Did you Find a Frog in February?

Did you Find a Frog in February 2019?

Despite the lack of rain the MRCCC received 2000 frog records of 21 species from across the catchment in the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC) – Citizen Science – Annual Frog Survey ‘Find a Frog in February’.  A final count combining the MRCCC record sheets and data collected from Australia Museum’s FrogID app from the Find a Frog in Feb – MRCCC group and across the catchment will be available as soon as all the records are collated.

The frog data contributes to important scientific research that helps planners and researchers understand and protect our frogs.

200 Froggers joined the Find a Frog in February group on Facebook, shared their findings and helped with identification.

The ‘Find a Frog in February-MRCCC’ group on the Australian Museum’s FrogID.net.au is now listed as the 9th most active frog finding group in Australia. 

All data collected throughout the Mary River catchment is entered on the Queensland WildNet database for future research and planning efforts.

FIND A FROG IN FEBRUARY is supported by the Gympie, Noosa, Sunshine Coast & Fraser Coast councils.

Check out www.mrccc.org.au/frog-in-february/ for all the information you need to get involved in research that helps planners and researchers understand and protect our frogs.

Follow MRCCC on Facebook for Frog of the Day videos so you can get your eye in – and your ears in too!

Join the Find a Frog in February group on Facebook to connect with other fervent FROGGERS.

Download the Australian Museum’s FrogID app on your smart phone and join the ‘Find a Frog in February-MRCCC’ group – so you are ready to send in your recordings of frog calls.  

If you’re the competitive type of FROGGER you can challenge your FROGGER friends – set up your own group on FrogID and make it a BIG FROGGING FEBRUARY.

Explore the great resources on FrogID that will help you identify the frogs you encounter.

Attend Face-to-face – Frog Workshops with Eva Ford -17^th January at Noosa and District Landcare and 1^st February at Noosa Parks Association. Others to be announced soon on Facebook.

TEACHERS – get ready to involve your students in meaningful scientific data collection – there are some great teaching resources on the FrogID Website. Set up your own group on FrogID or use the MRCCC data sheets as a class exercise.

Whether you use the data sheets from the MRCCC website or the FrogID app – all data collected throughout the Mary River catchment will go to the Queensland WildNet database for all future research and planning efforts.

The first 100 MRCCC data sheets submitted will be rewarded with a free copy of the Queensland Museum’s “Frogs of South-East Queensland”.

FIND A FROG IN FEBRUARY is supported by the Gympie, Noosa, Sunshine Coast & Fraser Coast councils.