Imagine a world with no frogs. No longer would you hear frog melodies in the evening, algae would flourish, and entire ecosystems could change dramatically. This is a possibility in the Sierra Nevada because 90 percent of the Mountain yellow-legged frogs have been disappearing due to an amphibian pathogen and loss of habitat from fish introductions in our lakes.

An ambitious and promising effort is under way to recover these frogs, and this approach may be applied to conserving other threatened amphibians globally. Roland Knapp from the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory will talk  about the recovery effort on April 6.

Registration for this event is required. The program will begin at 6pm, with refreshments and no-host bar from 5:30-6pm at 291 Country Club Drive in Incline Village on the campus of Sierra Nevada College.

Seating is open at 5:30 p.m. to guests who have preregistered, open seating starts at 5:50pm. A $5 suggested donation will be collected at the door.