Tribe: Upper Snake River Tribes
View Source Document: USRT Adaptation Strategy Database _Full Version Aug 2020
Year: 2020
Topic: Columbia Spotted Frog
Establish protection and conservation of Columbia Spotted Frogs through conservation agreements, conservation easements, land purchase, land exchange, and charitable donation.
Provide technical assistance to willing landowners to develop Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCAs) are voluntary conservation...
Develop brochures and other materials on the impacts of climate change to the Columbia spotted frog and its management needs...
Electroshock and/or gill netting of aquatic invasive species to reduce overall stress on frogs and help increase their ability to...
Recreational facilities near documented population centers should have educational signs or pamphlets pertaining to frogs in the area and how...
Public outreach to prevent the establishment of invasive species that can exacerbate climate impacts on native amphibians.
Manage grazing on stream habitat to avoid compaction, late season vegetative loss, willow damage, stream channelization and down-cutting.
Adopt a standard protocol for inventory of Columbia spotted frogs.
Fence critical breeding, foraging, and over-wintering habitat, such as ponds, springs and riparian areas, and movement corridors between breeding and...
Create a plan to facilitate survival of embryos. Should it be necessary in the future, rather than allowing embryos to...
Restrict use of fire retardants around aquatic sites; Prescribed burns should not be conducted at times when amphibians could be...
Conduct research to determine best land management practices, especially involving cattle grazing, aquatic connectivity, and seasonal movement patterns as well...