USFS Tasks GeomorphIS to Conduct Amphibian Surveys on the Plumas NF, California

The USDA Forest Service (USFS) has issued GeomorphIS a task order under our Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR), Blanket Purchase Order (BPA) to conduct amphibian surveys for Plumas National Forest Community Protection – Central and West Slope Project. A GeomorphIS-Tanner Environmental Services-Reno Biological Services team will collect field data and report on the presence or absence of Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae), foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii), and California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) in accordance the following established protocols: “A Standardized Protocol for Surveying Aquatic Amphibians”, Gary M. Fellers and Kathleen L. Freel, National Biological Service Cooperative Park Studies Unit, May 1995; “Revised Guidance on Site Assessments and Field Surveys for the California Red-‐legged Frog”, US Fish and Wildlife Service, August 2005; and California Department of Fish and Wildlife Aquatic Invasive Species Decontamination Protocol, October 2022. The GeomorphIS team will provide data sufficient for informing management decisions and facilitate the implementation of Plumas National Forest’s Community Protection Project – Central and West Slope. The results of surveys will be used to identify appropriate measures to mitigate disturbance to the scoped species and determine appropriate management actions allowable within/near suitable habitat within the boundaries of the project.