The FWS has been petitioned to make a listing decision regarding Rana boylii, also referred to as Foothill Yellow Legged Frog (FYLF). As a result, service staff has identified important research to be addressed to inform potential FYLF conservation projects. This project aims to improve the understanding for how invasive species management and BD management can improve conservation outcomes such as FYLF reintroduction or FYLF in-situ head-starting programs. Over the next two years, this project will develop a spatial analysis of the current opportunities for habitat restoration to restore FYLF populations in the southern Sierra, culminating in a field experiment to evaluate evidence-based methods for FYLF restoration. Award Number: [...]
