Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results

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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 Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 1 1.1 Protect and manage populations Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Nature Conservancy, Alabama Forestry Commission, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Alabama Highway Department, Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, City of Gadsden Acquisition: Easement, Acquisition: Management Agreement, Acquisition: Fee Title, Management: General, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Other: Regulations Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract TNC's Dry Creek Preserve, established in 1986, protects one of the largest populations in AL. The City of Gadsden wrote a management plan and fenced off their population. TNC and Birmingham Botanical Gardens have initiated management activities at TNC's AL preserve and at City of Gadsden's population. GDNR manages one population owned by GDOT in GA. TNC manages an introduced population in GA. Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance volunteers and Chattahoochee Nature Center staff periodically assist GADNR with management of GA populations.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 1 3.1.2 Determine community composition/structure Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement Contractor Research: Ecosystem Studies, Research: Habitat Requirements Contract
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 1 4.1 Management technique experiments Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alabama Forestry Commission, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Cost estimate also includes task 4.2 (Site management plans). Management studies conducted in the 1990s. Additional study is needed to incorporate recent information on the species' needs and improve management.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 1 4.2 Site management plans Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Nature Conservancy, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, City of Gadsden Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Administrative, Contract Cost estimates included under task 4.1 (Management technique experiments). Site management plans exist for several populations, but revisions are needed. The City of Gadsden, AL recently wrote a management plan for the population located on the City's airport property.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 1.2 Search for additional populations Partially Complete Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Population Surveys Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Surveys have been conducted in Alabama and Georgia, which have successfully located new populations. One new population was discovered in 2016 in Alabama, suggesting that other populations may be discovered.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 2.1 Determine population size/viability Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Other Information Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Populations have been periodically assessed for population size.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 2.2 Design monitoring study and gather baseline data Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Other Information Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Baseline data has been collected and monitoring of various populations is ongoing, but a formal monitoring study has not yet been conducted.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 2.3 Conduct periodic monitoring Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Other Information Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative Most populations are monitored annually by TNC &/or GADNR. FWS personnel assist, as possible.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 3.1.1 Analyze physical habitat Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Habitat Requirements Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Information gathered for most sites.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 5.1 Establish seed bank Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Center for Plant Conservation, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement Research: Other Information Volunteer, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Cost estimate assumes one-time fee to Center for Plant Conservation to carry out activities on long-term basis. Species is established in CPC's National Collection of Endangered Plants. North Carolina Botanical Garden maintains a small seed bank of Georgia material. Current seed bank collection needs to be expanded to include all extant populations.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 5.2 Maintain material in cultivation Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Center for Plant Conservation, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement Research: Other Information Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Contract Cost estimate included under task 5.1 (Establish seedbank). Species established in CPC's National Collection of Endangered Plants. Some plants are maintained in cultivation by Auburn University's Davis Arboretum and Chattahoochee Nature Center. These efforts need to be expanded to encompass and safeguard more of the species' genetic diversity.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 5.3 Investigate propagation techniques Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Center for Plant Conservation, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement Management: Propagation Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative Studies of propagation using in vitro tissue cultures and stem cuttings have been completed. Graduate students at Auburn University have investigated propagation via stem cuttings. Chattahoochee Nature Center staff have successfully used plant divisions to propagate the species. Two known seed germination studies have failed to produce plants. Additional seed germination studies are needed to complete this task.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 6.1 Identify introduction sites Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Management: Reintroduction Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Partially accomplished along with task 1.2 (Search for additional populations). Limited attempts to identify suitable sites and establish plants have occurred with limited success.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 6.2 Establish and monitor populations Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Reintroduction, Research: Other Information Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Duration estimated 5+ years. Four outplanting sites were established in Floyd County, GA by TNC, GADNR, and Chattahoochee Nature Center in 2007 and 2009 with limited success. Monitoring is ongoing.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 2 7 Determine community composition/structure Partially Complete Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative Information gathered for most sites.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 3 3.2.1 Study reproduction biology Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Other Information Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative Studies on various aspects of this species reproductive biology and ecology (e.g., pollination, seed production, seedling recruitment) were conducted in the 1990s & 2000s.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 3 3.2.2 Rhizome dormancy Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Other Information Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 3 3.2.3 Seed biology/seedling ecology studies Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Center for Plant Conservation, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Other Information Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Seed and seedling ecolgy remain poorly understood. Seed germination studies have failed to produce seedlings in the greenhouse or field. Seedlings have rarely been observed in the field.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 3 3.2.4 Genetic analysis Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement, Contractor Research: Genetics Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student, Contract Results of genetics studies conducted in the 1990s and 2000s were published in 1998, 2007, 2011. Studies need to be expanded to include all extant populations.
Alabama Leather-flower F 4 Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900 Alabama leather flower Clematis socialis 3 7 Educate public Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Nature Conservancy, Center for Plant Conservation, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, U.S. Fish and Wildlife enhancement Other: Information and Education Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative, Graduate Student