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Save the Frogs: You Can Run, Walk or Just Attend Event on Saturday

Edmonds' Just Frogs Amphibian Center is an organizer of the Seattle event.

Edmonds' of will be front and center Saturday during the fourth annual Save The Frogs Day Saturday at Seward Park in Seattle.

Joining Just Frogs as partners in the event are Save the Frogs, Frog Box, and National Wildlife Federation.

The annual celebration is said to be the largest day of amphibian education and conservation action in the planet's history.

Cueter will have plenty of frogs for people to see.

Also on tap is the Seattle Save The Frogs Day 5K Fun Run and Walk, which is intended to raise awareness of the rapid disappearance of frog species in Washington state and worldwide. The Seattle Save The Frogs Day 5K is being coordinated by SAVE THE FROGS!, a nonprofit organization dedicated to amphibian conservation.

According to Kerry Kriger of Save the Frogs:

Amphibian populations worldwide have been declining at unprecedented rates, and nearly one-third of the world's amphibian species are threatened with extinction. Up to 200 species have completely disappeared in recent years. Washington’s amphibians are faced with an onslaught of environmental problems, including climate change, infectious diseases, habitat loss, pollution, and invasive species.

You can learn more about the Seattle Save The Frogs 5K Fun Run and Walk and register online at Save the Frogs' Web site.

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mojomichelle May 18, 2013 at 09:03 am
That is true about Citypark being in a lot of shade. Where's the skateboard park? Possibly a spotRead More at Edmonds Marina Beach??
Jeanne Gustafson (Editor) May 17, 2013 at 02:00 pm
Cassy said on Facebook (sorry to those having trouble logging in today!): Would love to have aRead More splash pad and yes please move it so it is in the full sun. If you are going to have a splash pad we need to take advantage of the sunshine.
James Spangler May 17, 2013 at 01:46 pm
A splash pad would be great, but that space is so shady - maybe next to the skateboard park instead.Read More
CMR May 18, 2013 at 03:20 pm
Works well for me. I like the new format
Priya Sinha May 15, 2013 at 02:37 pm
It sucks! Its confusing to follow.
Terri Buysse March 29, 2013 at 09:35 pm
If you want to know what it's like to have your religion disrespected, try having school camps,Read More orchestra and band concerts and back-to-school nights on the holiest of your religious holidays (equivalent to Christmas and Easter). Everyone knows that an egg hunt is an Easter event whether it's called that or not. Everyone know that a holiday tree is really a Christmas tree. Trust me, the atheists and/or non-Christians are not trying to destroy Christianity. First, it would be impossible. Second, it would be too dangerous to us personally. Last, I personally respect other's traditions, but I'm not sure the same can always be said in reverse.
KGreen March 29, 2013 at 02:44 pm
Don't we have more important things to worry about? Easter Egg, Egg Hunt, who cares? It's a funRead More community event. And thank you to the sponsers that make this happen.
Sally Hyde March 28, 2013 at 10:24 pm
First of all, the government is not supposed to promote any religion. Secondly, the Easter bunnyRead More and egg hunt has no historical religious significance that I can think of, even though this is part of an American tradition. I am good with deleting the word Easter, and would like to see a departure from any emphasis on candy, which only compounds the diabetic epidemic in this country. Sometimes it is good to rethink the wisdom of something simply because it is a "tradition".