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Recovery Plan Action Status

Plan Name: South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.)
Plan Status: Final
Plan Date: 18-May-99
Lead Agency: USFWS
Lead Office: South Florida Ecological Services Field Office ( (772) 562-3909 )
Species Action Priority # Action # Action Description Action Status Est. Initiation Date Est. Completion Date Responsible Parties Work Type Labor Type Action Comments Implementation Activities
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-h1.1 Secure habitat through acquisition, landowner agreements, and conservation easements for papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea ssp. chartacea). Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Non-governmental organizations, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost dependent upon specific site and amount of land acquired. Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 2 pach-h1.2.1 Perform prescribed fires. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost is per acre (ex. 1.0/acre); Total cost dependent upon number of acres burned. Action lead(s): FWS, DOF
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-h1.2.2 Control and eliminate exotic and invasive plants and animals. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Water Management Districts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Non-governmental organizations, Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost is per acre (ex. 2.0/acre); Total cost dependent upon number of acres infested with exotics. Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-h1.2.3 Control access to areas where listed plants are growing. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Non-governmental organizations, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Task currently conducted and cost is included in responsible agency's budget. Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-h2.1 Restore natural fire regime. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost is per acre (ex. 1.0/acre); Total cost dependent upon number of acres burned. Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-h2.2 Enhance sites with native plant species. Not Started Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost is per acre (ex. 0.5/acre); Total cost dependent upon number of acres enhanced. Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-h3.0 Conduct habitat-level research projects. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 To be determined Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 2 pach-h4.0 Monitor habitat/ecological processes. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-h5.0 Provide public information about scrub and its unique biota. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Non-governmental organizations, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS, private
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s1.1.1 Continue surveys in Polk, Osceola, and Highlands Counties. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Natural Areas Inventory Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FNAI
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s1.1.2 Continue surveys on protected lands. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Non-governmental organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s1.2 Maintain distribution of known populations and suitable habitat in GIS database. Ongoing Current FY 2010 Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS, FNAI, private
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s2.1 Protect privately-owned habitat through acquisition, conservation easements, or agreements with landowners. Not Started Florida Department of Environmental Protection Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost dependent upon type of protection provided. Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s2.2 Protect populations on public lands. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost dependent upon type of protection provided. Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s2.3 Use local or regional planning to protect habitat. Not Started South Florida counties Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost included in standard operating procedures of participating agency's budget. Action lead(s): counties
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s2.4.1 Conserve germ plasm. Not Started Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Currently in Bokýs collection. Action lead(s): private
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s2.4.2 Maintain ex situ collection. Not Started Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): private
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 2 pach-s2.5.1 Initiate section 7 consultation when applicable. Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Air Force, Natural Resources Conservation Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Coast Guard Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost included in standard operating procedures of Federal agency's budget. Action lead(s): All Federal agencies
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s2.5.2 Enforce take and trade prohibitions. Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services/Division of Plant Industry Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost included in standard operating budgets of participating agencies. Action lead(s): FWS, FDACS/DPI
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s3.1 Continue research to determine demographic information. Not Started Public and private universities, Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): universities
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s3.2 Once demographic data are known, conduct population viability and risk assessment analysis. Not Started Public and private universities, Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): universities
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s3.3 Conduct research to assess management requirements of papery whitlow-wort. Ongoing Current FY 2007 Private industry, landowners, etc., Florida Division of Forestry Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): private
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s4.1.1 Monitor to detect changes in demographic characteristics. Not Started Florida Division of Forestry, Non-governmental organizations, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s4.1.2 Monitor the effects of various land management actions on papery whitlow-wort. Ongoing Current FY 2007 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 2 pach-s4.2 Develop a quantitative description of the population structure of papery whitlow-wort. Not Started Private industry, landowners, etc., Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): private
Papery whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea) 3 pach-s5.0 Provide public information about papery whitlow-wort. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Non-governmental organizations, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS, private
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