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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
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	1	1.1	Contact landowners and negotiate protection	Partially Complete			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	USFWS Regional Office 4, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Alabama Natural Heritage Program , Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance	Acquisition: Easement, Acquisition: Management Agreement, Acquisition: Fee Title, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Other: Information and Education, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations, Management: Population Monitoring	Contract, Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer	TNC acquired Pine Hills Preserve, which protects one of the largest populations in 1999. Other populations have been conserved under voluntary management agreements. TNC is working with Boy Scouts of America to protect an additional population.
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	1	1.2	Initiate interim management	Partially Complete			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Alabama Natural Heritage Program , Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance, Atlanta Botanical Garden, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4	Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use	Contract, Graduate Student, Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer	Several populations are being managed via prescribed fire, mowing, and/or hand-thinning of competing vegetation. The Service has worked with various State agencies and NGOs to implement conservation activities since the 1980s. Currently, TNC is the Service's primary cooperator for implementing management. TNC receives management assistance from APCA affiliates and the Service.
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	1	3.1 & 3.3	Conduct management experiments and develop management plans	Partially Complete			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	USFWS Regional Office 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Alabama Natural Heritage Program	Management	Contract, Graduate Student, Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer	Limited studies on responses to habitat restoration have been conducted.
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	1	3.2 & 3.4	Implement management and monitor	Ongoing Current			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance	Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Land Use, Management: Population Monitoring	Contract, Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Volunteer	AL TNC conducts ongoing monitoring/management under contract with FWS and in partnership with willing landowners. Several populations are being managed via prescribed fire, mowing, and/or hand-thinning of competing vegetation. TNC receives management and monitoring assistance from Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance (APCA) affiliates and the Service.
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	2	1.3	Survey for additional populations	Partially Complete			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	USFWS Regional Office 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Alabama Natural Heritage Program	Research: Population Surveys	Contract, Graduate Student, Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer	Most recent survey efforts for new populations were completed in 2010.
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	2	2.1	Characterize habitat	Partially Complete			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Atlanta Botanical Garden, USFWS Regional Office 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Alabama Natural Heritage Program	Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements	Contract, Graduate Student, Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer	Habitat studies, including characterizing soil properties, have been conducted.
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	2	2.2	Conduct demographic studies	Partially Complete			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	USFWS Regional Office 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Alabama Natural Heritage Program	Research: Demographic Studies	Contract, Graduate Student, Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer	Limited demographic data are available from monitoring of select populations.
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	2	2.3	Investigate life history characteristics	Partially Complete			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Center for Plant Conservation, USFWS Regional Office 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Alabama Natural Heritage Program	Research	Contract, Graduate Student, Internal Administrative, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer	Research by graduate students and scientists have revealed some new life history information. Recent studies include seed germination (2014), animal associates, prey, and microbial relationships (2011-2017), and phenotypic variation (2018).
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	3	4	Determine viable population parameters	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	USFWS Regional Office 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Alabama Natural Heritage Program	Research: General, Research: Population Surveys, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Other Information	Contract, Graduate Student, Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	3	5	Preserve genetic stock	Ongoing Current			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Center for Plant Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4	Research: Other Information	Contract, Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer	Most known extant populations have some genetic material preserved in ex situ (off-site) collections. Plant material and seeds are in long-term storage at Atlanta Botanic Gardens. Cryopreservation techniques of seeds have been determined. APCA member institutions are also protecting plants in off-site collections.
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	3	6	Reestablish populations, if needed	Ongoing Current			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance, Atlanta Botanical Garden, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Several attempts to augment and establish populations in AL have occurred. At least 3 sites are thought to have been established by private landowners prior to listing. TNC, AL Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Auburn University staff have coordinated with the Service and Atlanta Botanical Garden, which has plant material, to potentially establish safeguarding populations on State-owned conservation lands in Alabama.
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis	3	7	Public education	Ongoing Current			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Alabama Natural Heritage Program , Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Center for Plant Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Other: Information and Education	Internal Administrative, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer	Auburn University's Davis Arboretum maintains an educational display with live plants. USFWS produced informational cards for public distribution. Alabama Forestry Commission created a fact sheet about the species and its conservation needs. Information about the species is available online from various sources, including NatureServe and Encyclopedia of Alabama.