Get on the call list ASAP – this program WILL fill up quickly!
Wood Frog males jockeying for position to attract females, charging each other to gain prime spots, produces a sight in which the water seems to boil or bubble with activity.
What are the odds you’ll see this natural phenomenon in real life? With Geauga Park District’s naturalists keeping their eye out for optimal surface-rippling conditions, pretty good, in fact!
Register your name via www.geaugaparkdistrict.org or 440-286-9516 on our Amphibian Awakening Call List to witness the natural phenomenon of spring breeding behavior of Wood Frogs, Spring Peepers and possibly large salamanders as they move into woodland pools on a warm, rainy night.
In late March or early April when warm, rainy conditions bring amphibians to breeding pools, naturalists will make the call to hold the program – then we’ll start making calls to everyone registered for the call list via www.geaugaparkdistrict.org or 440-286-9516.
Frogs will move early in the evening; salamanders, late evening. Spring Peepers call so loud that their bulging vocal sacs look as though they might burst! The din can actually leave your ears ringing.
Timing of darkness and rain must be just right to see a Spotted or Jefferson salamander in the water, so this sight cannot be anticipated – but you never know!
Once you sign up, expect a call in the late afternoon on the day of the program, and set out appropriate clothing and flashlights for your visit. Wetland areas utilized that night will feature boardwalk and paved trails with ADA-OK grades for wheelchairs and strollers.
This always-popular, all-ages call list WILL fill up quickly, so get on the call list ASAP!
For more on Geauga Park District offerings, please call 440-286-9516 or visit Geauga Park District online via www.geaugaparkdistrict.org, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube.
