DOCSLIB.ORG

Surv Rare Plants San Juan D

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Surv Rare Plants San Juan D Survey of Rare Plants San Juan Public Lands in Dolores and Montezuma Counties, Colorado Colorado Natural Heritage Program Colorado State University 8002 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-8002 March 2005 Prepared for San Juan National Forest Durango, Colorado By Peggy Lyon and Julia Hanson Colorado Natural Heritage Program Colorado State University 8002 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-8002 [email protected] http://www.cnhp.colostate.edu ©2005 by Colorado Natural Heritage Program ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The San Juan Public Lands agencies—Bureau of Land Management and San Juan National Forest—are in the process of revising their management plan. Since one of their missions has been to preserve the biodiversity of the public lands, and particularly to manage to preserve species that have been designated as sensitive, a survey of plant species of special concern is timely. This project is a continuation of surveys conducted by CNHP on the San Juan National Forest from 2001 to 2003, in Archuleta, San Juan and La Plata counties, funded by the San Juan National Forest. Colorado State University contributed by waiving the usual indirect costs associated with the project. CNHP began work in the spring of 2004, by compiling existing data and selecting areas to be inventoried during the field season. Fieldwork was completed from June through September 2004. Thirty-seven new or updated occurrences of plants were documented and evaluated, and added to the CNHP data system. Twenty-three new Potential Conservation Areas (PCAs) were identified, evaluated and mapped to represent the area deemed essential for the protection of these plant occurrences. Three previously identified PCAs are also included in this report. Biodiversity significance of the 26 PCAs is as follows: B1 (Outstanding Significance): 0 B2 (Very High Significance): 5 B3 (High Significance): 10 B4 (Moderate Significance): 6 B5 (General Significance): 5 A profile of each plant species and each PCA is included here, with a map, brief description, ranks and comments regarding urgency of protection and management. This report is accompanied by a GIS coverage of the Potential Conservation Areas. i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We owe the existence of this project to many organizations and individuals. Jeff Redders (San Juan National Forest) and Gary Thrash (BLM) have continued to be major supporters of our projects. They have supplied invaluable guidance and advice. Leslie Stewart, USFS botanist, and Marilyn Colyer, Mesa Verde National Park, have generously shared their intimate knowledge of the Four Corners area. Botanists Ken Heil and Arnold Clifford at San Juan College, Farmington, shared results from their extensive surveys in the San Juan Basin. Our staff in Fort Collins, including the botany team--Jill Handwerk, Dave Anderson and Susan Spackman--and Amy Lavender, GIS specialist, all deserve much credit for their patience and work behind the scenes. We were fortunate to have the help of a volunteer, Julie Crawford, on vacation from her position with the National Park Service in Flagstaff during the field season. Karin Freeman, formerly with Colorado Natural Areas Program, volunteered to help with writing PCA profiles. We appreciate the support of our families: Julia’s husband Matthias took over child care of their infant and toddler and household duties while Julia was in the field, and Peggy’s husband Rick was uncomplaining about all the time she spent away from home. Our sincere thanks to all of you! ii Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...............................................................................................I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................ II CHAPTER I. THE NATURAL HERITAGE NETWORK AND BIODIVERSITY . 1 THE NATURAL HERITAGE NETWORK AND BIODIVERSITY................................................ 1 WHAT IS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY? .................................................................................. 1 THE COLORADO NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM ............................................................ 3 THE NATURAL HERITAGE RANKING SYSTEM .................................................................. 4 LEGAL DESIGNATIONS FOR RARE SPECIES....................................................................... 6 ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RANKING................................................................................... 7 POTENTIAL CONSERVATION AREAS AND THEIR RANKING............................................... 8 OFF-SITE CONSIDERATIONS............................................................................................. 8 RANKING OF POTENTIAL CONSERVATION AREAS ............................................................ 9 PROTECTION URGENCY RANKS...................................................................................... 10 MANAGEMENT URGENCY RANKS .................................................................................. 10 CHAPTER II. ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF LA PLATA COUNTY .................................................................................................... 12 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY................................................................................................. 12 INVENTORY METHODS ................................................................................................... 12 COLLECTING INFORMATION........................................................................................... 12 IDENTIFYING RARE OR IMPERILED SPECIES AND SIGNIFICANT PLANT COMMUNITIESPOTENTIALLY OCCURRING IN THE PROJECT AREA.................................. 12 IDENTIFYING TARGETED INVENTORY AREAS................................................................. 13 CONDUCTING FIELD SURVEYS ....................................................................................... 16 RESULTS OF BIOLOGICAL INVENTORY ........................................................................... 16 DELINEATING POTENTIAL CONSERVATION AREAS ........................................................ 16 CHAPTER III. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA ................................................. 18 LOCATION AND ECOREGION........................................................................................... 18 SIZE AND ELEVATION .................................................................................................... 18 MUNICIPALITIES ............................................................................................................ 19 CLIMATE........................................................................................................................ 19 GEOLOGY....................................................................................................................... 19 VEGETATION/PLANT COMMUNITIES .............................................................................. 20 CLIMATIC ZONES ........................................................................................................... 21 ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS .................................................... 23 CHAPTER IV. RARE AND IMPERILED PLANTS OF SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS IN DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES ....................................... 25 ADIANTUM CAPILLUS-VENERIS (SOUTHERN MAIDENHAIR FERN) ................................... 27 ALSINANTHE MACRANTHA (HOUSE’S STITCHWORT)...................................................... 28 iii AMSONIA JONESII (JONES BLUE-STAR)........................................................................... 28 AMSONIA JONESII (JONES BLUE-STAR)........................................................................... 29 ASTRAGALUS CRONQUISTII (CRONQUIST’S MILKVETCH) ............................................... 30 ASTRAGALUS DETERIOR (CLIFF PALACE MILKVETCH)................................................... 31 ASTRAGALUS NATURITENSIS (NATURITA MILKVETCH).................................................. 32 ASTRAGALUS NEWBERRYI (NEWBERRY’S MILKVETCH)................................................. 33 BOTRYCHIUM ECHO (REFLECTED MOONWORT).............................................................. 34 CALOCHORTUS FLEXUOSUS (WEAK-STEMMED OR WINDING MARIPOSA LILY)................ 36 DRABA BOREALIS (BOREAL WHITLOW-GRASS) .............................................................. 37 DRABA GRAMINEA (SAN JUAN WHITLOW-GRASS).......................................................... 38 DRABA STREPTOBRACHIA (COLORADO DIVIDE WHITLOW-GRASS) ................................ 39 EPIPACTIS GIGANTEA (GIANT HELLEBORINE)................................................................. 40 ERIOGONUM SCABRELLUM (WESTWATER WILD BUCKWHEAT) ...................................... 42 ERIOPHORUM ALTAICUM SSP. NEOGAEUM (ALTAI COTTONGRASS) ................................ 43 GILIA HAYDENII (SAN JUAN GILIA)................................................................................ 44 ILIAMNA GRANDIFLORA (LARGE-FLOWER GLOBE-MALLOW; WILD HOLLYHOCK)........... 45 MACHAERANTHERA COLORADOENSIS (COLORADO TANSY-ASTER) ............................... 46 PENSTEMON BREVICULUS (SHORT-STEM BEARDTONGUE).............................................. 47 PENSTEMON LENTUS (ABAJO PENSTEMON) .................................................................... 48 PENSTEMON UTAHENSIS (UTAH BEARDTONGUE ) .......................................................... 49 STELLARIA IRRIGUA (ALTAI CHICKWEED)...................................................................... 50 TOWNSENDIA
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Plant List Bristow Prairie & High Divide Trail
    *Non-native Bristow Prairie & High Divide Trail Plant List as of 7/12/2016 compiled by Tanya Harvey T24S.R3E.S33;T25S.R3E.S4 westerncascades.com FERNS & ALLIES Pseudotsuga menziesii Ribes lacustre Athyriaceae Tsuga heterophylla Ribes sanguineum Athyrium filix-femina Tsuga mertensiana Ribes viscosissimum Cystopteridaceae Taxaceae Rhamnaceae Cystopteris fragilis Taxus brevifolia Ceanothus velutinus Dennstaedtiaceae TREES & SHRUBS: DICOTS Rosaceae Pteridium aquilinum Adoxaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Dryopteridaceae Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Holodiscus discolor Polystichum imbricans (Sambucus mexicana, S. cerulea) Prunus emarginata (Polystichum munitum var. imbricans) Sambucus racemosa Rosa gymnocarpa Polystichum lonchitis Berberidaceae Rubus lasiococcus Polystichum munitum Berberis aquifolium (Mahonia aquifolium) Rubus leucodermis Equisetaceae Berberis nervosa Rubus nivalis Equisetum arvense (Mahonia nervosa) Rubus parviflorus Ophioglossaceae Betulaceae Botrychium simplex Rubus ursinus Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata Sceptridium multifidum (Alnus sinuata) Sorbus scopulina (Botrychium multifidum) Caprifoliaceae Spiraea douglasii Polypodiaceae Lonicera ciliosa Salicaceae Polypodium hesperium Lonicera conjugialis Populus tremuloides Pteridaceae Symphoricarpos albus Salix geyeriana Aspidotis densa Symphoricarpos mollis Salix scouleriana Cheilanthes gracillima (Symphoricarpos hesperius) Salix sitchensis Cryptogramma acrostichoides Celastraceae Salix sp. (Cryptogramma crispa) Paxistima myrsinites Sapindaceae Selaginellaceae (Pachystima myrsinites)
    [Show full text]
  • Colorado Wildlife Action Plan: Proposed Rare Plant Addendum
    Colorado Wildlife Action Plan: Proposed Rare Plant Addendum By Colorado Natural Heritage Program For The Colorado Rare Plant Conservation Initiative June 2011 Colorado Wildlife Action Plan: Proposed Rare Plant Addendum Colorado Rare Plant Conservation Initiative Members David Anderson, Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) Rob Billerbeck, Colorado Natural Areas Program (CNAP) Leo P. Bruederle, University of Colorado Denver (UCD) Lynn Cleveland, Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs (CFGC) Carol Dawson, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Michelle DePrenger-Levin, Denver Botanic Gardens (DBG) Brian Elliott, Environmental Consulting Mo Ewing, Colorado Open Lands (COL) Tom Grant, Colorado State University (CSU) Jill Handwerk, Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) Tim Hogan, University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO) Steve Kettler, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Andrew Kratz, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Sarada Krishnan, Colorado Native Plant Society (CoNPS), Denver Botanic Gardens Brian Kurzel, Colorado Natural Areas Program Eric Lane, Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) Paige Lewis, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Ellen Mayo, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitchell McGlaughlin, University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Jennifer Neale, Denver Botanic Gardens Betsy Neely, The Nature Conservancy Ann Oliver, The Nature Conservancy Steve Olson, U.S. Forest Service Susan Spackman Panjabi, Colorado Natural Heritage Program Jeff Peterson, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Josh Pollock, Center for Native Ecosystems (CNE) Nicola Ripley,
    [Show full text]
  • Thistles of Colorado
    Thistles of Colorado About This Guide Identification and Management Guide Many individuals, organizations and agencies from throughout the state (acknowledgements on inside back cover) contributed ideas, content, photos, plant descriptions, management information and printing support toward the completion of this guide. Mountain thistle (Cirsium scopulorum) growing above timberline Casey Cisneros, Tim D’Amato and the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources Weed District collected, compiled and edited information, content and photos for this guide. Produced by the We welcome your comments, corrections, suggestions, and high Larimer County quality photos. If you would like to contribute to future editions, please contact the Larimer County Weed District at 970-498- Weed District 5769 or email [email protected] or [email protected]. Front cover photo of Cirsium eatonii var. hesperium by Janis Huggins Partners in Land Stewardship 2nd Edition 1 2 Table of Contents Introduction 4 Introduction Native Thistles (Pages 6-20) Barneyby’s Thistle (Cirsium barnebyi) 6 Cainville Thistle (Cirsium clacareum) 6 Native thistles are dispersed broadly Eaton’s Thistle (Cirsium eatonii) 8 across many Colorado ecosystems. Individual species occupy niches from Elk or Meadow Thistle (Cirsium scariosum) 8 3,500 feet to above timberline. These Flodman’s Thistle (Cirsium flodmanii) 10 plants are valuable to pollinators, seed Fringed or Fish Lake Thistle (Cirsium 10 feeders, browsing wildlife and to the centaureae or C. clavatum var. beauty and diversity of our native plant americanum) communities. Some non-native species Mountain Thistle (Cirsium scopulorum) 12 have become an invasive threat to New Mexico Thistle (Cirsium 12 agriculture and natural areas. For this reason, native and non-native thistles neomexicanum) alike are often pulled, mowed, clipped or Ousterhout’s or Aspen Thistle (Cirsium 14 sprayed indiscriminately.
    [Show full text]
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service
    BARNEBY REED-MUSTARD (S. barnebyi ) CLAY REED-MUSTARD SHRUBBY REED-MUSTARD (S,arguillacea) (S. suffrutescens) .-~ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service UTAH REED—MUSTARDS: CLAY REED-MUSTARD (SCHOENOCRAMBE ARGILLACEA) BARNEBY REED—MUSTARD (SCHOENOCRAMBE BARNEBYI) SI-IRUBBY REED-MUSTARD (SCHOENOCRAMBE SUFFRUTESCENS) RECOVERY PLAN Prepared by Region 6, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approved: Date: (~19~- Recovery plans delineate reasonable actions which are believed to be required to recover and/or protect the species. Plans are prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sometimes with the assistance of recovery teams, contractors, State agencies, and others. Objectives will only be attained and funds expended contingent upon appropriations, priorities, and other budgetary constraints. Recovery plans do not necessarily represent the views or the official positions or approvals of any individuals or agencies, other than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, involved in the plan formulation. They represent the official position of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only after they have been signed by the Regional Director or Director as an~roved Approved recovery plans are subject to modification as dictated by new findings, changes in species status, and the completion of recovery tasks. Literature Citation should read as follows: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994. Utah reed—mustards: clay reed—mustard (Schoenocrambe argillacea), Barneby reed-mustard (Schoenocrambe barnebyl), shrubby reed—mustard (Schoenacranibe suffrutescens) recovery plan. Denver, Colorado. 22 pp. Additional copies may be purchased from: Fish and Wildlife Reference Service 5430 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Telephone: 301/492—6403 or 1—800—582—3421 The fee for the plan varies depending on the number of pages of the plan.
    [Show full text]
  • Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Montezuma Castle National Monument Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Montezuma Castle National Monument
    Schmidt, Drost, Halvorson In Cooperation with the University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Montezuma Castle National Monument Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Montezuma Castle National Monument Plant and Vertebrate Vascular U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center 2255 N. Gemini Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Open-File Report 2006-1163 Southwest Biological Science Center Open-File Report 2006-1163 November 2006 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey National Park Service In cooperation with the University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Montezuma Castle National Monument By Cecilia A. Schmidt, Charles A. Drost, and William L. Halvorson Open-File Report 2006-1163 November, 2006 USGS Southwest Biological Science Center Sonoran Desert Research Station University of Arizona U.S. Department of the Interior School of Natural Resources U.S. Geological Survey 125 Biological Sciences East National Park Service Tucson, Arizona 85721 U.S. Department of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Mark Myers, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2006 Note: This document contains information of a preliminary nature and was prepared primarily for internal use in the U.S. Geological Survey. This information is NOT intended for use in open literature prior to publication by the investigators named unless permission is obtained in writing from the investigators named and from the Station Leader. Suggested Citation Schmidt, C. A., C. A. Drost, and W. L. Halvorson 2006. Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Montezuma Castle National Monument. USGS Open-File Report 2006-1163.
    [Show full text]
  • Alplains 2013 Seed Catalog P.O
    ALPLAINS 2013 SEED CATALOG P.O. BOX 489, KIOWA, CO 80117-0489, U.S.A. Three ways to contact us: FAX: (303) 621-2864 (24 HRS.) email: [email protected] website: www.alplains.com Dear Growing Friends: Welcome to our 23rd annual seed catalog! The summer of 2012 was long, hot and brutal, with drought afflicting most of the U.S. Most of my botanical explorations were restricted to Idaho, Wash- ington, Oregon and northern California but even there moisture was below average. In a year like this, seeps, swales, springs, vestigial snowbanks and localized rainstorms became much more important in my search for seeding plants. On the Snake River Plains of southern Idaho and the scab- lands of eastern Washington, early bloomers such as Viola beckwithii, V. trinervata, Ranunculus glaberrimus, Ranunculus andersonii, Fritillaria pudica and Primula cusickiana put on quite a show in mid-April but many populations could not set seed. In northern Idaho, Erythronium idahoense flowered extensively, whole meadows were covered with thousands of the creamy, pendant blossoms. One of my most satisfying finds in the Hells Canyon area had to be Sedum valens. The tiny glaucous rosettes, surround- ed by a ring of red leaves, are a succulent connoisseur’s dream. Higher up, the brilliant blue spikes of Synthyris missurica punctuated the canyon walls. In southern Oregon, the brilliant red spikes of Pedicularis densiflora lit up the Siskiyou forest floor. Further north in Oregon, large populations of Erythronium elegans, Erythronium oregonum ssp. leucandrum, Erythro- nium revolutum, trilliums and sedums provided wonderful picture-taking opportunities. Eriogonum species did well despite the drought, many of them true xerics.
    [Show full text]
  • Mcclinton Unr 0139M 13052.Pdf
    University of Nevada, Reno Habitat preferences, intraspecific variation, and restoration of a rare soil specialist in northern Nevada A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Science by Jamey D. McClinton Dr. Elizabeth A. Leger/Thesis Advisor December, 2019 Copyright by Jamey D. McClinton 2019 All Rights Reserved We recommend that the thesis prepared under our supervision by Jamey D. McClinton Entitled Habitat preferences, intraspecific variation, and restoration of a rare soil specialist in northern Nevada be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Elizabeth Leger, Ph.D., Advisor Paul Verburg, Ph.D., Committee member Thomas Parchman, Ph.D., Graduate School Representative David W. Zeh, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School December-2019 i Abstract Edaphic specialization in plants is associated with the development of novel adaptations that frequently lead to speciation, causing unique edaphic environments to be associated with rare and endemic plant species worldwide. These species contribute significantly to global biodiversity, but are especially vulnerable to disturbance and climate change because of their inherently patchy distributions and locally adapted populations. Successful conservation of these species depends upon understanding their habitat requirements and the amounts and distributions of genetic and phenotypic diversity among populations. Little is known about the habitat requirements or
    [Show full text]
  • December 2012 Number 1
    Calochortiana December 2012 Number 1 December 2012 Number 1 CONTENTS Proceedings of the Fifth South- western Rare and Endangered Plant Conference Calochortiana, a new publication of the Utah Native Plant Society . 3 The Fifth Southwestern Rare and En- dangered Plant Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2009 . 3 Abstracts of presentations and posters not submitted for the proceedings . 4 Southwestern cienegas: Rare habitats for endangered wetland plants. Robert Sivinski . 17 A new look at ranking plant rarity for conservation purposes, with an em- phasis on the flora of the American Southwest. John R. Spence . 25 The contribution of Cedar Breaks Na- tional Monument to the conservation of vascular plant diversity in Utah. Walter Fertig and Douglas N. Rey- nolds . 35 Studying the seed bank dynamics of rare plants. Susan Meyer . 46 East meets west: Rare desert Alliums in Arizona. John L. Anderson . 56 Calochortus nuttallii (Sego lily), Spatial patterns of endemic plant spe- state flower of Utah. By Kaye cies of the Colorado Plateau. Crystal Thorne. Krause . 63 Continued on page 2 Copyright 2012 Utah Native Plant Society. All Rights Reserved. Utah Native Plant Society Utah Native Plant Society, PO Box 520041, Salt Lake Copyright 2012 Utah Native Plant Society. All Rights City, Utah, 84152-0041. www.unps.org Reserved. Calochortiana is a publication of the Utah Native Plant Society, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organi- Editor: Walter Fertig ([email protected]), zation dedicated to conserving and promoting steward- Editorial Committee: Walter Fertig, Mindy Wheeler, ship of our native plants. Leila Shultz, and Susan Meyer CONTENTS, continued Biogeography of rare plants of the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada.
    [Show full text]
  • CDLT Mountain Home & USFS-Boundry Butte Plant List
    CDLT Mountain Home Preserve- Boundary Butte Plant list CDLT Mountain Home & USFS-Boundry Butte Plant list Type Scientific Name Common Name Fern Pteridium aquilinum bracken fern Forb Achillea millefolium common yarrow Forb Agoseris heterophylla annual agoseris Forb Anemone oregana Oregon anemone Forb Antennaria racemosa raceme pussytoes Forb Boechera pauciflorus rockcress (Formerly Arabis) Forb Arnica cordifolia heart-leaf arnica Forb Balsamorhiza sagittata arrowleaf balsamroot Forb Brickellia oblongifolia Mojave brickellbush Forb Cacaliopsis nardosmia silvercrown (Formerly Luina) Forb Calochortus lyallii Lyall's mariposa lily Forb Camassia quamash common camas Forb Castilleja miniata scarlet Indian paintbrush Forb Claytonia lanceolata springbeauty Forb Collinsia parviflora small-flowered blue-eyed mary Forb Commandra umbellata bastard toadflax Forb Delphinium viridescens Wenatchee larkspur Forb Erythronium grandiflorum glacier lily Forb Erysimum species wallflower Forb Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry Forb Fritillaria affinis checker lily, chocolate lily Forb Fritillaria pudica yellow bells Forb Galium sp. bedstraw Forb Heuchera cylindrica roundleaf alumroot Forb Hydrophyllum capitatum ballhead waterleaf Forb Lathyrus pauciflorus few-flowered pea Forb Lithophragma parviflorum small-flowered woodland-star Forb Lithophragma glabrum bulbous woodland-star Forb Lithophragma tenellum slender woodland-star Forb Lomatium nudicaule barestem biscuitroot Forb Lomatium triternatum nineleaf biscuitroot Forb Lonicera ciliosa orange honeysuckle
    [Show full text]
  • ( Su Manco (Astragal 5-Ye Ummary Os Milkve Lus
    Mancos Milkvetch (Astragalus humillimus) 5-Year Review Summary and Evaluation Photo: Robert Sivinski U.S. Fish and Wildliffee Service New Mexico Ecological Services Office Albuquerque, New Mexico July 2011 5-YEAR REVIEW Mancos milkvetch/Astragalus humillimus 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Reviewers Lead Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office, Region 2 Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Threatened and Endangered Species, 505-248-6641 Wendy Brown, Endangered Species Recovery Coordinator, 505-248-6664 Maggie Dwire, Recovery Biologist, 505-248-6663 Julie McIntyre, Recovery Biologist, 505-248-6507 Lead Field Office: New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office Eric Hein, Terrestrial Branch Chief, 505-761-4735 Thetis Gamberg, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, 505-599-6348 Laura Hudson, Vegetation Ecologist, 505-761-4762 1.2 Purpose of 5-Year Reviews: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or USFWS) is required by section 4(c)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) to conduct a status review of each listed species at least once every 5 years. The purpose of a 5-year review is to evaluate whether or not the species’ status has changed since it was listed (or since the most recent 5-year review). Based on the 5-year review, we recommend whether the species should be removed from the list of endangered and threatened species, be changed in status from endangered to threatened, or be changed in status from threatened to endangered. Our original listing as endangered or threatened is based on the species’ status considering the five threat factors described in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. These same five factors are considered in any subsequent reclassification or delisting decisions.
    [Show full text]
  • An Ethnobotany of Mount Rushmore National Memorial
    University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Masters Projects Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Summer 2019 An Ethnobotany of Mount Rushmore National Memorial Meredith Savage University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/larp_ms_projects Part of the Landscape Architecture Commons Savage, Meredith, "An Ethnobotany of Mount Rushmore National Memorial" (2019). Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Masters Projects. 92. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/larp_ms_projects/92 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning at ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact [email protected]. AN ETHNOBOTANY OF MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning University of Massachusetts Amherst Master of Regional Planning Project Meredith S. Savage July 2019 © Copyright by Meredith S. Savage 2019 All Rights Reserved AN ETHNOBOTANY OF MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning University of Massachusetts Amherst Master of Regional Planning Project Meredith S. Savage July 2019 Approved as to style and content by: __________________________________________ Dr. Elizabeth Brabec,
    [Show full text]
  • Rare Plant Survey of San Juan Public Lands, Colorado
    Rare Plant Survey of San Juan Public Lands, Colorado 2005 Prepared by Colorado Natural Heritage Program 254 General Services Building Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 Rare Plant Survey of San Juan Public Lands, Colorado 2005 Prepared by Peggy Lyon and Julia Hanson Colorado Natural Heritage Program 254 General Services Building Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 December 2005 Cover: Imperiled (G1 and G2) plants of the San Juan Public Lands, top left to bottom right: Lesquerella pruinosa, Draba graminea, Cryptantha gypsophila, Machaeranthera coloradoensis, Astragalus naturitensis, Physaria pulvinata, Ipomopsis polyantha, Townsendia glabella, Townsendia rothrockii. Executive Summary This survey was a continuation of several years of rare plant survey on San Juan Public Lands. Funding for the project was provided by San Juan National Forest and the San Juan Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management. Previous rare plant surveys on San Juan Public Lands by CNHP were conducted in conjunction with county wide surveys of La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan and San Miguel counties, with partial funding from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO); and in 2004, public lands only in Dolores and Montezuma counties, funded entirely by the San Juan Public Lands. Funding for 2005 was again provided by San Juan Public Lands. The primary emphases for field work in 2005 were: 1. revisit and update information on rare plant occurrences of agency sensitive species in the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) database that were last observed prior to 2000, in order to have the most current information available for informing the revision of the Resource Management Plan for the San Juan Public Lands (BLM and San Juan National Forest); 2.
    [Show full text]