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Recovery Plan Action Status

Plan Name: Houghton's Goldenrod
Plan Status: Final
Plan Date: 17-Sep-97
Lead Agency: USFWS
Lead Office: East Lansing Ecological Services Field Office ( (517) 351-2555 )
Species Action Priority # Action # Action Description Action Status Est. Initiation Date Est. Completion Date Responsible Parties Work Type Labor Type Action Comments Implementation Activities
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 111 Provide current site occurrence information at least yearly to agencies. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 112 Update USFWS records. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 113 Update USFS records Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 114 Update MFMD records Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 The Nature Conservancy Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 115 Update MLWMD records. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 116 Update MDOT records and transfer to District Offices. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Michigan Natural Features Inventory Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 117 Update MSP master plans. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Michigan Department of Transportation Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 12 Develop written agreements and management plans for protection on public lands. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 131 Develop strategies to protect occurrences and sites from ORV damage. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 132 Restrict access routes with barriers. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 133 Post signs. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 134 Work with law enforcement and other agencies to monitor sites and coordinate effective enforcement. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Michigan Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 141 Initiate private landowner contact. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Pilot program has been initiated with USFWS funding.
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 142 Provide education for private landowners. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 143 Promote private landowner involvement in a registry program. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 15 Promote development of local zoning ordinances favorable to protection of species and its habitat. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 16 Recommend and support sites for potential Natural Area designation. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Funding assumes resumption of State Natural Areas Program.
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 1 17 Encourage land acquisition. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 2 21 Systematically assess potential habitat from aerial photographs; map known occurrences and delineate potential habitat. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Some survey work has been completed during 1992 Coastal Zone Management shoreline survey.
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 2 22 Conduct systematic field surveys. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 2 23 Prepare maps of S. houghwoii occurrences. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 2 24 Reassess ranks of known occurrence; determine ranks of newly identified occcurrences: revise protection priorities. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 2 31 Distribute relevant biological and management information to public land managers, enforcement officials, and the general public. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Can be coordinated with private landowner contact project.
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 2 32 Conduct management workshops for public agencies. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 2 4 Monitor occurrences to determine population trends, viability, and threats. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 New York Natural Heritage Program , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 3 51 Determine taxonomic relationship of populations in Ml, NY, and Canada, with emphasis on outlier populations. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 New York Natural Heritage Program , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 3 52 Determine genetic variability within and between occurrences throughout global range. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 New York Natural Heritage Program , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) 3 53 Conduct research on autecology. Ongoing Not Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 New York Natural Heritage Program , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Botanical Gardens Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
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