Draft Heliotrope Milkvetch (Astragalus montii) Recovery Plan |
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Regulate and control mineral development activities. |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Forest Service , Ecological Services, Bureau of Land Management |
Management: Land Use |
Internal Technical Assistance |
FWS is working with USFS to draft protective measures for mining that will be a commitment in a conservation agreement or next forest plan or both. |
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Draft Heliotrope Milkvetch (Astragalus montii) Recovery Plan |
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Utah Ecological Services Field Office (801) 975-3330 |
Heliotrope milk-vetch |
Astragalus montii |
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Control other activities which may affect the species. |
Ongoing Current |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Forest Service , Ecological Services |
Management: Land Use |
Internal Technical Assistance |
FWS is working with USFS to draft protective measures and monitoring for plant populations (2017). |
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Draft Heliotrope Milkvetch (Astragalus montii) Recovery Plan |
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Utah Ecological Services Field Office (801) 975-3330 |
Heliotrope milk-vetch |
Astragalus montii |
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Inventory suitable habitat and determine with a high degree of accuracy its population and distribution. |
Ongoing Current |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Forest Service , State of Utah, including the Utah Natural Heritage Inventory, Ecological Services |
Research: Population Assessment, Research: Population Surveys |
Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance |
UNHP visited suitable and occupied habitat for the species in 2017 and 2018. A new occurrence was documented from these surveys in an area on USFS that was previously identified as suitable but no plants were found in the 1990s. |
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Draft Heliotrope Milkvetch (Astragalus montii) Recovery Plan |
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Utah Ecological Services Field Office (801) 975-3330 |
Heliotrope milk-vetch |
Astragalus montii |
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Establish and conduct a minimum viable population study on each of the three populations. |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Forest Service , Ecological Services |
Research: Population Assessment |
Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract |
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Draft Heliotrope Milkvetch (Astragalus montii) Recovery Plan |
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Utah Ecological Services Field Office (801) 975-3330 |
Heliotrope milk-vetch |
Astragalus montii |
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Establish and implement formal land management designations and plans |
Ongoing Current |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service |
Forest Service , Ecological Services |
Management: Planning |
Internal Field Assistance |
FWS is discussing conservation measures to include in either the new USFS forest plan or a conservation agreement. Discussions have been intermittent since 2016. The USFS at the Regional and Field Office level is now supportive of a conservation agreement. |
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Draft Heliotrope Milkvetch (Astragalus montii) Recovery Plan |
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Utah Ecological Services Field Office (801) 975-3330 |
Heliotrope milk-vetch |
Astragalus montii |
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Conduct life history, biological, an ecological research |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Forest Service , Ecological Services |
Research: Demographic Studies |
Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract |
Research on pollinators and facilitation by congeners in habitat performed (1995). Other life history research is needed. |
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Draft Heliotrope Milkvetch (Astragalus montii) Recovery Plan |
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Utah Ecological Services Field Office (801) 975-3330 |
Heliotrope milk-vetch |
Astragalus montii |
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Propagate individuals in horticultural facilities. |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Center for Plant Conservation, Forest Service , Ecological Services |
Research: Propagation |
Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract |
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Draft Heliotrope Milkvetch (Astragalus montii) Recovery Plan |
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Utah Ecological Services Field Office (801) 975-3330 |
Heliotrope milk-vetch |
Astragalus montii |
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Develop public awareness, appreciation, and support for the conservation of Astragalus montii |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Center for Plant Conservation, Forest Service , State of Utah, including the Utah Natural Heritage Inventory, Ecological Services |
Other |
Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Administrative |
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