SPECIES INVOLVED Clause Samples
SPECIES INVOLVED. The species that will be addressed by this Conservation Agreement is the San Xavier talussnail (Sonorella ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇). Because of the limited habitat occupied by the Talussnail and the concomitant specificity of this Agreement to maintain that habitat, it is not considered likely that other listed species are present in the approximately 5,000 square foot area that is the subject of this Conservation Agreement. The Talussnail is a desert snail and is very restricted in range and is very sensitive to desiccation and sedimentation resulting from disturbance of the talus and associated vegetation. The Talussnail is less than one inch in diameter, has a round shell with as many as 4.5 whorls, a white to pinkish tint and a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ shoulder band and has a round shell, and is approximately 19 millimeters (0.7 inches) in diameter. The Talussnail is hermaphroditic. After some rain, the snail will feed, mate, and lay eggs. Fertilization and production of eggs takes several days. If the rains are short-lived, the eggs are held until the next rain. The Talussnail requires three or four years to mature, depending on rainfall frequency, and has a reproductive life of four to six years, depending on the number of days it remains active. The Talussnail is known to estivate for up to three years and in most years is only active for three or four days.
SPECIES INVOLVED. The primary focus of this Agreement is the conservation and enhancement of ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and the ecosystem upon which it depends within the Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The actions described in this Agreement may also benefit other native species on property owned by the Academy, including the Academy ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Memorial Recreation Area (Woodland Park). These species include, but are not limited to, the recently federally delisted peregrine falcon, ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ feather grass, streaked ragweed, unique plant communities, native fish populations of the upper Arkansas River drainage, migratory waterfowl and native big game species. Using an ecosystem approach, this Agreement could improve the status of other native species existing within Academy lands. However, delisting of federally listed species will depend upon the removal of range-wide threats to the species and completion of the goals and objectives of an approved Service Recovery Plan.
SPECIES INVOLVED. Lomatium greenmanii (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ desert parsley) Lomatium greenmanii is a low-growing perennial herb ranging from 3 to 10 centimeters (1 to 4 inches) in height. Plants produce several glabrous, bright green, pinnately dissected leaves. Numerous small, bright yellow flowers are clustered in compound umbels at the ends of flowering stems. Fruits are schizocarps, initially green, drying brown and approximately 0.5 centimeters (0.2 inches) in length.
SPECIES INVOLVED. Brand’s phacelia (Phacelia stellaris) is an herbaceous annual plant in the Boraginaceae (borage family). The vegetative portion of the plant is a small-diameter rosette of deeply lobed to compound leaves, 5 to 70 millimeters (0.2 to 3 inches) in length, which produces a curving inflorescence supporting bell-shaped, violet or pale blue flowers; fruits typically produce between 8 and 20 seeds approximately 0.5-1 millimeter in size (▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al. 1993, p. 705). The fruit is a capsule which propels seeds upon ripening. When flowering, plants grow to a height of 6-25 centimeters (2.5-10 inches) (▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al. 1993, p. 705). While ▇▇▇▇▇’s phacelia is not federally listed under the Act, this species was considered a candidate species on May 4, 2004 (69 FR 24880) and is a continuing candidate for listing (76 FR 66370). The Service has not been petitioned to consider listing of this species as threatened or endangered or to propose critical habitat for it. The May 2011 settlement agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians stipulated that no later than the end of September 2013, the Service would submit a proposed rule to list Brand’s phacelia to the Federal Register or withdraw candidate status for this species. This species is not listed as threatened or endangered by the State of California. However, Brand’s phacelia is categorized by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) as 1.B.1 or rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere, and seriously endangered in California (CNPS 2013).
SPECIES INVOLVED. Lomatium greenmanii (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ desert parsley) Lomatium greenmanii is a member of the parsley family (Apiaceae). The plant was first collected by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ on August 4, 1900, from the “head of Keystone Creek, 9000 ft, in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon. ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ collection, which serves as the type specimen, was described as L. greenmanii in 1938 in a monographic study of the genus (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1938). The species was known only from the type locality when described. Keystone Creek is an Oregon place name not found on current maps and efforts to determine the type locality have not been successful. Lomatium greenmanii occurs between approximately 2,365 and 2,620 meters (7,759 to 8,596 feet) in the Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon (Wallowa County). The subalpine habitats occupied by this species consist of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or rocky outcroppings dotted with islands of Abies lasiocarpa-Pinus albicaulis (subalpine fir-whitebark pine). In addition, sympatric species include a heterogeneous mix of boreal, northwest regional and locally endemic species of perennial herbs, mosses and lichens (see Appendix C).
SPECIES INVOLVED. Both ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and White River beardtongues are oil shale endemics that are only found in the Uinta Basin of Utah and the Piceance Basin of Colorado (USFWS 2013a). The distribution and abundance information presented here is based on the current knowledge for the species. There are large areas within the species’ geographic ranges that have not been surveyed. Therefore, there may be large habitat and population areas in addition to those defined here. Further, the survey, monitoring, and research activities agreed to here as part of the conservation actions will likely provide significant contributions to our understanding of the species’ ranges, biology, and ecology.