About

Mission: Tree Walkers International (TWI) supports the protection, conservation, and restoration of wild amphibian populations through hands-on action both locally and internationally.

We foster personal relationships between people and nature by providing opportunities for citizens of all ages to become directly involved in global amphibian conservation. Through this involvement, our volunteers become part of a growing and passionate advocacy for the protection and restoration of wild amphibian populations and the environment on which they, and ultimately we, depend.

Scope and Geographic Focus: Tree Walkers International promotes healthy wild populations of all amphibian species across the globe. Our programs allow people from all backgrounds and locations to take action to conserve the amphibians that matter to them most. As a young and growing organization, Tree Walkers International must concentrate our activities to those areas where we can be most effective and have the greatest positive impact.

Tree Walkers International is not just a conservation organization, it is also a community. With that focus, much of our effort and energy goes into developing tools and implementing technologies that allow for grass-roots participation and an exchange of ideas between individuals from various backgrounds.

TWI is about hands-on conservation where our members can participate directly as conservationists. Through distributed animal conservation, our Amphibian Steward Network is innovative and provides an opportunity to participate in amphibian conservation from the comfort of your own home. Similarly, Operation Frog Pond provides the tools for volunteers to provide critical amphibian habitat in their own backyards and neighborhoods. We don't ask you to entrust the conservation to someone else, we help you do it yourself!

^{Centrolenella ilex (photo Timothy D. Paine)}