Houston toad protection after the Bastrop County Complex Fire (February 1, 2012 - June 30, 2012)
The worst wildfire in Texas history started on September 4, 2011, northeast of Bastrop. The fire burned more 34,000 acres and nearly 1,700 homes. Four people died because of the fire. This was the Bastrop County Complex Fire (BCCF). It wasn't controlled until October 10, and was not finally declared extinguished until October 29, 2011.
The BCCF burned through the heart of the Lost Pines of Bastrop County, a relict forest of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), disjunct from the loblolly pines of the East Texas Pineywoods. The Lost Pines area was also known to be the best remaining habitat and the largest population of the federally-listed endangered Houston toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis). The fire burned through the core of this area, that had been designated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 1978 as Critical Habitat.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contracted with several biologists to help implement their disaster response and Houston toad conservation efforts. Because I'm permitted by the USFWS to work with Houston toads, FEMA enlisted me to help from February 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012. My records from this period are from February 2, 2012 through June 30, 2012, with one record from July 27, 2012.
I have never seen so much ash in one place, and I hope I never see it again.
(Notebooks 111-119)
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Sapo Nebuloso (Incilius nebulifer)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Tortuga Gravada (Trachemys scripta)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Houston (Anaxyrus houstonensis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, by Jim Dixon. Found under debris of a burned building, under a piece of corrugated metal (photos 3 and 4)
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Culebrita Cabeza Negra Aplanada (Tantilla gracilis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire. Site conditions shown in Photo 3.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011.
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Sapo Nebuloso (Incilius nebulifer)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011. "Home is where the ash is."
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Eslizón de Tierra (Scincella lateralis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Rana Grillo del Noreste (Acris blanchardi)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapos Excavadores (Género Scaphiopus)Observ.
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Scaphiopus tadpoles. Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Rapistro Rugoso (Rapistrum rugosum)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapos Excavadores (Género Scaphiopus)Observ.
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Scaphiopus tadpoles. Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Lagartija Espinosa de Las Praderas (Sceloporus consobrinus)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Espuelas de Hunter (Scaphiopus hurterii)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire. Found by Jim Dixon (Photo 4). We miss you, Jim!
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Tortuga de Caja (Terrapene carolina)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Ranas Arborícolas de Estanque (Género Hyla)Observ.
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Hyla chrysoscelis - versicolor tadpoles. Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Espuelas de Hunter (Scaphiopus hurterii)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Huico (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Tortuga Gravada (Trachemys scripta)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Ranas Arborícolas de Estanque (Género Hyla)Observ.
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Either Hyla chrysoscelis or versicolor. Probably versicolor. _Hyla_chrys-vers_tadpole
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Sapo de Espuelas de Hunter (Scaphiopus hurterii)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Ranas Manchadas (Género Lithobates)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire. Found in swimming pool with old water.
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Ranas Arborícolas de Estanque (Género Hyla)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
Barred tail and front legs that look like they are about to pop out are typical of Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor tadpoles.
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Rana Leopardo Sureña (Lithobates sphenocephalus)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Pato Norteño (Anas platyrhynchos)Observ.
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Mallard nest. Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Geco Casero del Mediterráneo (Hemidactylus turcicus)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Espuelas de Hunter (Scaphiopus hurterii)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Rana Leopardo Sureña (Lithobates sphenocephalus)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo Nebuloso (Incilius nebulifer)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Lagartija Espinosa de Las Praderas (Sceloporus consobrinus)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Houston (Anaxyrus houstonensis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire. Photo 2 shows site brush pile where this individual was found.
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Ranas Arborícolas Y Parientes (Familia Hylidae)Observ.
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Hyla chrysoscelis or H. versicolor. Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Ranas Arborícolas de Estanque (Género Hyla)Observ.
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Hyla chrysoscelis or H. versicolor. Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Espuelas de Hunter (Scaphiopus hurterii)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire. Found and relocated about 220 of these.
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Sapo Nebuloso (Incilius nebulifer)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Ranas Arborícolas de Estanque (Género Hyla)Observ.
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Hyla chrysoscelis or H. versicolor. Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Houston (Anaxyrus houstonensis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Houston (Anaxyrus houstonensis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire. Photo 4 shows the site.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo Nebuloso (Incilius nebulifer)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Rana Chirriadora Mexicana (Eleutherodactylus campi)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire. This individual was found under an upside-down bathtub (Photo 5).
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Anona Morada (Annona purpurea)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Rana Grillo del Noreste (Acris blanchardi)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Lagartijas Espinosas (Género Sceloporus)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Houston (Anaxyrus houstonensis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Serpiente Coralillo Arlequín (Micrurus tener)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire. It was in an oak with a broken hollow limb on the ground. Relocated to another location.
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Venado de Cola Blanca (Odocoileus virginianus)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Rana Leopardo Sureña (Lithobates sphenocephalus)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Houston (Anaxyrus houstonensis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Chicharras Transparentes (Subfamilia Cicadinae)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Hierba Carmín (Phytolacca americana)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Rana Chirriadora Mexicana (Eleutherodactylus campi)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Sapo de Houston (Anaxyrus houstonensis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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21 weeks after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on 9-4-2011.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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23 weeks after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on 9-4-2011.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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23 weeks after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on 9-4-2011.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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23.5 weeks after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on 9-4-2011.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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24.5 weeks after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on 9-4-2011.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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26 weeks after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on 9-4-2011.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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29 weeks after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on 9-4-2011.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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32.5 weeks after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on 9-4-2011.
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Pinus taedaObserv.
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43 weeks after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on 9-4-2011.
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Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011.
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Rhizina undulataObserv.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011.
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Azulejo Garganta Canela (Sialia sialis)Observ.
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Eastern bluebird nest in burned snag. Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011.
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Sombrilla Japonesa (Parasola plicatilis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011.
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Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011.
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Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011.
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Sombrilla Japonesa (Parasola plicatilis)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011.
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Hormiga Arriera Tejana (Atta texana)Observ.
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Found during cleanup after Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started on Sept. 4, 2011.
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