The Frog Pond

Little River Canyon | Talladega Mountains

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Spring Peepers - Psedacris crucifer
They're tiny, but they're LOUD! The music starts around dusk.

The People Who Made It Happen
Due to the support of JSU's Environmental Policy & Information Center (EPIC), the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC), former State Senator Doug Ghee, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), the East Alabama Regional Planning Commission, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), Foothills Timber Company, Stateline Timber Company, the Dearmanville Division of the Calhoun County Road Department, and the City of Anniston this unique facility was constructed in October of 1994.

Special thanks also goes to EPIC friends Bobby Smith (former AFC employee), Bruce Hutchinson, and Carl Hutchins for their efforts in constructing the Frog Pond's boardwalk and observation tower.

frogpond viewing platform
Frog pond tower and deck on January 19, 2000 showing drought conditions and a dry pond. In normal years the steps allow groups to get wet and study the Frog Pond up close!

Environmental Policy Information Center
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North, Suite 246 Martin,
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
Telephone #: (256) 782-5681...Fax #: (256) 782-5817
pconroy@jsu.edu

NEWS AT EPIC

Frogwatch USA is a program sponsored by the USGS. It is a network of volunteers across the country that monitors population trends of local frog populations by recording data on calling intensity. The Frog Pond Wildlife Preserve is site #1288 in this program.

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