LIVONIA, Mich. – A nonprofit is looking for volunteers for its annual survey to measure the health of the Rouge River wetlands.
Friends of the Rouge has been conducting its Rouge Frog and Toad Survey since 1998 to collect data about frogs and toads as their presence is a sign of the wetland’s health.
“The presence of frogs and toads is used as an indicator of wetland health as the animals disappear when wetlands are too polluted or destroyed, according to a release from Friends of the Rouge. ”Diverse, healthy wetlands support diverse populations of amphibians."
Those who volunteer for this survey will learn the calls of eight local frogs and toads and will be assigned to survey blocks within the Rouge River’s watershed.
Each volunteer will be required to visit their assigned blocks multiple times a month on damp, warm nights from March through July.
The training session will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Livonia Civic Center Library at 32777 Five Mile Road in Livonia.
Anyone interested in volunteering must pre-register for the training session online.
For more information about Friends of the Rouge, visit here.
