Recovery Plan Action Status

Plan Name: Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California
Plan Status: Final
Plan Date: 30-Sep-98
Lead Agency: USFWS
Lead Office: Sacramento Fish And Wildlife Office ( (916) 414-6600 )

Species

Action Priority #

Action #

Action Description

Action Status

Est. Initiation Date

Est. Completion Date

Responsible Parties

Work Type

Labor Type

Action Comments

Implementation Activities

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus), Buena Vista Lake ornate Shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus), California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus), Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), Giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Kern mallow (Eremalche kernensis), Palmate-bracted bird's beak (Cordylanthus palmatus), Riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius), Riparian woodrat (=San Joaquin Valley) (Neotoma fuscipes riparia), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica), San Joaquin wooly-threads (Monolopia (=Lembertia) congdonii), Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides)

1.1

Develop regional cooperative program that coordinates land use planning and biodiversity conservation

Ongoing Not Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Other: Information and Education

Internal Technical Assistance

1.2.1

Develop and implement an outreach plan

Ongoing Not Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Unknown

Other: Information and Education

Internal Technical Assistance

1.2.2

Develop economic incentives for conserving listed species and natural communities on private lands

Unknown

FY 1995 - FY 1999

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, Private landowners

Other: Regulations

Internal Technical Assistance

In text refers to legislation.

1.2.3

Encourage and assist local entities in developing and implementing large-area HCPs

Ongoing Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

City governments, County governments, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Private landowners

Other: Regulations

Contract

1.2.4

Encourage and assist in development and implementation of mitigation banks

Ongoing Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

Private landowners, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, County governments, City governments

Acquisition

Internal Technical Assistance

1.2.5

Encourage and assist land owners and private interest groups in developing safe-harbor programs

Ongoing Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

Private landowners, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, County governments, City governments

Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation

Internal Technical Assistance

1.2.6

Coordinate retirement of farmlands with drainage problems with recovery needs of features species

Ongoing Not Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, California Department of Water Resources

Management: Other

Internal Technical Assistance

BOR lead but we say initiated.

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

2.2.12

Protect natural land for Bakersfield cactus and other species in Greater Bakersfield, north of Kern River

Ongoing Not Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

City governments, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, County governments

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Depends on 1.2.2

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

2.2.13

Protect natural land for Bakersfield cactus in Fairfax Road-Highway 178-Highway 184 area

Not Started

Private landowners, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, County governments, City governments

Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation

Contract

Depends on 1.2.2

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

2.2.14

Develop specialty reserve for Bakersfield cactus in Kern Bluffs area

Ongoing Not Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

City governments, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Private landowners, California Department of Fish and Game, County governments

Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation

Contract

Depends partly on 1.2.2

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

2.2.15

Protect natural land for Bakersfield cactus in the Fuller Acres area

Not Started

Private landowners, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, County governments, City governments

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Depends on 1.2.2

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

2.2.16

Protect natural land and establish speciality reserve for Bakersfield cactus at Mouth of Kern Canyon

Not Started

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, County governments, City governments

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Depends on 1.2.2, cost of fencing

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

2.2.17

Protect natural land for Bakersfield cactus in the Cottonwood Creek area

Ongoing Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Depends on 1.2.2

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus)

2.2.18

Protect natural land in Bena Hills-Caliente Hills and develop specialty reserves for multiple plant species

Not Started

Private landowners, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Depends on 1.2.2

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica), San Joaquin wooly-threads (Monolopia (=Lembertia) congdonii)

2.2.19

Protect natural land and establish specialty reserve for Bakersfield cactus at Sand Ridge

Ongoing Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy, City governments, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, County governments

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Depends partly on 1.2.2; protection ongoing

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

2.2.20

Protect natural land in Comanche-Tejon hills and develop specialty reserves for multiple plant species

Ongoing Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

Private landowners, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Depends on 1.2.2

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

2.2.22

Protect natural land and establish speciality reserve for Bakersfield cactus at Mettler-Wheeler Ridge area

Unknown

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, County governments, City governments, California Department of Water Resources

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Partly depends on 1.2.2

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

2.2.8

Develop specialty reserve for Bakersfield cactus in Granite Station area

Unknown

Private landowners, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Depends on 1.2.2

3.1

Establish a program and protocol for general and directed surveys for featured species

Not Started

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Research: Population Surveys

Contract

Relates to program establishment and protocol development only

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

3.2.1

Conduct surveys for target plant species in the Comanche-Tejon Hills

Ongoing Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Research: Population Surveys

Contract

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus)

3.2.2

Conduct surveys for target plant species in the Caliente-Bena Hills

Partially Complete

Endangered Species Recovery Program

Research: Population Surveys

Labor type not yet selected

Activity Number	Description	Status	Est. Initiation Date	Est. Completion Date	Responsible Parties	Work Type	Labor Type	Comments	Species
3.2.2-1	Bakersfield cactus status survey	Complete	FY 2010	FY 2011		Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus)

3.2.3

Conduct surveys for target plant species at Rancheria Gulch/Adobe Canyon

Not Started

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Research: Population Surveys

Contract

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

4.18

Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring on Bakersfield cactus at Kern Bluffs and other locations in Kern County

Not Started

City governments, California Department of Fish and Game, County governments, Private landowners, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Research: Management Techniques

Contract

Monitoring ongoing, research 5-10 years

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

4.19

Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for multiple species in the Sand Ridge and Bena-Caliente area

Ongoing Not Current

FY 1995 - FY 1999

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Research: Population Surveys

Contract

Monitoring ongoing; research 5 years

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

4.20

Conduct research on pesticide effects on pollinators of Bakersfield cactus

Not Started

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Environmental Protection Agency, California Department of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Fish and Game

Research: Environmental Contaminants

Contract

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

4.21

Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for Bakersfield cactus at Wheeler Ridge and other locations in Kern County

Not Started

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Water Resources

Research: Population Surveys

Contract

Monitoring ongoing, research 5-10 years

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

4.23

Conduct systematics & genetics research at all inhabited sites of Bakersfield cactus

Partially Complete

FY 2010

FY 2013

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Research: Taxonomic Studies

Contract

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

4.64

Census and monitor any populations of Merced phacelia

Not Started

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Research: Population Surveys

Contract

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei)

4.75

Conduct matrix projection modeling for Bakersfield cactus

Not Started

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Research: Other Information

Internal Technical Assistance

5.2

Reintroduce featured species to restored habitat within linkages

Not Started

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Acquisition: Management Agreement

Contract

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia treleasei), Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus), California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

5.3.3

Protect grassland and oak savana on east and southeastern edge of Valley for several listed species

Discontinued

FY 1995 - FY 1999

California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, County governments, City governments

Acquisition: Easement

Contract

Depends on 1.2.2

Revise or develop new management plans for protected areas

Not Started

To be determined

Management: Planning

Contract

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