Training

See also: California Red Legged Frog, Habitat Restoration

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 (CRF). Workshop information was useful for evaluating CRF habitats, assessing potential impacts from projects within the range of CRF, conservation planning, and for educational outreach to agricultural producers and others who are considering projects that may impact CRLF. The instructors covered only minor regulatory and permitting information in this workshop.

Workshop Details:

Workshop registration included a classroom session and afternoon field component on May 21.  Registration also included attendance at one of two night time field training sessions on the evenings of either May 20 or May 21.  Night training is conducted from 8:00 pm until midnight.  All field sessions were at Elkhorn Ranch and Native Plant Nursery, 1957B Highway 1, Moss Landing.  

Workshop Format:

May 21 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 21 Afternoon Session (2:00pm-6:00pm) - Field trip to Elkhorn Ranch and Native Plant Nursery, 1957B Highway 1, Moss Landing: Hands-on training in habitat requirements and assessment, pond designs, equipment demonstrations, tadpole identification and survey techniques. 

Night Field Practicum (either May 20 or May 21, 8:00pm-midnight) - Registration clone relojes de lujo included attendance at one of the two field training sessions at Elkhorn Ranch.  Trish and Greg demonstrated USFWS survey methodology, as well as catching, handling, sexing and measuring adult frogs. Students practiced these methods at various ponds.

Please note: this workshop was not intended to satisfy all requirements to obtain CRF permits from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Please contact that agency for further information if obtaining a Federal permit is your goal.

In order to reduce the teacher: student ratio, we limited each field session to 12 participants.