APPLEGATE S MILKVETCH IS AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MEMBER OF THE FABACEAE FAMILY THAT IS RESTRICTED TO THE LOWER…

Assistance award details

Assistance award identifier

ASST_NON_F23AP02853_014

FAIN

F23AP02853

Recipient

OREGON DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

Awarding agency

Department of the Interior

Funding agency

Department of the Interior

Assistance listing (CFDA)

15.615

Total obligated

$128,228

Period

Jul 31, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

Fiscal year

2023

Place of performance state

OR

Source file

FY2023_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip

Description

APPLEGATE S MILKVETCH IS AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MEMBER OF THE FABACEAE FAMILY THAT IS RESTRICTED TO THE LOWER KLAMATH BASIN OF SOUTHERN OREGON, NEAR THE CITY OF KLAMATH FALLS. ODA IS PROPOSING A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT WHICH WILL INCLUDE BASELINE AND TREATMENT-ASSESSMENT MONITORING AND USE RESEARCH FINDINGS TO PROVIDE BASIS FOR ODA USFWS APPROVAL OF OPRD PLAN FOR PARK MAINTENANCE. THE PLAN WILL SPECIFY APPROVED TREATMENT METHODS, CHEMICALS, AND TIMINGS. THE FINDINGS FROM THIS RESEARCH WILL IMPACT HOW THE SPECIES IN MANAGED THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE.BRADSHAW S LOMATIUM IS A PERENNIAL HERB NATIVE TO WET PRAIRIE HABITATS IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON ANDSOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. THE SPECIESWHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY FEDERALLY ENDANGEREDWAS DELISTED IN APRIL 2021,INITIATING POST-DELISTING MONITORING (PDM) REQUIREMENTS. THE FINAL PDM PLAN CALLS FOR A SUBSET OF 18 SITES TO BEMONITORED OVER SIX YEARS, DIVIDED INTO A AND B MONITORING YEARS. IN 2022, THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE (ODA) MONITORED A SUBSET OF B SITES AND OTHER SITES NOT INCLUDED IN THE PDM PLAN. IN 2024, ODAPROPOSES SELECTING PRIORITY B SITES THAT DO NOT HAVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS AND IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL SITESTHAT ARE DEEMED HIGH PRIORITY, AND COLLECTING INFORMATION ON POPULATION SIZE, STATUS, AND SITE MANAGEMENT. THISDATA IS CRITICAL FOR THE USFWS. IF SUBSTANTIAL DECLINE OR INCREASE IN THREATS ARE DETECTED, THE SERVICE CAN TAKEACTION TO HALT THE DECLINE OR THE SPECIES MAY REQUIRE RELISTING.HOWELLS SPECTACULAR THELYPODY IS AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MEMBER OF THE MUSTARD FAMILY THAT IS ONLY FOUND IN EASTERN OREGON. ODA PROPOSED A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT THAT WOULD INCLUDE 1) DEVELOPING A SEED-INCREASE PROGRAM TO GENERATE A LARGE VOLUME OF SEED OFF-SITE, 2) ADDITIONAL SURVEYS OF THELYPODY SITES ACROSS THE SPECIES RANGE, AND 3) CREATION OF A STAKEHOLDER GROUP. IN 2023, ODA WILL INITIATE YEAR 1 OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES YEAR 1 OF THE SEED INCREASE PROGRAM AND MONITORING OF THE TWO LARGEST NATURAL POPULATIONS. IN YEAR 2 OF