The Disappearing Frogs Project | "A Perilous Time for Frogs in the Piedmont" Lecture by Dr. Bill Hilton

Dr. Bill Hilton, Jr. was twice named South Carolina Science Teacher of the Year and was honored as the state's Outstanding Biology Teacher. In December 2008 Discover magazine cited him as one of "50 Best Brains in Science" and one of ten top amateur scientists in America. In May 2013 he gave the commencement address at Newberry College and was awarded an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Science) for trend-setting work in environmental education, research & conservation, and for life-long service to the College.

Dr. Hilton is based near York, South Carolina, at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History (www.hiltonpond.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit research, education, and conservation organization he founded on family property in 1982 and has served since as Executive Director. An active field researcher, Hilton has banded more than 60,700 birds of 126 species during 33 years just at Hilton Pond. He is one of only about 150 people authorized to capture wild hummingbirds and has banded and released more than 5,000 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the Center since 1984, with 3,000-plus captured elsewhere. He also investigates other aspects of natural history, from pollination to predation and ecological succession to environmental change.

TIckets: $7.50 Adults | $5 Children

The Disappearing Frogs Project is a part of the 52nd Come-See-Me Festival.