Training

See also: California Red Legged Frog, Habitat Restoration

The Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program hosted

California Red-Legged Frog Workshop and Field Session 2013

May 9, 2013

With an evening field training session on either May 8 or May 9, 2013

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville

Intended audience included:  biological consultants, land managers, researchers, and regulatory agency personnel.

Workshop Details:

Workshop registration included a classroom lecture and afternoon field component on May 9.  Registration also included attendance at one of two night time field training sessions on the evenings of either May 8 or May 9.  Night training was from 8:00 pm until midnight.  More information on the field training sessions can be found on the Coastal Training Program website.  

All field sessions were held at Elkhorn Ranch and Native Plant Nursery, 1957B Highway 1, Moss Landing. Instructors demonstrated decontamination techniques, detecting frog eye shine, and capturing, handling, sexing, and measuring tadpoles and/or adult frogs.  Head lamps are necessary for night sessions. Please review the "Read Me" document listed below for important information replicas tag heuer regarding the field sessions and the required and suggested equipment. This is especially important as SPECIFIC HEAD LAMPS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE TRAINING, and it MAY TAKE TIME to locate one.

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. The workshop also provided foundational knowledge for monitoring projects with potential impacts to CRLF. Minor regulatory and permitting information was included in this workshop.

Workshop Format:

May 9 Classroom Session (8:00am-2:00pm)- An overview of the biology and management of the California red-legged frog. Meet at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.

May 9 Afternoon Session (2:00pm-6:00pm) - Field trip to Elkhorn Ranch and Native Plant Nursery, 1957B Highway 1, Moss Landing; Habitat requirements and assessment, pond designs, equipment demonstrations, tadpole identification and survey techniques. Personal vehicles required to travel to field sites, liability release form required.

Night Field Practicum (either May 8 or May 9, 8:00pm-midnight) - Registration included attendance at one of the two field training sessions to Elkhorn Ranch.