Northern IL Amphibians: Their Natural History & Their Conservation Trends

Tuesday, March 4 at 7:00 pm

St. John United Church of Christ, Freeport, IL and via Zoom

This presentation by Dr. Allison Sacerdote-Velat will provide general natural history information on northern Illinois frog and salamander species, as well as an overview of their challenges, and opportunities for conservation. Dr. Sacerdote-Velat is the Curator of Biology & Herpetology/VP of Conservation Research at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, conducting research focused on conservation and restoration of local amphibians and reptiles including the wood frog, blue-spotted salamander, and smooth greensnake. Allison also directs the Calling Frog Survey, a community science program that engages and trains over 200 volunteers annually to monitor breeding frog populations across the northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana regions of the Chicago Wilderness.

Program will be held at St. John United Church of Christ in Freeport with Zoom as an option.   If you would like to receive the Zoom link please use the contact us button on our website.