Hi Canyoneers,
I’m a list lurker and biology prof at Dixie State College in St. George. I’ve been studying the canyon tree frogs in Zion for 3 summers now, and have just heard that the horrible chytrid fungus may be present in some frogs from Pine Creek. I’d like to offer some simple tips that can help prevent the spread of this disease, which will likely kill a large percentage of frogs that get infected.Â
The main way to stop the spread is very simple: let your gear dry completely between canyons whenever possible. The most likely way to spread the disease is to get some of the fungus on your equipment (you won’t see it) and then do another canyon in a different drainage before everything is completely dry. If your gear dries, the fungus dies.Â
There is lots of info online about this fungus and how to prevent it from spreading and how it’s decimating worldwide amphibian populations, but if our canyoneering community can just keep this one simple idea in mind, we might slow it down or even stop its spread locally.
Thanks! Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@gmail.com
tanya
Curt! Love your posts! Wish you would post more often!
> —– Original Message —– > From: “Curt Walker” Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] canyon tree frogs update > Rinsing does not work well, tho it may be better than nothing, unless it makes drying take longer. Bleach works well, but I don’t recommend blasting your precious gear with bleach all the time.
Curt Walker
As I recall, 409 is considered a good treatment.
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From: jabridaka@comcast.net jabridaka@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] canyon tree frogs update To: Yahoo Canyons Group Date: Friday, March 11, 2011, 12:04 AM
Could this not be treated as White Nose Syndrome is treated for caving. Simple disinfection between canyons would make sense? Antibacterial soap, antibacterial 409, sanitizing wipes all work well.
—– Original Message —– From: “Curt Walker” w.curt67@yahoo.com> To: Yahoo Canyons Group Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:25:24 PM Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] canyon tree frogs update
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Rinsing does not work well, tho it may be better than nothing, unless it makes drying take longer. Bleach works well, but I don’t recommend blasting your precious gear with bleach all the time.
— On Thu, 3/10/11, Randi < advntr_inxs@yahoo.comadvntr_inxs@yahoo.com Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@…
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I do them together on our research hikes, and it seems that they are generally in the same drainage…
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From: TomJones ratagonia@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] canyon tree frogs update To: Yahoo Canyons Group Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 10:03 PM
Thanks for the info, Curt. So sad it has gotten here.
Do you consider Keyhole and Pine Creek separate? These two are often done back to back.
Tom
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Curt Walker wrote:
Hi Canyoneers,
I’m a list lurker and biology prof at Dixie State College in St. George. I’ve been studying the canyon tree frogs in Zion for 3 summers now, and have just heard that the horrible chytrid fungus may be present in some frogs from Pine Creek. I’d like to offer some simple tips that can help prevent the spread of this disease, which will likely kill a large percentage of frogs that get infected.Â
The main way to stop the spread is very simple: let your gear dry completely between canyons whenever possible. The most likely way to spread the disease is to get some of the fungus on your equipment (you won’t see it) and then do another canyon in a different drainage before everything is completely dry. If your gear dries, the fungus dies.Â
There is lots of info online about this fungus and how to prevent it from spreading and how it’s decimating worldwide amphibian populations, but if our canyoneering community can just keep this one simple idea in mind, we might slow it down or even stop its spread locally.
Thanks! > Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@…
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Could this not be treated as White Nose Syndrome is treated for caving. Simple disinfection between canyons would make sense? Antibacterial soap, antibacterial 409, sanitizing wipes all work well.
—– Original Message —– From: “Curt Walker” w.curt67@yahoo.com> To: Yahoo Canyons Group Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:25:24 PM Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] canyon tree frogs update
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Rinsing does not work well, tho it may be better than nothing, unless it makes drying take longer. Bleach works well, but I don’t recommend blasting your precious gear with bleach all the time.
— On Thu, 3/10/11, Randi < advntr_inxs@yahoo.comadvntr_inxs@yahoo.com Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@…
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Thanks for the info, Curt. So sad it has gotten here.
Do you consider Keyhole and Pine Creek separate? These two are often done back to back.
Tom
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Curt Walker wrote:
Hi Canyoneers,
I’m a list lurker and biology prof at Dixie State College in St. George. I’ve been studying the canyon tree frogs in Zion for 3 summers now, and have just heard that the horrible chytrid fungus may be present in some frogs from Pine Creek. I’d like to offer some simple tips that can help prevent the spread of this disease, which will likely kill a large percentage of frogs that get infected.Â
The main way to stop the spread is very simple: let your gear dry completely between canyons whenever possible. The most likely way to spread the disease is to get some of the fungus on your equipment (you won’t see it) and then do another canyon in a different drainage before everything is completely dry. If your gear dries, the fungus dies.Â
There is lots of info online about this fungus and how to prevent it from spreading and how it’s decimating worldwide amphibian populations, but if our canyoneering community can just keep this one simple idea in mind, we might slow it down or even stop its spread locally.
Thanks! > Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@…
>
Curt Walker
Rinsing does not work well, tho it may be better than nothing, unless it makes drying take longer. Bleach works well, but I don’t recommend blasting your precious gear with bleach all the time.
— On Thu, 3/10/11, Randi advntr_inxs@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Randi advntr_inxs@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] canyon tree frogs update To: Yahoo Canyons Group Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 7:33 PM
I didn’t know this issue existed. Â If gear can’t be completely dried out, would rinsing it help? This is scary news. Thanks for making us aware!
— On Thu, 3/10/11, phil Happyfeet00@Hotmail.com> wrote:
From: phil Happyfeet00@Hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] canyon tree frogs update To: Yahoo Canyons Group Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 11:25 AM
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Thanks for the information. I knew about the issues but didn’t consider the impacts of wetgear being used in multiple canyons before fully drying. I would hate to think that another recreational activity might be responsible for the increased mortality of another species.
Phillip
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Curt Walker wrote:
Hi Canyoneers,
I’m a list lurker and biology prof at Dixie State College in St. George. I’ve been studying the canyon tree frogs in Zion for 3 summers now, and have just heard that the horrible chytrid fungus may be present in some frogs from Pine Creek. I’d like to offer some simple tips that can help prevent the spread of this disease, which will likely kill a large percentage of frogs that get infected.Â
The main way to stop the spread is very simple: let your gear dry completely between canyons whenever possible. The most likely way to spread the disease is to get some of the fungus on your equipment (you won’t see it) and then do another canyon in a different drainage before everything is completely dry. If your gear dries, the fungus dies.Â
There is lots of info online about this fungus and how to prevent it from spreading and how it’s decimating worldwide amphibian populations, but if our canyoneering community can just keep this one simple idea in mind, we might slow it down or even stop its spread locally.
Thanks! > Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@…
>
—
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I have asked for a Goose Creek permit and been turned down. Red and purple sounds cool tho!
— On Thu, 3/10/11, Shaun trackrunner83@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Shaun trackrunner83@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] canyon tree frogs update To: Yahoo Canyons Group Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 8:08 PM
Curt,
I remember there being red & purple canyon tree frogs in Goose Creek. If you can get a research permit I’d kindly show you where.
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Curt Walker wrote:
Hi Canyoneers,
I’m a list lurker and biology prof at Dixie State College in St. George. I’ve been studying the canyon tree frogs in Zion for 3 summers now, and have just heard that the horrible chytrid fungus may be present in some frogs from Pine Creek. I’d like to offer some simple tips that can help prevent the spread of this disease, which will likely kill a large percentage of frogs that get infected.Â
The main way to stop the spread is very simple: let your gear dry completely between canyons whenever possible. The most likely way to spread the disease is to get some of the fungus on your equipment (you won’t see it) and then do another canyon in a different drainage before everything is completely dry. If your gear dries, the fungus dies.Â
There is lots of info online about this fungus and how to prevent it from spreading and how it’s decimating worldwide amphibian populations, but if our canyoneering community can just keep this one simple idea in mind, we might slow it down or even stop its spread locally.
Thanks! > Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@…
    Â
>
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Shaun
Curt,
I remember there being red & purple canyon tree frogs in Goose Creek. If you can get a research permit I’d kindly show you where.
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Curt Walker wrote:
Hi Canyoneers,
I’m a list lurker and biology prof at Dixie State College in St. George. I’ve been studying the canyon tree frogs in Zion for 3 summers now, and have just heard that the horrible chytrid fungus may be present in some frogs from Pine Creek. I’d like to offer some simple tips that can help prevent the spread of this disease, which will likely kill a large percentage of frogs that get infected.Â
The main way to stop the spread is very simple: let your gear dry completely between canyons whenever possible. The most likely way to spread the disease is to get some of the fungus on your equipment (you won’t see it) and then do another canyon in a different drainage before everything is completely dry. If your gear dries, the fungus dies.Â
There is lots of info online about this fungus and how to prevent it from spreading and how it’s decimating worldwide amphibian populations, but if our canyoneering community can just keep this one simple idea in mind, we might slow it down or even stop its spread locally.
Thanks! > Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@…
>
Randi
I didn’t know this issue existed.  If gear can’t be completely dried out, would rinsing it help? This is scary news. Thanks for making us aware!
— On Thu, 3/10/11, phil Happyfeet00@Hotmail.com> wrote:
From: phil Happyfeet00@Hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] canyon tree frogs update To: Yahoo Canyons Group Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 11:25 AM
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Thanks for the information. I knew about the issues but didn’t consider the impacts of wetgear being used in multiple canyons before fully drying. I would hate to think that another recreational activity might be responsible for the increased mortality of another species.
Phillip
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Curt Walker wrote:
Hi Canyoneers,
I’m a list lurker and biology prof at Dixie State College in St. George. I’ve been studying the canyon tree frogs in Zion for 3 summers now, and have just heard that the horrible chytrid fungus may be present in some frogs from Pine Creek. I’d like to offer some simple tips that can help prevent the spread of this disease, which will likely kill a large percentage of frogs that get infected.ÂÂ
The main way to stop the spread is very simple: let your gear dry completely between canyons whenever possible. The most likely way to spread the disease is to get some of the fungus on your equipment (you won’t see it) and then do another canyon in a different drainage before everything is completely dry. If your gear dries, the fungus dies.ÂÂ
There is lots of info online about this fungus and how to prevent it from spreading and how it’s decimating worldwide amphibian populations, but if our canyoneering community can just keep this one simple idea in mind, we might slow it down or even stop its spread locally.
Thanks! > Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@…
>
phil
Thanks for the information. I knew about the issues but didn’t consider the impacts of wetgear being used in multiple canyons before fully drying. I would hate to think that another recreational activity might be responsible for the increased mortality of another species.
Phillip
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Curt Walker wrote:
Hi Canyoneers,
I’m a list lurker and biology prof at Dixie State College in St. George. I’ve been studying the canyon tree frogs in Zion for 3 summers now, and have just heard that the horrible chytrid fungus may be present in some frogs from Pine Creek. I’d like to offer some simple tips that can help prevent the spread of this disease, which will likely kill a large percentage of frogs that get infected.Â
The main way to stop the spread is very simple: let your gear dry completely between canyons whenever possible. The most likely way to spread the disease is to get some of the fungus on your equipment (you won’t see it) and then do another canyon in a different drainage before everything is completely dry. If your gear dries, the fungus dies.Â
There is lots of info online about this fungus and how to prevent it from spreading and how it’s decimating worldwide amphibian populations, but if our canyoneering community can just keep this one simple idea in mind, we might slow it down or even stop its spread locally.
Thanks! > Curt Walker
PS: If you’d like to report finding lots of canyon tree frogs in a southern Utah canyon that is NOT in Zion, email my student Crystal at crystalburtis@…
>