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Threatened & Endangered Species
Threatened & Endangered Species Iowa Animal ID Guide September 2011 Amphibians Butterflies Fresh Water Mussels Mammals Birds Fish Land Snails Reptiles A special thanks to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for providing content to this guide. Natural Resources Conservation Service Helping People Help the Land www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. How to use the Threatened & Endangered Species Iowa Animal ID Guide: • Endangered species are fish, plant life, or wildlife in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range. • Threatened species likely become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant part of its range. • Orange color-coded species are Iowa’s endangered animal species. They are listed in alphabetical order by common name. • Blue color-coded species are Iowa’s threatened animal species. They are also listed in alphabetical order by common name. • The scientific name for each species is listed below the common name. • Maps on each page highlight the species range in Iowa. Counties filled with a lighter color are only federally protected, while those with a darker color are both state and federally protected. Categories for each species: Amphibians Fish Mammals Birds Fresh Water Mussels Butterflies Land Snails Reptiles Endangered Animal Species Barn owl Tyto alba Habitat Nests and roosts in dark, secluded places. Often found in old barns and abandoned buildings. Barn owls hunt in grassland habitats along field edges, fence rows, and wetland edges where pray is most available. Appropriate practices • Establish grassland to attract prey (200 acres adjacent to potential barn nesting sites can produce good results). -
Insect Survey of Four Longleaf Pine Preserves
A SURVEY OF THE MOTHS, BUTTERFLIES, AND GRASSHOPPERS OF FOUR NATURE CONSERVANCY PRESERVES IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA Stephen P. Hall and Dale F. Schweitzer November 15, 1993 ABSTRACT Moths, butterflies, and grasshoppers were surveyed within four longleaf pine preserves owned by the North Carolina Nature Conservancy during the growing season of 1991 and 1992. Over 7,000 specimens (either collected or seen in the field) were identified, representing 512 different species and 28 families. Forty-one of these we consider to be distinctive of the two fire- maintained communities principally under investigation, the longleaf pine savannas and flatwoods. An additional 14 species we consider distinctive of the pocosins that occur in close association with the savannas and flatwoods. Twenty nine species appear to be rare enough to be included on the list of elements monitored by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (eight others in this category have been reported from one of these sites, the Green Swamp, but were not observed in this study). Two of the moths collected, Spartiniphaga carterae and Agrotis buchholzi, are currently candidates for federal listing as Threatened or Endangered species. Another species, Hemipachnobia s. subporphyrea, appears to be endemic to North Carolina and should also be considered for federal candidate status. With few exceptions, even the species that seem to be most closely associated with savannas and flatwoods show few direct defenses against fire, the primary force responsible for maintaining these communities. Instead, the majority of these insects probably survive within this region due to their ability to rapidly re-colonize recently burned areas from small, well-dispersed refugia. -
Specimen Records of Oarisma Scudder 1872 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in the Oregon State Arthropod Collection, OSU, Corvallis OR
Catalog: Oregon State Arthropod Collection Vol 1(1), 1-3 Specimen records of Oarisma Scudder 1872 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in the Oregon State Arthropod Collection, OSU, Corvallis OR Jon H. Shepard Christopher J. Marshall Oregon State Arthropod Collection, Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR 97331 Abstract: A dataset of 260 skipperling specimens belonging to the genus Oarisma is presented along with information pertaining to how the label data was digitized and the metadata standards adopted. A brief synopsis of the dataset is provided along with a supplemental .csv file containing the data records themselves. Cite this work, including the attached dataset, as: Shepard, J. H, C. J. Marshall. 2017. Specimen records of Oarisma Scudder 1872 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in the Oregon State Arthropod Collection, OSU, Corvallis, OR.. Catalog: Oregon State Arthropod Collection 1(1) p.1-3. http://doi.org/10.5399/osu/Cat_OSAC.1.1.3995 Introduction In 2016, as part of LepNet (Seltmann et. al., 2017) - a national effort to create digital records for North American Lepidoptera - the Oregon State Arthropod Collection began digitizing label data associated with its butterfly and moth collection. While most of the Hesperiidae has not yet been digitally captured a concerted effort was launched across the LepNet participants to see if we could rapidly generate a dataset for Oarisma with the aim of assisting conservation efforts forOarisma poweshiek (Parker, 1870; Fig 1) being led by Dr. Anna Monfils at Central Michigan University. The dataset published herein contains the label data for all specimens residing at the Oregon State Arthropod Collection as of August 2017. -
A 20-Day Inspirational Itinerary
StateA 20-day inspirational Parks itinerary N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N ® MONTANA NORTH DAKOTA WYOMING SOUTH DAKOTA IDAHO COLORADO ITINERARY OVERVIEW TOTAL TRIP*: 4,336 MILES/6,978 KM | 78 HOURS DRIVING ARRIVAL GATEWAY: Denver (DEN) DAY 1: Wyoming (Curt Gowdy) DAY 2: Wyoming (Bear River) DAY 3: Idaho (Bear Lake) DAY 4: Idaho (City of Rocks | Castle Rocks) DAY 5: Idaho (Thousand Springs | Bruneau Dunes) DAY 6: Idaho (Harriman) DAY 7: Montana (Bannack) DAY 8: Montana (Lewis & Clark Caverns | Missouri Headwaters | Madison Buffalo Jump) DAY 9: Montana (Chief Plenty Coups | Pictograph Cave) DAY 10: Montana (Makoshika) DAY 11: North Dakota (Little Missouri State Park) DAY 12: North Dakota (Fort Abraham Lincoln) DAY 13: North Dakota (Lake Sakakawea | Fort Stevenson) DAY 14: North Dakota (Fort Ransom) DAY 15: South Dakota (Palisades) DAY 16: South Dakota (Lewis & Clark Recreation Area) DAY 17: South Dakota (Custer State Park) DAY 18: South Dakota (Custer State Park) DAY 19: Wyoming (Hot Springs State Park) DAY 20: Wyoming (Guernsey State Park | Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility) DEPARTURE GATEWAY: Denver (DEN) *Drive times and distances are approximate and meant for inspiration only DAY 1: WYOMING CURT GOWDY STATE PARK ACTIVITIES: Recently named as an “Epic” trail system by the International Mountain Bicycling Association, the foothills of the Laramie Mountains offer a stunning setting for any kind of outdoor enthusiast. Separating Cheyenne and Laramie, Curt Gowdy State Park was named for the native Wyomingite and noted sportscaster. The area features granite towers, rocky soils and timbered slopes. -
RV Sites in the United States Location Map 110-Mile Park Map 35 Mile
RV sites in the United States This GPS POI file is available here: https://poidirectory.com/poifiles/united_states/accommodation/RV_MH-US.html Location Map 110-Mile Park Map 35 Mile Camp Map 370 Lakeside Park Map 5 Star RV Map 566 Piney Creek Horse Camp Map 7 Oaks RV Park Map 8th and Bridge RV Map A AAA RV Map A and A Mesa Verde RV Map A H Hogue Map A H Stephens Historic Park Map A J Jolly County Park Map A Mountain Top RV Map A-Bar-A RV/CG Map A. W. Jack Morgan County Par Map A.W. Marion State Park Map Abbeville RV Park Map Abbott Map Abbott Creek (Abbott Butte) Map Abilene State Park Map Abita Springs RV Resort (Oce Map Abram Rutt City Park Map Acadia National Parks Map Acadiana Park Map Ace RV Park Map Ackerman Map Ackley Creek Co Park Map Ackley Lake State Park Map Acorn East Map Acorn Valley Map Acorn West Map Ada Lake Map Adam County Fairgrounds Map Adams City CG Map Adams County Regional Park Map Adams Fork Map Page 1 Location Map Adams Grove Map Adelaide Map Adirondack Gateway Campgroun Map Admiralty RV and Resort Map Adolph Thomae Jr. County Par Map Adrian City CG Map Aerie Crag Map Aeroplane Mesa Map Afton Canyon Map Afton Landing Map Agate Beach Map Agnew Meadows Map Agricenter RV Park Map Agua Caliente County Park Map Agua Piedra Map Aguirre Spring Map Ahart Map Ahtanum State Forest Map Aiken State Park Map Aikens Creek West Map Ainsworth State Park Map Airplane Flat Map Airport Flat Map Airport Lake Park Map Airport Park Map Aitkin Co Campground Map Ajax Country Livin' I-49 RV Map Ajo Arena Map Ajo Community Golf Course Map -
The Nectar Sources and Flower Preferences of the Poweshiek Skipperling (Oarisma Poweshiek) in Manitoba
The nectar sources and flower preferences of the Poweshiek Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) in Manitoba. Sarah Jericho Semmler Supervisor: Dr. A. R. Westwood A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Honours Thesis (BIOL 4111/6) Course Department of Biology University of Winnipeg 2010 Abstract The Poweshiek Skipperling, Oarisma poweshiek, is a threatened butterfly found within the 2300 ha Tall Grass Prairie Preserve in southern Manitoba. Land management practices to maintain prairie habitats in a natural state, primarily burning and grazing, have been linked to a reduction in Poweshiek Skipperling habitat. Management activities in prairie habitat can change flowering plant composition, which may reduce the amount or type of nectar sources available for adult butterflies. In this study nectar plant diversity and adult Poweshiek Skipperling flower utilization between two sites with different burn histories was assessed. Preferred nectar flower sources of the Poweshiek Skipperling included Rudbeckia hirta and Solidago ptarmicoides, with skipperlings showing a strong preference for a 2002 burn site versus a 2008 burn site. Flowering plant diversity increased in the 2002 burn over the Poweshiek Skipperling flight period in comparison to the 2008 burn. The 2002 burn had shorter, less dense grass cover as well as a greater number of flowering stems of R. hirta and S. ptarmicoides. The level of competition by arthropods for the nectar or basking area on R. hirta was similar between the 2002 and 2008 burn sites. Flower nectar analysis indicated that sugar concentrations in R. hirta and S. ptarmicoides were relatively low compared to other flowering species during the flight period. The nectar tube length was similar in R. -
Governor Daugaard From: James D
To: Governor Daugaard From: James D. Hagen, Secretary Department of Tourism Date: November 8, 2011 RE: October 2011 Monthly Status Report By the Numbers For September 2011 over September 2010: • Information Requests – up 31.8% • Web Traffic – up 100.6% (we saw a large increase in web traffic around the time of our monthly Travelsmart e-newsletter) • Tourism Tax (1%) – down 13.4% • Tourism Tax (.5%) – down 19.2% • Gaming Tax – down 5.8% • Hotel Occupancy – down 0.1% • Hotel Overnights – up 0.7% • Hotel Rates – up 2.4% • Domestic Media Circulation – 453,660 and Publicity Value - $5,097 (does not include Buffalo Roundup coverage) Media & Industry Relations Fulfilled information requests and/or gave interviews to Merle Rosenstein, Canadian Traveller, regarding what’s new in South Dakota for their November issue; Matt Poe, Packaged Travel Insider, for article on South Dakota – what’s new, group-friendly businesses, etc. for part of an advertising spread we’re doing; Barbara Soderlin, Rapid City Journal, on shoulder season; Huffington Post regarding some of the best small towns in America – included information on Spearfish, Hill City, Watertown, and Brookings; Randy Mink, Leisure Group Travel, for article on the state; and general inquiries from MediaSD.com and others. Press Releases – To in-state media (posted to www.MediaSD.com and the State News Web): South Dakota’s Great Places series – Sica Hollow State Park and George S. Mickelson Trail; Gearing up for Rooster Rush; and Communities Partnering with Tourism to Promote Pheasant Hunting. Posted one visitor industry release to MediaSD.com – Mount Rushmore National Memorial Announces Cancellation of Fireworks. -
Outdoor Adventures
Outdoor Adventures Destination Guide (North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota) 1 Outdoor Adventures – Greater Grand Forks The Greenway Website www.greenwayggf.com Phone 701-738-8746 Location Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota Distance from Grand Forks Inside City Limits Map http://www.greenwayggf.com/greenway/Attachments%20&%20links/Maps/FinalGreenwayMap _April2012.pdf Grand Forks’ Parks and Facilities Website www.gfparks.org/parksfacilities.htm Phone 701-973-2711 Location Grand Forks, North Dakota Distance from Grand Forks Inside City Limits 2 East Grand Forks’ Parks and Recreation Website www.egf.mn/index.aspx?NID=210 Phone 218-773-8000 Location East Grand Forks, Minnesota Distance from Grand Forks Across the Red River 3 Outdoor Adventures – North Dakota Turtle River State Park Website www.parkrec.nd.gov/parks/trsp/trsp.html Phone 701-594-4445 Location Arvilla, North Dakota Activities Camping, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Snowshoeing, and Sledding Distance from Grand Forks 22 Miles (27 Minutes) Directions and Map http://goo.gl/maps/R9Me0 Larimore Dam Recreation Area Website www.gfcounty.nd.gov/?q=node/51 Phone 701-343-2078 Location Larimore, North Dakota Activities Camping, Biking, Fishing, and Boating Distance from Grand Forks 28 Miles (34 Minutes) Directions and Map http://goo.gl/maps/npvR0 4 Grahams Island State Park Website www.parkrec.nd.gov/parks/gisp/gisp.html Phone 701-766-4015 Location Devils Lake, North Dakota Activities Camping, Boating, Fishing, Cross Country Skiing, and -
How to Use This Checklist
How To Use This Checklist Swallowtails: Family Papilionidae Special Note: Spring and Summer Azures have recently The information presented in this checklist reflects our __ Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor R; May - Sep. been recognized as separate species. Azure taxonomy has not current understanding of the butterflies found within __ Zebra Swallowtail Eurytides marcellus R; May - Aug. been completely sorted out by the experts. Cleveland Metroparks. (This list includes all species that have __ Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes C; May - Sep. __ Appalachian Azure Celastrina neglecta-major h; mid - late been recorded in Cuyahoga County, and a few additional __ Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes h; rare in Cleveland May; not recorded in Cuy. Co. species that may occur here.) Record you observations and area; July - Aug. Brush-footed Butterflies: Family Nymphalidae contact a naturalist if you find something that may be of __ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus C; May - Oct.; __ American Snout Libytheana carinenta R; June - Oct. interest. females occur as yellow or dark morphs __ Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia R; June - Oct. __ Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus C; May - Oct. __ Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele C; May - Oct. Species are listed taxonomically, with a common name, a Whites and Sulphurs: Family Pieridae __ Aphrodite Fritillary Speyeria aphrodite O; June - Sep. scientific name, a note about its relative abundance and flight __ Checkered White Pontia protodice h; rare in Cleveland area; __ Regal Fritillary Speyeria idalia X; no recent Ohio records; period. Check off species that you identify within Cleveland May - Oct. formerly in Cleveland Metroparks Metroparks. __ West Virginia White Pieris virginiensis O; late Apr. -
HANDBOOK 2018 Taking a Look Back! the First South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Season Was a One-Day Hunt Held in Spink County on October 3O, 1919
Hunting and trapping HANDBOOK 2018 Taking a look back! The first South Dakota pheasant hunting season was a one-day hunt held in Spink County on October 3O, 1919. Help the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks tip our blaze orange caps to the past 100 years of Outdoor Tradition, and start celebrating the next century. Show us how you are joining in on the fun by using #MySDTradition when sharing all your South Dakota experiences. Look to the past, and step into the future with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Photo: South Dakota State Historical Society SOUTH DAKOTA GAME, FISH & PARKS HUNTING HANDBOOK CONSERVATION OFFICER DISTRICTS GENERAL INFORMATION: 605.223.7660 TTY: 605.223.7684, email: [email protected] Aberdeen: 605.626.2391, 5850 E. Hwy 12 Pierre: 605.773.3387, 523 E. Capitol Ave. Chamberlain: 605.734.4530, 1550 E. King Ave. Rapid City: 605.394.2391, 4130 Adventure Trail Ft. Pierre: 605.223.7700, 20641 SD Hwy 1806 Sioux Falls: 605.362.2700, 4500 S. Oxbow Ave. Huron: 605.353.7145, 895 3rd Street SW Watertown: 605.882.5200, 400 West Kemp Mobridge: 605.845.7814, 909 Lake Front Drive Webster: 605.345.3381, 603 E. 8th Ave. CONSERVATION OFFICERS *denotes District Conservation Officer Supervisor Martin Tom Beck 605.381.6433 Britton Casey Dowler 605.881.3775 Hill City Jeff Edwards 605.381.9995 Webster Austin Norton 605.881.2177 Hot Springs D.J. Schroeder 605.381.6438 Sisseton Dean Shultz 605.881.3773 Custer Ron Tietsort 605.431.7048 Webster Michael Undlin 605.237.3275 Spearfish Brian Meiers* 605.391.6023 Aberdeen Tim McCurdy* 605.380.4572 -
Native Grasses Benefit Butterflies and Moths Diane M
AFNR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE Native Grasses Benefit Butterflies and Moths Diane M. Narem and Mary H. Meyer more than three plant families (Bernays & NATIVE GRASSES AND LEPIDOPTERA Graham 1988). Native grasses are low maintenance, drought Studies in agricultural and urban landscapes tolerant plants that provide benefits to the have shown that patches with greater landscape, including minimizing soil erosion richness of native species had higher and increasing organic matter. Native grasses richness and abundance of butterflies (Ries also provide food and shelter for numerous et al. 2001; Collinge et al. 2003) and butterfly species of butterfly and moth larvae. These and moth larvae (Burghardt et al. 2008). caterpillars use the grasses in a variety of ways. Some species feed on them by boring into the stem, mining the inside of a leaf, or IMPORTANCE OF LEPIDOPTERA building a shelter using grass leaves and silk. Lepidoptera are an important part of the ecosystem: They are an important food source for rodents, bats, birds (particularly young birds), spiders and other insects They are pollinators of wild ecosystems. Terms: Lepidoptera - Order of insects that includes moths and butterflies Dakota skipper shelter in prairie dropseed plant literature review – a scholarly paper that IMPORTANT OF NATIVE PLANTS summarizes the current knowledge of a particular topic. Native plant species support more native graminoid – herbaceous plant with a grass-like Lepidoptera species as host and food plants morphology, includes grasses, sedges, and rushes than exotic plant species. This is partially due to the host-specificity of many species richness - the number of different species Lepidoptera that have evolved to feed on represented in an ecological community, certain species, genus, or families of plants. -
2015-2025 Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan
2 0 1 5 – 2 0 2 5 Species Assessments Appendix 1.1A – Birds A Comprehensive Status Assessment of Pennsylvania’s Avifauna for Application to the State Wildlife Action Plan Update 2015 (Jason Hill, PhD) Assessment of eBird data for the importance of Pennsylvania as a bird migratory corridor (Andy Wilson, PhD) Appendix 1.1B – Mammals A Comprehensive Status Assessment of Pennsylvania’s Mammals, Utilizing NatureServe Ranking Methodology and Rank Calculator Version 3.1 for Application to the State Wildlife Action Plan Update 2015 (Charlie Eichelberger and Joe Wisgo) Appendix 1.1C – Reptiles and Amphibians A Revision of the State Conservation Ranks of Pennsylvania’s Herpetofauna Appendix 1.1D – Fishes A Revision of the State Conservation Ranks of Pennsylvania’s Fishes Appendix 1.1E – Invertebrates Invertebrate Assessment for the 2015 Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan Revision 2015-2025 Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan Appendix 1.1A - Birds A Comprehensive Status Assessment of Pennsylvania’s Avifauna for Application to the State Wildlife Action Plan Update 2015 Jason M. Hill, PhD. Table of Contents Assessment ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Data Sources ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Species Selection ................................................................................................................................