Amphibians galore!
Small brown frog that has an X pattern on its back? Check out last week’s blog post to see a picture. Did you guess it?? It’s a Spring...
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bigoaksfriendsgroup
Mar 28, 20236 min read
Two Burns, Two Days
Fire 1: Monday (last week) There comes a time in everyone's career where a task usually conducted with other people all of a sudden...
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bigoaksfriendsgroup
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Chytrid: KEEP OUT
After 5 days in our frog hospital, the two male Crawfish frogs were eager to be released! Keeping them in an environment with water above...
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bigoaksfriendsgroup
Mar 22, 20234 min read
Fire at Big Oaks NWR!
Last Thursday, I (Audrey) participated in the third prescribed burn in the refuge this year. For a newcomer, burning means setting...
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bigoaksfriendsgroup
Mar 17, 20232 min read
The frogs said nope, Thursday night only!
Well the temperatures have dropped. Which means frog activity has also dropped. We didn’t find any that were frozen but we did find one...
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bigoaksfriendsgroup
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Fire at Patoka River NWR
*The prescribed fires at Patoka River NWR took place last week I (Audrey) was very fortunate to travel to Patoka River National Wildlife...
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bigoaksfriendsgroup
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Is it Spring yet? Let's ask the frogs!
Things are starting to pick up here at Big Oaks! With a few warmer days these past two weeks, it seems like Spring might be starting. And...
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