Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results
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Document ID=400272| 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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| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 1 | 2.2.3 | Develop and implement habitat management plan for Chimney Spring | Obsolete | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | According to NDOW's 2022 Field Trip Report, the Chimney Spring population failed in 2007. Another refugium population persists at nearby Terrace Hot Springs. | |||||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 2 | 1.1 | Obtain landowner cooperation | Ongoing Current | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Department of Wildlife | Management: General, Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Other: Information and Education, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations, Other: Administration, Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Management Techniques, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Migration, Research: Predation, Research: Competition, Research: Environmental Contaminants, Research: Reintroduction, Research: Other Information | Species Expert, Internal Field Assistance | Obtaining and maintaining relationships with landowners is an ongoing process even after recovery of a species has been accomplished. There is no estimated completion date because the landowners/tribe relationships should be nurtured and maintained into perpetuity. | |||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 2 | 1.2 | Acquire private land from willing sellers | Complete | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | FY 2005 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Nevada Department of Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Acquisition: Easement, Acquisition: Fee Title | Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance | NDOW aquired Lockes Ranch in January 2005 and is currently in negotiations to aquire Black Rock Station. A aquacultural easement was completed during fall of 2004 with the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe. *USFWS has replaced BLM as the lead agency. **Change in the Responsible Parties from the Recovery Plan. | ||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 2 | 1.3 | Secure instream flow on public land | Complete | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Department of Wildlife, U.S. Bureau of Land Management | Acquisition: General | Contract | *USFWS has replaced BLM as the lead agency. **Change in the Responsible Parties from the Recovery Plan. | ||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 2 | 1.4 | Determine effects of artesian wells and oil and gas development | Unknown | Other | Nevada Department of Wildlife, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Research: Other Information | Contract, Internal Administrative | The BLM’s Tonopah Resource Management Plan (RMP; BLM 1994) and RFWO’s associated Programmatic Biological Opinion (BO; Service 1994) addresses land management in and adjacent to Railroad Valley. Both documents rely on certain assumptions, including designation of the Railroad Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern and project-specific ESA consultations to ensure protections of resources from oil and gas production activities. However, the RMP and BO are outdated and do not account for impacts from recent expansion of oil and gas leasing activity near RVS habitat. In addition, these documents do not analyze potential impacts on water quality and quantity from modern drilling techniques such as directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing. From July 1, 2011 to January 1, 2021, the BLM Tonopah field office has authorized approximately 40,650 acres in oil and gas leases (CBD 2021). (Five Year Review pg. 8). | ||||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 2 | 2.1 | Determine habitat characteristics | Ongoing Current | FY 2005 | Other | U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division | Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Other Information | Contract | BRD has replaced National Biological Service. | |||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 2 | 2.2.1 | Develop and implement habitat management plan for Big Warm and Little Warm Springs | Ongoing Current | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | FY 2009 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Nevada Department of Wildlife, Duckwater Shoshone Indian Tribe, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Bureau of Land Management | Acquisition: Other, Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements | Contract, Internal Field Assistance, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance | Big Warm Spring has been restored using Partners for Fish and Wildlife, Tribal Landowner Incentive Program, and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program funding. Railroad Valley springfish were reintroduced into Big Warm Spring subsequent to the signing of a Safe Harbor Agreement on September 26, 2007. Little Warm Spring was restored using a Tribal Landowner Incentive programs grant. The Duckwater Shoshone Tribe is currently developing a management plan for the Little Warm spring area which will reserve it out for a Railroad Valley springfish preserve. **Change in the Responsible Parties from the Recovery Plan. | ||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 2 | 2.2.2 | Develop and implement habitat management plan for Big, North, Hay Corral, and Reynolds Springs | Ongoing Current | FY 2006 | FY 2009 | Other | Nevada Department of Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations | Contract, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance | Restoration of the four spring systems at Lockes Ranch was completed during the 2008 fiscal year. An additional restoration was completed in 2012 in an attempt to increase available habitat at North Spring. | ||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 2 | 3 | Monitor populations | Ongoing Current | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | Nevada Department of Wildlife | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Duckwater Shoshone Indian Tribe | Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Management Techniques, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Migration, Research: Reintroduction | Internal Field Assistance, Species Expert | NDOW completed Railroad Valley Springfish mark and recapture surveys 8/2023. Field trip report pending as of 8/23/2023. Reno Fish and Wildlife Office in receipt of 2022 Field Trip report from NDOW. | |||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 2 | 4 | Develop and implement public information program | Planned | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Nevada Department of Wildlife, Duckwater Shoshone Indian Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management | Other: Information and Education | Internal Technical Assistance | The Duckwater Shoshone Tribe has installed an interpretive kiosk and signs at Big and Little Warm Spring. NDOW has installed an informational kiosk for the four spring systems at Lockes Ranch and has posted information about the restoration efforts they have completed at Lockes Ranch via their website. | ||||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 3 | 2.2.4 | Develop and implement habitat management plan for Dugan Ranch | Planned | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Other | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Other | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert | USFS plans to establish fencing around springheads to protect springfish. | ||||||||||||
| Railroad Valley Springfish (Crenichthys nevadae) Recovery Plan | F | 8 | Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (775) 861-6300 | Railroad Valley springfish | Crenichthys nevadae | 3 | 2.2.5 | Develop and implement habitat management plan at Sodaville | Obsolete | Other | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Nevada Division of Forestry | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert | The population at Sodaville was established in 1947 on private land as a refugium population but is thought to be extirpated as of 2002. The private landowner was raising exotic Cherax crayfish in the same spring system occupied by Railroad Valley springfish without a permit. In 2002, NDOW LE eradicated the crayfish and presumably the Railroad Valley springfish population with rotenone (see NDOW Field Trip Report). Surveys have not been completed since the crayfish eradication took place. NDOW Field Trip reports have continued to indicate that the population is extirpated as of 2023. |