Public Events --
Save the Frogs Day
- Location: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Springfield
- Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
On Friday, April 29th, the Illinois State Museum is participating in the 3rd annual international Save the Frogs Day. On this day, the Museum and other organizations around the country will seek to raise awareness of the alarming and rapid disappearance of frog and other amphibian species worldwide. Visitors will be able to search for amphibians in the Museum’s natural history exhibition, Changes, with a Changes Checklist search activity or with their cell phones via the SCVNGR game. A computer game featuring frog calls will also be available in the Changes exhibition. From 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., a docent will have frog specimens from the Museum’s collections on display and will be able to answer questions. Visitors will also take home a commemorative bookmark as well as a frog origami project to continue the fun at home. Save the Frogs is an organization founded by Dr. Kerry Kriger in Santa Cruz, California. According to the Save the Frogs Web site, “nearly one third of the world’s amphibian species are threatened with extinction.” In Illinois, four species of salamanders are endangered and the threatened species list includes two salamanders and three frogs. The Illinois State Museum is pleased to join with Save the Frogs to raise awareness about the importance of frog species to our state. For more information on Save the Frogs please visit www.savethefrogs.com. For a general press release for Save the Frog Day 2011, visit https://www.savethefrogs.com/in-the-news/press-releases/2011-04-03-Save-The-Frogs-Day.html.
The Illinois State Museum promotes discovery, learning, and an appreciation of Illinois’ natural, cultural, and artistic heritage. The Museum’s extensive collections and research activities provide the foundation for exhibitions and public programs that tell the story of the land, life, people, and art of Illinois. The Illinois State Museum is located at 502 S. Spring Street (the corner of Spring and Edwards Streets) in Springfield, and is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Parking is available nearby, and the building is ADA accessible.
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