Issy
is losing his home and breeding
Relocation ponds have been built due to the construction of the Proposed
Illinois Street Bridge across Islais Creek as well as the PUC
force main and New
PUC force main repairs coming this month.
At the Muwekma Ohlone Park he alone
was captured during searches of the area. Issy is one of the last individuals
of his kind at Islais Creek, (Pacifc Chorus Frog) AKA Pacific Tree Frog
There are at present no longer any nearby permanent
breeding sites. Which will mean that this rare population in the port area
will die out.
This
population can be saved with your help!
How you can help
o
Let
us Know where you hear frogs
Calling / the exact location and
Level of calls ÒRead belowÓ
o
Tell
us where youÕve heard loud calling in the past.
o
Help
us establish new permanent or semi- permanent breeding sites on Private or
public lands. Commercial
Properties with
small, unused areas that abut open or undisturbed areas can be ideal.
Frog
Call scale The national frog watch has
Established a surveying devise based on the amount of
calling that is heard. There
are 4 levels #0 thru #3 #0 is no calling.
#1 is one
or more individuals with separate calls. #2 is several to many individuals with
overlapping calls (calling at the same time). #3 is a loud sustained chorus where it is difficult to pick
out individual calls,
With the information you supply We will be able to create a map, which will give us information on breeding areas and some idea of the size populations and strength. We will be able to protect these areas through sharing this information with protecting agencyÕs and National Frog watch. Where possible we will directly manage and protect tadpoles for reintroduction and expanding their range.
The area of concern is bounded on the east by the bay On the south by the bayview, the hills west of 101 north to
bernal heights
to all of potrero Hill to the north and all the port area;
Contact us at earthcarenow@sbcglobal.net
(510 526 1233) or
zabudam@sent,com ( 415 821 4290)
Lets
keep them singing!