Training
California Red-Legged Frog Workshop 2011
The Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program announced the California Red-Legged Frog Workshop, April 14, 2011 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. The workshop consisted of classroom lectures complimented by an afternoon field component. Intended audiences included: biological consultants, land managers, researchers, and regulatory agency personnel.
COST: $375.00
Payable by check to Elkhorn Slough Foundation
REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS CLOSED
Instructor Information
Dr. Galen Rathbun
Research Associate
California Academy of Sciences
Norman Scott, Jr.
Research Associate
Smithsonian Institution
Contact
Virginia Guhin
virginia@elkhornslough.org
Sponsors
Description
See also: California Red Legged Frog, Habitat Restoration
The Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program announced the California Red-Legged Frog Workshop, April 14, 2011 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. The workshop consisted of classroom lectures complimented by an afternoon field component. Intended audiences included: biological consultants, land managers, researchers, and regulatory agency personnel.
Workshop registration also included attendance at one of two night time field training sessions on the evenings of either April 13 or April 14. More information on those field training sessions can be found on the Coastal Training Program website.
Workshop Objectives:
This was a great opportunity to receive training in species identification, field sampling techniques, and the habitat requirements of the California red-legged frog (CRLF). Workshop information will be useful for conservation planning and for educational outreach to agricultural producers and others who are considering projects that may impact CRLF. It also provided foundational knowledge for monitoring projects where potential impacts to CRLF have been identified. * Regulatory and permitting information was not presented in this workshop.
Workshop Format:
April 14th Workshop Morning Session (8:00am-2:00pm) - Classroom: Overview of biology and management of the California red-legged frog. Meet at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Afternoon Session (2:00pm-6:00pm) - Field Trip to areas on the North Coast of Santa Cruz County: Habitat requirements, corridors, pond designs, metapopulations dynamics, and survey techniques. Personal vehicles required to travel to field sites.
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Evening Field Practicum (either April 13 or April 14, 2011, 8:00pm-midnight) - Registration included attendance at one of the two field training sessions on. In order to reduce teacher:student ratio, each session was limited to 12 participants. These sessions were at the Granite Rock Sand Quarry, just north of the City of Santa Cruz on Highway 1. Instructors will demonstrate capturing, handling, sexing, and measuring of adult frogs and PIT tagging techniques
Documents and Publications
Contact List
We encourage participants to download the contact list to assist with arranging a rideshare or to get in contact with someone you met at the
workshop. Those interested in sharing a ride to the event are marked on the contact list.
| DOCUMENT | AUTHOR / SOURCE |
|---|---|
| WORKSHOP MATERIALS | |
| Bibliography of Techniques Applicable to California Red-Legged Frog (Rana draytonii) Study and Management PDF, 121KB |
Galen Rathbun and Norman Scott Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program March 2010 |
| Powerpoint for CRLF 2011 Workshop PDF, 12.5MB |
Galen Rathbun and Norman Scott |
| PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Do a threatened native amphibian and its invasive congener differ in response to human alteration of the landscape? PDF, 199KB |
Antonia D'Amore, Valentine Hemingway, Kerstin Wasson Biol Invasions Feb 6 2009 |
| Evaluation of a radio-belt for ranid frogs PDF, 136KB |
Galen Rathbun and Thomas Murphey Herpetological Review 27(4):187-189 1996 |
| Invasive species shifts onto genetic resource partitioning and microhabitat use of a threatened native amphibian PDF, 164KB |
Antonia Amore, Eric Kirby, Michael McNicholas Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19: 534-541 2009 |
| Overwintering tadpoles in the California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii) PDF, 24KB |
Gary M. Fellers,
Alan E. Launer,
Galen Rathbun,
Steve Bobzien,
Jeff Alvarez,
David Sterner,
Richard B. Seymour, and
Michael Westphal, Herpetological Review, 32(3), 156-157 2001 |
| Rana draytonii (California red-legged frog). Behavior- dangers of drift fences PDF, 62KB |
Galen Rathbun, Norman Scott, Thomas Murphey Herpetological Review 28(2):85-86 1997 |
| Rana Draytonii (California Red-legged Frog). Egg Predation. PDF, 39KB |
Galen Rathbun Herpetological Review 29(3):165 1998 |
| Rana Draytonii (California Red-legged Frog). Prey. PDF, 16KB |
Marc P. Hayes, Mark R. Jennings, Galen B. Rathbun Herpetological Review 37(4):449 2006 |
| Reproductive Interference by an Invasive Species an Evolutionary Trap? PDF, 130KB |
Antonia D'Amore, Eric Kirby, Valentine Hemingway Herpetological Conservation and Biology 4(3):325-330 2009 |
| Terrestrial activity and conservation of adult California red-legged frogs Rana aurora draytonii in coastal forests and grasslands PDF, 349KB |
John B. Bulger, Norman J. Scott Jr., Richard B. Seymour Biological Conservation 110:85-95 2003 |
| Translocation of California red-legged frogs (Rana aurora draytonii) PDF, 789KB |
Galen Rathbun and Julie Schneider Wildlife Society Bulletin 29(4):1300-1305 2001 |
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
| CRLF Survey Appendix D - Site Assessment PDF, 23KB |
US Fish and Wildlife Service US Fish and Wildlife Service 2005 |
| Management Guidlines for the California Red-Legged Frog PDF, 188KB |
Drs. Galen Rathbun and Norman Scott Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program February 2009 |
| Revised Guidence on Site Assessments for California Red Legged Frog PDF, 143KB |
US Fish and Wildlife US Fish and Wildlife August 2005 |
Links
California Red-Legged Frog Sounds
http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/pages/r.draytonii.sounds.html
Questions and Answers
Submit a question on this subject and we'll provide an answer. coastaltraining@elkhornsloughctp.org