Amphibians Studies - 1994 Thunder Fire

Boreal toad. Photo by Will Betz.

Final Reports (PDF) Thunder Fire Report, by G. Wooten, M. Poss, and M. Larsen (3 MB PDF file). Thunder Fire Project Appendices Links: Introduction Background and Highlights Ecology Wildlife Birds Amphibians Vegetation Threats Related pages: Boreal research Boreal Okanogan

Several large wetlands were impacted by the fire, many by fire suppression efforts. The resiliency of these areas is remarkable and most were very lush in the spring of 1995. They also provided suitable breeding habitat for amphibians. Amphibian surveys had not been done prior to the fire, however, following the fire both western toad (Bufo boreas; depicted) and spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) breeding sites were identified.