands in their communities and help conserve amphibians by reporting the calls of local frogs and toads. For over ten years, volunteers have been trained to enter their FrogWatch USA information and ongoing analyses of these data have been used to help develop practical strategies for the conservation of these important species” – AZA 2014.

This two-part course will teach you all about frogs and toads in Virginia, how to identify them, and how to contribute that data. We will host the training course at the Virginia Living Museum on the following days and times:

Come back later for details.

If deciding to attend our FrogWatch training, please keep the following in mind:

  • Anyone below the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
  • The course is free to attend, but you must be able to attend both parts (A and B) in their entirety to become certified.

If you would like additional information, please contact:

[email protected]

Heads Up!

The Virginia Living Museum will open at 11AM to the public today to allow staff to get operations up and running after extensive power loss last night.

This will NOT interfere with regular summer camp operations, camp will begin at 9AM. 

Thank you for your patience!

Wild Explorations

Heads Up! The Changing Exhibit Gallery, where our Wild Explorations exhibit lives, will close at 3PM today in preparation for an after hours event!