‘The Evergreen’: Portland’s ‘frog taxi’ helps amphibians cross the road

‘The Evergreen’: Portland’s ‘frog taxi’ helps amphibians cross the road

There’s a population of Northern red-legged frogs that make their home in Portland’s Forest Park. In late winter and early spring, they come down to the nearby Harborton wetland to breed. There’s only one problem: the frogs have to cross Highway 30 to get from Forest Park to the wetland and back. About 10 years ago, a local resident saw the road covered with the bodies of frogs who had tried to cross during the night and gotten squished. They al…