Threatened & Endangered Species Team (TEST)

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Objectives:

• To facilitate collaboration in conservation of listed species, with least Bell’s vireo as an example
• To review section 7(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act
• To outline least Bell’s vireo ecosystem processes, life history, threats, and conservation solutions
• To collaboratively develop and organize agency commitments towards conservation measures

Agenda (PDF)

Presentations from the workshop:

1. Least Bell’s Vireo – Life History and Status Overview. Dr. Barbara Kus, USGS, San Diego, CA (PDF)
2. Least Bell’s Vireo – Stressors and Threats. Peter Beck, USFWS, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS (PDF)
3. Least Bell’s Vireo – Status of Recovery Plan and 5-year Review/ Sensitive Species Known to Utilize Least Bell’s Vireo Breeding Habitat. Gjon Hazard, USFWS, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office (PDF)
4. Least Bell’s Vireo – Stream/Riparian Water Hydrographs and Fluvial Sediment: Reliance and Modifications on the Coastal Slope of California. Tory Walker, Tory Walker Engineering, Vista, CA (PDF)
5. Least Bell’s Vireo – Hydrology and riparian vegetation on the Coastal Slope of California. Jon Avery, USFWS, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office (PDF)
6. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Second Day Workshop Overview/ ACOE Threatened and Endangered Species Team. Richard Fischer (PDF)
7. Natural Resources Conservation Service – The Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative. Thomas Moore, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Davis, CA (PDF)
8. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation – [Location and Status of BR Facilities in the Historic Range of Least Bell’s Vireo] . Doug McPherson, Environmental Protection Specialist, Southern California Area Office (PDF)
9. DoD, USMC Camp Pendleton – Riparian Programmatic Consultation. Colin Lee, Riparian Biologist, USMC Camp Pendleton (PDF)
10. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – [NFWF Work for Positive Species Outcomes and Funding Potential to Support CWPRI Effort]. Jody Olson, Director Federal Relations (PDF)
11. American Bird Conservancy [ABC and SW Riparian Birdscape Initiative]. David Younkman, VP Western Region (PDF)
12. Least Bell’s Vireo – Shot Hole Borer in California. Dr. Akif Eskalen, University of CA, Riverside (PDF)

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Objectives:The ERDC Environmental Laboratory will host a workshop in southern California during 6-7 December to seek opportunities for implementing Endangered Species Act Section (ESA) 7(a)(1) conservation planning for federally listed species. This is an opportunity for USACE, USFWS, DoD military services, and other federal agencies to come together to explore partnerships that could lead to win-win scenarios for agency missions, streamline Section 7(a)(2) consultation processes, and improve outcomes for listed species. The workshop format will include focused presentations by national and regional experts on ESA and listed species conservation, followed by facilitated discussions that focus on opportunities.

Agenda (PDF)

Presentations from the workshop:

1. USFWS and ESA Section 7(a)(1). Paul Hartfield, USFWS Mississippi Field Office, Jackson, MS (PDF)
2. The USACE Threatened and Endangered Species Team Approach: ESA Section 7(a)(1) and Conservation Planning for listed species. Richard Fischer, USACE (PDF)
3. Rangewide Conservation Planning: ESA Section 7(a)(1) and the Recovery of the Interior Least Tern. Casey Lott, American Bird Conservancy (PDF)
4. What it Takes to be Successful in Pursuing Section 7(a)(1) Programs. Stephen Ricks, USFWS Mississippi Field Office, Jackson, MS (PDF)
5. Natural Resources Conservation Service – The Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative. Thomas Moore, CA State Wildlife Biologist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Davis, CA (PDF)
6. Department of Defense REPI and the Cooperative Wildlife Protection and Recovery Initiative. Ryan Orndorff, Department of Defense, Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, Washington, DC (PDF)
7. NOAA and Federally Listed Species. Ron Salz, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (PDF)
8. Least Bell’s Vireo – Abundance, Distribution, and Status Overview. Peter Beck, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS (PDF)
9. Tidewater Goby – Abundance, Distribution, and Status Overview. Peter Beck, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS (PDF)

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Summary (PDF)

Contact: Richard Fischer

Publications:

• Brown, J. G., R. A. Fischer, C. J. Banks. 2017. Threatened and Endangered Species Team Approach - USACE Southeastern Region Opportunity Assessment Working Meeting: Advancing Cost-Efficient and Effective Endangered Species Act (ESA) Compliance & Mission Sustainability through Engineering With Nature (EWN) and ESA Section 7(a)(1) Conservation Plans. EWN Technical Notes Collection. ERDC TN-EWN-??-X. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. (PDF)