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Archive: Spring Forward Into Amphibian Fun and Learning at the Belle Isle Nature Center
Toadally awesome amphibian awareness event to be held March 10
March 4, 2019
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) invites visitors to spring forward into Daylight Saving Time at the Belle Isle Nature Center while learning about amphibians at its Spring Forward celebration. The free event takes place on Sunday, March 10, 2019, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Spring Forward offers the opportunity to hear from DZS life sciences staff who care for the amphibians at the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center and learn about amphibian conservation. The event also includes frog mask making, leapfrog games and storytelling, among other activities.
“Our goal is to increase knowledge about amphibians in ways that are engaging and fun,” said Amy Greene, nature centers director for the DZS. “We want to help people connect with what’s happening to amphibians in nature, including in their own backyards, and understand how we can all make daily choices that will help amphibians and the environment we share.”
Nearly half of the world’s known 7,878 amphibian species are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, climate change, pollution, infectious diseases and other factors. The DZS has a long history of leading and supporting amphibian conservation programs around the world as well as in Michigan.