Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results
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Document ID=600307| 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 |
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| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 1 | 1 | Compare acid tolerance of P. Shenandoah and P. cinereus | Unknown | Other | National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 1 | 2 | Study reproductive and chronic effects of acidity | Not Started | Other | National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Plus an additional 10K in subsequent years | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 1 | 3 | Continue support studies defining relationship/interactions of P. cinereus and P. Shenandoah | Ongoing Current | FY 2006 | Other | U.S. Geological Survey, National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Research: Competition | Graduate Student, Species Expert | Such studies may receive logistical support and funding based on proposed work. Two graduate students completed observational and controlled experimental research in 2014 and 2013, respectively. USGS researchers continue to conduct studies. | |||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 14 | Conduct a detailed vegetation analysis in Shenandoah salamander habitat | Not Started | Other | National Biological Survey , Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Will be part of Park's GIS | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 15 | Conduct an experiment to determine the impacts of forest defoliators and control agents | Not Started | Other | National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Priority will be elevated to 1 in the case of severe forest pest outbreak | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 16 | Evaluate the effects of herbicide use in rights-of-way in the vicinity of P. Shenandoah habitat | Not Started | Other | Environmental Protection Agency , Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Normal operating costs | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 17 | Study abiotic factors affecting distribution | Ongoing Current | FY 2006 | Other | U.S. Geological Survey, National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Research: Climate Change | Species Expert, Graduate Student | USGS and NPS are partnering with other researchers and managers to evaluate susceptibility of the Shenandoah salamander to climate change through modeling. This project was initiated in 2010 and in progress. | |||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 18 | Study behaviors and activity cycles relevant to management | Ongoing Current | FY 2007 | Other | National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Research: General | Graduate Student | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 19 | Provide Park employees with mandatory Shenandoah salamander training and information updates on a regular basis | Ongoing Current | Other | Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 20 | Ensure communication between maintenance personnel and resource management specialists before initiating any habitat alteration in Shenandoah salamander habitat | Ongoing Current | FY 2010 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Shenandoah National Park | Management: Planning | Labor type not yet selected | Normal operating costs | |||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 21 | Develop guidelines for trail and fire management in the vicinity of Shenandoah salamander habitat | Ongoing Current | Other | Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club | Management: Land Use | Internal Administrative | Implementation of guidelines will fall within normal operating costs. In 2010, USFWS and NPS began work to comprehensively consider and evaluate NPS management activities and their effects on the Shenandoah salamander | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 4 | Determine optimal survey methodology for long-term monitoring | Ongoing Current | FY 2008 | Other | U.S. Geological Survey, National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Research: Population Surveys | Species Expert, Graduate Student | USGS researchers and grad student conducted studies in 2007-2009 and 2011-2012. Development of long-term monitoring plan in progress. | |||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 5 | Monitor Plethodon Shenandoah populations at all three isolates on a regular basis | Ongoing Current | FY 2008 | Other | U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Research: Population Surveys | Labor type not yet selected | Operational monitoring will begin only following completion of Task 2.1 | |||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 6 | Determine history and susceptibility of Shenandoah salamander habitat to acidification | Not Started | Other | National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 7 | Evaluate the effects of roads and trails on movements of Shenandoah salamanders and potential population fragmentation | Unknown | Other | National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Study not required as long as Park policy of no road or trail construction in P. Shenandoah habitat is in place | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 2 | 8 | Prohibit back-country camping in Shenandoah salamander habitat | Ongoing Current | Other | Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Normal operating costs | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 3 | 10 | Conduct integrated studies to determine how changes in forest cover will affect the surface environment | Not Started | Other | National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 3 | 11 | Document tree defoliation and mortality during and following pest outbreak years | Not Started | Other | National Biological Survey , Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Would need to be repeated in successive outbreak years | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 3 | 12 | Hold salamander information exchange sessions | Ongoing Current | FY 2010 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Other: Information and Education | Labor type not yet selected | Working with NPS, VDGIF, and Smithsonian Institute to share information and conisder information in consutation on NPS activities | |||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 3 | 13 | Incorporate the Shenandoah salamander into SNP public education programs | Unknown | Other | Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | First year costs for development of program | ||||||||||||
| Shenandoah Salamander | F | 5 | Virginia Ecological Services Field Office (804) 693-6694 | Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | 3 | 9 | Continue searches of suitable habitat, to find new populations and define boundaries of existing populations | Ongoing Current | FY 2008 | Other | U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Region 5, Division of Ecological Services, Shenandoah National Park | Research: Population Assessment | Species Expert, Graduate Student |