Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results
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Document ID=600031Plan 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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Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 1 | 1 | Delineate occupied and potential habitat | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | National Park Service, Forest Service , Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements | Graduate Student | Habitat models completed for two GRAs; working to refine existing models and to see if they can be expanded to use across the remainder of the range; northern hardwood forest predicitive model completed by VA Tech in 2013 (funded in part by USFWS) - this will contribute to efforts to develop a landscape-level CNFS predictive presence/habitat quality coverage; VA Tech completed predictive habitat model in 2015; 8/18 - USFWS awarded funding to Virginia Tech to update CNFS habitat model to include recent survey data, including acoustics | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 1 | 2 | Survey potential habitat to locate additional populations | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | National Park Service, Forest Service , Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Other: Regulations | Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance | Project clearance surveys; NCWRC surveying additional sites in NC and began testing use of acoustics in 2011; USFS surveying additonal sites on Cherokee NF in TN; USFWS provided funding for Dr. Kennedy (Univ. of Memphis) to conduct surveys/research throughout eastern TN in 2015 and 2016; use of acoustics has been successful and CNFS recorded at three new sites since 2011 | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 1 | 3 | Monitor known populations | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service , State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Research: Population Surveys, Research: Other Information, Management: Population Monitoring | Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Field Assistance | Ongoing long-term nest box monitoring by NCWRC and other partners in NC; the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been monitoring sites on the Cherokee Indian Reservation since 2006; 2015 - USFWS provided Sect. 6 funding for Univ. of Memphis for multipe years to establish and monitor nest box grids in eastern TN; VA Tech study looking at detection using live traps, camera traps, and acoustics completed in 2016; based on this and additional information, long term monitoring will likely switch to a combination of nest boxes and acoustics | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 1 | 4 | Study effects of -timber operations | Ongoing Not Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | Forest Service , Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements | Internal Field Assistance | Opportunities limited to date because habitat is normally avoided. | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 1 | 5 | Examine effects of Strongyloids and other pathogens | Ongoing Not Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | ||||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 1 | 6 | Develop and refine habitat management guidelines | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, Forest Service , Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Habitat Requirements | Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance | Research by NCWRC and VA Tech will contribute to this recovery action (see action 11); Southern Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative (SASRI) started in 2013 and should contribute to this recovery action; 2019 - USFWS awarded funding to Virginia Tech to develop reference conditions for spruce/fir forests in the Southern Apps to help guide restoration and managment activities | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 1 | 7 | Implement habitat management guidelines | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service , State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, Forest Service , Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance | Southern Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative (SASRI) started in 2013 and should contribute to this recovery action; In 2015, the Asheville FO provided funding to the TN Chapter of TNC to develop a restoration plan for spruce as part of the SASRI initiative; plan completed in 2016 and includes spruce restoration guidelines; 9/2017 -first spruce restoration project initiated at Flat Laurel Ck, with planting completed; 10/2017 - spruce planting at Whigg Meadow to mitigate for dieing hemlock; 2018/2019 - additional spruce plantings in the Unicois and at Flat Laurel Ck; 2020 - spruce restoration planning for Roan Mtn, Whitetop Mtn., Black Balsam, and Unaka Mtn.; 2022 - Asheville FO provided $10K to SHR to grow spruce for restoration projects and planning in the works for additional spruce restoration projects in the Black Mountains and at Grandfather Mtn. | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 1 | 8 | Protect individual squirrels and their habitat through enforcement of the ESA and other laws | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, Forest Service , Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Management: Planning | Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance | NCWRC, VA Tech and USFWS are working to develop a rapid survey technique for the Carolina northern flying squirrel using acoustic detectors. This could greatly help with Section 7 consultation. Additionally, there is potential for this to be useful in advancing other recovery actions including #2, 3 and 19. | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 10 | Monitor ongoing studies of effects of spruce/fir die-offs | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | National Park Service, Forest Service , Environmental Protection Agency , Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Research, Research: Habitat Status | Internal Technical Assistance | ||||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 11 | Study population size/habitat size and quality relationships | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy), Other | Forest Service , Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Research: Population Assessment, Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Other Information | Graduate Student, Species Expert | NCWRC and VA Tech conducted radio telemetry to collect additional information on home range, foraging location and micro-habitat selection with data used to complete a full habitat quality assessement (completed in 2015); NCWRC and VA Tech, with funding from USFWS, are working to improve monitoring techniques to help answer questions about population size and trends. | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 12 | Investigate accumulation of toxins in food supply | Ongoing Not Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Contaminants, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Research, Research: Habitat Status | Species Expert | 2020 - NCWRC and Catawba College conducted pilot study looking at mercury concentrations in fur; protocol developed could be used to screen for a suite of heavy metals | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 13 | Study behavioral interactions with other squirrels | Ongoing Not Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Research: Population Surveys | Labor type not yet selected | ||||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 14 | Examine genetic variation within and among populations | Ongoing Not Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Research: Genetics | Contract | 2012-UNCW collaborated with NCWRC to examine genetics of Carolina NFS, Virginia NFS, and the SW Virginia population; additional work needed | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 15 | Designate data coordinator in each state | Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | By virtue of the State collecting permits, all captures are reported to the NCWRC, TWRA, and VDGIF | ||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 16 | Develop policy for translocation/reintroduction | Discontinued | Prior to FY 1995 | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Accomplished methodology will be developed if/when policy changes | ||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 17 | Protect occupied habitat through land acquisition, etc | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, Forest Service , Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Acquisition | Labor type not yet selected | Long Hope Valley is the only GRA completely in private ownership; Long Hope GRA was included in the proposed Mountain Bogs NWR in 2013, which, could prove invaluable in protecting this important site; Mountain Bogs NWR was established in April 2015. Proposal submitted for Land and Water Conservation Funding to protect Long Hope Valley and other sites, but was not funded; occupied habitat in the Black Mountains was protected in 2012 (SAHC); occupied habitat in the Plott Balsams protected in 2015 (BRP) and 2017 (NCWRC); | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 18 | Provide training for state and Federal foresters, game managers, and others | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | National Park Service, Forest Service , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5 | Other: Information and Education | Internal Technical Assistance | Ongoing communication with stakeholders; CNFS working group formed in 2016; first meeting held Feb. 2017 | |||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 19 | Coordinate with private landowners to eliminate or minimize threats to populations | Ongoing Current | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Management: General | Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance | ||||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 2 | 9 | Determine importance of spruce/fir | Complete | Prior to FY 1995 | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | Other | State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy), Other | Research: Habitat Requirements | Graduate Student, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance | NCWRC and VA Tech conducted surveys in pure spruce, spruce/fir and pure fir stands in 2013-2015; radio tracking helped us understand the importance of spruce/fir (see action 11) | ||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 3 | 20 | Study dispersal or mycorrhizal fungi | Unknown | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Research: Habitat Status | Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance | ||||||||||||
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels (2 spp.) | F | 5 | Asheville Ecological Services Field Office (828) 258-3939 | Carolina northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus | 3 | 21 | Prepare and distribute educational displays and informational materials | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | Other | Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Regional Office 5, State wildlife agencies of all participating states (VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, WV Department of Natural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources, and TE Wildlife Resources Agnecy) | Other: Information and Education | Internal Technical Assistance |