Melbourne Water is inviting people to join a free webinar to learn more about frogs during National Water Week (19-25 October), and how they can directly help with the amphibians’ survival.
Frog expert with Melbourne Water’s Waterwatch program, James Frazer said the webinar would explain how to design and build a frog pond and a frog-friendly garden.
“As part of National Water Week, this session will teach all the basics of planning and building a pond, as well as introducing the breeding strategies of some common Victorian frog species,” Mr Frazer said.
“With all of this good spring rain, now is the perfect time to get a pond happening either in your own backyard or neighbourhood,” he said.
Mr Frazer said he would also discuss updates from Melbourne Water’s popular Frog Census group, a community-based frog monitoring program that’s been running for 20 years.
He said the group’s app was an easy way for anyone to record frog calls and sightings, both of which contributed important data that helped with Melbourne Water’s frog monitoring efforts.
“Frogs can be found all over Melbourne and they play an important role in the waterway ecosystem,” he said.
“Our Frog Census helps us track the health of Melbourne’s frog populations, protect frog habitat areas and improve waterway health.”
Mr Frazer said the Creating a frog-friendly habitat webinar would run next Thursday (22 October) from 4pm to 5pm.
Further information on Melbourne Water’s webinar, including how to register, can be accessed at this PS News link.
