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Recovery Plan Action Status

Plan Name: Recovery Plan for the Endangered and Threatened Species of Ash Meadows, Nevada
Plan Status: Final
Plan Date: 28-Sep-90
Lead Agency: USFWS
Lead Office: Nevada Fish And Wildlife Office ( (775) 861-6300 )
Species Action Priority # Action # Action Description Action Status Est. Initiation Date Est. Completion Date Responsible Parties Work Type Labor Type Action Comments Implementation Activities
Amargosa niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis), Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes), Ash Meadows blazingstar (Mentzelia leucophylla), Ash Meadows gumplant (Grindelia fraxino-pratensis), Ash Meadows ivesia (Ivesia kingii var. eremica), Ash meadows milk-vetch (Astragalus phoenix), Ash Meadows naucorid (Ambrysus amargosus), Ash Meadows speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis), Ash Meadows sunray (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata), Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis), Spring-loving centaury (Centaurium namophilum), Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) 2 112 Acquire and protect land and water within area of Management Concern: Withdraw BLM lands Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Land Acquisition Program, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acquisition: Withdrawal Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Administrative Withdraw of BLM lands initiated but not yet complete.
Amargosa niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis), Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes), Ash Meadows blazingstar (Mentzelia leucophylla), Ash Meadows gumplant (Grindelia fraxino-pratensis), Ash Meadows ivesia (Ivesia kingii var. eremica), Ash meadows milk-vetch (Astragalus phoenix), Ash Meadows naucorid (Ambrysus amargosus), Ash Meadows speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis), Ash Meadows sunray (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata), Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis), Spring-loving centaury (Centaurium namophilum), Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) 2 113 Acquire and protect land and water within area of Management Concern: Secure private lands Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Land Acquisition Program Acquisition Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Administrative
Amargosa niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis), Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes), Ash Meadows blazingstar (Mentzelia leucophylla), Ash Meadows gumplant (Grindelia fraxino-pratensis), Ash Meadows ivesia (Ivesia kingii var. eremica), Ash meadows milk-vetch (Astragalus phoenix), Ash Meadows naucorid (Ambrysus amargosus), Ash Meadows speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis), Ash Meadows sunray (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata), Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis), Spring-loving centaury (Centaurium namophilum), Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) 2 115 Acquire and protect land and water within area of Management Concern: Acquire mineral rights Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acquisition Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Administrative On November 2, 2009, BLM issued PLO No.7737 withdrawing the Ash Meadows ACEC from the mineral mining and entry for 20 years. On December 13, 2010, the BLM issued PLO No. 238 withdrawing approximately 9,460 ac (3,828 ha) of BLM land within the Refuge boundary and about 5,570 ac (2,254 ha) of Service land from mineral mining and entry for 20 years, until 2030
Amargosa niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis), Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes), Ash Meadows blazingstar (Mentzelia leucophylla), Ash Meadows gumplant (Grindelia fraxino-pratensis), Ash Meadows ivesia (Ivesia kingii var. eremica), Ash meadows milk-vetch (Astragalus phoenix), Ash Meadows naucorid (Ambrysus amargosus), Ash Meadows speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis), Ash Meadows sunray (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata), Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis), Spring-loving centaury (Centaurium namophilum), Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) 2 116 Acquire and protect land and water within area of Management Concern: Post refuge Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System Management: Other Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative Entire Refuge has been posted
Activity Number Description Status Est. Initiation Date Est. Completion Date Responsible Parties Work Type Labor Type Comments Species
116-1 Construct Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility for protection of Devils Hole pupfish and other aquatic species in the region. Ongoing Current FY 2010 N/A Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Facility is nearly finished construction in mid 2012. Much potential conservation pending.
Amargosa niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis), Ash Meadows gumplant (Grindelia fraxino-pratensis), Ash meadows milk-vetch (Astragalus phoenix), Ash Meadows sunray (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata), Spring-loving centaury (Centaurium namophilum) 2 43 Manage BLM lands within essential habitat that are outside the area of management concern: Prevent reestablishment of wild horse herds Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Management: Depredation Control Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative BLM had completely removed wild horses by 1985. BLM installed fencing and no wild horse herds have been reestablished since that time.
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