DEFORMED FROGS AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL; A REPORT ON
  HAMLINE UNIVERSITY'S "A THOUSAND FRIENDS OF FROGS"
  PROJECT
  
  Sehoya E. Harris
  Center for Global Environmental Education, Hamline University Graduate
  School, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul, MN  55104-1284
  
  The recent rise in deformed frog reports from throughout the Upper Midwest
  has attracted international attention.  This interest, along with concerns about
  global amphibian decline, has prompted the Minnesota legislature to fund
  several frog-related programs.  One of the recipients is "A Thousand Friends
  of Frogs" at the Center for Global Environmental Education in the Hamline
  University Graduate School.  This project is intended to promote
  environmental awareness and citizen involvement by focusing on frog habitat
  and natural history.  Topics such as permeable amphibian skin, pesticides and
  metamorphosis are addressed, as well as the concept of frogs as bio-indicators.  Education components include a bulletin highlighting classroom
  and family activities, an interactive on-line site, and a survey of frogs.  This
  presentation will report on the current status of the project and plans for the
  future.
  
  Keywords: deformed frogs, Hamline University, environmental education,
  citizen monitoring, bio-indicators, permeability
  
  
  
  1.  Sehoya E. Harris
   Center for Global Environmental Education, Hamline University Graduate
  School, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul, MN  55104-1284
  (612) 659-3105
  harr0161@gold.tc.umn.edu
  
  2. Prefer poster format but am willing to convert to platform
  
  3. I am a graduate-student