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Plan Title	Plan Stage	Plan Lead Region (FWS)	Plan Lead Office (FWS)	Species Common Name	Species Scientific Name	Action Priority	Action Number	Action Description	Action Status	Estimated Initiation Date	Action Lead Agencies	Responsible Parties	Work Types	Labor Types	Comments	Implementation Activity Number	Implementation Activity Description	Implementation Activity Status	Implementation Activity Estimated Initiation Date	Implementation Activity Estimated Completion Date	Implementation Activity Labor Types	Implementation Activity Work Types	Implementation Activity Comments
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	1	1	Prevent further impacts to Eriogonum gypsophilum and its habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , Bureau of Reclamation , USFWS Regional Office 2	Management, Management: Land Use	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 7 consultation, species status reviews, and other ESA enforcement related activities ongoing.	11	Enforce existing regulations: barricade fencing	Ongoing Current	2012		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	Install, maintain, and extend barricade fencing to physically enforce ORV travel and camping restrictions in occupied habitats. Incorporate this objectives into land use plans. CY1990s: an oil company installed pipe rile fencing at Seven Rivers Hills along the road that they used to access their drill location. 22420-2010-I-0107: Protective Fencing of Known Gypsum Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum gypsophilum) populations FY2011: Install barricade fencing 02ENNM00-2020-I-0978: Barricade Fencing for Gypsum Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum gypsophilum) Plants & Habitat FY2020: Extended barricade fencing at the Black River population. FY2022: BLM secured funding to extend barricade fencing around the Seven Rivers Hills population and critical habitat in FY22,. Fencing scheduled for installation in early FY23, after Section 7 consultation and NEPA compliance are complete.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	1	1	Prevent further impacts to Eriogonum gypsophilum and its habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , Bureau of Reclamation , USFWS Regional Office 2	Management, Management: Land Use	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 7 consultation, species status reviews, and other ESA enforcement related activities ongoing.	11	Enforce existing regulations: ESA	Ongoing Current			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	Section 7 consultation, species status reviews, recovery permitting, and other ESA enforcement related activities ongoing.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	1	1	Prevent further impacts to Eriogonum gypsophilum and its habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , Bureau of Reclamation , USFWS Regional Office 2	Management, Management: Land Use	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 7 consultation, species status reviews, and other ESA enforcement related activities ongoing.	11	Enforce existing regulations: Signs	Ongoing Current	2021		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	In progress: ordering and installing signs to inform the public about camping, plant collecting, and ORV travel restrictions in and around population areas.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	1	1	Prevent further impacts to Eriogonum gypsophilum and its habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , Bureau of Reclamation , USFWS Regional Office 2	Management, Management: Land Use	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 7 consultation, species status reviews, and other ESA enforcement related activities ongoing.	11	Enforce existing regulations: species expertise	Ongoing Current	2017		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	BLM field office that manages species' populations staffed with with NMESFO species lead and contract Botany Specialist to review land use authorizations, monitor populations, participate in resource management plan development, and provide technical expertise and field assistance.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	1	1	Prevent further impacts to Eriogonum gypsophilum and its habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , Bureau of Reclamation , USFWS Regional Office 2	Management, Management: Land Use	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 7 consultation, species status reviews, and other ESA enforcement related activities ongoing.	12	Designate the critical habitat a BLM Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 1988 SMAs	Complete	1984	1988	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	BLM has created special management areas (SMAs) that encompass portions of Buckwheat occupied habitat within which special land use restrictions are prescribed for the benefit of Buckwheat and/or other sensitive resources. The current protections provided by BLM SMA special designations rely on land use plan goals, objectives, and prescriptions. SMAs that provide protections for the purpose of conserving Buckwheat in the 1988 RMP include SMA 1 (Seven Rivers Hills), SMA 6E (Ben Slaughter Draw). Buckwheat occupied habitat and designated critical habitat within the Seven Rivers Hills population fall within SMA 1. The goal of this SMA is “to protect and enhance habitat for gypsum wild buckwheat and other endemic plant species.” (BLM 1988, p. C-2). This SMA reduces plant harm and habitat alteration within its boundary by proposing to withdraw/close the area to solid minerals development, avoiding authorizing rights-of ways, leasing fluid minerals without surface occupancy rights, limiting ORV (including fire and seismic travel) to designated routes, and restricting additional surface disturbing activities (such as from personal use collections and recreation). Buckwheat occupied habitat within the Ben Slaughter Draw population falls within SMA 6E (Ben Slaughter Draw) and SMA 30-2 (CP Hill Buckwheat Habitat). See figure 3-6 for Buckwheat areas within the Ben Slaughter EO that are covered by these SMAs. The goal of SMA 6E is to “to protect and enhance ecological condition for [297] acres of springs and associated riparian zones” (BLM 1988, p. C-14). This SMA reduces plant harm and habitat alteration within its boundary by proposing to withdraw/close the area to solid minerals development, avoiding authorizing rights-of ways, closing the area to ORV travel (including fire and seismic travel), restricting additional surface disturbing activities (such as from personal use collections and recreation), and removing livestock.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	1	1	Prevent further impacts to Eriogonum gypsophilum and its habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , Bureau of Reclamation , USFWS Regional Office 2	Management, Management: Land Use	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 7 consultation, species status reviews, and other ESA enforcement related activities ongoing.	13	Designate the critical habitat a BLM Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 1997 SMAs	Complete		1998	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	BLM has created special management areas (SMAs) that encompass portions of Buckwheat occupied habitat within which special land use restrictions are prescribed for the benefit of Buckwheat and/or other sensitive resources. The current protections provided by BLM SMA special designations rely on land use plan goals, objectives, and prescriptions. SMAs that provide protections for the purpose of conserving Buckwheat established in 1997 include SMA 30-1 (Black River Buckwheat Habitat) and SMA 30-2 (CP Hill Buckwheat Habitat). Buckwheat occupied habitat within the Black River population falls within SMA 30-1 (Black River Buckwheat Habitat). The goal of this SMA is not explicitly narrated within the BLM 1997 RMPA, but its map defines it as “Buckwheat Essential Habitat” (BLM 1997, pp. 8, AP4-53). This SMA reduces plant harm and habitat alteration within its boundary by leasing fluid minerals without surface occupancy rights (BLM 1997, p. 8). The goal of SMA 31-2 is not explicitly narrated within the BLM 1997 RMPA, but its map defines it as “Buckwheat Essential Habitat” (BLM 1997, pp. 8, AP4-51). This SMA reduces plant harm and habitat alteration within its boundary by leasing fluid minerals without surface occupancy rights (BLM 1997, p. 8). The prescription to apply a NSO stipulation to future oil and gas leases within the “Ben Slaughter Draw” SMA 6E was repealed in the Pecos District Office (PDO) 1997 RMPA because “use of the Surface Use and Occupancy Requirements, and reliance on off-road vehicle designations and visual resource management prescriptions established in the Carlsbad RMP make the continued use of oil and gas leasing stipulations unnecessary” (BLM 1997, p. 13).
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	1	1	Prevent further impacts to Eriogonum gypsophilum and its habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , Bureau of Reclamation , USFWS Regional Office 2	Management, Management: Land Use	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 7 consultation, species status reviews, and other ESA enforcement related activities ongoing.	13	Designate the critical habitat a BLM Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 2018 Proposed ACEC	Ongoing Current			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	A new Draft Carlsbad Resource Management Plan is proposed to replace the 1988 Carlsbad Resource Management Plan and amendments. This plan proposes to designate a Seven Rivers Hills ACEC (1,027 ac) that would be managed with the following prescriptions for the preferred alternative (alternative C), regardless of Buckwheat’s federal listing status (BLM 2018a, p. 2-71): • Leasables: Open with major constraints • Salables: Closed • Locatables: Recommended for withdrawal • Renewables: Open to geothermal (76 acres), excluded from solar and wind • VRM: Class II • Travel: OHV limited • Grazing: Open • ROWs: Exclusion area Additionally, consistent with the recovery plan’s intent to protect “most of the known plants and their habitat” (USFWS 1984, p. 12), all known and any newly discovered Buckwheat occupied habitat plus a 984 ft buffer, regardless of Buckwheat’s federal listing status, would be managed with the same level of protections (BLM 2018a, pp. 2-8, 2-9). This plan is pending finalization. If designated, this ACEC would increase the total area of protection for the plant within this population from the 540 ac that the Seven Rivers Hills SMA contained in the 1988 RMP to 1,027 ac (BLM 1988, p. C-2; BLM 2018a, p. 4-394).
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	1	1	Prevent further impacts to Eriogonum gypsophilum and its habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , Bureau of Reclamation , USFWS Regional Office 2	Management, Management: Land Use	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 7 consultation, species status reviews, and other ESA enforcement related activities ongoing.	13	Develop and implement a Habitat Management Plan: Land use planning	Ongoing Current	1984		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	While BLM resource management plans (RMPs) include intentions to develop habitat management plans for this species' known occupied areas, there are currently no BLM habitat management plans that include known occupied gypsum wild buckwheat habitats. However, BLM, BOR and Brantley Lake State Park include land use plan special designations and/or prescriptions for management of occupied and potential habitats for this species. The prescriptions include activities to avoid and actions to implement for maintenance, improvement, and expansion of occupied habitats: Bureau of Reclamation [BOR]. 2011. Brantley and Avalon Reservoirs Resource Management Plan Amendment for Minerals Leasing and Development. BOR Albuquerque Area Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, New Mexico State Parks [NMEMNRD-NMSP]. n.d.. Brantley Lake State Park management and development plan. New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Santa Fe, NM, 46 pp. Bureau of Land Management [BLM]. 1988. Carlsbad Resource Management Plan. Adopted September 19, 1988, Carlsbad Resource Area, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Bureau of Land Management [BLM]. 1997. Carlsbad Approved Resource Management Plan, Amendment and Record of Decision. October 1997. Carlsbad Resource Area, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Bureau of Land Management [BLM]. 2018a. Draft proposed resource management plan/final environmental impact statement: Biological assessment [vers. 8/3/2018]. Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Land use threats listed under this activity have been significantly diminished by admin actions on BLM lands w/in each of the 3 populations. The threat of flooding from Brantley Reservoir has not been realized as the potential for dam to fill was overestimated. Effects of cattle grazing found to be insignificant at the Seven Rivers Hills and the Black River areas.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	21	Study the abiotic environment: 2005 Habitat Mapping	Complete	2004	2006	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	In 2004, Natural Heritage New Mexico (NHNM) was contracted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to produce GIS-(Geographic Information Systems)-based maps of the three known populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum (gypsum wild buckwheat) for the Carlsbad Field Office (BLM-CFO). Tonne, P. 2005. Results of field mapping of gypsum wild buckwheat (Eriogonum gypsophilum). Submitted to BLM, Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	21	Study the population biology: 2017 Demography	Ongoing Current	2017		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	Long-term demographic trend monitoring starting in FY2017. This species likely only reproduces by seed. Significant seedling germination first observed during FY2021 annual long-term demographic trend monitoring, and recruitment from seedlings was present, but (anecdotally) not high or widespread in FY2022. Establishment and recruitment monitoring ongoing. Bureau of Land Management [BLM]. 2020. DTM_ERIGYP_2017: 2017-2020 data package [digital dataset]. Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	21	Study the population biology: 2021 Seeds	Complete	2021		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	Conservation germplasm collections for all known populations collected for long-term ex-situ storage, research, and introduction in FY2021. Seeds per maternal line was low, and many maternal line inflorescences collected contained no, or no viable, seed.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	21	Study the Population Biology: Seed Augmentation Trials	Ongoing Current	2022		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	FY2022: BLM NM CFO initiated and completed a study design to investigate recruitment success from same-site-sourced reintroduced seed under a variety of installation and maintenance treatments as well as a control treatment. This study design is intended to identify the most effective (lowest cost and/or maintenance labor) and effective (highest recruitment) methods for introducing this species from seed. The study is designed to be implemented in unoccupied suitable habitat within known occupied habitat to minimize confounding environmental variables.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	21	Study the population biology: SSA	Complete	2020	2022	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	Literature review and synthesis of species needs. Final 508 compliant PDF to be published before the end of FY22.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	21	Study the population biology: Status Monitoring	Complete	1984	2000	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	New Mexico Rare Plants Program (State Forestry Division) conducts large portion of rare plant monitoring in NM. Federal Section 6 Recovery funds critical to sustaining this program (established 1985).
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	22	Study the abiotic environment: 2017 Occupied Habitat Mapping	Complete	2017	2018	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	In 2017, BLM sampled occupied habitat patches within and beyond Tonne 2005 subpopulation boundaries. The purpose of this dataset is to more accurately estimate occupied area, to sample density to imform abundance estimates, to inform more accurate modeling of, and investigation into, suitable microhabitat characteristics, and to serve as a baseline by which to observe subpopulation growth through time. Bureau of Land Management [BLM]. 2017. OHM_ERIGYP_2017: 2017 data package [digital dataset]. Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	22	Study the abiotic environment: 2018 Plant Pathology	Complete	2017	2019	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	BLM and FWS conducted soil and foliar sampling to assess causes of plant pathology. Bureau of Land Management [BLM]. 2018b. PPI_ERIGYP_2017: 2017-2018 data package [digital dataset]. Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	22	Study the abiotic environment: 2019 Boundary Mapping	Partially Complete	2019		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	Systematic survey and boundary mapping of all subpopulations within populations. Bureau of Land Management [BLM]. 2020. MAP_ERIGYP_2019: 2019-2020 data package [digital dataset]. Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	22	Study the abiotic environment: Habitat Models	Complete	2020	2022	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	BLM contracted ensemble habitat probability modeling for this species in 2019. Final models will help to identify significant habitat variables and their relative weights. Final ensemble model package released/obtained 3/1/2022.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	22	Study the abiotic environment: SSA	Complete	2020	2022	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	Literature review and synthesis of species needs. Final 508 compliant PDF to be published before the end of FY22.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	2	Maintain healthy populations of Eriogonum gypsophilum in its natural habitat.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995			Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Studies investigating species needs and monitoring reproductive success and recruitment.	22	Study the abiotic environment: Status Monitoring	Complete	1984	2000	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	New Mexico Rare Plants Program (State Forestry Division) conducts large portion of rare plant monitoring in NM. Federal Section 6 Recovery funds critical to sustaining this program (established 1985).
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	3	Inventory suitable habitat for new populations	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau Land Management	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 2	Research: Population Surveys	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance	Two more populations discovered in 1988 (Black River & Ben Slaughter Draw). A third population was discovered in 2013 (Hay Hollow). Additional subpopulations extending the extents of all populations were discovered and mapped in 2019-2020. Suitable habitat models were created starting in 2018, and they continue to be refined. Survey effort in potential habitat is ongoing.	1	Inventory suitable habitat: Model Ground-truthing	Complete	2019	2022	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	Natural Heritage New Mexico staff and BLM interns surveyed from random points in various levels of habitat suitability to ground-truth and refine draft habitat potential probability models. No new populations have been discovered. The final suite of ensemble models was release by NatureServe in FY2022.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	3	Inventory suitable habitat for new populations	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau Land Management	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 2	Research: Population Surveys	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance	Two more populations discovered in 1988 (Black River & Ben Slaughter Draw). A third population was discovered in 2013 (Hay Hollow). Additional subpopulations extending the extents of all populations were discovered and mapped in 2019-2020. Suitable habitat models were created starting in 2018, and they continue to be refined. Survey effort in potential habitat is ongoing.	1	Inventory suitable habitats: Boundary Mapping	Partially Complete	2019	2020	Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	BLM initiated systematic boundary mapping of known populations in 2019. During BLM Boundary mapping seasons, surveyors surveyed in additional suitable habitat areas if soils in occupied areas were moist (vulnerable to compaction). No new populations were discovered.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	3	Inventory suitable habitat for new populations	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau Land Management	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 2	Research: Population Surveys	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance	Two more populations discovered in 1988 (Black River & Ben Slaughter Draw). A third population was discovered in 2013 (Hay Hollow). Additional subpopulations extending the extents of all populations were discovered and mapped in 2019-2020. Suitable habitat models were created starting in 2018, and they continue to be refined. Survey effort in potential habitat is ongoing.	1	Inventory suitable habitats: Clearance Surveys	Ongoing Current	2017		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	Ongoing surveys for environmental analysis of potential affects from proposed projects with effect zones intersecting potential gypsum wild buckwheat habitat.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	2	3	Inventory suitable habitat for new populations	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau Land Management	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 2	Research: Population Surveys	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance	Two more populations discovered in 1988 (Black River & Ben Slaughter Draw). A third population was discovered in 2013 (Hay Hollow). Additional subpopulations extending the extents of all populations were discovered and mapped in 2019-2020. Suitable habitat models were created starting in 2018, and they continue to be refined. Survey effort in potential habitat is ongoing.	1	Inventory suitable habitats: Proactive Surveys	Ongoing Current	2018		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected	2018 proactive surveys in high potential habitat. No new populations were located, but additional subpopulations beyond the known bounds of populations were located at Seven Rivers Hills. 2021, 2022, and ongoing: NM State Land Office contracted surveys in hypergypsic habitats in Eddy County, NM. No new populations yet located.
Gypsum Wild Buckwheat	F	2	New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (505) 346-2525	Gypsum wild-buckwheat	Eriogonum gypsophilum	3	4	Develop public appreciation and support	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, USFWS Regional Office 2	Other: Information and Education	Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative	NM Rare Plant Website has information on species that is readily available & provides info to public. Other materials available, such as posters. Gaining support of local public, conservation groups & other potential partners ongoing and could be enhanced with more marketing.