Remembering Garren Evans (April 15, 1971 - August 9, 2008), who helped create EcoSnake.com, a true friend of nature and amphibians and reptiles
About Reptile Conservation Resources
The mission of Reptile Conservation Resources Inc. is to promote understanding of the role of reptiles and amphibians in the wild and in captivity. Reptile Conservation Resources, Inc. provides informational and educational programs on the natural history and captive care of amphibians and reptiles.
Our philosophy is that if we are to conserve and preserve the living resources of the earth, we must do all possible to understand the diversity of life that has been on our planet since the beginning of time.
Frank Lundburg, president of Reptile Conservation Resources, Inc. has been a natural resources consultant and wildlife educator since 1990.
He holds BA and MA degrees from Idaho State University and the University of Oregon.
Frank has written numerous articles on conservation and care of amphibians and reptiles.
He has taught the workshop, “Introduction to Amphibians and Reptiles” at Boise State University since 1997.
Boise State University Biology Department
His biography is listed as a conservationist in “Who’s Who in the World” and “Who’s Who in America.”
He is a member of the Idaho Academy of Science and the Chicago Herpetological Society.
He has given presentations concerning wildlife education to the 15th and 31st International Herpetological Symposia on the Conservation and Captive Propagation of Reptiles and Amphibians. He currently serves as a Board Member and Secretary of the International Herpetological Symposium.
He was a participant in the First World Congress of Herpetology held at the University of Kent in Canterbury, United Kingdom, in 1989.
He is one of the founders and a past president of the Idaho Herpetological Society and has been honored with that organization’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Herpetology in Idaho.
Some of Frank’s clients have included
- Discovery Center of Idaho
- Idaho Environmental Educators Association
- Idaho Science Teachers Association
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
- Idaho Zoological Society
- Zamzows of Idaho
- Idaho Museum of Natural History
- Boise State University
- Idaho Wildlife Federation
- University of Idaho
- Idaho Department of Agriculture
- Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Numerous schools and educational facilities in Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.
- North by Northwest Productions, Spokane and Boise
- Sysco Foods
- Environmental Research Center, Sun Valley.
- Boise School District.
Read Frank Lundburg’s essay describing why he cares so much about amphibians and reptiles: The Silent Secret of Snakes