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Alberta Porsild's Bryum Recovery Plan, May 2020 Alberta Species at Risk | Recovery Plan No. # 1 Alberta Porsild’s Bryum Recovery Plan Published by Alberta Environment and Parks Cover Photo: Todd Kemper May 2020 ISSN 1702-4900 © 2020 Government of Alberta. This publication is issued under the Open Government Licence – Alberta (http://open.alberta.ca/licence). This publication is available online at www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/ep-draft-porsilds-bryum-recovery-plan.pdf For more information regarding this content visit: https://open.alberta.ca/documentation/pubguidedraft This publication may be cited as: Alberta Environment and Parks. 2020. Alberta Porsild’s Bryum Recovery Plan. Alberta Species at Risk Recovery Plan No. 43. Edmonton, AB. 30 pp. 2 Alberta Species at Risk | Recovery Plan No. 43 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................ 5 Recovery Planning in Alberta ............................................................................................... 6 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... 7 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 8 2.0 Process for Revising the Plan ..................................................................................... 9 3.0 Situational Analysis ................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Species population and distribution trends ............................................................. 10 3.2 Analysis of population threats ................................................................................. 15 3.3 Implementation progress review ............................................................................. 16 4.0 Recovery Goal and Objectives.................................................................................. 18 4.1 Recovery goal ......................................................................................................... 18 4.2 Recovery objectives ................................................................................................ 18 5.0 Habitat Needed to Support Recovery ....................................................................... 19 6.0 Recovery Strategies and Actions ............................................................................. 20 6.1 Strategy 1: Track population size and distribution through monitoring .................. 20 Recovery Actions ............................................................................................ 20 6.2 Strategy 2: Protect declining subpopulations through appropriate actions ............ 20 Recovery Actions ............................................................................................ 21 6.3 Strategy 3: Information and outreach ..................................................................... 21 Recovery Actions ............................................................................................ 22 7.0 Implementation Plan .................................................................................................. 23 7.1 Implementation timetable ........................................................................................ 23 7.2 Plan progress review, evaluation and amendment ................................................ 23 7.3 Implementation considerations ............................................................................... 23 8.0 Socio-Economic Scan ................................................................................................ 25 9.0 Effects On Other Species At Risk ............................................................................. 28 10.0 Literature Cited ........................................................................................................... 29 Alberta Species at Risk | Recovery Plan No. 43 3 List of Figures Figure 1. North American distribution of Porsild’s bryum (Haplodontium macrocarpum). The Newfoundland dot covers nine Canadian subpopulations (COSEWIC 2017a). Adapted from COSEWIC (2003). .......................................... 11 Figure 2. Distribution of Porsild’s bryum in Alberta within three general areas. From south to north these are Evan-Thomas Provincial Recreation Area (Ribbon Creek subpopulation); Whitehorse Creek vicinity (Whitehorse Creek area, Whitehorse Creek Falls and Mountain Park subpopulations); and Willmore Wilderness Park (Casket Falls and Monoghan Range subpopulations).......... 14 Figure 3. Examples of Porsild’s bryum and its habitat in Alberta. A) Casket Falls subpopulation, Willmore Wilderness Park; B) Monoghan Range subpopulation, Willmore Wilderness Park; C) Drummond Creek, Lower habitat, Whitehorse Creek area subpopulation; D) Boulder component, Whitehorse Creek area subpopulation; E) Mountain Park subpopulation; F) Ribbon Creek, Lower component, Ribbon Creek subpopulation. Photos courtesy of R. Caners. ........................................................................................... 17 List of Tables Table 1. Summary of Porsild’s bryum subpopulations in Alberta. Data are presented for three time periods: those obtained for COSEWIC (2003), those obtained after COSWIC (2003) but prior to COSEWIC (2017a), and those data obtained for COSEWIC (2017a). Greyed rows indicate habitat patches where the colonies are extant and fewer than 50. Table from COSEWIC (2017a). ........................... 12 Table 2. Timetable for implementation of recovery actions for Porsild’s bryum in Alberta. .................................................................................................................... 24 Table 3. Anticipated social and economic impacts of implementation of the Porsild’s bryum recovery plan. ............................................................................................ 25 4 Alberta Species at Risk | Recovery Plan No. 43 Acknowledgements The authors of this recovery plan (Richard Caners—Royal Alberta Museum, René Belland— University of Alberta, and Lisa Wilkinson—Alberta Environment and Parks) acknowledge the many contributors to the COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Porsild’s Bryum (Haplodontium macrocarpum) in Canada (COSEWIC 2017a). Alberta Species at Risk | Recovery Plan No. 43 5 Recovery Planning in Alberta Albertans are fortunate to share their province with an impressive diversity of wild species. Populations of most species of plants and animals are healthy and secure. However, a small number of species are either naturally rare or are now imperiled because of human activities or natural processes. Alberta Species at Risk recovery plans establish a basis for cooperation among government, industry, conservation groups, landowners and other stakeholders to ensure these species and populations are restored or maintained for future generations of Albertans. Alberta has a robust provincial recovery program to support its commitment to the federal/ provincial Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk and the National Framework for the Conservation of Species at Risk, and its requirements established under Alberta’s Wildlife Act and the federal Species at Risk Act. An overall goal of the program is to restore species identified as Threatened or Endangered to viable, naturally self-sustaining populations within Alberta. Alberta Environment and Parks is committed to providing opportunities for Indigenous communities, stakeholders, and the Alberta public to provide their perspectives and influence plan content during the recovery planning process. The process for how Albertans are engaged can vary based on the socio-economic and conservation issues and the level of interest expressed. Draft recovery plans undergo a review by the Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch and are then posted online for public comment for at least 30 days. Following public review, Alberta’s Endangered Species Conservation Committee reviews draft plans and provides recommendations on their acceptability to the Minister of Environment and Parks. Plans accepted and approved for implementation by the Minister are published as a provincial government recovery plan. Approved plans are a summary of the Ministry of Environment and Park’s commitment to work with involved stakeholders to coordinate and implement conservation actions necessary to restore or maintain vulnerable species. Recovery plans include two main sections: (1) a situational analysis that highlights the species’ distribution and population trends, threats, and conservation actions to date; and (2) a recovery section that outlines goals, objectives, associated broader strategies, and specific priority actions required to maintain or recover Threatened or Endangered species. Each approved recovery plan undergoes regular review and at that time progress on implementation is evaluated. Implementation of each plan is subject to internal and external resource availability. Recovery plans will be systematically reviewed every 5 years. Where there are large changes in the goals, objectives, or strategy sections due to a new understanding or circumstance, a plan may need to be redrafted, consulted on, reviewed by the Endangered Species Conservation Committee, and the changes approved by the Minister. 6 Alberta Species at Risk | Recovery Plan No. 43 Executive Summary This is an update of the original Porsild’s bryum recovery plan (Alberta Porsild’s Bryum Recovery
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