Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results
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Document ID=400150| 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 |
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| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 11 | Secure essential habitat on San Bruno Mountain through cooperative agreements, easements or other protection strategies | Partially Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | San Mateo County, California, Visitacion Associates, City of Brisbane, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Acquisition: Fee Title | Contract | Includes tasks 111-119. Habitat Conservation Plan accomplishes this task. Amendment to the HCP may be necessary or additional long-term management plans may be required in the future. Covered under San Bruno Mtn. HCP. Acquisition paid for through the HCP. | 1.1-1 | Ownership transfer to San Mateo County Parks | Partially Complete | 2021 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | Northeast Ridge at San Bruno Mountain is to be dedicated to San Mateo County Parks ownership by the end of 2024 as mitigation for the Northeast Ridge development (last amendment to the San Bruno Mountain HCP). San Mateo County Parks received $127,500 to complete restoration of the Northeast Ridge. | ||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 11 | Secure essential habitat on San Bruno Mountain through cooperative agreements, easements or other protection strategies | Partially Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | San Mateo County, California, Visitacion Associates, City of Brisbane, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Acquisition: Fee Title | Contract | Includes tasks 111-119. Habitat Conservation Plan accomplishes this task. Amendment to the HCP may be necessary or additional long-term management plans may be required in the future. Covered under San Bruno Mtn. HCP. Acquisition paid for through the HCP. | 112 | transfer ownership to California State Parks Foundation | Complete | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | ||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 11 | Secure essential habitat on San Bruno Mountain through cooperative agreements, easements or other protection strategies | Partially Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | San Mateo County, California, Visitacion Associates, City of Brisbane, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Acquisition: Fee Title | Contract | Includes tasks 111-119. Habitat Conservation Plan accomplishes this task. Amendment to the HCP may be necessary or additional long-term management plans may be required in the future. Covered under San Bruno Mtn. HCP. Acquisition paid for through the HCP. | 113 | Quarry Products, Inc, transfer land to San Mateo County Parks | Planned | 2023 | 2026 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | proposed amendment to San Bruno Mountain HCP to cover commercial development of the quarry floor and transfer of the lands at the top and slopes of the quarry to San Mateo County Parks for preservation and management of listed butterfly habitat | |||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 113 | Quarry Products, Inc.: Secure essential habitat on San Bruno Mountain | Planned | FY 2023 | FY 2026 | City of Brisbane, California | San Mateo County, California | Acquisition | Labor type not yet selected | Proposed amendment to San Bruno Mountain HCP being developed by City of Brisbane in coordination with the developers to cover commercial development of the quarry floor and transfer of the lands at the top and slopes of the quarry to San Mateo County Parks for preservation and management of mission blue, San Bruno elfin and 2 other listed butterflies habitat. USFWS and San Mateo County Parks have been involved in the process and will review terms before approval. Draft HCP amendment expected to be available for USFWS and San Mateo County Parks review in summer 2024. | ||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 116 | Long-term agreements with PG&E at San Bruno Mountain | Partially Complete | FY 2018 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Other | Acquisition, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning | Labor type not yet selected | PG&E Bay Area O&M HCP 30-year permit issued in 2017 requires avoidance measures and mitigation for effects to Mission blue, San Bruno elfin, Bay checerspot, and callippe silverspot butterflies in PG&E's right-of-ways. PG&E has been mitigating by funding restoration of listed butterfly habitat at San Bruno Mountain. PG&E applies for Site Activity Review permits from San Mateo County Parks for projects within San Bruno Mountain County Park. Project details are reviewed by San Mateo County Parks staff and appropriate best management practices are enforced. | |||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 21 | Minimize use of herbicides, insecticides, and other toxic substances | Ongoing Current | City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, National Park Service, California Department of Fish and Game | City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, National Park Service, California Department of Fish and Game, Other | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Contract | Conducted at San Bruno Mountain (SBM) and Twin Peaks Natural Area (TPNA). All TPNA activities are conducted by the Creekside Center for Earth Observation, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and the Golden Hour Restoration Institute. All SBM activities are conducted by San Mateo County Parks. All herbicide use by SFRPD is conducted as part of a rigorous integrated pest management strategy that is closely scrutinized by the San Francisco Department of the Environment. This IPM strategy only uses herbicides as a last resort when alternative management strategies (i.e., physical removal, etc.) are determined to be infeasible. Herbicide use is carefully restricted to the minimum effective dose that will be effective against the target weed species. San Mateo County Parks' Integrated Pest Management program emphasizes judicious and targeted herbicide use only when required for effective management of invasive and weedy species that cannot be tolerated: https://www.smcgov.org/parks/san-mateo-county-parks-integrated-pest-management-program. | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 22 | Control ORV activity | Obsolete | Other | San Mateo County, California, California Department of Fish and Game | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Twin Peaks Natural Area has installed barriers to off-road travel. | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 23 | Remove exotic weeds | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | City of San Francisco, National Park Service, Other | City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, National Park Service, California Department of Fish and Game | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Contract | Conducted at San Bruno Mtn (SBM) and Twin Peaks Natural Area (TPNA). All TPNA activities are conducted by the Creekside Center for Earth Observation, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and the Golden Hour Restoration Institute. All SBM activities are conducted by San Mateo County Parks. Invasive weed threats present an ongoing management challenge at Twin Peaks. The predominant weed species that threatens the Twin Peaks Natural Areas is Oxalis pes caprae. SFRPD’s Natural Resources Division commits significant time each season to controlling this weed species. Implemented for mission blue on public lands at San Bruno Mtn and GGNRA. SFPUC developing HCP that would include weed control in mission blue habitat. Targeted annual treatments of various species impacting grassland butterfly habitat including (but not limited to) Oxalis pes-caprae, fennel, Scabiosa atropurpurea, Dittrichia graveleons, African flag, French broom, Cotoneaster sp., various thistle species, Jubata grass. Control methods include hand removal with County staff, contractors, partern organization and volunteers, targeted herbicide treatments, mowing with string-trimmers, removing seed heads. San Bruno Mountain Watch is parternering with Elfenworks on their "Elevate the Elfin" caimpaign to receive matching funds for conservation work performed near SBE habitat on the mountain. As part of this project, San Bruno Mountain Watch plans to weed various species in the vicinity or near the edges of Sedum patches. | |||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 61 | Enforce Federal laws | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division | Other: Law Enforcement | Internal Administrative | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 62 | Enforce State laws | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | California Department of Fish and Game | Other: Law Enforcement | Internal Field Assistance | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 63 | Enforce County zoning and growth restriction ordinances | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | San Mateo County, California | Other: Regulations | Internal Field Assistance | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 1 | 64 | Enforce City regulations and ordinances | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | City of San Francisco, City of Brisbane, California, City of Daly, California | Other: Regulations | Internal Field Assistance | Signs posted at Twin Peaks Natural Area advising users of restrictions. | |||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 2 | 121 | Secure essential habitat at Milagra Ridge through cooperative aggreements, easements, or other protection strategies | Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | FY 2007 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Other | San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game, Other | Acquisition: Other | Contract | Costs for implementing tasks 121-126 are largely administrative. NPS-Golden Gate National Recreation Area acquired Milagra Ridge in 1987. | ||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 2 | 124 | Secure essential habitat outside San Bruno Mountain: U.S. General Services Administration - Milagra Ridge | Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | FY 2007 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division | Acquisition: Fee Title | Contract | NPS-Golden Gate National Recreation Area acquired Milagra Ridge in 1987. Easement dedicated in 2007 at Milagra Ridge that contains SB Elfin habitat. | 1 | Milagra Ridge transferred to NPS-Golden Gate National Recreation Area | Complete | 1987 | 1987 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | NPS-Golden Gate National Recreation Area acquired Milagra Ridge in 1987. | ||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 2 | 126 | Secure essential habitat outside San Bruno Mountain: Private property owners - Montara Mountain, Peak Mountain, Whiting Ridge, and Milagra Ridge | Partially Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Acquisition: Fee Title | Contract | In 2007 a dedicated easement at Pacifica on Milagra Ridge provided security for host plant of San Bruno Elfin Butterfly. | 126-1 | NPS purchased Rancho Corral de Tierra in 2014 that includes parts of Montara Mountain | Partially Complete | 2014 | 2014 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | NPS purchased the Rancho Corral de Tierra (maybe 2014) that includes parts of Montara Mtn. CA State Parks may have part of it too. And it seems like much of Whiting Ridge is protected. | |||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 2 | 126 | Secure essential habitat outside San Bruno Mountain: Private property owners - Montara Mountain, Peak Mountain, Whiting Ridge, and Milagra Ridge | Partially Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Acquisition: Fee Title | Contract | In 2007 a dedicated easement at Pacifica on Milagra Ridge provided security for host plant of San Bruno Elfin Butterfly. | 126-2 | NPS purchased Milagra Ridge in 2007 | Complete | 2007 | 2007 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | ||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 2 | 24 | Manage habitat: Transplant selected native flora | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | National Park Service, Other | City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, National Park Service, California Department of Fish and Game | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Contract | Some work at San Bruno Mtn., Twin Peaks Natural Area (TPNA), Wolfback, Milagra Ridge, Ft Baker, and Slacker Ridge. Some work is contract (SBM) other is NPS. SFRPD annually transplants lupines and MBB nectar plants to Twin Peaks. Host and nectar species include Bromus carinatus, Lomatium dasycarpum, Lupinus albifrons, Lupinus formosus, Lupinus variicolor, Monardella villosa, Phacelia californica, and Stipa pulchra. Christina Crooker did some work on transplanting sedum for San Bruno elfin while she was at Golden Gate National Park Conservancy. Some work at San Bruno Mtn., Twin Peaks Natural Area (TPNA), Wolfback, Milagra Ridge, Ft Baker, and Slacker Ridge. Some work is contract (SBM) other is NPS. Direct seeding and outplanting of silver, summer, and varied color lupine, as well as nectar host plants. Summer lupine seed collection efforts to contribute to County wide lupine amplification project coordinated by NPS. | |||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 2 | 25 | Manage habitat: Improve seedling establishment of native flora | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, National Park Service, California Department of Fish and Game | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Contract | Some work at San Bruno Mtn., Twin Peaks Natural Area (TPNA), Wolfback, Milagra Ridge, Ft Baker, and Slacker Ridge. Some work is contract (SBM) other is NPS. Work conducted on both spp, 2018, 2019. All TPNA activities are conducted by the Creekside Center for Earth Observation, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and the Golden Hour Restoration Institute. All SBM activities are conducted by San Mateo County Parks. SFRPD annually seeds lupines on Twin Peaks, both in open areas and where native scrub is reduced, to enhance grassland habitat for MBB. Species include Lupinus albifrons, Lupinus formosus, and Lupinus variicolor. Creekside Science has provided SRRPD with several pounds of lupine seeds in 2022 and 2023. Seeds are both scarified and processed in a Thumbler’s rock tumbler to ensure quicker germination during wet years, and are left untreated and seedbanked during dry years. Additionally, MBB nectar seeds are broadcast in open grasslands and restoration areas to bolster food sources for MBB. Social trails are monitored and closed as needed for conservation efforts. Some work at San Bruno Mtn., Twin Peaks Natural Area (TPNA), Wolfback, Milagra Ridge, Ft Baker, and Slacker Ridge. Some work is contract (SBM) other is NPS. Work conducted on both spp, 2018, 2019. All TPNA activities are conducted by the Creekside Center for Earth Observation, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and the Golden Hour Restoration Institute. All SBM activities are conducted by San Mateo County Parks. County Parks currently only utilizes plants grown at Mission blue nursery by San Bruno Mountain Watch or seed produced by Creekside Science. County Parks may explore the creation of a native seed mix via other large-scale native seed sources to supplement seeding of areas with recent disturbance on the mountain. | |||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 2 | 331 | Evaluate data and develop long-term management plans: San Bruno elfin and mission blue butterflies on San Bruno Mountain | Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | FY 2009 | Other | San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Research: Management Techniques | Contract | The HCP may require modifications as implementation proceeds. Updated management plans are produced every 5 years on San Bruno Mtn. 2009 amendment to the San Bruno Mountain HCP included a Habitat Management Plan. | ||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 2 | 65 | Evaluate effectiveness of current regulations and propose necessary revisions or new regulations | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Other: Regulations | Internal Field Assistance | |||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 311 | Inventory butterflies and their foodplants | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Research: Population Surveys | Contract | Bi-annual surveys at San Bruno Mtn (SBM) since 1982. Butterfly and foodplant surveys also at Twin Peaks Natural Area (TPNA) and Milagra Ridge (MR). Focus is on Mission Blue and its food plant, as opposed to Elfin. All TPNA activities are conducted by the Creekside Center for Earth Observation, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and the Golden Hour Restoration Institute. All SBM activities are conducted by San Mateo County Parks. All Milagra Ridge activities are conducted by Golden Gate National Recreation Area staff. SFRPD conducts several MBB surveys each year (post-diapause larval survey and an egg survey) and maintains this data as part of a long-term data set. Therefore baseline data has been obtained, and accumulation of a long-term dataset is ongoing. GGNRA monitors Milagra Ridge and Montara Mtn. for SBE larvae annually at a cost of $10k annually. San Bruno Mtn HCP requires annual habitat surveys and biannual butterfly survey for mission blue and San Bruno elfin. Mission blue also monitored annually at SFPUC and GGNRA. GGNRA currently working with Coast Ridge Ecology on MBB monitoring (~$35k/yr.). NPS staff supplement this work with at least an equal amount of staff time (~$35k). San Mateo County Parks monitors MBBs in odd years - most recently adult surveys were carried out in 2023. Habitat is mapped and monitored on an ongoing basis, though no prorocol level host plant monitoring is carried out on an annual basis. San Mateo County Parks monitors SBE larvae in even years - most recently adult surveys were carried out in 2022 but will be carried out again this spring. Habitat is mapped and monitored on an ongoing basis, though no protocol level host plant monitoring is carried out on an annual basis. | 311-1 | NPS fund MBB and SBE monitoring | Ongoing Current | 2023 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | NPS-GGNRA working with Coast Ridge Ecology on MBB monitoring (~$35k/yr.). NPS staff supplement this work with at least an equal amount of staff time (~$35k). GGNRA monitors Milagra Ridge and Montara Mtn. for SBE larvae annually at a cost of $10k annually. | ||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 312 | Conduct annual surveys of butterflies, their foodplants, and degree of threat | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Research: Population Surveys | Contract | Annual surveys at San Bruno Mtn (SBM) since 1982. Butterfly and foodplant surveys also at Twin Peaks Natural Area (TPNA) and Milagra Ridge (MR). Focus is on Mission Blue and its food plant, as opposed to Elfin. All TPNA activities are conducted by the Creekside Center for Earth Observation, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and the Golden Hour Restoration Institute. All SBM activities are conducted by San Mateo County Parks. All Milagra Ridge activities are conducted by Golden Gate National Recreation Area staff. SFRPD conducts several MBB surveys each year (post-diapause larval survey and an egg survey) and maintains this data as part of a long-term data set. This data is summarized each year and provided to USFWS in an annual report, and contains information related to estimated population size, health, and recommendations for the population going forward. SFRPD also commissions lupine inventories every 6 years to monitor the health of MBB habitat. NPS-GGNRA working with Coast Ridge Ecology on MBB monitoring (~$35k/yr.). NPS staff supplement this work with at least an equal amount of staff time (~$35k). GGNRA monitors Milagra Ridge and Montara Mtn. for SBE larvae annually at a cost of $10k annually. San Bruno Mtn HCP requires annual habitat surveys and biannual butterfly survey for mission blue and San Bruno elfin. Mission blue also monitored annually at SFPUC and GGNRA. San Mateo County Parks monitors MBBs in odd years - most recently adult surveys were carried out in 2023. Habitat is mapped and monitored on an ongoing basis, though no protocol level host plant monitoring is carried out on an annual basis. Natural resource staff surveys for threats to butterfly habitat on an ongoing basis and addresses various weed infestations on an annual basis. | |||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 313 | Determine synecological relationships | Not Started | Other | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Research: Habitat Requirements | Graduate Student | Tasks to be completed in FY 4. | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 314 | Determine biological requirements of larval and adult foodplants | Ongoing Current | Other | City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Research: Habitat Requirements | Graduate Student | Surveys at San Bruno Mtn (SBM), Twin Peaks Natural Area (TPNA) and Milagra Ridge (MR). Focus is on Mission Blue and its food plant, as opposed to Elfin. All TPNA activities are conducted by the Creekside Center for Earth Observation, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and the Golden Hour Restoration Institute. All SBM activities are conducted by San Mateo County Parks. All Milagra Ridge activities are conducted by Golden Gate National Recreation Area staff. As part of his master's thesis work, a former San Mateo County Parks natural resource specialist, Sean Correa, recently created a MaxEnt spatial distribution model for Sedum populations across the SBE range. The model identified multiple landscape-level factors which can be used to predict the presence of Sedum. San Mateo County Parks has mapped the distribution of silver and summer lupine across San Bruno Mountain, from this data they infer appropriate growing conditions for the different host plants of the MBB which is used in deciding where to outplant or seed host plants. Lupine has also been mapped in coordination with consultants such as Creekside Science and Nomad Ecology (for pilot grazing program). | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 315 | Investigate biology of tending ant species | Ongoing Current | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Research: Other Information | Graduate Student | Tasks to be completed in FY 04. Incidental observations made at Marin Headlands in 2005 on Argentine ants. Stanford grad student studied ant/butterfly relationship for related species acmon blue and found Argentine ants operate as tending surrogates when native ants are displaced. | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 316 | Identify perturbation processes | Ongoing Current | San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division | Research: Management Techniques | Labor type not yet selected | 316-1 | San Mateo County Parks developed a Grazing Technical Advisory Committee in fall 2024 and initiated planning and baseline surveys for a pilot cattle grazing study at San Bruno Mountain to control invasive grasses and reduce thatch under San Bruno Mountain HCP (cattle expected to be introduced in 2021) | Ongoing Current | 2019 | 2024 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | Pilot cattle grazing study to begin at San Bruno Mountain in 2025. | ||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 316 | Identify perturbation processes | Ongoing Current | San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division | Research: Management Techniques | Labor type not yet selected | 3.1.6-2 | Monitoring Plan & Grazing Strategy | Complete | 2020 | 2024 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan Grazing Technical Advisory Committee scheduled to approve a Monitoring and Reporting Plan and a Final Grazing Strategy in September 2021 for a pilot grazing study on the Northeast Ridge and Southeast Slope of San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo County to reduce invasives grasses and thatch and study the effects of introduction of cattle grazing on the callippe silverspot, mission blue, and Bay checkerspot butterflies at San Bruno Mountain. Pre-grazing baseline studies scheduled for spring 2022, grazing infrastructure installation in summer 2022, and cattle grazing beginning in 2025. San Mateo County Parks received a $137,900 grant from the Coast Conservancy for the pilot grazing study. | ||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 316 | Identify perturbation processes | Ongoing Current | San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division | Research: Management Techniques | Labor type not yet selected | 316-3 | NPS-GGNRA small burn study in 2011 | Ongoing Current | 2011 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | GGNRA did a small burn study around 2011 and is working on getting results together for publishing. GGNRA conducts a considerable amount of native scrub removal work most years with contractors. | |||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 316 | Identify perturbation processes | Ongoing Current | San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division | Research: Management Techniques | Labor type not yet selected | 316-4 | NPS study shrub encroachment effects on SBE and sedum | Ongoing Current | 2024 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | GGNRA reviewing how scrub encroachment affecting sedum and SBE and just got a habitat modelling effort for sedum and SBE from a former GGNPC and SM Co. employee. Two predictive factors he found for sedum occurrence was a strong inverse relation with canopy (this may be a threshold effect) and elevation – with sedum occurrence increasing with elevation. | |||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 318 | Investigate biology of San Bruno elfin butterflies to guide population estimates. Studies on oviposition rates and larval survival will help determine how to estimate adult populations from larvae monitoring. | Not Started | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 321 | Determine downlisting and delisting criteria: Determine necessary sizes of colonies | Partially Complete | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Research: General | Contract | Creekside Science developing a metapopulation model for mission blue due in FY 2024. NPS worked with Stu Weiss/Creekside for metapopulation model of Milagra Ridge ($15-20 k). And Stu is in process doing metapopulation analysis for the Marin Headlands ($13,500). | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 322 | Determine downlisting and delisting criteria: Determine necessary habitat quality and quantity | Partially Complete | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Tasks to be completed in FY 24. Creekside Science developing metapopulation study for mission blue and determining minimum habitat patch sizes. | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 324 | Coordinate among habitat managers and regulatory agencies to establish recommended San Bruno elfin butterfly monitoring protocols. | Not Started | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Concern about damage to host plants and habitat should be considered when determining monitoring activities and frequency. | ||||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 4 | Coordinate among habitat managers and regulatory agencies to establish recommended San Bruno elfin butterfly monitoring protocols. | Partially Complete | FY 2022 | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | San Mateo County Parks proposed revisions to the survey protocol for San Bruno elfin and has been partially implementing them. | |||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 41 | Reestablish San Bruno elfin and mission blue butterflies in restored and rehabilitated habitat: Select potential sites | Partially Complete | FY 2007 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Research: Reintroduction | Contract | San Francisco Parks and USFWS funded Dr. Stu Weiss to assist in reintroduction of Mission Blue at Twin Peaks Park. Mission blue also reintroduced to Milagra Ridge and Sweeney Ridge at GGNRA. | |||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 42 | Reestablish San Bruno elfin and mission blue butterflies in restored and rehabilitated habitat: Secure selected sites through cooperative easements or other protective strategies | Partially Complete | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division | Acquisition | Contract | Mission blue reintroduced and protected at NPS-GGNRA at Milagra Ridge and Sweeny Ridge. | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 43 | Reestablish San Bruno elfin and mission blue butterflies in restored and rehabilitated habitat: Restore habitat sites | Ongoing Current | FY 2007 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Acquisition: Exchange, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Contract | Restore selected habitat sites at San Bruno Mtn and Twin Peaks Natural Area. Implementation of mechanical scraping at Milagra Ridge to promote germination of MBB host plant (L. albifrons) (2019). GGNRA also restores and manages mission blue habitat at Marin Headlands and Sweeny Ridge. All TPNA activities are conducted by the Creekside Center for Earth Observation, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and the Golden Hour Restoration Institute. All SBM activities are conducted by San Mateo County Parks. | |||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 44 | Reestablish San Bruno elfin and mission blue butterflies in restored and rehabilitated habitat: Obtain butterflies and reintroduce into restored sites | Ongoing Current | FY 2007 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | San Mateo County, California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, California Department of Fish and Game | Research: Reintroduction | Contract | 44-1 | Butterflies from San Bruno Mtn introduced to restored habitat at Milagra Ridge,Twin Peaks, and Sweeney Ridge. Pilot study for Milagra Ridge releases of supplemental sugar feeding to increase oviposition (2019). All SBM activities are conducted by San Mateo County Parks. All Milagra Ridge activities are conducted by Golden Gate National Recreation Area staff.) | Ongoing Current | 2019 | Labor type not yet selected | Work type not yet selected | Mission blue reintroduced to habitat at Twin Peaks, Milagra Ridge, and Sweeney Ridge. | |||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 5 | Investigate biology of San Bruno elfin butterflies to guide population estimates. | Not Started | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Studies on oviposition rates and larval survival will help determine how to estimate adult populations from larvae monitoring. | ||||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 51 | Increase public awareness: Prepare TV and radio spot programs | Ongoing Current | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division | Other: Information and Education | Internal Technical Assistance | Bay area news media has run information on mission blue as part of reintroduction effort in FY2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. | ||||||||||||
| Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies | F | 8 | Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6600 | San Bruno elfin butterfly | Callophrys mossii bayensis | 3 | 52 | Increase public awareness: Prepare and distribute brochures and audio-visual programs on preservation and recovery | Not Started | Other | San Mateo County, California | Other: Information and Education | Internal Field Assistance |