Clark Winchell – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Anny Peralta – Fauna del Noroeste A.C.
Jorge Valdez-Villavicencio – Fauna del Noroeste A.C.
Bradford Hollingsworth – San Diego Natural History Museum
Charles and Judy Wheatley – Wheatley Ranch
Robert Fisher – U.S. Geological Survey
Susan North – The Nature Conservancy of California
Frank Santana – City of San Diego
Adam Backlin – U.S. Geological Survey
Elizabeth Gallegos – U.S. Geological Survey
California red-legged frog recovery partners have collectively moved the species closer to recovery, most notably through their efforts to reestablish the frog in the southern-most portion of its range where it had disappeared decades earlier. Over the years, these individuals have demonstrated extraordinary vision, leadership, and collaboration in developing a bi-national plan for reintroducing the species, which includes transporting egg masses from Baja California, Mexico, to sites in Riverside and San Diego counties, California. Efforts to work with landowners to identify suitable habitat for releases, along with management and monitoring of the species, exemplify the Service’s mission of working with others to conserve species and their habitats for the benefit of the American people.
