Minnesota Frog & Toad Calling Survey (MFTCS)

The DNR's Nongame Wildlife Program is sponsoring an ongoing state-wide study of Minnesota's frogs and toads. Since 1996, volunteers across Minnesota have collected data by listening to and identifying frog and toad species on specified 10-stop routes. The results of this ongoing study will provide information on where species are located throughout the state, and how their populations change in abundance and distribution.

Recruitment for the 2008 survey ended on May 1st. Please contact Krista Larson at 651-259-5120 or krista.larson@dnr.state.mn.us if you are interested in participating in the survey next year. For a map of route locations in the state, please CLICK HERE.

For current volunteers:

• Forms for the 2008 survey available for download
• MFTCS Survey Protocol
• NAAMP frog quiz Test your knowledge of Minnesota's frog and toad calls!

MFTCS Results

2007 Results (164 KB) 2006 Results (222 KB) 2005 Results (314 KB) 2004 Results (282 KB) 2003 Results (html) 1996-2002 Results (786 KB)

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Hamline University Center for Global Environmental Education for providing copies of The Calls of Minnesota's Frogs and Toads cassette tape and CD for our volunteers, and the Minnesota Herpetological Society for assisting with funding of the MFTCS.