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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Recovery Plan for the
Prairie Species of Western Oregon and
Southwestern Washington
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce the
availability of the approved Recovery
Plan for the Prairie Species of Western
Oregon and Southwestern Washington.
The recovery plan addresses three
endangered and three threatened
species. This plan includes recovery
objectives and criteria, and specific
recovery actions necessary to achieve
downlisting and delisting of the species,
and their removal from the Federal List
of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants. The plan also supplements
the existing recovery plan for one
threatened species, providing
recommendations for reintroducing it to
its historical range.
ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of the
recovery plan is available at https://
endangered.fws.gov/recovery/
index.html#plans. Copies of the
recovery plan are also available by
request from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife
SUMMARY:
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Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 100,
Portland, OR 97266 (phone: 503–231–
6179). Printed copies of the recovery
plan will be available for distribution
within 4 to 6 weeks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cat
Brown, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at
the above Portland address and
telephone number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We
announce the availability of the
approved Recovery Plan (plan) for the
Prairie Species of Western Oregon and
Southwestern Washington. The plan
addresses three endangered and three
threatened species, and includes
recovery objectives and criteria, and
specific recovery actions necessary to
achieve downlisting and delisting of the
species and their removal from the
Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants. The
plan also supplements the existing
recovery plan for one of the included
threatened species, Castilleja levisecta,
providing recommendations for
reintroducing it to its historical range in
the Willamette Valley.
The recovery plan addresses the
following three species listed as
endangered: Fender’s blue butterfly
(Icaricia icairoides fenderi), Erigeron
decumbens var. decumbens (Willamette
daisy), and Lomatium bradshawii
(Bradshaw’s lomatium). The plan
addresses the following three threatened
species: Lupinus sulphureus ssp.
kincaidii (Kincaid’s lupine), Sidalcea
nelsoniana (Nelson’s checker-mallow),
and Castilleja levisecta (golden
paintbrush).
Background
Recovery of endangered or threatened
animals and plants is the primary goal
of the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our endangered
species program. Recovery means
improvement of the status of listed
species to the point at which listing is
no longer required under the criteria set
out in section 4(a)(1) of the Act and its
implementing regulations at 50 CFR
424. Recovery plans describe actions
considered necessary for the
conservation of listed species, establish
criteria for downlisting or delisting
species, and estimate time and cost for
implementing the measures needed for
recovery.
The Act requires the development of
recovery plans for endangered or
threatened species unless such a plan
would not promote the conservation of
the species. Section 4(f) of the Act
requires public notice, and an
opportunity for public review and
comment, during recovery plan
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development. From September 22, 2008,
through December 22, 2008, we
provided the draft Recovery Plan for the
Prairie Species of Western Oregon and
Southwestern Washington to the public
and solicited comments (see Federal
Register notices 73 FR 54603 of
September 22, 2008, and 73 FR 58975 of
October 8, 2008). We considered
information we received during the
public comment period and comments
from peer reviewers in our preparation
of the recovery plan, and have
summarized that information in
Appendix F of the approved recovery
plan. We welcome continuing public
comment on this recovery plan, and we
will consider all substantive comments
on an ongoing basis to inform the
implementation of recovery activities
and future updates to the recovery plan.
The native prairies of western Oregon
and southwestern Washington are
among the most imperiled ecosystems
in the United States. Six native prairie
species in the region—one butterfly and
five plants—have been added to the
Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants since
1988. In this recovery plan, we elucidate
our recovery strategies and objectives
for Fender’s blue butterfly (Icaricia
icairoides fenderi), Erigeron decumbens
var. decumbens (Willamette daisy),
Lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw’s
lomatium), Lupinus sulphureus ssp.
kincaidii (Kincaid’s lupine), Sidalcea
nelsoniana (Nelson’s checker-mallow),
and Castilleja levisecta (golden
paintbrush). This plan replaces and
supersedes previously approved
recovery plans for Lomatium bradshawii
and Sidalcea nelsoniana. It also
augments, but does not replace, the
existing recovery plan for Castilleja
levisecta: this new Prairie Species
Recovery Plan provides
recommendations for the reintroduction
of Castilleja levisecta into its historical
range in the Willamette Valley,
consistent with this species’ published
recovery plan. In addition to recovery
strategies for the six listed species, the
plan recommends conservation
strategies for one candidate species,
Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly
(Euphydryas editha taylori), and six
plant species of concern: Delphinium
leucophaeum (pale larkspur),
Delphinium oreganum (Willamette
Valley larkspur), Delphinium
pavonaceum (peacock larkspur),
Horkelia congesta ssp. congesta (shaggy
horkelia), Sericocarpus rigidus (whitetopped aster), and Sisyrinchium
hitchcockii (Hitchcock’s blue-eyed
grass). All of the species addressed in
this recovery plan are threatened by the
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continued degradation, loss, and
fragmentation of their native prairie
ecosystems.
We developed the draft recovery plan
in coordination with the Western
Oregon and Southwestern Washington
Prairie Species Recovery Team, which
includes representatives from two
Department of the Interior bureaus (U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of
Land Management), two State agencies
(Washington Department of Natural
Resources and Oregon Department of
Transportation), the Confederated
Tribes of the Grande Ronde Community
of Oregon, Washington State University,
and the academic and private sectors.
Our recovery strategy for the species
addressed in this recovery plan is to
protect remaining fragments of upland
and wet prairie habitats and to restore
them to fully functioning prairie
ecosystems. The recovery plan calls for
viable populations of the listed prairie
species to be protected in a series of
recovery zones distributed across their
historical ranges. Recovery actions will
include habitat management, restoration
of historical disturbance regimes,
control of noxious nonnative plants,
carefully planned reintroductions,
population monitoring, active research,
and public involvement and outreach.
The recovery actions are designed to
ameliorate threats and increase
population sizes of Fender’s blue
butterfly, Lupinus sulphureus ssp.
kincaidii, Erigeron decumbens var.
decumbens, Lomatium bradshawii,
Sidalcea nelsoniana, and Castilleja
levisecta to achieve recovery goals,
which, if successful, will allow their
eventual delisting (removal from the
List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants).
The widespread loss and degradation
of prairie habitats in western Oregon
and southwestern Washington have
been responsible for the decline of many
other plant and animal species
associated with these communities. We
believe that a holistic ecosystemmanagement approach to the restoration
of prairie habitats will not only
contribute to the recovery of the listed
prairie species, but that such
management will also contribute to the
protection of populations of the
associated prairie species of concern
discussed in this plan, as well as other
native prairie species.
Authority: The authority for this action is
section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act,
16 U.S.C. 1533 (f).
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Dated: June 7, 2010.
Carolyn A. Bohan,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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Interior.
ACTION: Meeting notice for the John Day/
Snake Resource Advisory Council.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Land
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Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
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20, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The JDSRAC will meet at
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John Day Basin Resource Management
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distributed to the JDSRAC members,
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Office by telephone at (541) 416–6700 or
at the address listed below.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2010-N072; 10120-1113-0000-C2]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Plan for
the Prairie Species of Western Oregon and Southwestern Washington
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the
availability of the approved Recovery Plan for the Prairie Species of
Western Oregon and Southwestern Washington. The recovery plan addresses
three endangered and three threatened species. This plan includes
recovery objectives and criteria, and specific recovery actions
necessary to achieve downlisting and delisting of the species, and
their removal from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants. The plan also supplements the existing recovery
plan for one threatened species, providing recommendations for
reintroducing it to its historical range.
ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of the recovery plan is available at
https://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/#plans. Copies of the
recovery plan are also available by request from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue,
Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266 (phone: 503-231-6179). Printed copies of
the recovery plan will be available for distribution within 4 to 6
weeks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cat Brown, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above Portland address and telephone number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We announce the availability of the approved
Recovery Plan (plan) for the Prairie Species of Western Oregon and
Southwestern Washington. The plan addresses three endangered and three
threatened species, and includes recovery objectives and criteria, and
specific recovery actions necessary to achieve downlisting and
delisting of the species and their removal from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. The plan also
supplements the existing recovery plan for one of the included
threatened species, Castilleja levisecta, providing recommendations for
reintroducing it to its historical range in the Willamette Valley.
The recovery plan addresses the following three species listed as
endangered: Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icairoides fenderi),
Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens (Willamette daisy), and Lomatium
bradshawii (Bradshaw's lomatium). The plan addresses the following
three threatened species: Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii (Kincaid's
lupine), Sidalcea nelsoniana (Nelson's checker-mallow), and Castilleja
levisecta (golden paintbrush).
Background
Recovery of endangered or threatened animals and plants is the
primary goal of the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) and our endangered species program. Recovery means improvement of
the status of listed species to the point at which listing is no longer
required under the criteria set out in section 4(a)(1) of the Act and
its implementing regulations at 50 CFR 424. Recovery plans describe
actions considered necessary for the conservation of listed species,
establish criteria for downlisting or delisting species, and estimate
time and cost for implementing the measures needed for recovery.
The Act requires the development of recovery plans for endangered
or threatened species unless such a plan would not promote the
conservation of the species. Section 4(f) of the Act requires public
notice, and an opportunity for public review and comment, during
recovery plan
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development. From September 22, 2008, through December 22, 2008, we
provided the draft Recovery Plan for the Prairie Species of Western
Oregon and Southwestern Washington to the public and solicited comments
(see Federal Register notices 73 FR 54603 of September 22, 2008, and 73
FR 58975 of October 8, 2008). We considered information we received
during the public comment period and comments from peer reviewers in
our preparation of the recovery plan, and have summarized that
information in Appendix F of the approved recovery plan. We welcome
continuing public comment on this recovery plan, and we will consider
all substantive comments on an ongoing basis to inform the
implementation of recovery activities and future updates to the
recovery plan.
The native prairies of western Oregon and southwestern Washington
are among the most imperiled ecosystems in the United States. Six
native prairie species in the region--one butterfly and five plants--
have been added to the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants since 1988. In this recovery plan, we elucidate our
recovery strategies and objectives for Fender's blue butterfly
(Icaricia icairoides fenderi), Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens
(Willamette daisy), Lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw's lomatium), Lupinus
sulphureus ssp. kincaidii (Kincaid's lupine), Sidalcea nelsoniana
(Nelson's checker-mallow), and Castilleja levisecta (golden
paintbrush). This plan replaces and supersedes previously approved
recovery plans for Lomatium bradshawii and Sidalcea nelsoniana. It also
augments, but does not replace, the existing recovery plan for
Castilleja levisecta: this new Prairie Species Recovery Plan provides
recommendations for the reintroduction of Castilleja levisecta into its
historical range in the Willamette Valley, consistent with this
species' published recovery plan. In addition to recovery strategies
for the six listed species, the plan recommends conservation strategies
for one candidate species, Taylor's checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas
editha taylori), and six plant species of concern: Delphinium
leucophaeum (pale larkspur), Delphinium oreganum (Willamette Valley
larkspur), Delphinium pavonaceum (peacock larkspur), Horkelia congesta
ssp. congesta (shaggy horkelia), Sericocarpus rigidus (white-topped
aster), and Sisyrinchium hitchcockii (Hitchcock's blue-eyed grass). All
of the species addressed in this recovery plan are threatened by the
continued degradation, loss, and fragmentation of their native prairie
ecosystems.
We developed the draft recovery plan in coordination with the
Western Oregon and Southwestern Washington Prairie Species Recovery
Team, which includes representatives from two Department of the
Interior bureaus (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land
Management), two State agencies (Washington Department of Natural
Resources and Oregon Department of Transportation), the Confederated
Tribes of the Grande Ronde Community of Oregon, Washington State
University, and the academic and private sectors.
Our recovery strategy for the species addressed in this recovery
plan is to protect remaining fragments of upland and wet prairie
habitats and to restore them to fully functioning prairie ecosystems.
The recovery plan calls for viable populations of the listed prairie
species to be protected in a series of recovery zones distributed
across their historical ranges. Recovery actions will include habitat
management, restoration of historical disturbance regimes, control of
noxious nonnative plants, carefully planned reintroductions, population
monitoring, active research, and public involvement and outreach. The
recovery actions are designed to ameliorate threats and increase
population sizes of Fender's blue butterfly, Lupinus sulphureus ssp.
kincaidii, Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens, Lomatium bradshawii,
Sidalcea nelsoniana, and Castilleja levisecta to achieve recovery
goals, which, if successful, will allow their eventual delisting
(removal from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and
Plants).
The widespread loss and degradation of prairie habitats in western
Oregon and southwestern Washington have been responsible for the
decline of many other plant and animal species associated with these
communities. We believe that a holistic ecosystem-management approach
to the restoration of prairie habitats will not only contribute to the
recovery of the listed prairie species, but that such management will
also contribute to the protection of populations of the associated
prairie species of concern discussed in this plan, as well as other
native prairie species.
Authority: The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the
Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533 (f).
Dated: June 7, 2010.
Carolyn A. Bohan,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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