Endangered Species Bulletin articles from July 2002

Endangered Species Bulletin archives from July 2002

In the work that we and our partners undertake to conserve and recover vulnerable species, awareness of the efforts we take for native plants is often overshadowed by the interest received by animal species.
July 1, 2002... In the work that we and our partners undertake to conserve and recover vulnerable species, awareness of the efforts we take for native plants is often overshadowed by the interest received by animal species. Too often overlooked is the fact...

Partners in plant conservation.
July 1, 2002... I am pleased to introduce this issue of the Endangered Species Bulletin, which is dedicated to the conservation efforts of the member institutions of the Center for Plant Conservation. Since its founding in 1984, the Center has been an...

The Center for Plant Conservation.
July 1, 2002... For the past 10 years of my work with imperiled plants, I have kept a talisman in my office: a big campaign-style button that says "Visualize Recovery." Oddly enough, whenever I glance at it, the image that springs to mind is not robust...

A safety net for Hawaii's rarest plants.
July 1, 2002... The Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated high islands in the world, located over 2,000 miles (3,220 kilometers) from the nearest continental land mass. Their isolation, together with a high diversity of habitat types, makes the Hawaiian flora...

An alpine plant comes back.(dwarf cinquefoil )
July 1, 2002... The New England Wild Flower Society, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2001, is the oldest plant conservation organization in the country. Although conservation has been part of the Society's heritage from the beginning, several...

Reintroducing Pitcher's thistle.
July 1, 2002... Although reintroduction has been used as an effective conservation tool for many endangered and threatened animals, most recovery efforts for plant species have focused on population protection and habitat management as the primary recovery...

Bringing back a fugitive.(seabeach amaranth)
July 1, 2002... On a recent visit to Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina, just south of the heavily developed Myrtle Beach commercial zone, I stumbled upon a seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) restoration site. While admiring the plants, I felt...

Battlefield harbors a rare Tennessee plant.(Pyne's ground-plum)
July 1, 2002... Pyne's ground-plum (Astragalus bibullatus) is a rare wildflower endemic to limestone cedar glades in the Central Basin of Tennessee. Last year, this species took a step toward recovery with the establishment of a new population at Stones River...

The search for Coryphantha ramillosa.
July 1, 2002... On an early fall morning in 1997 in west Texas, our small group was eating breakfast at the Basin Lodge restaurant in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park. Surrounded by spectacular views of the limestone cliffs and crags, lush with...

Cultivating partnerships for the yellow larkspur.
July 1, 2002... The picturesque coast of California north of San Francisco is the only home for a rare but beautiful wildflower, the yellow larkspur (Delphinium luteum). Although the species was probably never widely distributed, several factors, including...

Collaborative conservation of the beach clustervine.
July 1, 2002... Coasts are areas of overlap--natural interfaces between the well-defined systems of land and sea. Although this mingling of terrestrial and marine habitats makes coastal zones difficult to categorize, it can also encourage a special brand of...

Private property, public interest.(fish protection in Tennessee)
July 1, 2002... A joke told around farming communities goes something like this: A farmer is hard at work in his field when a man drives up to his house. The farmer goes over to shake the man's hand and see what he wants. The man notices how hard the farmer is...

We're glad to have glades.(Missouri bladderpod)
July 1, 2002... The Missouri bladderpod (Lesquerella filiformis), a beautiful yellow-flowering plant from the open glades of the Ozark mountains, has an impressive story to tell--story of hope for the future of our wild heritage. Named for its...

Listing actions.(Endangered Species Act)
July 1, 2002... From December 2001 through January 2002, the Fish and Wildlife Service published the following proposed and final Endangered Species Act (ESA) rulemakings in the Federal Register. Emergency Listing Tumbling Creek Cavesnail (Antrobia...

Listings and recovery plans as of August 31, 2002. (Box Score).(statistics)(Illustration)
July 1, 2002... BOX SCORE Listings and Recovery Plans as of August 31, 2002 ENDANGERED THREATENED U.S. ...