Minnesota Frog & Toad Calling Survey (MFTCS)
The DNR's Nongame Wildlife Program is sponsoring an ongoing state-wide study of Minnesota's frogs and toads. Since 1996, volunteers across Minnesota have collected data by listening to and identifying frog and toad species on specified 10-stop routes. The results of this ongoing study will provide information on where species are located throughout the state, and how their populations change in abundance and distribution.
We are actively recruiting volunteers for the 2013 survey. To see a map of available routes for the 2013 survey, please go to: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/naamp/ . Under the Potential Volunteer tab, click on "route availability map", select "Minnesota", and then "show map". You can then zoom to different parts of the state to see which routes are vacant (green) and in need of a volunteer. If you are interested in participating in the frog and toad survey, please email Heidi Cyr with the name and number of the vacant route as well as your contact information (phone and mailing address).
For current volunteers:
- Forms for the 2013 survey available for download
- MFTCS Survey Protocol
- NAAMP frog quiz
Test your knowledge of Minnesota's frog and toad calls!
MFTCS Results
Survey data is available for display or download on the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) website
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We would like to thank Hamline University Center for Global Environmental Education for providing copies of The Calls of Minnesota's Frogs and Toads CD for our volunteers, and the Minnesota Herpetological Society for assisting with funding of the MFTCS.