Topic: Columbia Spotted Frog

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Upper Snake River Tribes

Establish protection and conservation of Columbia Spotted Frogs through conservation agreements, conservation easements, land purchase, land exchange, and charitable donation.

Building Ecosystems People
Upper Snake River Tribes

Provide technical assistance to willing landowners to develop Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCAs) are voluntary conservation...

Ecosystems People
Upper Snake River Tribes

Develop brochures and other materials on the impacts of climate change to the Columbia spotted frog and its management needs...

Ecosystems People
Upper Snake River Tribes

Electroshock and/or gill netting of aquatic invasive species to reduce overall stress on frogs and help increase their ability to...

Ecosystems People
Upper Snake River Tribes

Recreational facilities near documented population centers should have educational signs or pamphlets pertaining to frogs in the area and how...

Ecosystems People
Upper Snake River Tribes

Public outreach to prevent the establishment of invasive species that can exacerbate climate impacts on native amphibians.

Ecosystems People
Upper Snake River Tribes

Manage grazing on stream habitat to avoid compaction, late season vegetative loss, willow damage, stream channelization and down-cutting.

Ecosystems Food
Upper Snake River Tribes

Adopt a standard protocol for inventory of Columbia spotted frogs.

Ecosystems
Upper Snake River Tribes

Fence critical breeding, foraging, and over-wintering habitat, such as ponds, springs and riparian areas, and movement corridors between breeding and...

Ecosystems Infrastructure
Upper Snake River Tribes

Create a plan to facilitate survival of embryos. Should it be necessary in the future, rather than allowing embryos to...

Ecosystems People
Upper Snake River Tribes

Restrict use of fire retardants around aquatic sites; Prescribed burns should not be conducted at times when amphibians could be...

Ecosystems Infrastructure
Upper Snake River Tribes

Conduct research to determine best land management practices, especially involving cattle grazing, aquatic connectivity, and seasonal movement patterns as well...

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