Frog Days of Summer will feature a variety of children’s activities, including arts and crafts, storytelling, coloring, body art stations and frog games.  Activities will take place in the Ford Education Center’s Leaf Room and are free with the cost of Zoo admission.  Children 12 years and under will receive $1 off the Wild Adventure Ride.

In addition, amphibian keeper talks will be presented at the National Amphibian Conservation Center (NACC) at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.  Kids will learn about the different species of frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and caecilians that reside at the NACC and the importance of amphibian conservation. 

Year of the Frog is a global public awareness campaign to focus attention on endangered amphibians and the critical work being done by zoos and aquariums to save them.  The Detroit Zoological Society is supporting the worldwide initiative with special events, fundraising activities, educational opportunities and community outreach efforts throughout the year.

The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo.  Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, the Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak.  The Detroit Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October (open at 9:30 a.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day) – with extended hours until 8 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August – and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March.  Admission is $11 for adults 13 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 12; children under 2 are free.  For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org.  The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks.  For more information, call (313) 852-4056. 

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