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Plan Title Plan Stage Plan Lead Region (FWS) Plan Lead Office (FWS) Species Common Name Species Scientific Name Action Priority Action Number Action Description Action Status Estimated Initiation Date Estimated Completion Date Action Lead Agencies Responsible Parties Work Types Labor Types Comments Implementation Activity Number Implementation Activity Description Implementation Activity Status Implementation Activity Estimated Initiation Date Implementation Activity Estimated Completion Date Implementation Activity Labor Types Implementation Activity Work Types Implementation Activity Responsible Parties Implementation Activity Comments Implementation Activity Species
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 1 1.2 Provide technical assistance Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program Other Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance This action pertains to providing technical assistance to entities within and outside the Service. This will be an ongoing activity until fritillary is delisted. We have no new updates for FY 2023.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 1 2.1 Select Fritillaria management areas Ongoing Current FY 2008 FY 2022 Roseburg Field Office, FWS U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Population Assessment, Management Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance New Fritillaria management areas (FMAs) have been established in the Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest and the Medford Bureau of Land Management. In 2021 the FS and Service signed a conservation agreement that established four new FMAs. In 2022, Medford BLM added three additional FMAs, to the existing eight FMA units bringing us to 15 established FMAs on BLM and Forest Service lands. ODA is currently seeking the formation of additional management plans on non Federal public lands. No new updates on this action have come up in FY 2023.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 1 2.3 Secure habitat Ongoing Current FY 2006 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Acquisition: General, Acquisition: Lease, Acquisition: Easement, Acquisition: Management Agreement Internal Administrative Over the past 15 years, several properties exceeding 350 acres and occupied by Gentner's fritillary were transferred to public lands in Jacksonville and in the Sam's Valley, Jackson County. No new areas were secured in 2022 or 2023, but the Service continues to find land protection opportunities for this species. The majority of Gentner's fritillary populations occur on BLM lands and benefit from federal protection.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 1.1 Develop identification guide Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2009 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Other: Information and Education Internal Technical Assistance From 2003 to 2021 Medford BLM has been providing contractors and landowners with photos and information about the species. A formal brochure with an identification guide was developed on July 1, 2009. Medford BLM took lead on this action and has completed the guide. The guide is available at ftp://ftp.blm.gov/blmincoming/OR/.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 2.2 Delineate boundaries Ongoing Current FY 2008 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Management: Other Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance In 2020, the Service performed GIS habitat modeling, using an ensemble approach, across the range of the species to identify suitable habitat and support the Status of the Species Assessment (SSA) effort. This effort was completed and included in the 2022 SSA.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 2.41 Conduct baseline demographic monitoring and map populations with GPS Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2009 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Demographic Studies Internal Technical Assistance Oregon: BLM performs annual surveys across most of the plant's range (55 populations are monitored). Most of the populations have been baseline documentation, to varying degrees of resolution. BLM monitored 200 populations on BLM managed lands in 2021 and with additional funding by the Service, will ramp up to 230 populations in 2024. These will be mapped as they are discovered, while old ones may need refinement. We will strive to acquire a standard mapping resolution for all populations.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 2.42 Assess population augmentation needs Ongoing Current FY 2005 FY 2021 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Requirements Volunteer, Contract, Internal Field Assistance We will continue to augment populations until the species is delisted, and may continue during the 5 year post delisting.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 2.431 Collect ricegrain bulblets Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Management Techniques, Research: Demographic Studies Contract, Internal Field Assistance Oregon and California: collection of bulblets for propagation was initiated in 2002 and has continued each year to expand to new locations for augmentation efforts. The bulblet collections have expanded to the Butte Falls, Pickett Creek and Brushy Creek areas since 2007 and collections may continue until the species is delisted.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 2.432 Cultivate bulblets into larger plants and outplant Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service , Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Research: Management Techniques, Research: Propagation Graduate Student, Contract, Internal Field Assistance Oregon: This effort began in 2003 and has continued until present. Since 2016, this action has been expanded with the assistance of the J. Herbert Stone Nursery. The majority of adequately grown bulblets continue to survive when outplanted, but only a few will bloom in the wild. We plan to continue to grow out plants in a nursery setting, as it is very successful.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 2.44 Conduct at least biennial monitoring Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Other Contract, Internal Field Assistance The BLM monitors 56 populations each year, but we hope to increased this to 200 populations. ODOT has monitored a roadside population irregularly for the past 16 years. Other populations in Jacksonville and Sam's Valley are monitored by SOLC.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 2.51 Develop habitat management plans Ongoing Current FY 2005 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use Contract Although management plans are in development for all Fritillary Management Areas (FMA)s on Federal land, we have heard no reports of finished products in 2023. During a Fritillaria gentneri recovery workshop conducted in 2017, it was determined by participants that adaptive habitat management was one of the most important recovery actions. Because of this, BLM and the FS have funded ODA to develop management plans for 15 FMAs.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 2.52 Implement habitat management plans Ongoing Current FY 2008 Other Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office Management: General, Management: Propagation, Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Depredation Control, Management: Planning Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument management plan, the 2013 Table Rock's management plan, and management plans on the Forest Service and BLM FMAs, Gentner's fritillary population augmenting and/or monitoring are being conducted. Grazing studies may be implemented in the near future, but still need to be conducted. Future management planning efforts will depend on the results of these management actions.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 3.1 Survey for undiscovered populations Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Population Surveys Internal Field Assistance Oregon: The Service funded surveys in 2015 and 2021 and as a result, several new populations were found. The BLM and other entities continue to detect populations in both surveyed and unsurveyed habitat almost each year. No new efforts were initiated in 2022 or 2023.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 3.2 Research habitat requirements Ongoing Current Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Habitat Requirements Graduate Student, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance The Service is has performed habitat modeling via GIS across the range of the species using a GIS ensemble approach. An updated habitat analysis will be presented in the new Species Status Assessment.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 3.4 Research response to habitat management treatments Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Genetics Graduate Student, Contract Oregon: The Medford BLM and Southern Oregon Land Conservancy evaluates responses to habitat management treatments and effectiveness of weed control. ODOT has begun monitoring Fritillaria gentneri response to vegetation management as well. This item was considered top priority by the participants of the 2017 Gentner's fritillary recovery workshop. No new developments toward this action in FY 2023.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 3.5 Research the extent and distribution of genetic diversity Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2008 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Genetics Graduate Student, Contract Genetic research projects were conducted in 2004, but the techniques were not current to modern standards. In 2006 and 2007, Oregon State University students conducted research on fritillary hybridization and genetic diversity throughout its range. So far research determined the plant is of hybrid origin and while intrapopulation crosses do not typically yield seed, these interpopulation crosses sometimes produce viable seed. A new molecular study is slated for 2024 that will greatly assist in identifying and detecting Gentner's fritillary plants that are not flowering.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 3.6 Research off-site cultivation from bulblets Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2018 Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Propagation Graduate Student, Contract ODA has researched various cultivation methods and have determined that bulblet collection, nursery grown bulblets and outplanting work best. We consider this action complete.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 2 4.2 Establish offsite germplasm banks Ongoing Not Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program Research: Propagation Graduate Student, Contract Germplasm banks in the form of bulblets only exist at Oregon State University and the J. Herbert Stone Nursery. If seed is able to be produced in large quantity, then seed will be banked at Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank. No new developments in 2023.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 3 3.3 Develop methods to distinguish nonflowering plants Partially Complete FY 2021 FY 2022 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Taxonomic Studies, Research: Genetics Internal Field Assistance The Service funded ODA in 2016 and are planning to fund them in 2023, via section 6 or recovery grants, to develop molecular markers to aid in detection of non-flowering plants in F. gentneri populations. This project has so far been partially successful, but will be useful to show the makeup of a population including F. gentneri, F. recurva, and F. affinis. We are looking forward to have results in 2024.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 3 3.7 Research potential for sexual reproduction Ongoing Not Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2007 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Propagation, Research: Genetics Graduate Student, Contract The FWS and Medford BLM funded different aspects of this project. The ODA submitted a final report in FY2007 that determined Fritillaria gentneri results from hybrid origin from F. affinis and F. recurva. F. recurva also appear to be derived from crosses of various crosses of F. gentneri/F. recurva and F. affinis/recurva. Some samples of F. gentneri had fertile pollen and ovules capable of sexual reproduction. The plant also appears to be capable of intrapopulation crossing.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 3 3.8 Determine if hybrid Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2007 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research: Propagation, Research: Genetics Graduate Student, Contract The FWS and Medford BLM funded different aspects of this project. The ODA submitted a final report in FY2007 that determined Fritillaria gentneri resulted from hybrid origin, but has fertile pollen and ovules and is capable of sexual reproduction. The plant also appears to be capable of intrapopulation crossing, but instances are rare.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 3 3.9 Determine feasibility of bulb salvage Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2008 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program Research: Propagation Graduate Student, Internal Field Assistance ODA has determined fritillary bulbs and bulblets can be collected, grown to full plants and a high percentage survive if planted in appropriate suitable micro-habitat. It is not completely understood what habitat produces the best results. Current Fritillary gentneri bulb plantings have achieved approximately 48% success.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 3 4.1 Develop offsite storage methods Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Other U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Research, Research: Propagation, Research: Reintroduction Graduate Student, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance Offsite storage of bulblets will continue, but is now split between ODA nursery in Corvallis and at the J Herbert Stone Nursery. The action is complementary to action 2.432. So far propagation is highly successful at the nursery.
Recovery Plan for Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's Fritillary) F 1 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (503) 231-6179 Gentner's Fritillary Fritillaria gentneri 3 5.0 Review and revise plan Ongoing Current FY 2019 FY 2021 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Plant Conservation Program, Forest Service Other Species Expert, Contract A Species Status Assessment was finalized in 2022. We will likely not amend the recovery plan. A revision and delisting proposal may be published in 2024.