~:' T· r-;::7r r ~ ..... ;.... '\_.._ ...J -·· -l.r' '!" --.../ ,/ Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office 2600 SE 98th A venue, Suite 100 Portland, Oregon 97266 Phone: (503)231-6179 FAX: (503)231-6195 Reply To: 0 I EOFW00-20 14-F-0139 File Name: WEW RMP.doc TS Number: 14-5 12 TAILS: 0 I EOFW00-20 14-F-0 139 Doc Type: Final AUG 012014 Memorandum / L4~ To: Eugene District Manager, Bureau ofLand Management, Eugene, Orego/ (,//V V"" Frorr'istate Supervisor/Deputy State Supervisor, Oregon Fish & Wildr 0 ce, ~ Portland, Oregon · • RE: Formal consultation on the Resource Management Plan for the [FWS reference: 01EOFW00-2014-F-0139]. This memorandum and enclosed Biological Opinion (BO) respond to your request for formal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act). At issue in this consultation are the effects resulting from adoption by the Bureau of Land Management of the West Eugene Wetlands Resource Management Plan (RMP) and the associated West Eugene Wetlands Plant and Invertebrate Monitoring Plan as updated December 18, 2013, on the endangered Bradshaw's lomatium (Lomatium bradshawii), threatened Kincaid's lupine (Lupinus oreganus), endangered Willamette daisy (Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens), endangered Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi), endangered Taylor's checkerspot butterfly(Euphydryas editha taylori) and the threatened streaked homed lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata), and the critical habitats ofthe Kincaid's lupine, Willamette daisy and Fender' s blue butterfly. Your request for formal consultation was received in our office on April 7, 2014. Our conclusion for formal consultation is that implementation of the activities as described within the Biological Assessment would not jeopardize the continued existence of any listed species described within the BO nor would it adversely modify their critical habitat. If you have any questions regarding this BO, please contact Paul Bridges at 541-957-3404, or Brendan White at (503) 231-6179. Attachment: BO Printed on I 00 percent chlorine free/60 percent post-consumer content paper TAKE PRIDE'"0==; ~ tNaMERJCA~ ' BIOLOGICAL OPINION for the RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN for the WEST EUGENE WETLANDS in LANE COUNTY, OREGON on the U.S. Bureau ofLand Management, Eugene District (FWS Reference Number OlEOFW00-2014-F-0139) Prepared by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Portland, Oregon Paul Henson, Ph.D., State Supervisor %-5 - d-Oil..f Date Biological Opinion for the West Eugene Wetlands Resource Management Plan 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................2 LIST OF TABLES ...........................................................................................................................6 LIST OF FIGURES .........................................................................................................................6 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................7 CONSULTATION HISTORY ........................................................................................................7 BIOLOGICAL OPINION ..............................................................................................................11 1.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ACTION ...........................................................11 1.1 Action Area ........................................................................................................................12 1.2 Overview of the Proposed RMP/EIS .................................................................................14 1.2.1 Land Use Allocations ................................................................................................14 1.2.2. Habitat Maintenance and Restoration ......................................................................16 1.2.3 Management Objectives and Standards ....................................................................19 1.2.3.2 Plants ......................................................................................................................20 1.2.3.3 Animals .................................................................................................................22 1.2.3.4 Soils and Water .....................................................................................................24 1.2.3.5 Cultural Resources ................................................................................................25 1.2.3.6 Recreation .............................................................................................................26 1.2.3.7 Visual Resources ...................................................................................................27 1.2.3.8 Special Products ....................................................................................................28 1.2.3.9 Travel and Transportation .....................................................................................28 1.2.3.10 Minerals and Energy ...........................................................................................29 1.2.3.11 Lands and Realty.................................................................................................29 1.2.3.12 Hazardous Materials ...........................................................................................31 1.2.3.13 Research ..............................................................................................................31 1.2.3.14 Administrative Actions .......................................................................................31 1.3 Efficacy of Management Tools ..........................................................................................32 1.4 Monitoring ........................................................................................................................33 2.0 FRAMEWORK FOR JEOPARDY AND ADVERSE MODIFICATION ANALYSES33 2.1 Analytical Framework for the Jeopardy Determination ....................................................33 2.2 Analytical Framework for the Adverse Modification Determination................................34 3.0 STATUS OF THE STREAKED HORNED LARK .........................................................35 3.1 Legal Status ........................................................................................................................35 3.2 Life History ........................................................................................................................35 3.2.1 Taxonomy and Species Description..........................................................................35 3.2.2 Current and Historical Range....................................................................................36 3.2.3 Breeding Range .........................................................................................................36 3.3 Habitat and Biology ...........................................................................................................37 3.3.1 Habitat Selection .......................................................................................................37 3.3.2 Foraging ....................................................................................................................38 3.3.3 Breeding and Nesting ................................................................................................38 3.4 Threats................................................................................................................................39 3.4.1 Reasons for Listing ...................................................................................................39 3.5 Population Estimates and Current Status of the Streaked Horned Lark ............................40 Biological Opinion for the West Eugene Wetlands Resource Management Plan 3 3.6 Streaked Horned Lark Critical Habitat ..............................................................................42 4.0 STATUS OF TAYLOR’S CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLY ..........................................42 4.1 Legal Status ........................................................................................................................42 4.2 Life History ........................................................................................................................42 4.2.1 Taxonomy and Species Description..........................................................................42 4.2.1 Current and Historical Range....................................................................................42 4.3 Habitat and Biology ...........................................................................................................43 4.3.1 Habitat Selection .......................................................................................................43 4.3.2 Breeding and Feeding ...............................................................................................44 4.4 Threats................................................................................................................................45 4.4.1 Reasons for Listing ...................................................................................................45 4.5 Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly Critical Habitat .................................................................45