Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Cleo is Going Green!


Drew and his Algae Moustache


Paloma on Salamander Etiquette


Salamander Dining

Evan eats like a salamander as he scrapes the "algae" off a "rock"

Gull Point Mummy

Drew emerges from his case of sand at Gull Point

Buried Alive!

Alex finds himself buried alive by Taylor, Fallon, Cleo, Evan, and Drew

Cattail Fever

Cassidy, Fallon, and Cleo make macrophytes into microphones

Wading through the Wetlands

Don and Jane hunt for animals

Sunny day Seining


Seining the Shores

The Froggers and students took many pulls with the sein throughout the wetland and found many interesting species.

Netting with Don

Don showed us how to use a net to catch leopard frogs

Ms. Emma of the Marsh

Frog hunting is sticky business.

InSein for Wetlands

The students used a net called a sein to cath specimens for studying

Mentoring the College Students

The Froggers teamed up with Mike Lannoo's Conservation Biology class to teach them a lesson on wetlands.

Farewell Mr. Spider

The Froggers were devastated at their loss of Mr. Spider

RIP Spider

After losing our near and dear friend, Mr. Spider, we gave him a proper burial.

Observing Amphibians

Froggers take a closer look at that day's catch, a few salamanders and some tadpoles.

Team CamoFrog

Froggers camouflage their pieces of the giant frog to be placed outside.

Emma the Scientist

Emma shows off her scientific skills looking at insects under the microscope.

Froggers go Canoeing!

Kenna, Paloma, and Emma canoe their way around Little Millers Bay to see the eagle nest and swim on the sand spit.

Sneeky the Toad

Kenna and Paloma were tenacious toad teachers at Wild Wednesday. They spoke on the differences between toads and frogs, their habitat, and other fun facts.

Amphibian Amigo

Don and his amphibian amigo worked together to present on salamander anatomy at Wild Wednesday.

The World's Largest Salamander!

Drew and Don made a giant salamander for Wild Wednesday complete with moveable apendages and anatomical labels!

Tadpole Takedown

After several tadpoles were discovered dead, Ludo, Alex, and Evan disected them to determine the cause of death. After some serious scientific slicing, it was found that leeches were the culprits.

The Tale of the Leech Trail Solved!

Ludo, Evan, and Alex follow the blood trails to find the escaped leeches on the floor.

The Tales of the Leech Trails!

(From left) Ludo, Evan, and Alex follow the blood trails to solve the case of the missing leeches!

Aquatic Macrophytes

Fallon and Cleo research area wetland plants for their wonderful Wild Wednesday presentation!

CamoFrog

Ludo helps camouflage his part of the frog to be hidden outside!

Salamanders Matter

Taylor and Paige present at Wild Wednesday with help from their friend, Sally Mander.

Frog Camp 2011

Welcome to Frog Camp! Froggers colored tadpoles that would eventually morph into frogs!