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Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results

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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	Estimated Completion Date	Action Lead Agencies	Responsible Parties	Work Types	Labor Types	Comments
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	1	1	Enforce prohibition on collecting	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Other: Law Enforcement	Internal Field Assistance	LE costs = 5K/year. BLM costs = 5K/year. FS costs = 5K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	1	2.1	Determine search locations	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		Other	Forest Service , Bureau Land Management	Research: Population Surveys	Contract	BLM costs = 1K/year. FS costs = 5K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	1	2.2	Organize searchers	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		Other	Forest Service , Bureau Land Management	Research: Population Surveys	Contract	Western Colorado University has been recruiting students since 2003. BLM costs = 0.5K/year. FS costs = 0.5K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	1	2.3	Search for Colonies	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		Other	Forest Service , Bureau Land Management	Research: Population Surveys	Contract	BLM costs = 3K/year. FS costs = 3K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	1	3.1	Monitor population levels	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		Other	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Research: Population Surveys	Contract	ES costs = 1K/year. BLM costs = 2K/year. FS costs = 2K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	3.2	Determine oviposition sites	Complete	Prior to FY 1995	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Research: Habitat Requirements	Graduate Student	Completed in 1993. Oviposition snow willow and surrounding litter.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	3.3	Determine larval life history	Complete	Prior to FY 1995	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Research: Other Information	Graduate Student	Completed. Most larvae are probably biennial but potential exists for 1 or 3-year development. ES costs = 1K. BLM costs = 1K. FS costs = 1K.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	3.4.1	Record snow, rain, and air temp. levels	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	FY 2006	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Research: Other Information	Contract	Continued in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021 for climate change purposes. ES costs: FY1 = 3K, FY2&3 = 0.5K/year. BLM costs: FY1 = 3K, FY2&3 = 0.5K/year. FS costs: FY1 = 3K, FY2&3 = 0.5K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	3.4.2	Determine soil moisture and temp.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	FY 2024	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Research: Other Information	Graduate Student, Contract	Continued in 2017 and 2021, after a several-year break, for UFB habitat water source determination and soil moisture parameters that best support UFB. ES costs: FY1 = 1K, FY2&3 = 0.5K/year. BLM costs: FY1 = 1K, FY2&3 = 0.5K/year. FS costs: FY1 = 1K, FY2&3 = 0.5K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	3.4.3	Determine elev., slope, aspect, of new colony sites	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Research: Habitat Requirements	Contract	Contingent on finding new colonies (ca, $1000/agency/yr).
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	3.4.4.1	Monitor morphologic phenology of snow willow	Complete	Prior to FY 1995	Prior to FY 1995	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Completed 1993. No apparent correlation.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	3.4.4.2	Monitor phenology of nectar sources	Ongoing Not Current	Prior to FY 1995	FY 1995 - FY 1999	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Research: Habitat Requirements	Graduate Student	Partially completed 1993. Correlation not yet determined but may exist. ES costs = 0.5K, BLM costs = 0.5K, FS costs = 0.5K. Nectar source selection was reexamined by a WCU grad student in 2022. UFB appear flexible regarding nectar source selection but change nectar sources as the flight season progresses targeting plants with higher sugar content. 15 species were selected for nectar sources. Plasticity in nectar sources selection may indicate ability to buffer some effect from climate change. A status of "ongoing not current" was selected because currently we have up to date information but if climate changes further it could affect species composition or timing of emergence and flowering, thus further study in the future could certainly be warranted.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	5.1	Propagate related species	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Management: Propagation	Contract	Never implemented primarily due to finding more colonies in the mid-1990's to early 2000's. It is also unlikely that propagation would work well due to the UFB being an alpine species; however, a live UFB was successfully transferred in the mail for genetic analysis reasons so perhaps laboratory propagation is possible if the correct temperature and habitat is able to be maintained in a lab. With All costs are ES.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	5.2	Propagate butterfly	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Management: Propagation	Contract	Never implemented primarily due to finding more colonies. Priority 1 if reintroduction necessary. (ca. $5000/yr).
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	7	Conduct recovery team activities	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, University of Nevada at Reno, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, FWC/Office of Information Services, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver, USFWS Regional Office 8	Management: General	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative	R6 ES costs = 2K/year. R8 BLM costs = 1K/year. FS costs = 1K/year. CDNR costs = 1K/year. USD costs = 1K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	2	8	Contract administration	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		Other	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Other: Administration	Internal Administrative	FS and BLM have typically been administering contract with Western Colorado University to conduct field research, monitoring, and preparation of field reports. FWS ES rarely has money to contribute. ES costs = 1K/year. BLM costs = 1K/year. FS costs = 1K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	3	4.1	Determine disease, parasitism, predation threats	Discontinued			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Research: Predation	Graduate Student	Some suspected minor predation by brown-capped rosy finch but no other predation, disease, or parasitism problems noticed that cause reason for research. Should disease or parasitism be suspected of reasons for declines in some or all colonies in the future we can conduct research. ES costs = 0.25K/year. BLM costs = 0.25K/year. FS costs = 0.25K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	3	4.2	Determine livestock threats	Ongoing Current	FY 2009	FY 2009	Other	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Work type not yet selected	Contract, Internal Administrative	Some potential impacts noted on Mt. Uncompahgre from sheep grazing in 2008 and 2023, but no intensive research was conducted. A section 7 concurrence letter was issued on 12/16/2008 to the USFS telling them sheep grazing did not appear to be a threat based on stable populations of the UFB the previous several years. Nectar source impacts were noted by researchers in 2008 and 2023. Due to sheep being grazed and not trailed through the colony quickly in 2023, GMUG NF in s.7 consultation with FWS will insert in their 2024 updated Forest Plan that the sheep will avoid UFB colonies or if absolutely necessary go through the colonies but only if trailed through quickly. Furthermore, based on a recent disclosure of previously recorded UFB locations by a lepidopterist, it was found that a couple of the locations are within BLM grazing allotments. Consequently, BLM will get staff to the locations in the next couple field seasons to determine if the UFB still exists at the sites. BLM and FWS will cooperatively decide if research into historic or current grazing at the sites is warranted based on whether the UFB are still present and if grazing is overlapping and appears to be impacting the UFB and its habitat.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	3	4.3	Determine recreation threats	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		Other	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Management: Land Use	Graduate Student, Contract	Some impacts from hiking trails noted and trails moved; signs also erected asking people to stay on trails. Our contractor (Western Colorado University in Gunnison) submits annual reports and includes information on observed recreational impacts, which may lead to management actions as stated in first sentence. ES costs = 0.25K/year. BLM costs = 0.25K/year. FS costs = 0.25K/year.
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	3	6.1	Reintroduce butterflies	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Management: Reintroduction	Contract	Never implemented due to finding more colonies. Also contingent on Redcloud or other colony sizes as sources of individuals. With some noted absences in recent years (2020-2023) at some colonies propagation and reintroduction may be back as an option. If climate change is causing changes to ALL the habitat then no amount of propagation, reintroduction, or transplanting will be successful. However, if climate change is not causing habitat changes to all suitable habitat then transplanting to suitable but currently unoccupied habitat could be feasible and prevent extinction or significant decline. (ca $1000/agency/yr).
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	3	6.2	Transplant to other suitable sites	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Forest Service , Bureau Land Management , USFWS Regional Office 6 - Denver	Management: Reintroduction	Contract	Never implemented primarily due to finding more colonies. Also contingent on Redcloud or other colony sizes as sources of individuals. With some noted absences in recent years (2020-2023) at some colonies propagation and reintroduction may be back as an option. If climate change is causing changes to ALL the habitat then no amount of propagation, reintroduction, or transplanting will be successful. However, if climate change is not causing habitat changes to all suitable habitat then transplanting to suitable but currently unoccupied habitat could be feasible and prevent extinction or significant decline. (ca $1000/agency/yr).
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly	F	6	Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office (970) 628-7180	Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly	Boloria acrocnema	3	9	Erect signs	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		Other	Bureau Land Management	Management: Land Use	Internal Administrative	Forest Service completed 1993. BLM and FS have erected signs instructing people to stay on trails and informing them of sensitive nature of alpine ecosystem and rare species presence. BLM costs = 1K for FY1. New information signs were erected in 2009 and 2012 on BLM land at a cost of about $2K. Signs are currently informing people of the UFB and instructing them to stay on trails. Additionally, new signs may occasionally be needed in new places or to replace old signs, so "ongoing current" was selected as the status.