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
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 111 Limit expansion and prevent further development Not Started Other USFWS Regional Office 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Acquisition: Easement Internal Administrative
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 112 Develop cooperative agreements Ongoing Current Conservation Organizations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Other Conservation Organizations, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected 2025- Silla de Calderon project ongoing. 2023- SIlla de Calderon project. In 2023, the Service established a cooperative initiative with Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the NGO Envirosurvey, Inc., and Para La Naturaleza to protect suitable habitat for listed species, augment the known natural population of these species, and to enhance the habitat connectivity between remaining patches of Guilarte commonwealth mature native forests and surrounding agricultural landscape (F23AC01631).
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 113 Prohibit use for military training maneuvers Obsolete Other Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Management: Land Use Internal Administrative
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 114 Coordinate and develop management plan Not Started Other USFWS Regional Office 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Management: Planning Internal Field Assistance
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 121 Monitor all known populations Ongoing Current Botanical Gardens, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Other Botanical Gardens, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4, Universities Research: Population Assessment, Research: Population Surveys Contract, Graduate Student, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert, Volunteer 2025- Ilex cookii indivdiuals were recently re-discovered . C. drypteroides populations continue to be monitored
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 122 Enforce existing regulations Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 FY 2020 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Other: Law Enforcement Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance PRDNER rangers mostly perform this activity.
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 123 Educate the public Ongoing Current Conservation Organizations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Other: Information and Education Internal Administrative Species is included in public education programs. Species profile and data shared to the public thorugh FWS webpages and social media 2023- ongoing- New initiative seeks to safeguard natural habitat and populations and one of the goals is increase awareness of the species within Silla de Calderon land owners.
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 21 Continue to search for new populations Ongoing Current Botanical Gardens, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Other Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, U.S. Forest Service Research: Population Assessment, Research: Population Surveys Graduate Student, Internal Field Assistance, Species Expert 2020-2022- PRDNER has been actively looking for the species through species known habitat. 2022-2024- PRDNER has been actively looking for the species through species known habitat. 2025- New individuals of both species have been found.
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 31 Evaluate feasibility of artificial propagation Ongoing Not Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Botanical Gardens, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research: Propagation Contract, Species Expert 2020-2021- Collect spores and evaluate potential habitat for reintroduction. Install planting of less than 5 Cyathea at garden/university setting. COntinue to propagate from spores collected in 2014. 2021-2022- Collection of spores by Fairchild and installation of dataloggers on wild population sites and possible reintroduction sites 2023-2024- Although efforts have been completed for an ex-situs population, cultivation of the elfin tree fern has been difficult and unsuccessful. A goal of this initiative is to opportunistically reintroduce 50 individuals of the elfin tree fern within prime habitat, this will be done by close collaboration with Fairchild and their propagated material. Currently efforts are being concentrated in the propagation of elfin tree ferns and shipping the material to Puerto Rico 2025- no work performed during this FY
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 31 Evaluate feasibility of artificial propagation Ongoing Not Current Botanical Gardens, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Botanical Gardens, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Research: Propagation, Research: Reintroduction Species Expert 2025- No work performed this FY 2024- A goal of this initiative is to opportunistically reintroduce 50 individuals of the elfin tree fern within prime habitat, this will be done by close collaboration with Fairchild and their propagated material. Currently efforts are being concentrated in the propagation of elfin tree ferns and shipping the material to Puerto Rico
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 1 323 Evaluate seed viability and germination requirements Ongoing Not Current Other Botanical Gardens, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Universities Research, Research: Propagation, Research: Reintroduction Contract, Graduate Student, Species Expert 2014- A student is making inventory of Cyathea. Cyathea population was monitored by Fairchils 2014-2016 - Cyathea gametophytes and sporophyte growth was assessed by Fairchild 2022- Fertile fronds of C. dryopteroides were collected at Cerro punta and Cerro Jayuya. 2020-2022- Determine whether C. dryoptoides produce viable seeds Spore germination research was completed by Fairchid 2023-2024- Although efforts have been completed for an ex-situs population, cultivation of the elfin tree fern has been difficult and unsuccessful. 2025- no work performed this FY.
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 2 32 Investigate reproductive biology and ecology Not Started Botanical Gardens, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Other Botanical Gardens, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research: Propagation, Research: Reintroduction Labor type not yet selected
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 2 321 Assess periodicity and pollination mechanisms Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Universities Research: Propagation Species Expert, Graduate Student
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 2 322 Assess fruit/spore and seed dispersal Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Universities Research Species Expert, Graduate Student
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 2 324 Evaluate seedling Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Universities Research Species Expert, Graduate Student
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 2 325 Evaluate role of vegetative regeneration Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Universities Research Species Expert, Graduate Student
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 2 33 Define habitat requirements Partially Complete Other Botanical Gardens, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research: Habitat Requirements Graduate Student, Species Expert Environmental dataloggers were installed in potential reintroduction sites to assess C. drypteroides habitat characteristics
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 2 341 Assess site suitability Partially Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research: Habitat Status Species Expert Dataloggers were installed to assess species habitat characteristics
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 2 342 Assess site protection Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Conservation Organizations, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Management Internal Technical Assistance
Ilex cookii and Cyathea dryopteroides Recovery Plan F 4 Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (939) 320-3135 Elfin tree fern Cyathea dryopteroides 2 4 Refine recovery goals Ongoing Not Current FY 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Regional Office 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Management Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance