Join The Center for Maine Wildlife to meet a live frog. Make observations and explore the adaptations of a live frog.
Have you ever caught a frog or discovered a salamander scurrying over a rock? Come meet scientist Greg LeClair, an amphibian expert and the founder of a citizen science project called Maine Big Night. Big Night is a special night of the year when folks help amphibians cross roads to reach their breeding grounds. Explore the amphibians in Maine and get tips on how you can help them at Big Night!
Every spring in Maine, hundreds of thousands of amphibians awaken to leave their underground homes in the pouring rain to journey to vernal pools, an event known as Big Night. Salamanders and frogs can travel up to half a mile, crossing roads throughout the state, to begin the next phase of amphibious life cycles.
Celebrate this upcoming natural phenomenon with special programming exploring amphibious life. Experience a dramatic frog life cycle, construct a sensory vernal pool, and create a jumping frog and a mini pond in the MakerSpace–can your frog jump into or over the pond?
While we explore and create, we will gain an understanding of how humans can help support and protect amphibians in the neighborhoods we share.
Celebrate Big Night with CMTM! Every spring in the land we now call Maine, hundreds of thousands of amphibians awaken to leave their underground homes in the pouring rain to make the journey to vernal pools, known as Big Night. Visit CMTM for a special weekend of programming focused on our local ecosystem. Each day highlights a variety of educational, hands-on activities in addition to exploring the exhibits. For a complete list of activities, visit kitetails.org/big-night
Celebrate Big Night with CMTM! Every spring in the land we now call Maine, hundreds of thousands of amphibians awaken to leave their underground homes in the pouring rain to make the journey to vernal pools, known as Big Night. Visit CMTM for a special weekend of programming focused on our local ecosystem. Each day highlights a variety of educational, hands-on activities in addition to exploring the exhibits. For a complete list of activities, visit kitetails.org/big-night
Celebrate Big Night with CMTM! Every spring in the land we now call Maine, hundreds of thousands of amphibians awaken to leave their underground homes in the pouring rain to make the journey to vernal pools, known as Big Night. Visit CMTM for a special weekend of programming focused on our local ecosystem. Each day highlights a variety of educational, hands-on activities in addition to exploring the exhibits. For a complete list of activities, visit kitetails.org/big-night
Celebrate Big Night with CMTM! Every spring in the land we now call Maine, hundreds of thousands of amphibians awaken to leave their underground homes in the pouring rain to make the journey to vernal pools, known as Big Night. Visit CMTM for a special weekend of programming focused on our local ecosystem. Each day highlights a variety of educational, hands-on activities in addition to exploring the exhibits. For a complete list of activities, visit kitetails.org/big-night
Join CMTM staff as we celebrate the upcoming spring Big Night with special programming focused on the life cycle of frogs, the importance of vernal pools, and interactive watershed exploration in the IDEXX STEM Learning Hub.
Join CMTM staff as we celebrate the upcoming spring Big Night with special programming focused on the life cycle of frogs, the importance of vernal pools, and interactive watershed exploration in the IDEXX STEM Learning Hub.
