The chytrid fungus is spreading throughout South and Central America and causing frogs and salamanders to die in large numbers, thus negatively affecting these delicate eco-systems.
Fortunately there are concerned people who are trying to find a cure for the infections this fungus causes, and they are saving local frog populations by putting the frogs in a safe place to reproduce and then putting the frogs back after the fungus has been regulated.
Jill Fetterman, our pottery instructor at Hearthstone School, has decided to create colorful clay frogs with her class. These frogs will represent the frogs being affected by the fungus. They will be sold to raise money to donate to various projects that are helping to deal with the fungus epidemic. The third, fourth, and fifth grades are the creators of these beautiful frogs!
Stay posted to see when and where you can get your very own Hearthstone frog!
What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you,
The Frogs