Posts Tagged frogs

Never seen before… treefrogs that shake their booties!

Never seen before… treefrogs that shake their booties!

Filed Under: Uncategorized, biodiversity, environment, event, frogs, life on June 2, 2010

Who likes big butts, and just can’t stand it? Your neighbourhood red eyed treefrog, that’s who! Well… actually, they shake their behinds [...]

Newly discovered frog with inflating nose

Newly discovered frog with inflating nose

Filed Under: biodiversity, environment, event, frogs, life on May 19, 2010

A frog that inflates its nose! A new species of treefrog that sports a long “pinnochio-like” protuberance on its nose has been found in In [...]

Eagle cams & the singing of frogs

Eagle cams & the singing of frogs

Filed Under: environment, frogs, life, urban critters, vancouver on May 14, 2010

Almost 300 viewers of an eaglet this morning! A live camera viewing… Wildlife cams have been set up to view birds, fish, plants all over the wor [...]

banning frogs for human consumption

banning frogs for human consumption

Filed Under: environment, event, food, frogs, health, life on May 9, 2010

It has been documented that frogs imported into North America (and elsewhere) for the food and pet industries are known carriers of the deadly fungus, [...]

our Urban forest in the Spring

our Urban forest in the Spring

Filed Under: city living, design, environment, event, frogs, health, history, life, urban critters, vancouver on May 2, 2010

Last fall, we introduced you to Vancouver’s secret forest (link here). Today, a number of friends and neighbours went on another walk through ou [...]

April 30, 2010: Save The Frogs Day

April 30, 2010: Save The Frogs Day

Filed Under: city living, environment, event, frogs, urban critters, vancouver on April 13, 2010

In an effort to raise awareness of the plight of amphibians, the scientific community has declared Friday April 30th, 2010 the 2nd Annual ‘Save [...]

New York frog vs invasive weed

New York frog vs invasive weed

Filed Under: city living, community, design, environment, event, frogs, health, life, urban critters on January 29, 2010

I’ve been running ragged over the past while, and hadn’t updated my thoughts on this blog… This morning, an interesting article on a [...]

Red legged frogs + cars Don't Mix

Red legged frogs + cars Don’t Mix

Filed Under: biodiversity, environment, event, health, urban critters, vancouver on December 21, 2009

Over the past decade in metro Vancouver, there has been a number of efforts to preserve our remaining amphibian population. One of the better known ef [...]

Vancouver's secret urban forest

Vancouver’s secret urban forest

Filed Under: city living, history, life, urban critters, vancouver on October 12, 2009

What a wonderful way to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. Yesterday, a number of families in my neighbourhood organized a nature walk through our backy [...]

Vancouver’s alien invasion… part II, yummy pests

Vancouver’s alien invasion… part II, yummy pests

Filed Under: city living, food, frogs, life, urban critters, vancouver on October 11, 2009

People given the opportunity, would often explore ways to simplify their lives. One of the important efforts that we all try to realize, is the notion [...]

Sharing Fall's abundance

Sharing Fall’s abundance

Filed Under: city living, community, environment, food, frogs, health, life on October 7, 2009

As Canada readies itself for this weekend’s thanksgiving, we reflect upon all the abundance and bountiful harvests many of us backyard urban far [...]

Floating an Amphibian Lifeboat

Floating an Amphibian Lifeboat

Filed Under: design, environment, event, frogs on August 26, 2009

. Our local “Green Leap Forward!” event was an amazing success… considering the tight time frame we all worked within to pull it all [...]

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