Last updated: April 7, 2021
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New StoryMap Helps Visitors Protect Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs
March 2021 - One Tam partners are making a difference for foothill yellow-legged frogs in Marin, and are seeking the community’s help during their especially vulnerable breeding season. A new StoryMap* is now available to help visitors protect them while enjoying parks in Marin. Using long-term monitoring data from One Tam partners, the story details why this indicator species is special, what One Tam partners are doing to support them, and how visitors can help. It also complements the frog docent training program offered in March by Marin Water and Marin County Parks, which trained volunteers stationed near creeks inhabited by the frogs on how to inform visitors about them. Our hope is that these communications efforts will help the frogs have a successful breeding season by encouraging visitors and their dogs to stay out of creeks and avoid squishing the egg masses.
This StoryMap is a collaborative effort among One Tam partner staff, led by Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (GGNPC) GIS Specialist Zac Stanley and NPS and GGNPC Natural Resource Data Manager Lizzy Edson. Please share widely!
*A StoryMap is a communications tool from ArcGIS that combines interactive maps, text, and other media to help tell stories. We hope you enjoy, and that it is effective in making a difference for the frogs! Please share!