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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
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-h1.1 Secure habitat through acquisition, landowner agreements, and conservation easements for wireweed (Polygonella basiramia). Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Non-governmental organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost dependent upon specific site and amount of land acquired. Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 2 poba-h1.2.1 Conduct prescribed burns. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Air Force 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
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-h1.2.2 Control and eliminate exotic and invasive plants and animals. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Non-governmental organizations, Water Management Districts 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
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-h2.1 Restore natural fire regime. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Air Force 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
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-h2.2 Ensure natural populations. 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 for natural populations. Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-h3.0 Conduct habitat-level research projects. Ongoing Current FY 2007 Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 2 poba-h4.0 Monitor habitat/ecological processes. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Air Force Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-h5.0 Provide public information about scrub and its unique biota. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Non-governmental organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS, private
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s1.1.1 Continue surveys in Polk and Highlands Counties. Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 Non-governmental organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected FNAI survey largely fulfilled this task. Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-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
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s1.2 Wireweed identification. Not Started Public and private universities Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected A matter of comparing herbarium specimens; may need to make some new collections for voucher purposes. Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s1.3 Maintain distribution of known populations and suitable habitat in GIS database. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s2.1 Protect populations on private land through acquisition, conservation easements, or agreements with landowners. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 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
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s2.2 Protect populations on public lands. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Private industry, landowners, etc., Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Air Force Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost dependent upon type of protection provided. Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s2.3.1 Conserve germ plasm. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Currently in Bokýs collection. Action lead(s): FWS, private
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s2.3.2 Maintain ex situ collection. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Currently in Bokýs collection. Action lead(s): FWS, private
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s2.4.1 Initiate section 7 consultation when applicable. Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service , United States Coast Guard , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Bureau of Land Management 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
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s2.4.2 Enforce take 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
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 2 poba-s3.1 Conduct research to determine demographic information. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Private industry, landowners, etc. Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS, private
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-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): FWS, private
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s3.3 Conduct research to assess management requirements of wireweed. Ongoing Current FY 2007 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Division of Forestry, Private industry, landowners, etc., U.S. Air Force Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS, private
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 2 poba-s4.1.1 Monitor to detect changes in demographic characteristics. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Non-governmental organizations, U.S. Air Force Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s4.1.2 Monitor the effects of various land management actions on wireweed. Ongoing Current FY 2007 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Private industry, landowners, etc., Florida Department of Environmental Protection Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 2 poba-s4.2 Develop a quantitative description of the population structure of wireweed. Ongoing Current FY 2010 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Division of Forestry, Private industry, landowners, etc., Florida Department of Environmental Protection Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
Wireweed (Polygonella basiramia) 3 poba-s5.0 Provide public information about wireweed. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Non-governmental organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Action lead(s): FWS
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