Frog walk

Although July 7th, 2010 was one of the hottest days of the year so far we had a great turn out at our third Frog Walk. It also seemed to be too hot for the mosquitoes, which was a nice relief. The walk started right on time at 6:30pm, and lasted until about 7:30.

At the first pond we were lucky to see many juvenile green frogs along the shoreline. They were all about 1-2 inches long. We heard bullfrogs as well.

We noticed a bit of garbage at the end of the trail leading out of the park on the western side of the property.

The first summer frog walk at Hyla Park for 2010 was a hit! Many people had either heard about our walks from Don Vail’s interview earlier in the day on CBC radio, or by seeing one of our posters around town. Because of the small group our walk was very informal, be we were lucky enough to have Jessica Orlofske along (an entomologist) and Chris Tyrrell (a botanist). They both provided much exciting and interesting information about the plants and animals we saw along the way. One boy was always very eager to find new things to ask them about.

       On Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 the Nature Trust hosted a Frog Walk through the
Hyla Park Nature Preserve for the 3rd Fredericton Cub Scout Pack of
Fredericton. Don Vail, the preserve steward, guided the 19 cub scouts and their
leaders through the park providing them with loads of information about the species
that live there. Although we were not fortunate enough to see any frogs, we
could hear many Spring Peepers and the cubs really enjoyed wandering through