Today we supplemented water to one of our dry ponds on the Reserve. It was recently excavated to create a small area in the deepest part of the pond that could be inundated with water early and retain water later in the season. The reason we are doing this is to create breeding habitat for the California Red-legged frog, a threatened amphibian with a significant population here at Elkhorn Slough. The rain we have had so far has not been enough to fill the excavation, thus our supplementation. Let's hope for some procreation!
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