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Curious Pacific chorus frog near Tioga Pass in Yosemite

My Top 10 Frog Photos for Save the Frogs Day

4/27/2013 // Beth Pratt

Regular readers of my blog know frogs rank as one of my favorite animals (right above pika and wolves, although all animals are really my favorite). Frogs have fascinated me for my entire life–as a young girl, I built special… Read more >

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Our Favorite Apps Where You Pretend to be Animals or Naturalists

3/7/2013 // Carla Brown

Learn about wildilfe by BEING an animal or naturalist in these fun apps. Read more >

From the Music of Nature Website

Spotify Wildlife: Finding Bird, Amphibian and Insect Calls Online

10/5/2012 // Danielle Brigida

While I’ve written about listening online before, I haven’t really covered how much a curious person can learn from nature just by listening to various wild melodies. With the huge popularity of sites like Pandora and Spotify, I thought it would… Read more >

Barred Owl by Peggy Hanna

Things That Go Bump—or Hoot—in the Night: 5 Animals You May Hear While Camping in Your Yard

6/1/2012 // Laura Tangley

Welcome to June, officially designated as Great Outdoors Month by the federal government and several states across the country. Here at the National Wildlife Federation, we’ll be celebrating the outdoors in a big way on June 23 with NWF’s Great American Backyard… Read more >

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Wildlife Gardening on Today Show

4/28/2012 // David Mizejewski

Garden for Wildlife Month kicks off on May 1st so I themed my most recent appearance on the Today Show around “backyard wildlife,” native plants, and simple tips on how to make your garden a place for the local critters… Read more >

New pacific chorus frogs emerging from my frog pond (photo by Beth Pratt)

A Tour of My Backyard Frog Pond for Save the Frogs Day

4/19/2012 // Beth Pratt

I’m not sure when my passion for frogs began—as a child of the 70s I’m sure watching Kermit the Frog on the Muppet Show had something to do with my interest. My mother tells me my curiosity about frogs began… Read more >

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Five Ways to Embrace Mud This Spring

3/28/2012 // Carla Brown

A mom shares her tips on surviving, and thriving, during the mud of spring. Read more >

Butterfly alighting on a fellow traveler (Photo: Anne Senft)

7 Animals to Bring You Good Luck

3/16/2012 // Anne Senft

Animals enrich our lives in many ways. Here are a handful that are thought to bring us luck. Read more >

Photo by: Dick Bartlett

Reminders of Frogs, Five Leap Years Past

2/28/2012 // Corey Vezina

Wednesday is Leap Day, which got me to thinking about one of my favorite jumping critters – frogs. Growing up with about 10 acres of woods behind my house and a brook flowing right through the middle of it, I… Read more >

Have Fun With Frogs This Leap (Frog) Day!

2/28/2012 // Rachel Arenstein

Leap day is almost here!  Take some time this February 29th to leap into fun with frogs. Nearly a third of the world’s amphibian species, including frogs, are now threatened. So, take the extra day we get every four years… Read more >