7 Pinhead MTH Invasive plants Develop invasive plant management 11 H Creek Other threats? strategy plants 12+ H the site, determine status of 11 H population and evaluate threats, outline management actions and timeline 8 MTH Recreation Visit the site, determine status of 10 H population, and evaluate threats. Develop recreation management plan. 12 H Meadows Annual review of recreational projects 11+ H FS trail maintenance by Botanist. -- Clackamas MTH Unknown Visit the site, determine status of 11 H Meadow population, evaluate threats, and take appropriate action(s). Recreation (trampling by Post signs to avoid population. 11 M people and horses --3 Palomar MTH Unknown Visit the site and determine if the plants 11 H pipeline are indeed S. sarmentosum. Livestock grazing Exclude livestock. 13 H Construction of proposed Work with Palomar to adjust pipeline 12 H Palomar gas pipeline if need be, to avoid population. 26 William O. Ungulate grazing Monitoring 12+ H Douglas Recreation Monitoring of use and effects 11+ M Wilderness Encroachment Visit the site and evaluate. 11 M 27 William O. Ungulate grazing Monitoring 12+ H Douglas Recreation Monitoring of use and effects 11+ M Wilderness Encroachment the site and evaluate. 11 M 1 Task is meant to be completed by the end of the listed fiscal year. 2 Task prioritization will be used if lack of funding or personnel precludes completion of all under the proposed timeline. H = high, M = moderate, L = lowest priority, in comparison to other tasks associated with the same or separate EOs. 3 Palomar pipeline is an unconfirmed new site; activities are contingent upon confirmation of species presence. INVENTORY, MONITORING, and RESEARCH Inventory is cryptic, and may be easily overlooked or misidentified when Sisyrinchium sarmentosum not in the blooming/fruiting stage, a circumstance that may have led to under-detection during past surveys. In addition, the wide range of variability within and the fact that the S. idahoense, two species are sometimes found together, may have led to under-detection of the rare species in mixed occurrences. For these reasons, it is recommended that known occurrences of S. be re-visited and searched for Below are listed inventory needs, by idahoense S. sarmentosum. National Forest. Gifford Pinchot National Forest
7 Pinhead Creek MTH Invasive plants Other threats? Develop invasive plant management strategy plants the site, determine status of population and evaluate threats, outline management actions and timeline 11 12+ 11 H H H 8 Meadows MTH Recreation FS trail maintenance Visit the site, determine status of population, and evaluate threats. Develop recreation management plan. Annual review of recreational projects by Botanist. 10 12 11+ H H H -- Clackamas Meadow MTH Unknown Recreation (trampling by people and horses Visit the site, determine status of population, evaluate threats, and take appropriate action(s). Post signs to avoid population. 11 11 H M --3 Palomar pipeline MTH Unknown Livestock grazing Construction of proposed Palomar gas pipeline Visit the site and determine if the plants are indeed S. sarmentosum. Exclude livestock. Work with Palomar to adjust pipeline if need be, to avoid population. 11 13 12 H H H 26 William O. Douglas Wilderness Ungulate grazing Recreation Encroachment Monitoring Monitoring of use and effects Visit the site and evaluate. 12+ 11+ 11 H M M 27 William O. Douglas Wilderness Ungulate grazing Recreation Encroachment Monitoring Monitoring of use and effects the site and evaluate. 12+ 11+ 11 H M M 1 Task is meant to be completed by the end of the listed fiscal year. 2 Task prioritization will be used if lack of funding or personnel precludes completion of all under the proposed timeline. H = high, M = moderate, L = lowest priority, in comparison to other tasks associated with the same or separate EOs. 3 Palomar pipeline is an unconfirmed new site; activities are contingent upon confirmation of species presence. INVENTORY, MONITORING, and RESEARCH Inventory Sisyrinchium sarmentosum is cryptic, and may be easily overlooked or misidentified when not in the blooming/fruiting stage, a circumstance that may have led to under-detection during past surveys. In addition, the wide range of variability within S. idahoense, and the fact that the two species are sometimes found together, may have led to under-detection of the rare species in mixed occurrences. For these reasons, it is recommended that known occurrences of S. idahoense be re-visited and searched for S. sarmentosum. Below are listed inventory needs, by National Forest. Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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