"There's a naturalist in Wisconsin whose specialty is frogs. We hire him to come into the schools every year," she said. "He has native Wisconsin frogs, toads and salamanders. The children gather around him on the floor, and they get to handle them, feed them and water them, and he talks about their life cycle and all about the frogs, and so it's a really neat hands-on experience for the children," said Wissink. After the session is over, she explained that a few stuffed toy frogs are handed out to the class, each having "Winnebago Audubon Society" printed across a small sweater on the toy's chest. Wissink added that the giveaway program is repeated during events run from the society's facilities, like a frog-finding night hike, where each child who attends receives a stuffed frog as well.
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