Napa County preserve becomes home to rare frog
A rare frog that is California’s state amphibian and likely the species featured in a famous Mark Twain short story is thriving in its new Napa County home. The Land Trust of Napa County’s Wragg Ridge preserve near Lake Berryessa has ponds well-suited for the California red-legged frog, but as of two years ago, no known frog population. Today, there are frogs by the hundreds. The Land Trust worked with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to bring frogs to the ponds.