SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger and Advisory Chairman Michael Starkey were pleased to be featured on the Dr. Future Radio Show December 20th. Listen to the full 45-minute interview here!

As the Founder & Executive Director of SAVE THE FROGS!, the world’s leading amphibian conservation organization, and as a former citizen of San Francisco, I feel obligated to respond to the Chronicle’s recent editorial “On Golf Versus Critters”, which incorrectly describes the Sharp Park Golf Course as being suitable habitat for endangered frogs, and dangerously labels people who care about protecting San Francisco’s wildlife populations as “hard-line environmentalists”.

Wetlands are among the most endangered ecosystems on the planet and over 90 percent of California’s coastal wetlands have been destroyed. So I do not consider myself an extremist for thinking it is unethical and outdated that the City of San Francisco is using taxpayer funds to pump the Sharp Park Wetlands out to sea to create dry land for golfing at Sharp Park. Draining the wetlands strands the egg masses of federally endangered California Red-Legged Frogs. The City’s pumps are situated at the most important Red-Legged Frog breeding pond and they suck the tadpoles out to sea. The endangered San Francisco Garter Snakes that inhabit the site depend on the frogs as a food source, and as the frogs go, so do the snakes. It is not “hard-line” to want to protect the endangered species that bear the name of my favorite city and state; rather, it is my duty as a Californian.
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In an effort to increase communication and participation among teachers and students interested in helping SAVE THE FROGS!, we are offering two very special webinars on Thursday November 17th: one for teachers, and one for students — though we encourage anybody to attend either or both.

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Students SAVE THE FROGS! Webinar
Thursday, November 17, 2011
5 PM – 5:45 PM US Pacific Time

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/556132129

This webinar is a strategy session intended for teachers interested in helping SAVE THE FROGS! — though anybody is welcome to attend. The webinar will be hosted by SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger, who will give a brief summary of our current activities and ways teachers can get involved. Following this recap, we will open the webinar to discussion to get your thoughts on how to increase teacher and student participation in frog conservation. All attendees will be able to ask questions or provide comments (if time allows). After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. We encourage all students to have a look at the Save The Frogs Day and Students For Frogs webpages prior to the webinar.

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Teachers SAVE THE FROGS! Webinar
Thursday, November 17, 2011
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Pacific Time

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/327840072

This webinar is a strategy session intended for teachers interested in helping SAVE THE FROGS! — though anybody is welcome to attend. The webinar will be hosted by SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger, who will give a brief summary of our current activities and ways teachers can get involved. Following this recap, we will open the webinar to discussion to get your thoughts on how to increase teacher and student participation in frog conservation. All attendees will be able to ask questions or provide comments (if time allows). After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. We encourage all teachers to have a look at the Save The Frogs Day and Teachers For Frogs webpages prior to the webinar.

Download this hour long radio interview of SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger on Food Integrity Now, discussing Atrazine, frog legs, chytrid fungus, dissections, politics and more. Listen to lots of other interviews at:

http://savethefrogs.com/audio/#interviews

Please download and distribute this FREE 125-page PDF “The Wild World of Frogs: A Self Guided Tour“, created by SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger for your viewing pleasure and educational enjoyment. Have your students download it as well. To save paper, we recommend viewing it on your computer or iPad and only printing those pages of most interest to you. Enjoy!