Calling Frog Survey: 2009 Workshops

We’ll teach & review calls of 13 native frog & toad species, help new monitors find survey sites, and discuss monitoring protocol. Experienced monitors are encouraged to attend, to learn any protocol changes, obtain data sheets, review calls, and share lessons learned from last year. Please note that you only need attend one workshop.

• North Cook County – Chicago
  February 18, Wednesday 7pm-9pm

  FPDCC Volunteer Resource Center located at 6100 N. Central on Chicago’s northwest side, in Edgebrook.
  Register with Diane Huebner, 773-459-4838.

• South Cook County – Lemont
  February 19, Thursday 7pm-9pm

  Camp Sagawau located at 12545 111th St. 100 yards east of Archer Ave. & four miles west of Swallow Cliff Toboggan Slides on Rte. 83.
  Register with Diana Krug, 708-839-0696.

• Southeast Cook County – Homewood
  February 18, Wednesday 7:30pm-9:30pm

  Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve located at 1100 Ridge Rd.
  Register with Diana Krug, 708-839-0696.

• DuPage County – West Chicago
  January 21, Wednesday 6:30pm-8:30pm

  Blackwell Forest Preserve Grounds & Resources Complex located at 29 W 220 Mack Rd. from Rte. 59, 0.6 miles east on Mack Rd. Turn north into complex, through the chain link gate, past gas tank area. Park in front of center building & follow signs to rear of building.
  To learn about requirements and to pre-register, please contact Cindy Hedges at 630-876-5929.

• Kane County – St. Charles
  February 14, Saturday 9:00am-Noon

  Pottawatomie Park. Take route 64 west (Main St. in St. Charles), turn north at 2nd Ave. two blocks before the river. 2nd Ave. ends at Pottawatomie Park, west toward large building down by the river.
  Register with Pam Otto, 630-513-4346.

• North Lake County – Beach Park
  February 14, Saturday 10:00am-Noon

  Thunderhawk Golf Club located at 39700 N. Lewis Ave.
  Register with Tom Smith 847-968-3329 or Nicky Strahl 847-946-6691.

• South Lake County – Deerfield (Attend 1 of 2 workshops.)
  January 31, Saturday 10:00am-Noon or
  February 26, Thursday 7pm-9pm

  Ryerson Woods Welcome Center located about a mile south of Half Day Rd., between I-94 and Hwy. 45. Head west on Half Day Rd. from I-94, turn south onto Riverwoods Rd., look for the entrance on your right.
  Register with Tom Smith 847-968-3329 or Nicky Strahl 847-946-6691.

• McHenry County – Crystal Lake
  February 26 Thursday 7pm-9pm

  Prairieview Education Center 2112 Behan Rd located south of Hwy. 176, between Hwy. 31 and the Fox River. Northeast from Crystal Lake take Hwy. 176, turn right on Behan Rd after passing Valley View/Silver Lake Rd., right at end of road.
  Contact Sara Denham 815-728-8307 with questions.To register call 815-479-5779

• Will County – Joliet
  February 21, Saturday 8:30am-11:00am

  Sugar Creek Administration Center, 17540 West Laraway Rd.
  Take route 80 to Briggs, head south on Briggs (turns into 52-S), then west on Laraway Rd, after half mile look to the north side of the street.
  Register with Renee Gauchat or call 815-727-8700 ext. 109.

Here is a flyer that also lists these workshops.

The Calling Frog Survey is part of an amphibian biodiversity recovery plan. Our goal is to establish monitor routes throughout the Chicago region, resulting in amphibian abundance and distribution data; with continued monitoring, we will obtain long-term data on amphibian trends within key sites.