Category Archives: Frog People

01/11/14

Winners 2013 Kids Art Contest

Announcing the Winners of the 2013 Kids’ Art Contest!

Children from countries around the world celebrated frogs and amphibians by drawing, painting, and sculpting remarkable creations. The variety of medium and style was overwhelming and there were 450 entries uploaded! Thank you to all the parents and teachers who aided these children to enter, taught them more about frogs and how they can help them, making this year’s contest another fabulous success! It was very difficult to choose from among all the unique entries. So incredibly creative and inspiring. Please be sure to enter again next year and don’t forget to contact founder, Susan Newman at Frogs Are Green if you would like your Winning Certificate!

The Winners are as follows:

2013 Kids Art Contest – Ages 3-6:

1st Winner: Mia Dmnjanovic, 6 years, Serbia

1st Winner age 6 Mia Dmnjanovic, kids art contest

2nd Winner: Bosco Chung, 5 years, Hong Kong

2nd winner, age 5, Bosco, Hong Kong, kids art contest

3rd Winner: Sophia Blanck, 6 years, Macedonia

3rd winner, age 6, Sophia Blanck, Macedonia, kids art contest

Honorable Mention:

Dusa, 5 years, Serbia

Dusa, 5 yrs, Serbia, kids art contest

Charmaine Tsang Pui Ting, 5 years, Hong Kong

Charmaine Tsang Pui Ting, 5 yrs, Hong Kong, kids art contest

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2013 Kids Art Contest – Ages 7-9:

1st Winner: Matthew L, 8 years, Creative Minds Art Studio, Portland, Oregon, USA

1st winnner, Matthew L., 8 yrs, Oregon, USA, Kids Art Contest

2nd Winner (and Winner of BEST ENVIRONMENTAL): Tiffany Li, 9 years, USA

2nd Winner, Tiffany Li, 9yrs, USA, Kids Art Contest

3rd Winner: Karina Gnatova, 9 years, Estonia

3rd winner, Karina Gnatova, 9yrs, Estonia, kids art contest

Honorable Mention:

Charmaine Yuxin Wong, 8 years, Singapore

Charmaine Yuxin Wong, 8 yrs, Singapore, kids art contest

Nadine Leevand Balezin, 9 years, Estonia

Nadine Leevand Balezin, 9 yrs, Estonia, Kids art contest

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2013 Kids Art Contest – Ages 10-12:

1st Winner: Beata Lastovko, 10 years, Estonia

1st winner, Beata Lastovko, age 10, Estonia, kids art contest

2nd Winner: Jelizaveta Jerina, 11 years, Estonia

2nd winner - jerina jelizaveta, 11 yrs, Estonia, kids art contest,

3rd Winner: Jekaterina Poljakova, 10 years, Estonia

3rd winner- jekaterina poljakova, 10 yrs, Estonia, kids art contest,

Honorable Mention:

Alisa Jerina, 13 years, Estonia (Had to include this beautiful image, even though Alisa is 13)

alisa jerina, 13 yrs, Estonia, kids art contest,

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2013 Kids Art Contest – Best Black and White

Valentinas Skalandis, 11 years, Kaunas Art, Lithuania

Skalandis Valentinas, 11 yrs, Lithuania, kids art contest,

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2013 Kids Art Contest – Best 3D

Sami, 11 years, USA

Sami, 11 yrs, USA, best 3d art, kids art contest

01/11/14

Winners 2013 Backyard Frogs Contest

In Jersey City backyards, it’s unlikely you’d find any frogs, but it’s wonderful to know that frog lovers all over DO!

The Winners of the 2013 Backyard Frogs Photography Contest.

1st Place: Wes Deyton, (Wesrule2601, Flickr) with this peeper.

1st winner - wesrule2601 - peeper frog

2nd Place: Olivia Brand

2nd place winner - Olivia Brand with frog

3rd Place: Koover Schmidt

3rd winner - Koover Schmidt with frog

Honorable Mention: Wes Deyton, (Wesrule2601, Flickr)

Honoable Mention - Wesrule2601 frog

01/11/14

Winners 2013 Frogs in the Wild Photography Contest

Thank you to all the frog lovers out there, who celebrate amphibians by photographing them so we can all share your discoveries.

Announcing the Winners of the 2013 Frogs in the Wild contest:

1st Place: Sara Viernum, The Wandering Herpetologist with this Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) from near Montello, Wisconsin.

1st winner - Sara Viernum, grey tree frog

2nd Place: Paul, with his “resting frog” image.

2nd winner - Paul - resting frog

3rd Place: Geoffrey Giller with his “wood frog.”

3rd winner - Geoff - wood frog

Honorable Mention: Angie Schwartz

Honorable Mention - Angie Schwartz

11/27/13

Green Friday 2013 – North America’s Frogs 2014 Calendar

On this day before Thanksgiving, I just wanted to say thank you to all the fans that help me spread the awareness. May you all have a safe, happy and healthy holiday season.

On Friday, please think Green and not Black! My latest collaboration is with The Wandering Herpetologist and photographer, Sara Viernum with this beautiful 2014 calendar, which you can pick up in the store, right here on this website. 13 beautiful frogs from across North America.

santa frog - hyla gratiosa

11/17/13

Environmental Attorney and Amphibian Activist Talk Issues on Techno Granny Radio

Two weeks ago I was asked to talk about environmental issues on the Techno Granny’s radio show along with Tamar Cerafici, an environmental attorney based in New Hampshire. This show covered many topics under the title “10 Plus Technologies that will help you go green and conserve the environment.”

Some things we discussed:

  • Why frogs are threatened with extinction and the number of issues they’re facing
  • How industries such as paper mills are polluting the water which is affecting frogs and possibly humans
  • Why we should always use FSC (Forestry Stewardship Council) certified paper
  • Can technology really help you go green? Can an attorney really be an environmental advocate?
  • Working in the cloud and how this technology is saving the environment, such as Dropbox, Google docs, iCloud and Evernote, because you can use and access from anywhere
  • How to have a paperless office and how courtrooms are embracing this new technology

11/4/2013 – Link to Techno Granny Radio Show – Environmental Attorney, 1 Activist, 10 Green Technologies

Frog conservation poster

Tomorrow morning  (11.18.2013) we will meet for round 2! Tamar and I will join the broadcast again at 10 am EST, after the Techno Granny (Joanne Quinn-Smith) received so many comments asking us to talk about additional topics.

Some of the topics to be discussed:

  • The effect pesticides have on the environment (pollution): water, animals, soil, humans
  • Atrazine: The 21st Century’s DDT (Roundup)
  • Chlorothalonil is the most commonly used synthetic fungicide in the USA, commonly applied to peanuts, tomatoes and potatoes. (what are we eating?)
  • Alternatives to using Pesticides, Green Farming?
  • Organizations talking about this and trying to spread awareness. (Save the Frogs, National Pesticide Information Center, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency and Frogs Are Green)

Resources for more information:

http://npic.orst.edu/envir/

http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/Issues/Pesticides.cfm

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ecosystem/

http://savethefrogs.org

11/3/13

2013 Kids Art Contest Hosted by Frogs Are Green

Calling All Kids ages 3-12! – The 4th annual 2013 Frogs Are Green Art Contest

Contests officially opened on July 20th, 2013.

Kids art contest 2013
Last year we received over 260 entries from kids around the world, and the year before over 500! As always, we are so impressed by kids’ creativity and imagination and the variety of ways they express themselves: in crayon, watercolor, colored pencil, clay, 3D sculptures, dioramas, murals, mosaics, and mixed media.

We will award winners based on age in these age groups: 3-6, 7-9, 10-12. We also added a few new categories last year, Best 3D, Most Unusual Artwork, best Environmental, and this may expand depending on what we receive. The 1st place winners will receive a Frogs Are Green Poster of their choice from our store. All kids receive a certificate via download on our site.

Our 2013 campaign to help frogs! As part of the campaign we’re excited to announce the 4th FROGS ARE GREEN art contest for kids.

Contest theme:

How Will YOU Help Save Frogs and Amphibians!

Your artwork can be about frogs/amphibians and how you (or all of us) can help them.

Deadline for submissions is December 15, 2013 and the winners will be announced January 21, 2014. The winners will be featured in a post.

We’re looking for drawings, paintings, sculpture, collage, or whatever format helps you express yourself.

This year we have a new contest area using Flickr, where you can enter yourself.

There are three different group pools, so be sure to enter your photo/artwork into the right group pool.

Frogs Are Green 2013 Kids Art Contest

For the Kids’ Art Contest, you must add a caption, with your Name, Age, and Country (and a caption if you like) or your submission will not be added.

Please print out the attached flyer to post in your neighborhood schools.

We can’t wait to see your artwork!