Brome McCreary
I am a member of the Adams Herpetological Research Team where I primarily hire, train, and supervise the lab’s seasonal field crew. I also lead the writing of our research Standard Operating Procedure sampling protocols.
I spent my childhood exploring and engrossed in the woods, streams and meadows on and around the small mountain farm where I grew up. My interest in amphibians began early, catching Coastal Giant Salamander larvae in our small stream and hatching Pacific Treefrog egg masses in mayonnaise jars on my bedroom windowsill, raising them to juvenile frogs and releasing them. This fostered a profound appreciation for the complexity and beauty of the natural world that quickly grew into a desire for life-long study. I am passionate about doing work and living a life that contributes to our understanding of the ecological systems around us.
My professional goals are to facilitate the precise, accurate and repeatable collection of data in the field during the completion of our scientific research while ensuring our lab personnel’s safety as they conduct field research in an often-unpredictable outdoor environment.
Science and Products
Herpetological Research Team (FRESC)
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa) Monitoring at Jack Creek 2015-2018
Vegetation data from Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) exclosure study in eastern Oregon
Oregon Spotted Frog Monitoring in the Oregon Cascades 2012-2016
Oregon Spotted Frog Monitoring at Jack Creek 2015-2016
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Invasive crayfish in the Pacific Northwest
Non-native species impacts on pond occupancy by an anuran
Using spatiotemporal models and distance sampling to map the space use and abundance of newly metamorphosed Western Toads (Anaxyrus boreas)
Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) in southeastern Oregon: A survey of historical localities, 2009
Using occupancy models to understand the distribution of an amphibian pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Short-term effect of cattle exclosures on Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris) populations and habitat in northeastern Oregon
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.
Science and Products
Herpetological Research Team (FRESC)
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa) Monitoring at Jack Creek 2015-2018
Vegetation data from Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) exclosure study in eastern Oregon
Oregon Spotted Frog Monitoring in the Oregon Cascades 2012-2016
Oregon Spotted Frog Monitoring at Jack Creek 2015-2016
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Invasive crayfish in the Pacific Northwest
Non-native species impacts on pond occupancy by an anuran
Using spatiotemporal models and distance sampling to map the space use and abundance of newly metamorphosed Western Toads (Anaxyrus boreas)
Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) in southeastern Oregon: A survey of historical localities, 2009
Using occupancy models to understand the distribution of an amphibian pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Short-term effect of cattle exclosures on Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris) populations and habitat in northeastern Oregon
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.