Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results

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 Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	1	1	Develop interim research and management plans in conjunction with NPS, FS, and private landowners	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	1	2	Determine habitat protection priorities	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	1	3	Evaluate habitat protection alternatives	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	1	4	Enforce laws protecting the species	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	2	10	Implement appropriate management techniques as they are developed from previous tasks	Ongoing Current			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	RNR2019 - Fire complete in winter of 2019. Monitoring will occur summer of 2019. RNR2018 - Prescribed fire not complete but still planned for future. RNR2017 - Prescribed fire was used on NPS lands in 2007 to abate woody encroachment and was successful. Prescribed fire planned for winter 2017/2018.
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	2	5	Determine population size and stage class distribution for all populations	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	RNR2017-2019 - Demographics ongoing by NPS/BRP. [CLW 8/6/2010: Ongoing for one of 11 extant populations, managed by NPS/BRP]
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	2	6	Study abiotic and biotic features of the species' habitat	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	2	7	Conduct long-term demographic studies	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	RNR2017-2019 - Demographics ongoing by the NPS/BRP. [CLW 8/5/2010: Ongoing for one of 11 extant populations.]
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	2	8	Determine the effects of past and ongoing disturbances	Ongoing Current			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	[CLW, 8/2010: Poeaching was discovered at two populations in 2009 field season; the effect of this disturbance will be assessed in follow-up monitoring at these two sites.]
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	2	9	Define the prerequisites for self-sustaining populations and develop appropriate habitat management guidelines based on the data obtained from Tasks 2.2 through 2.5	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	3	11	Search for additional populations	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	3	12	Investigate the potential effects of acid precipitation or other atmospheric pollution	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	3	13	Develop techniques for reestablishing populations in suitable habitat within the species' historic range	Ongoing Current			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	3	14	Evaluate potential reintroduction sites, develop a list of suitable areas, and implement reintroduction	Ongoing Current			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	RNR2018-2019 - Plants grown at NPS onsite facility. RNR2017 - NPS investigating reintroduction potential at site in Avery County. Seeds of LIHE collected.
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	3	15	Develop a cultivated source of plants and provide for long-term seed storage	Ongoing Not Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	3	16	Prepare and distribute news releases and informational brochures and post information on the Internet	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	3	17	Prepare articles for popular and scientific publications	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	RNR2019 - A grad student at ASU conducted genetic studies on LIHE. Results should be published in 2019.
Recovery Plan for Liatris helleri Heller's Blazing Star	RF(1)	4	Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939	Heller's blazingstar	Liatris helleri	3	18	Annually assess the success of recovery efforts for the species	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State Plant Conservation Agencies of participating states (North Carolina these are the Plant Conservation Program [North Carolina Department of Agriculture]; and the Natural Heritage Program [North Carolina Department of Natural Reseources and Community Development])	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected