Get in on the action. Volunteer to help us count frogs and toads in Roseville. Tracking different kinds of frogs and toads helps the city implement long-term management practices to restore and maintain natural areas.
Minnesota has 14 species of frogs and toads. Each species makes a unique sound.
Frogs and toads are highly sensitive to changes in habitat and water quality. A variety of species of frogs and toads indicates a healthy ecosystem. Tracking the number and species is a time-consuming task, so Roseville Parks and Recreation is seeking volunteers to track and count frogs and toads.
Counting the amphibians means listening and identifying species by the sounds they make and categorizing the number of calls. The city is seeking volunteers to visit locations throughout Roseville in the spring and early summer, going out during the breeding season when frogs and toads congregate in wetlands and water bodies to breed and lay eggs.
During peak breeding seasons, some frog and toad calls can be heard during both the day and night. Some species breed in early spring, some in late spring and some in early summer, so the chorus of calls a person hears in a wetland varies over time.
Through past frog and toad surveys, volunteers have recognized several species, including the boreal chorus frog, spring peeper, gray tree frog, wood frog and American toad.
Contact Roseville Volunteer Coordinator Rachel Boggs at rachel.boggs@cityofroseville.com or 651-792-7028 if you are interested in volunteering to count frogs and toads. Volunteers will be provided with online training to identify and count frogs and toads. Volunteers will be assigned a specific location to count.