Emerald City Search clues

Alert: The medallion has been found. The contest is over.

Remember the contest? Ten clues spread over 10 days. First contestant to find a medallion hidden somewhere in the city wins $2,500 in cash and prizes. Read the story

Clue 1

End here to play Seattle's annual quest,

Meet hidden red-legged frog in the west.

A stately species with more call than bark,

Naturally admired for its blushing heart.

Clue 2

The silent coast can oft be found,

Leaping in tune with rippling sound.

Coursing in cloister, this much evolved creature,

Hiding beneath when found in nature.

Clue 3

From City's woodland "Year of the Frog" leaps,

To a temperate locale, via bustling streets.

Feel confident heading down the right track,

No second guessing when the Zoo's got your back.

Clue 4

Changes from green with just one degree,

Contrary to name, lives not in a tree.

Kids know the Amphibian of Washington State,

Leads a chorus of voices looking for dates.

Clue 5

Settlers leapt in and trees fast fell,

Fragile landscape soon bid farewell.

Urban vigor was built to accommodate,

Once there were more, now two less than eight.

Clue 6

Crabs from the forest met three brothers,

Then pitched to the glow, one after the other.

Told from the totems of ancient descent,

Her tears of protection etch her torment.

Clue 7

The yearn to discover may soon be quenched,

Structure your goal with respect to the French.

The bottom line is your right to reserve,

A soothing place to relax and conserve.

Clue 8

Many years later, these similar directions,

Green ribbons planned as grand connections.

How sharp these brothers to have foreseen,

Allowing species to move betwixt and between.

Clue 9

Bordered by eleven pines east and south,

Underground streams pool just at the mouth.

Set in gray stone under great weight,

An oasis named for legislator of state.