The pennsylvania fish and boat commission pfbc is responsible for managing the commonwealth s amphibian and reptile fauna and their habitats for these animals, complex and varied life histories e g…

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will receive $571,840 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 to support conservation of amphibian and reptile species and their habitats in Pennsylvania through June 2027. Funded activities under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634) include supporting a herpetologist to review environmental permits, update species databases, conduct field surveys, develop species recovery plans, and participate in outreach events. The PFBC will administer the project with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy serving as a sub-recipient to help deliver these products and services to inform conservation partners and the public on amphibian and reptile conservation efforts in the state. Without this funding, Pennsylvania's efforts to address increasing threats to these species would be diminished.

The pennsylvania fish and boat commission pfbc is responsible for managing the commonwealth s amphibian and reptile fauna and their habitats for these animals, complex and varied life histories e g , breeding , habitat requirements, and multiple stressors e g , landuse changes, climate change, diseases require personnel directed to addressing their many needs this project will support a herpetologist nongame biologist who will, among their many duties review and provide recommendations on environmental review permit requests, update databases with amphibian and reptile information to support conservation decision making, coordinate and assist in field surveys, data compilation, species assessments, and analyses, and develop species action recovery plans for well informed conservation partners and public, the herpetologist will also participate in outreach events relevant to amphibian and reptile conservation without this project, pennsylvania s amphibian and reptile conservation efforts would be diminished, contributing to their increasing imperilment this project will be administered by the pfbc with western pennsylvania conservancy as a sub recipient