Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results
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Document ID=600318| 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 | Estimated Completion 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 Responsible Parties | Implementation Activity Comments | Implementation Activity Species |
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| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 1 | 1 | Implement protective management for extant populations | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Management: General | Contract | **All tasks Responsible Parties: State Conservation Agencies - State plant conservation agencies of participating States. In North Carolina, these are the NC Plant Conservation Program and the NC Natural Heritage Program; in Virginia, the Virginia Division of Natural Heritage; and in Georgia, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Federal partners: USFS - Jefferson, Washington, Sumter and Chattahoochee National Forests and Savannah River Forest Station; COE - Falls Lake (NC) | |||||||||||
| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 1 | 2 | Protect viable populations through a range of protection tools (management agreements, acquisition, registry, cooperative agreements, etc) | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Management: General | Volunteer, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance | USFWS is working with land managers to encourage the preparation of updated management plans. | |||||||||||
| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 1 | 3 | Maintain cultivated sources for the species and provide for long-term maintenance of selected populations in cultivation | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, Center for Plant Conservation, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Research: Propagation | Species Expert, Contract | Smooth coneflower plants are on display, with interpretive signs at three public gardens: The NC Botanical Garden, State Botanical Garden of Georgia and Atlanta Botanical Garden grow smooth coneflower for education in their public gardens and also for use in restoration and reintroduction projects. | |||||||||||
| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 1 | 4 | Enforce laws protecting the species and its habitat | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Other: Law Enforcement | Internal Field Assistance | ||||||||||||
| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 2 | 5 | Survey suitable habitat for additional populations and potential reintroduction sites; reestablish populations within the species' historic range. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Research: Population Surveys | Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Field Assistance | New populations were recently found at Fort Stewart Army Base in GA and Fort Jackson Army Base in SC. | |||||||||||
| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 2 | 6 | Monitor existing populations | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Research: Population Surveys | Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Field Assistance | White (2018) completed a survey and status update of all Echinacea laevigata populations that occur in SC. The NC Plant Conservation Program annually monitors nearly all populations on protected land in NC (2019). | |||||||||||
| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 2 | 7 | Conduct research on the biology of the species and on suitable management tools for maintaining the natural ecosystem in which it occurs | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Research: General | Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Field Assistance | Laura Gadd (NCSU) worked on pollination ecology. Melinda Peters (NCSU) worked on genetics of the species. Andy Walker (NCSU) studied the seed bank. | |||||||||||
| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 3 | 10 | Annually assess success of recovery efforts for the species | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Other | Internal Technical Assistance | ||||||||||||
| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 3 | 8 | Prepare and distribute news releases and informational brochures | Ongoing Not Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Other: Information and Education | Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance | ||||||||||||
| Smooth Coneflower | F | 4 | Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office (919) 856-4520 | Smooth coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | 3 | 9 | Prepare articles for popular and scientific publications | Ongoing Not Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Forest Service, State Conservation Agencies, USFWS Regional Office 5, USFWS Regional Office 4 | Other: Information and Education | Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance | USFWS Raleigh FO (L. Serrano) prepared a popular news article for FWS web pages (August 2019). |