Thank you for your interest in the FrogWatch Program .   Check out what the program is all about and help us to monitoring the frog and toad populations of the Saint Louis Missouri region! 

As a FrogWatchstl Volunteer, you will:

1. Complete a training workshop

2. Study frog/toad calls & practice identification

3. “Adopt” a wetland or stream site to monitor 

4. Make at least 3 nighttime monitoring visits from March - August following a standard protocol

   • 30 minutes after sunset

   • Collect basic weather and site condition data

   • 2(+) minutes of silence followed by 3 minute listening observation

   • Write down species and calling intensity rating(s) heard

5. Submit data (online, by email, or by mail)

6. Communicate! Ask questions when needed -- we’re here to help!