"...I do not intend to keep them as pets, after breeding, Im going to let go the adults and raise the brood. When the brood is grown im going to release the little guys back into the pond, I just like watching them grow...."

Do what I do and collect about 10 eggs from the pond to hatch and release. Also it is definitely illegal to release any herp into the wild if it has been in captivity for 30 days or near any other herps because of diseases. So if you're going to collect something, you must keep it for it's lifetime or 29 days.