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Recovery Plan Action Status

Plan Name: Slackwater Darter
Plan Status: Final
Plan Date: 08-Mar-84
Lead Agency: USFWS
Lead Office: Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office ( (601) 965-4900 )
Species Action Priority # Action # Action Description Action Status Est. Initiation Date Est. Completion Date Responsible Parties Work Type Labor Type Action Comments Implementation Activities
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 3 1.1 Conduct winter and early spring census near and in known breeding habitats Ongoing Not Current Prior to FY 1995 Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Contract Research: Population Surveys, Research: Migration Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Field Assistance Continue until recovery is accomplished
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 3 1.2 Determine physical habitat requirements including water quality. Ongoing Not Current Prior to FY 1995 Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Contract Other: Regulations, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Environmental Contaminants Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance This is a pilot study. Additional funding may be necessary.
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 3 2.1 Study assembly, migration and migration routes. Ongoing Not Current Prior to FY 1995 Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Contract Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Migration, Research: Environmental Contaminants, Research: Other Information Species Expert
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 3 2.2 Determine reproductive cycle of both sexes. Ongoing Not Current Prior to FY 1995 Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Contract Research: Population Surveys, Research: Other Information, Research: Genetics Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 3 2.3 Study development and growth of young. Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Contract Research: Propagation, Research: Other Information, Research: Genetics Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Field Assistance
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 3 2.4 Determine demography Ongoing Not Current Prior to FY 1995 Contract , Region 4, Endangered Species Program Research: Demographic Studies Graduate Student, Species Expert, Internal Field Assistance Brook Fluker and Bernie Kuhajda submitted their Alabama Spring Darter Genetics final State Wildlife Grant report December 2011. In chapter 1 (p. 6-55), they outline the Evolutionary History and Conservation Genetics of the Slackwater Darter.
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 3 2.5 Study competition and resource partitioning Ongoing Not Current Prior to FY 1995 Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Contract Research: Competition, Research: Other Information Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Field Assistance
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 2 3 Locate breeding habitats for populations in Buffalo River, Flint River, Shoal Creek and Swan Creek Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Contract Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Migration, Research: Other Information, Research: Genetics Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Field Assistance
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 2 4.1 Continue coordination between the SCS and FWS to protect habitat in the Cypress Creek Watershed Ongoing Not Current Prior to FY 1995 Alabama Division of Game and Fish, Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Tennessee Heritage Program, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , Soil Conservation Service Acquisition: General, Acquisition: Lease, Acquisition: Easement, Acquisition: Management Agreement, Acquisition: Fee Title, Acquisition: Other, Management, Management: General, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Other: Information and Education, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations, Other: Administration, Research: Environmental Contaminants Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative Accomplish as soon as data required from steps 1,2, and 3 permit
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 2 4.2 Develop and implement a cooperative management plan with the Natchez Trace Parkway Authority Ongoing Not Current Prior to FY 1995 Natchez Trace Parkway Authority, Region 4, Endangered Species Program Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Other: Information and Education, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations, Other: Administration, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative Accomplish as soon as data required from steps 1,2, and 3 permit
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 2 4.3 Determine and implement most appropriate protection measures for significant habitat on private property. Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Alabama Division of Game and Fish, Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Tennessee Heritage Program, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Acquisition, Acquisition: General, Acquisition: Lease, Acquisition: Easement, Acquisition: Management Agreement, Acquisition: Exchange, Acquisition: Fee Title, Acquisition: Other, Management, Management: General, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Other: Information and Education, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations, Other: Administration Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative Accomplish as soon as data required from steps 1,2, and 3 permit
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) 2 4.4 Protect slackwater darter habitat through local land use planning. Not Started Prior to FY 1995 Tennessee Valley Authority , Region 4, Endangered Species Program, Natchez Trace Parkway Authority, Alabama Division of Game and Fish Acquisition, Acquisition: General, Acquisition: Lease, Acquisition: Easement, Acquisition: Management Agreement, Acquisition: Exchange, Acquisition: Fee Title, Acquisition: Other, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Other, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Other: Information and Education, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations, Other: Administration Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative Accomplish as soon as data required from steps 1,2, and 3 permit; Continue until recovery is accomplished. Estimates are based on the assumption that steps 1 and 2 will be conducted simultaneously. Site visits for replaced culvert (unnamed tributary to Brier Fork Flint River, Madison County, 34.9368, -86.6689) and other potential culvert replacement sites for Slackwater Darter passage in Brier Fork system Madison Co. AL ? Partners for Fish & Wildlife program 5/29/12 (reps. From USFWS, NRCS, ADCNR participated).
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