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Free training offered for amphibian monitoring

The Columbian
Published: January 19, 2011, 12:00am

Got frogs?

Citizen-scientists are needed to help locate amphibians around Clark County in the fourth year of a volunteer monitoring program designed to gauge one important measure of ecological health.

A three-hour, free training program will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Washington State University Vancouver, 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. The event will be held in the university’s library, Room 201.

Participants will visit a survey site to learn techniques. Volunteers will look for eggs from red-legged and chorus frogs, as well as northwestern and long-toed salamanders. The information is then logged into a database.

Amphibians can be an indicator that wetlands are functioning well, according to event organizer Peter Ritson, a chemistry instructor at Clark College. Wetlands provide wildlife habitat, filter pollutants, recharge groundwater and help corral floodwaters.

“We want to educate Clark County residents about the importance of amphibians and their associated habitats,” Ritson said.

For more information, contact Ritson at clarkfrog@gmail.com or Louise Wynn at louisewynn@mindspring.com.

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