IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY.  This institution has become the center of excellence for amphibian research and surveys in the West.  They have several completed research projects in the area and have conducted numerous surveys of amphibians in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.
Dr. Charles (Chuck) Peterson is leading this effort.  He has developed a field guide to help identify the different species found in Idaho, offers a correspondence course in herpetology and is also willing to teach a short course in amphibian ecology and taxonomy to Forest Service biologists.  His web site is http://www.isu.edu~petechar.
 

UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCE.  The agency has been conducting amphibian surveys throughout the state.  The state has three biologist conducting this work.  The contacts are Paul Thompson, Northern Utah  (801) 476-2771,  Krissy Wilson, Central Utah (801) 491-5678, and Rick Fridell, Southern Utah (435) 688-1426.  In the Central and Northern part of the state, they have focused efforts on Spotted Frogs and Boreal Toads, but biologists record other amphibian species when they are encountered during surveys.  In the Southern portion, they have been gathering information on ranges and populations of the many different amphibian species found there.
 

NEVADA DIVISION OF WILDLIFE.  This state agency conducts surveys of reptiles and amphibians in the state.  The program is under the auspices of the Nongame Fish Program Director Jerry Steiner (702)486-5182.
 

USDA, Forest Service
Federal Building
324 25th Street
Ogden, Utah  84401