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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.01.22 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiates 5-Year Reviews on 22 species in northern California From:Paulsen, Shaina To:BOS Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiates 5-Year Reviews on 22 species in northern California Date:Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:21:41 AM Please see Board Correspondence. Shaina Paulsen Associate Clerk of The Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120 From: Snow, Meghan K <meghan_snow@fws.gov> Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:14 AM To: Snow, Meghan K <meghan_snow@fws.gov> Subject: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiates 5-Year Reviews on 22 species in northern California ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening .. attachments, clicking on links, or replying. Dear County Supervisor, Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office announced that it will initiate 5-year status reviews for the 22 species listed below under the Endangered Species Act. Under the Act, the Service maintains lists of endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires the agency to review each listed species’ status at least once every 5 years. A 5-year review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any new information on the species below that has become available since the last review. Calistoga allocarya (Plagiobothrys strictus) Sonoma alopecurus (Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis) Palmate-bracted bird’s beak (Cordylanthus palmatus) Napa bluegrass (Poa napensis) Showy Indian clover (Trifolium amoenum) Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens) Colusa grass (Neostapfia colusana) Solano grass (Tuctoria mucronata) Clover lupine (Lupinus tidestromii) Butte County meadowfoam (Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica) Few-flowered navarretia (Navarretia leucocephala ssp. pauciflora (=N. pauciflora)) Many-flowered navarretia (Navarretia leucocephala ssp. plieantha) Hairy Orcutt grass (Orcuttia pilosa) Sacramento Orcutt grass (Orcuttia viscida) San Joaquin Orcutt grass (Orcuttia inaequalis) Slender orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis) Fleshy owl’s clover (Castilleja campestris ssp. succulenta) Sonoma spineflower (Chorizanthe valida) Hoover’s spurge (Chamaesyce hooveri) Lake County stonecrop (Parvisedum leiocarpum) Loch Lomond coyote thistle (Eryngium constancei) Greene’s tuctoria (Tuctoria greenei) These reviews will ensure listing classifications under the Act are accurate and recommend changes in status where appropriate based on the latest science. In addition to reviewing the classification of these species, the review is an opportunity to track species’ recovery progress and provides valuable information to guide future conservation efforts. A Notice of Intent (NOI) was published in the Federal Register https://www.federalregister.gov/public- inspection/2022-02154/endangered-and-threatened-species-initiation-of-5-year-status-reviews-of-40- species-in-california) requesting submission of new information no later than April 4, 2022; however, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time. If you would like to submit information on any of the species listed above to the Sacramento Field Office, please send that information to Amber Aguilera, Listing and Recovery Division at fw8sfwocomments@fws.gov. We greatly appreciate our long-standing partnership to conserve rare species in California, and we look forward to continued coordination in the future. If you would like additional information or have any questions about the NOI, please contact Amber Aguilera, Senior Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at (916) 414– 6626 or amber_aguilera@fws.gov. Thank you, Meghan Meghan Snow (she/her) Public Affairs Officer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office meghan_snow@fws.gov (916) 414-6671 (916) 539-7494 In an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), staff in the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office have implemented an aggressive telework schedule. At this time, we are responding to requests for information via email or phone as often as possible as we do not have the in-office capacity to support regular mail service. We appreciate your understanding.