TRIPOLI — Stacey Snyder watched the sun set over her northern Iowa hometown one evening last month. Observing an American flag blowing gently across the street, she estimated the power of the wind on ...
Several times each summer, Iowans drive set routes at night and turn a discerning ear to the 16 unique frog and toad songs ...
Despite the name, the spring peeper is not the first frog Iowan's can expect to hear this year - that honor traditionally goes to the chorus frog. The difference is in the amphibian's call. The spring ...
IOWA, USA — Things are about to get froggy around Iowa! The Iowa DNR is looking for volunteers to participate in the annual frog and toad call survey. For the past 33 years, scientists and trained ...
Volunteers with keen ears are needed to help the Iowa Department of Natural Resources track the state’s populations of frogs and toads — as another way to monitor water quality. Graduates of the DNR’s ...