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Central Indiana Frog Watchers

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About Me

The Central Indiana Frog Watchers is a local chapter of the National Wildlife Federation 's Frogwatch USA . Our Motto is “Helping to conserve frogs and toads in Central Indiana and to educate about amphibians and their declines”. [what's a Motto?...I don't know, what's a motto with you?]Our first meeting was April 4th, 2007. The goals of the chapter are to bring together people that want to make their communities better for frogs and toads. Also to encourage people to get out and enjoy nature. Our monthly meetings are free and open to the public. We have special guest speakers to tell us about frog or conservation related topics.
Past Speakers
4/07 Zack Walker, Indiana State Herpetologist
5/07 Dr. Steve Perrill, Butler University , HHS
6/07 Leah Harden, Clinton County Soil and Water Conservation District , Hoosier RiverWatch ,
7/07 Wendell Zetterberg, Jr., CIFW, NAAMP , , FrogWatch USA . , HHS , Wendell's Frog Blog ,
8/07 Pond Field Trip at Camp Cullom
9/07 "Snakehead Ed" Ferrer , Snake Educator, HHS
10/07 Angela Thomas, Hoosier Herpetological Society (HHS)
11/07 Dr. Michael Finkler, Indiana University Kokomo
12/07 No Meeting for the Holidays
1/08 Todd Pierson Hoosier Herpetological Society (HHS)
2/08 Rick Marrs and Barry Hammer Hoosier Herpetological Society (HHS)
3/08 Dave MacGowan Ravenswood Media~Frog Calls...an EVOLVING Webumentary

My Interests


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I enjoy: watching wildlife (especially amphibians), conservation, learning, reading, hiking, camping, herping, birding, helping others (wildlife and humans) Help all amphibians and reptiles by being a Partner in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
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Indiana's Reptile and Amphibian Regulations

Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
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“Spread the Peace”

“Spread the Frog”

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with an interest in helping frogs and toads, especially in Central Indiana. I would also like to meet a Plains Leopard Frog. It is believed to be extirpated in Indiana, but it would be great to find them here.

Music:

Recommended CD’s
The Calls of Frogs and Toads (Book and CD)
By Lang Elliott

Frogs and Toads of Kentucky
Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

Sounds of North American Frogs
Smithsonian Folkways

Frogs of the Great Lakes Region
By Jim McGrath

Voices of the Night-The Calls of the Frogs and Toads of Eastern North America
Cornell Laboratory of Orinthology

Try the USGS Frog Call Quiz, click the calling frog and then go to the public quiz section. This is a great way to learn the calls for your area!

Movies:



Television:

Animal Planet, National Geographic, Discovery, PBS

Books:

Recommended Reading
Amphibians and Reptiles of Indiana
By Sherman A. Minton Jr.
A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Eastern & Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series)
by Roger Conant, Joseph T. Collins, Isabelle Hunt Conant (Artist) (Illustrator), Tom R. Johnson (Artist) (Illustrator), Suzanne L. Collins (Photographer)
The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Amphibians
By Brian Cassie
A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles (Stokes Nature Guides)
By Thomas F. Tyning
Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status of United States Species
By Michael Lannoo (Editor)
Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians
By Michael Lannoo (Editor)
A Plague of Frogs : The Horrifying True Story
By William Souder
Tracking the Vanishing Frogs: An Ecological Mystery
By Kathryn Phillips
The Biology of the Frog
By Samuel J. Holmes
The Frog Book
By Mary C. Dickerson
Acoustic Communication in Insects and Anurans
By H. Carl Gerhardt and Franz Huber
Snakes of Indiana
By Bruce Kingsbury and Brian Macgowan
Turtles of Indiana
By Bruce Kingsbury, Brian Macgowan and Rod Williams
Salamanders of Indiana
By Brian Macgowan and Rod Williams
Recommended Froggy Fiction
Toad Rage and the others in this series
By Morris Gleitzman
The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set
By Arnold Lobel
One Frog Too Many
By Mercer Mayer
Froggy Gets Dressed and other Froggy books
By Jonathan London
All About Frogs
By Jim Arnosky
The Wide-mouthed Frog
By Keith Faulkner
A Toad for Tuesday
By Russell E. Erickson

Heroes:

Sherman Minton, Alan Holeman, Ding Darling, Rachel Carson, Aldo Leopold, Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir

My Blog

Record a rRibbit 2008

Tonight was the CIFW's Record a Ribbit night. We met at the Old Walmart Pond in Frankfort to see what "Ribbits" we could record. With a very strong cold wind and the temps at about 48 degrees F, we he...
Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Sun, 04 May 2008 08:04:00 PST

Top 5 Reasons to Create an NWF Certified Wildlife Habitat!

See why over 100,000 folks are enjoying the certified habitats they've created!   When you join National Wildlife Federation's nationwide network of wildlife enthusiasts, it means you'll enjoy a ...
Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Sun, 04 May 2008 07:55:00 PST

Record a ribbit with the CIFW on May 3rd

  PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wendell Zetterberg, Jr. 95 N Spring St. Apt. B Frankfort, IN 46041 765-249-2298 [email protected] Record a Ribbit with FrogWatch USA on May 3r...
Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:55:00 PST

Wednesdays in the Wild in the Greater Lafayette Area


Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:29:00 PST

CIFW will have Dr. Michael Finkler as April guest speaker

  PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wendell Zetterberg, Jr. 95 N Spring St. Apt. B Frankfort, IN 46041 765-249-2298 [email protected] The Central Indiana Frog Watchers (CIFW) wil...
Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:36:00 PST

Frog tips from Ranger Rick

An excerpt from Ranger Rick’s How To Guide to Outdoor Fun http://nwf.org/rangerrick/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3&department Id=154&articleId=1321 CATCHING A FROGWatching a frog next to a pond is ...
Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:51:00 PST

NWF join Walden Media for Nim’s Island~Great Movie with even better conservation message!

..TR> The National Wildlife Federation and Walden Media want to inspire you and your family to become conservation heroes, just like Nim and her friends. NWF wants to offer some great opportunities...
Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:38:00 PST

A Message from National FrogWatch USA~many Events!

FrogWatchers, Signs of spring are everywhere from the cherry blossoms beginning tobloom near our headquarters in Reston, VA to the peeps of the SpringPeepers outside of my window. I hope spring is we...
Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:30:00 PST

2008 FrogWatch USA Training Workshop

2008 FrogWatch USA Training Workshop On March 22nd, we had the FrogWatch USA Training Workshop postponed from February due to the weather. While there were still a few minor technical difficulties, t...
Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:18:00 PST

From Silent Spring to Silent Night- Dr. Tyrone Hayes

I had the priviledge of seeing this lecture in person at the 2006 Midwest PARC meeting in Carbondale, IL. While there are great obsticles that must be overcome, the truth is out there and s...
Posted by Central Indiana Frog Watchers on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:05:00 PST