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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
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	1	111	Protect land north of Texas International Speedway in Brazos CO, TX	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Realty, The Nature Conservancy, USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Acquisition: General, Acquisition: Easement, Acquisition: Management Agreement	Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Administrative	Section 6 Recovery Land Acquisition grant awarded in 2002 for 98 acres along Alum Creek north of Texas Motor Speedway within "safe site" acquisition area; main cooperator is the City of College Station Greenways Program; acquisition deadline extended to 10/31/06.
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	1	112	Protect land near Carlos in Grimes, Co, TX	Not Started			Other	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Realty, The Nature Conservancy, USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Acquisition, Acquisition: General, Acquisition: Management Agreement, Management, Management: General, Other: Information and Education	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	The City of College Station Greenways Program is trying to find funding for acquisition for the Grimes County Regional Park on former Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA) lands. $5 million needed for Phase I acquisition, $1-2 million for initial development. The City is looking into working with TxDOT to set up a "mitigation" bank here for their impacts to NLTs from transportation projects.
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	1	13	Ensure that the safe sites are secure from possible impacts from surrounding area	Not Started			Other	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Acquisition, Acquisition: Easement, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use, Research, Research: General	Labor type not yet selected	Buffer areas need to be established, particularly around the Alum Creek safe site, due to intense development pressure in the area. This development could alter hydrologic patterns affecting the distribution and abundance of NLTs on the safe site.	13-1	Develop computer-based region-wide predictive models to identify critical areas of species' habitat that may be threatened.	Ongoing Current			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		Dr's Smeins and Rogers of TX Agrilife Research are developing these models. Predict that work will be complete by Jan 2015 (from K.Clary, Aug 2014).
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	2	12	Develop a management plan for each safe site	Not Started			Other	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Management, Management: General, Management: Propagation, Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Management: Depredation Control, Management: Disease Control, Management: Other, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use	Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance		12-1	Texas A&M Rangeland Ecology and Management Department conducted studies looking at the response of NLTs when exposed to management techniques such as burning, shredding, grazing, and woody plant control. Research will also be conducted on the success of transplanting plants to suitable locations. If determined to be successful, these techniques would help maintain suitable habitat on and off-site.	Ongoing Current	2012		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	2	12	Develop a management plan for each safe site	Not Started			Other	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Management, Management: General, Management: Propagation, Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Management: Depredation Control, Management: Disease Control, Management: Other, Management: Planning, Management: Land Use	Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance		12-2	Create a "Conservation Corridor" management plan for threatened and fragmented populations.	Ongoing Current			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		Dr's Smeins and Rogers of Texas Agrilife Research are working with local, federal, agencies and stakeholders to complete this project. Should be completed by Jan 2015 (from Karen Clary, Aug 2014).
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	2	14	Develop a baseline suite of ecological data from the safe sites	Not Started			Other	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Research, Research: General, Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Management Techniques, Research: Taxonomic Studies, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Propagation, Research: Predation, Research: Competition, Research: Disease, Research: Environmental Contaminants, Research: Reintroduction, Research: Other Information, Research: Genetics	Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	2	23	Initiate a long term (5-year) monitoring program for two known populations, preferably safe sites	Not Started			Other	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Management: General, Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Other Information	Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	3	21	Conduct analysis of those characteristics that would allow identification of S. parksii in the vegetative condition and would clarify its taxonomy.	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Research: Taxonomic Studies, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Propagation, Research: Other Information, Research: Genetics	Graduate Student, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 6 traditional grant awarded in 2004 for study of reproductive biology and population-level genetics.	21-1	As part of the Brazos Valley Solid Waste Agency support of NLT research, they partnered with Texas A&M Rangeland Ecology and Management Department is conducting genetic research to determine if offsite dispersal of seeds is appropriate.	Ongoing Current	2012		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	3	21	Conduct analysis of those characteristics that would allow identification of S. parksii in the vegetative condition and would clarify its taxonomy.	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Research: Taxonomic Studies, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Propagation, Research: Other Information, Research: Genetics	Graduate Student, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance	Section 6 traditional grant awarded in 2004 for study of reproductive biology and population-level genetics.	21-2	Study genetic variation within and between populations throughout its geographic range.	Ongoing Current			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		Dr's Smeins and Robers of TX Agrilife Reserach are working on this. Project should be completed by Jan 2015 (K.Clary, Aug. 2014).
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	3	22	Examine phenomena associated with potential for S. parksii propagation and relocation of plants	Not Started			Other	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Management, Management: Propagation, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Management Techniques, Research: Propagation, Research: Reintroduction	Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance	TMPA and TxDOT have translocated individuals without much success. BVSWMA may translocate some individuals from their landfill. Propogation from seed studies are needed.	22-1	Texas A&M Rangeland Ecology and Management Department will be collecting seeds and distributing them in protected exclosures where the exclosures will be managed to control dense grass and woody shrubs in order to encourage floral spike germination, development, and seed production.	Ongoing Current	2012		Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	3	24	Establish and maintain a long term (5-year) survey program to elucidate actual distribution of S. parksii	Not Started			Other	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected	Survey efforts inhibited by a series of recent dry years. Distribution has expanded from four counties listed in the Recovery Plan, to thirteen counties.In Nov 2013, habitat evaluations and species surveys were recommended as part of Section 7 consultations with the USACE on several future lignite mine projects. The NLT Recovery team proposes to develop current survey and monitoring protocols. Surveys were conducted by National Forest Service folks from end of October-mid December 2013; no occurences were found on their property. The species has not been documented on the Angelina Nat'l Forest for over 11 years (T.Philipps pers.comm.2014).
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	3	31	Establish mechanisms to distribute information and materials associated with recovery efforts	Not Started			Other	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Work type not yet selected	Labor type not yet selected
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	3	32	Establish a local technical interest group to initiate and implement recovery projects	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2000 - FY 2004	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Management: Planning, Other: Administration	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Administrative	Recovery Team established in 2003.
Navasota Ladies'-tresses	F	2	Texas Coastal & Central Plains ESFO (281) 286-8282	Navasota ladies-tresses	Spiranthes parksii	3	33	Establish a local public interest group to support and become involved with recovery projects	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2000 - FY 2004	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	USFWS Regional Office 2 - Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species	Management: Planning, Other: Administration	Volunteer, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Administrative	Recovery Team established in 2003.