Endangered Species Recovery Program

V. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

Priorities in the Implementation Schedule are arranged in two tiers. Priority numbers (column 1 of the schedule) are the priorities defined in section IV. Priority numbers are organized into tiers or levels of descending priority--that is, within a tier all tasks with the same priority number are of approximately equal priority, but Tier-1 tasks have higher priority than Tier-2 tasks, and so on within that priority rank. Where possible, tasks within a tier are ordered in descending priority, at least in the sense that one or more tasks may have to be started or completed before another task can be accomplished. Yet it should be apparent that no linear hierarchy can suitably express the complex interrelationships between tasks. To accomplish the goal of recovering the ecosystems of which they are parts, and consequently this suite of species, all tasks have to be successfully executed.

Some tasks likely will take considerable time to complete, and some are going to be much more difficult to accomplish because they involve more diverse interest groups. Tasks that are mostly or solely within the jurisdiction of governmental agencies are listed before other, similar tasks involving private entities because the former should be more easily accomplished at lower costs and will put the focus of recovery actions on public lands and agencies. Many of the research tasks are best combined into single research programs for both economy and timeliness, but are listed separately for purposes of costing.

Definition of task priorities:

++Priority 1

An action that must be taken to prevent extinction or prevent the species from declining irreversibly in the foreseeable future.

++Priority 2

An action that must be taken to prevent a significant decline in species population or habitat quality, or some other significant negative impact short of extinction.

++Priority 3

All other actions necessary to meet the recovery objectives.

Definition of task durations:

Continual

A task that will be implemented on a routine basis once begun.

Ongoing

A task that is currently being implemented and will continue until action is no longer necessary. Unknown--Either task duration or associated costs are not known at this time.

Key to Acronyms used in the Implementation Schedule

Responsible parties
BOR Bureau of Reclamation Caltrans California Department of Transportation CANG California Army National Guard CDFA California Department of Food & Agriculture CDFG California Department of Fish & Game CDPR California Department of Parks & Recreation CDWR California Department of Water Resources CEC California Energy Commission CEPA California Environmental Protection Agency	COE Army Corp of Engineers CPNA Carrizo Plain Natural Area DOD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy ER Ecological Reserve KWBA Kern Water Bank Authority KCWA Kern County Water Agency local local government NAS Naval Air Station NPRC Naval Petroleum Reserves in California	NWR National Wildlife Refuge ROW Right of way TBD To Be Determined TNC The Nature Conservancy USBLM Bureau of Land Management USDA Department of Agriculture USFS Forest Service USFWS Fish & Wildlife Service USN Navy

Implementation Schedule for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Task Numbers are those of Section IV. Within a Priority Tier, tasks are of approximately equal priority. Priority Numbers are the priorities defined in Section III.

Priority 1 Tier 1

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
1	1	2.1.1	Protect and secure listed species habitat at Elk Hills and Buena Vista Valley	ongoing	DOE / USFWS / Occidental	5	2	1	1	0.5
1	1	2.1.4	Protect natural lands on Valley floor and piedmont slopes of western Kern Co.	ongoing	CDFG / CDWR / USFWS / USBLM	1.75	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	This task is for administrative actions only; depends on 1.2.2
1	1	2.1.7	Protect natural land in the Pixley NWR-Allensworth NA area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local	TBD					Partly depends on 1.2.2
1	1	2.2.3	Protect and restore riparian habitat for riparian brush rabbits and woodrats on Stanislaus River, particularly at Caswell State Park	6 years	COE / USFWS / CDFG / CDPR	8	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
1	1	2.2.6	Expand, restore, and protect Fresno kangaroo rat habitat at Lemoore NAS	ongoing	USN / USFWS	10	1.3	3.5	2	2	Includes management research, retirement of agricultural ground, and adaptive management
1	1	2.2.19	Protect natural land and establish specialty reserve for Bakersfield cactus at Sand Ridge	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / COE / TNC / local	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2; protection ongoing
1	1	4.43	Conduct multiple research tasks for riparian species in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / CDPR	TBD	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
1	1	4.54	Conduct population genetics research on the riparian brush rabbit	2 years	USFWS / CDFG / CDPR / COE	0.8	0.4	0.4			Monitoring ongoing; census indefinitely
1	1	4.55	Conduct population genetics research on the riparian woodrat	2 years	USFWS / CDFG / CDPR / COE	0.8	0.4	0.4

Priority 1 Tier 2

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
1	2	2.1.12	Protect, restore and enhance the Carrizo Plain Natural Area	ongoing	USBLM / CDFG / TNC / private	30	5	5	5	5
1	2	2.1.14	Protect natural lands in the Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area	ongoing	USBLM / CDFG / private	18	3	3	3	3
1	2	2.1.15	Protect and manage natural lands adaptively in the Kreyenhagen Hills	ongoing	USBLM / private	2	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.2	Depends partly on 1.2.2
1	2	2.1.17	Protect and manage lands appropriately in the Kerman and Alkali Sink ERs	ongoing	CDFG	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	Depends partly on 1.2.2
1	2	2.2.1	Protect and enhance habitat for palmate-bracted bird's beak on City of Woodland property	ongoing	USFWS / local	TBD				" "
1	2	2.2.2	Protect, restore, and enhance habitat for palmate-bracted bird's beak at Sprintown Alkali Sink	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2
1	2	2.2.24	Protect habitat for Doyen's dune weevil in Caltrans ROW, conduct survey to determine land ownership	ongoing	Caltrans	0.75	0.25	0.25	0.25		Depends partly on 1.2.2, 4.47
1	2	3.1	Establish a program and protocol for general and directed surveys for featured species	1 year	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	1	1
1	2	4.11	Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for multiple animal and one plant species in the Lokern	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM / CDWR / CEC / private	9	2.5	7.5	1.6	1.7	Relates to program establishment and protocol development only
1	2	4.16	Conduct multiple research tasks on San Joaquin kit fox in Metropolitan Bakersfield	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / county	TBD					Research for 5-year minimum; monitoring ongoing
1	2	4.26	Conduct multiple research task on the kit fox and census and demography data on the Buena Vista Lake shrew in southern Tulare and northern Kern counties	5 years	USFWS / CDFG / BOR	5.2	1	1	1	1.1
1	2	4.3	Conduct multiple habitat related research tasks at Lemoore NAS for Fresno kangaroo rat	6-10 years	USN / USFWS / USBLM	8.85	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.6
1	2	4.34	Conduct multiple research tasks in the Kerman and Alkali Sink ERs for multiple plant and animal species	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG	1.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	USBLM assistance with prescribed burning
1	2	4.48	Research hydrology at Springtown Alkali Sink	3 years	USFWS / local / private	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1		Monitoring ongoing; research 5 years
1	2	4.81	Census, monitor, and bank seeds of diamond-petaled California poppy at Lawrence Livermore Lab	ongoing	DOE / USFWS / CDFG	0.3	0.15	0.15			Study ongoing

Priority 1 Tier 3

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
1	3	2.1.3	Protect, restore, and enhance upland and wetland communities on Kern Fan Element for Bakersfield smallscale, and other species, and consider habitat enhancement and introduction of Buena Vista Lake shrew	5 years	USFWS / BOR / KWBA / KCWA / private	5	1	1	1	1	Monitoring ongoing
1	3	2.1.5	Protect natural lands in western Madera Co.	TBD	USFWS / BOR / CDFG / private	TBD					In conjunction with development of water-banking facilities; depends partly on 1.2.2
1	3	2.1.10	Protect natural land in Kettleman Hills	ongoing	USFWSUSBLM / CDFG / CDPR / BOR	TBD					Privately owned grazing land; depends partly on 1.2.2
1	3	2.2.22	Protect natural land and establish speciality reserve for Bakersfield cactus at Mettler-Wheeler Ridge area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / CDWR / local	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2
1	3	3.2.1	Conduct surveys for target plant species in the Comanche-Tejon Hills	3 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.45	0.15	0.15	0.15		Partly depends on 1.2.2
1	3	3.2.2	Conduct surveys for target plant species in the Caliente-Bena Hills	3 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.45	0.15	0.15	0.15
1	3	3.2.4	Conduct surveys for target plant species in southern Valley alkali sinks in summer-fall	3 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.45	0.15	0.15	0.15
1	3	3.2.5	Complete surveys for target plant species in Valley alkali sinks north of Kern Co. in summer-fall	3 years	USFWS	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1
1	3	3.2.7	Conduct surveys for target plant species at Elk Hills	ongoing	Occidental	0.45	0.15	0.15	0.15
1	3	3.2.8	Conduct surveys for target plant species on the west side of the southern Valley	3 years	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2		Complete DOE requirement
1	3	3.2.12	Conduct surveys in historic locations for the diamond-petaled California poppy	3 years	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
1	3	3.2.15	Conduct surveys for Merced monardella in suitable habitat within historic range	3 years	USFWS / COE / CDFG	0.45	0.15	0.15	0.15
1	3	3.2.26	Conduct surveys for riparian species in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties	3 years	FWS / COE / CDFG	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
1	3	3.2.30	Conduct surveys for Buena Vista Lake shrew in southern Valley wetlands (includes target plant species)	3 years	USFWS / CDFG / BOR / KWBA	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
1	3	4.19	Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for multiple species in the Sand Ridge and Bena-Caliente area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / COE / TNC	5	1	1	1	1
1	3	4.27	Conduct multiple research tasks for Doyen's dune weevil in the Kettleman Hills	5 years	USFWS / Caltrans	1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	Monitoring ongoing; research 5 years
1	3	7.6	Propagate diamond-petaled California poppy in greenhouses and reintroduce to appropriate habitat as necessary	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.2
1	3	7.7	Propagate Merced monardella in greenhouses and reintroduce to appropriate habitat as necessary	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	0.5					Depends on finding seed sources

Priority 1 Tier 4

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
1	4	2.2.4	Protect, restore, and enhance habitats for riparian brush rabbit and riparian woodrat on San Joaquin River NWR	10 years	USFWS / COE / local	8	2.5	1	1	1	Depends on finding extant population
1	4	2.2.5	Protect, restore and manage riparian and upland habitat along the San Joaquin River in Merced Co.	15 years	USFWS / COE / BOR / CDFG / CDPR / local	10	0.5	2	2	1
1	4	2.2.7	Protect natural land north of the Tulare Lake Bed for Fresno kangaroo rats and other species in Kings Co.	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD
1	4	2.2.14	Develop specialty reserve for Bakersfield cactus in Kern Bluffs area	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Private grazing land

Priority 1 Tier 5

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
1	5	2.2.18	Protect natural land in Bena Hills-Caliente Hills and develop speciality reserves for multiple plant species	ongoing	USFWS / private	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2
1	5	2.2.20	Protect natural land in Comanche-Tejon hills and develop speciality reserves for multiple plant species	ongoing	USFWS / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
1	5	3.2.18	Conduct surveys for upland vertebrates on the northern Valley floor	3 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.1		Depends on 1.2.2
1	5	4.12	Conduct pesticide related research for multiple species in the Lokern	5 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM / CDFA / CEPA	12.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
1	5	4.13	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for oil neststraw and Hoover's woolly-star in the Elk Hills-Buena Vista Valley area	ongoing	USFWS / COE / private	7.455	1.515	1.485	1.485	1.485
1	5	4.59	Census, monitor and bank seeds of any populations of Bakersfield smallscale	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / CDWR / local / private	TBD					Monitoring ongoing; prevent disturbance; research 5 years
1	5	4.61	Census, monitor and bank seeds of any populations of diamond-petaled California poppy	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
1	5	4.62	Census, monitor and bank seeds of any populations of lesser saltscale	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
1	5	4.63	Census, monitor and bank seeds of any populations of Merced monardella	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
1	5	4.67	Census, monitor and bank seeds of any populations of Vasek's clarkia	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
1	5	7.8.1	Reintroduce riparian brush rabbit in conjunction with captive propagation	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
1	5	7.8.2	Reintroduce riparian woodrat	TBD	USFWSCDFG	TBD
1	5	7.8.3	Reintroduce Buena Vista Lake shrew	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD

Priority 2 Tier 1

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
2	1	1.1	Develop regional cooperative program that coordinates land use planning and biodiversity conservation	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / BOR / USBLM / others	TBD	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3
2	1	1.2.1	Develop and implement an outreach plan	ongoing	USFWS / others	TBD
2	1	1.2.2	Develop economic incentives for conserving listed species and natural communities on private lands	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / private	TBD	1	1	1	1	Depends on legislation
2	1	1.2.6	Coordinate retirement of farmlands with drainage problems with recovery needs of featured species	TBD	BOR / USFWS / CDWR	TBD
2	1	2.1.6	Protect natural lands in northcentral Fresno Co.	ongoing	USFWS / BOR	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	1	2.1.19	Protect and maintain compatible land uses in the northwestern portion of the kit fox range	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Partly depends on 1.2.2
2	1	2.2.8	Develop specialty reserve for Bakersfield cactus in Granite Station area	TBD	USFWS / private	TBD	0.975	0.2		0.525	Depends on 1.2.2
2	1	4.1	Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for California jewelflower in Santa Barbara Canyon	ongoing	USFS / USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	1.7	2.75	1.45	1.25	2.45	Monitoring ongoing
2	1	4.3	Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for multiple plant species on the Carrizo Plain	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / BLM / TNC	TBD	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	1	4.4	Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for multiple animal species on the Carrizo Plain	ongoing	USBLM / USFWS / CDFG / TNC	TBD	1.75	1.5	1.5	1.7	Monitoring ongoing; research for 5 years
2	1	4.5	Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for the kit fox on the Carrizo Plain	ongoing	USBLM / USFWS / CDFG / TNC	9.8	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.8	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-6 years
2	1	4.57	Determine interactions and effects on kit foxes of red foxes, coyotes, and feral dogs, and implement control methods as needed	5 years	USFWS / CDFG	8.7
2	1	5.3.9	Maintain and enhance habitat for San Joaquin kit fox in Salinas River-Pajaro River watersheds	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2

Priority 2 Tier 2

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
2	2	1.2.3	Encourage and assist local entities in developing and implementing large-area HCPs	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private / USBLM	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2
2	2	1.2.4	Encourage and assist in development and implementation of mitigation banks	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private / USBLM	TBD
2	2	1.2.5	Encourage and assist land owners and private interest groups in developing safe-harbor programs	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	2	2.1.2	Protect San Joaquin kit fox habitat on Camp Roberts and Fort Hunter Liggett	ongoing	DOD / CANG / USFWS	TBD
2	2	3.2.3	Conduct surveys for target plant species at Rancheria Gulch / Adobe Canyon	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.35	0.2	0.15
2	2	3.2.4	Conduct surveys for target plant species in southern Valley alkali sinks in spring	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.4	0.2	0.2
2	2	3.2.5	Conduct surveys for target plant species in Valley alkali sinks north of Kern County in spring	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.4	0.2	0.2
2	2	3.2.6	Conduct surveys for target plant species in alkali sinks in the Sacramento Valley	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.4	0.2	0.2
2	2	3.2.9	Conduct surveys for California jewelflower at Cottonwood Pass	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.2	0.1	0.1
2	2	3.2.10	Conduct surveys for Temblor buckwheat in historic locations outside of Elk Hills	2 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.45	0.25	0.2
2	2	3.2.11	Conduct surveys for Tejon poppy in the Salt Creek area	2 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.2	0.1	0.1
2	2	3.2.13	Conduct surveys for Munz's tidy-tips in historic locations in San Luis Obispo Co.	2 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.2	0.1	0.1
2	2	3.2.14	Conduct surveys for Jared's peppergrass in historic locations	2 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.4	0.2	0.2
2	2	3.2.16	Conduct surveys for Merced phacelia in historic locations	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.2	0.1	0.1
2	2	4.24	Conduct systematics and genetics research on Kern mallow	2 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.7	0.4	0.3
2	2	4.36	Conduct genetics research on palmate-bracted bird's-beak populations in Woodland and W. Madera Co.	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.6	0.4	0.2
2	2	4.45	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for the kit fox at Camp Roberts	ongoing	DOD / CANG / USFWS	TBD	1	1	1	1	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	2	4.46	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for the kit fox at Fort Hunter Liggett	ongoing	DOD / USFWS	TBD	1	1	1	1	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	2	5.1.7	Enhance natural values of Chowchilla Bypass easement properties as a linkage for listed species	ongoing	USFWS / COE / BOR	TBD	0.2	0.1			Graze outer banks of levees; should generate revenue

Priority 2 Tier 3

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
2	3	2.1.9	Protect and enhance natural lands in Sandy Mush Road and S. Grasslands areas, Merced Co.	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	3	2.2.9	Protect natural land for multiple plant species in the Devil's Den area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	3	2.2.10	Protect natural land for multiple plant species in the Lost Hills-Buena Vista Slough area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	3	2.2.11	Protect natural land for Hoover's woolly-star and lesser saltscale in Jerry Slough / Hwy 58 area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	3	2.2.12	Protect natural land for Bakersfield cactus and other species in Greater Bakersfield, north of Kern River	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	3	2.2.13	Protect natural land for Bakersfield cactus in Fairfax Road-Hwy 178-Hwy 184 area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	3	2.2.15	Protect natural land for Bakersfield cactus in the Fuller Acres area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	3	2.2.16	Protect natural land and establish speciality reserve for Bakersfield cactus at Mouth of Kern Canyon	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local	TBD	0.25				Depends on 1.2.2; cost for fencing
2	3	2.2.17	Protect natural land for Bakersfield cactus in the Cottonwood Creek area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	3	4.1	Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for multiple plant species in the Lokern	ongoing	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG / CDWR / CEC / private	TBD	1.55	1.43	1.43	1.18	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	3	4.14	Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for multiple animal species in the Elk Hills-Buena Vista Valley area	ongoing	USFWS / DOE / Private	7.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	Research for 5 years minimum; monitoring ongoing
2	3	4.15	Conduct multiple research and monitoring tasks for San Joaquin kit fox in the Elk Hills-Buena Vista Valley area	ongoing	DOE / USFWS / Private	10	2	2	2	2	Monitoring ongoing; research for 5 years
2	3	4.56	Research the effects of pesticide use and drift on Buena Vista Lake shrews	5 years	CDFA / CDFG / CEPA / USFWS	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
2	3	5.1.1	Restore habitat and habitat linkages for kit foxes on the Valley floor, western Fresno Co.	TBD	BOR / USFWS / BLM / private	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2
2	3	5.1.5	Link Kettleman Hills with Guijarral and Coalinga Hills and Anticline Ridge by restoring and protecting habitat for upland species	ongoing	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG / private / local	TBD	1	1	1		Depends partly on 1.2.2
2	3	5.3.8	Protect grass and shrubland communities on southwestern Valley edge from McKittrick to Maricopa and eastward and northward to Kern River, east of Bakersfield	ongoing	USBLM / USFWS / CDFG / CDWR / others	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2

Priority 2 Tier 4

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
2	4	3.2.21	Conduct surveys for upland vertebrates in the Kettleman Hills	3 years	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2
2	4	3.2.32	Conduct surveys for kit fox in the Salinas River and Pajaro River watersheds	3 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.3
2	4	4.9	Conduct systematics and genetics research on Bakersfield smallscale at Kern Lake	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.6	0.4	0.2
2	4	4.17	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for multiple plant species in the Lost Hills	ongoing	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	2	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	4	4.2	Conduct research on pesticide effects on pollinators of Bakersfield cactus	3 years	USFWS / CDFA / CDFG / CEPA / USBLM	0.65	0.25	0.25	0.15
2	4	4.21	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for Bakersfield cactus at Wheeler Ridge and other locations in Kern Co.	ongoing	USFWS / CDWR / CDFG	TBD	5.425	3.725	3.7	3.7	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	4	4.28	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for multiple plant species at Kettleman Hills and Devil's Den	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	TBD	1.525	1.45	1.45	1.45	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-6 years
2	4	4.31	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for multiple plant and animal species at the Kreyenhagen Hills	ongoing	USFWS / USBLM / private	5	1	1	1	1	Monitoring ongoing; research 5 years
2	4	4.32	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for San Joaquin woolly-threads at Jacalitos Hills	ongoing	USFWS / USBLM / private	TBD	0.225	0.15	0.15	0.15	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	4	4.33	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for palmate-bracted bird's-beak and multiple animal species at Alkali Sink ER	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG	10	2	2	2	2
2	4	4.35	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for multiple plant and animal species in W. Madera Co.	TBD	USFWS / BOR	TBD	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	4	4.37	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for multiple plant and animal species in the Ciervo-Panoche area	5 years	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
2	4	4.38	Conduct censuses for kit fox and monitoring for multiple animal species in the Ciervo-Panoche area	ongoing	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	TBD	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	Monitoring ongoing
2	4	4.42	Census and monitor Lost Hills saltbush population at San Luis Island	ongoing	USFWS	TBD	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	Monitoring ongoing
2	4	4.44	Census and monitor kit fox in the NE. and NW. Valley fringes and in the NW. portion of the range	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG	TBD	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	Monitoring ongoing
2	4	4.47	Conduct multiple research tasks for palmate-bracted bird's-beak at Springtown	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD	3.3	1.8	1.8	1.8	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	4	4.49	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring for palmate-bracted bird's-beak at Woodland and Sacramento NWR complex	ongoing	USFWS	8.77	1.87	1.72	1.72	1.72	Monitoring ongoing; research 5 years
2	4	4.5	Conduct censuses and monitoring of lesser saltscale populations in Butte, Merced, and Kern counties	ongoing	USFWS	TBD	0.2	0.15	0.15	0.15
2	4	4.52	Conduct metapopulation genetics research on the San Joaquin kit fox	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.6	0.4	0.2
2	4	4.53	Conduct population genetics research on the Buena Vista Lake shrew	2 years	USFWS / private	0.8	0.4	0.4
2	4	4.6	Census and monitor any populations of Comanche Point layia	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
2	4	4.64	Census and monitor any populations of Merced phacelia	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
2	4	4.65	Census and monitor any populations of Munz's tidy-tips	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
2	4	4.66	Census and monitor any populations of Tejon poppy	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
2	4	4.82	Research the effects of selenium on Buena Vista Lake shrews	5 years	USFWS / CDF / CEPA	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
2	4	5.1.2	Establish linkage along Garces Hwy Corridor for multiple animal species	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2 and 1.2.6
2	4	5.1.8	Establish linkage between northwestern and northeastern Valley edges through the Sandy Mush Road area	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	4	5.3.2	Protect San Joaquin kit fox habitat in northwestern San Joaquin Valley edge	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	4	5.3.3	Protect grassland and oak savanna on east and southeastern edge of Valley for several listed species	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	4	5.3.4	Protect grass and shrubland communities on western Valley edge, Santa Nella to Panoche Creek	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2
2	4	5.3.5	Protect grass and shrubland communities on western Valley edge, Panoche Creek to Ciervo Wash	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	4	5.3.6	Protect grass and shrubland communities on western Valley edge, Ciervo Wash to Coalinga	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM / local	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	4	5.3.7	Protect grass and shrubland communities on western Valley edge, Coalinga to McKittrick	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM / local	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
2	4	7.3	Reintroduce Comanche Point layia in appropriate habitat as necessary	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD
2	4	7.4	Propagate California jewelflower in greenhouses and reintroduce to appropriate habitat as necessary	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD	0.3	0.25			Propagation costs
2	4	7.5	Propagate Vasek's clarkia in greenhouses and reintroduce to appropriate habitat as necessary	TBD	USFWS / CDFG	TBD	0.3	0.25			Propagation costs

Priority 2 Tier 5

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
2	5	4.18	Conduct multiple research tasks and monitoring on Bakersfield cactus at Kern Bluffs and other locations in Kern Co.	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD	4.8	3.825	3.6	3.6	Monitoring ongoing; research 5-10 years
2	5	4.69	Study effects of beet leafhopper control on beetle species	3 years	CDFA / CDFG / CEPA	1	0.4	0.3	0.3

Priority 3 Tier 1

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
3	1	2.1.13	Protect natural lands and traditional rangeland uses in the Upper Cuyama Valley	ongoing	USFS / USBLM / USFWS	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
3	1	2.1.16	Protect and properly manage listed species habitat at Bitter Creek NWR	ongoing	USFWS	TBD
3	1	2.1.18	Protect and properly manage listed species habitat at Mendota WA	ongoing	CDFG	TBD
3	1	4.8	Refine metapopulation viability analysis for the kit fox	3 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.3		Requires census and demography data not yet available
3	1	5.1.9	Establish and enhance linkage between Kern NWR and Sierran foothills through the Poso Creek area	ongoing	USFWS / COE / USBLM / local / private	TBD
3	1	8.1	Conduct status review of lesser saltscale	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.2	Conduct status review of Bakersfield smallscale	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.4	Conduct status review of Vasek's clarkia	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.7	Conduct status review of diamond-petaled California poppy	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.8	Conduct status review of Comanche Point layia	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.11	Conduct status review of Merced monardella	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.13	Conduct status review of oil neststraw	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.16	Conduct status review of Doyen's dune weevil	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.17	Conduct status review of San Joaquin antelope squirrel	1 year	USFWS / CDFG	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.18	Conduct status review of short-nosed kangaroo rat	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	1	8.2	Conduct status review of Buena Vista Lake shrew	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses

Priority 3 Tier 2

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
3	2	3.2.17	Conduct surveys for sand dune beetles in sand and sand dune communities of the northwestern Valley	3 years	USFWS / USBLM	0.75	0.25	0.25	0.25
3	2	3.2.19	Conduct surveys for upland vertebrates on the southern Valley floor	3 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.3
3	2	3.2.20	Conduct surveys for upland vertebrates on the central western Valley edge	3 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
3	2	3.2.22	Conduct surveys for upland vertebrates on the southwestern Valley edge	3 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM / DOE	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.3
3	2	3.2.23	Conduct surveys for upland vertebrates on the southeast and southern Valley edge	3 years	FWS / CDFG / BLM	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
3	2	3.2.24	Conduct surveys for upland vertebrates in the Cuyama Valley	3 years	USFS / FWS / CDFG / BLM	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
3	2	3.2.25	Conduct surveys for upland vertebrates in the San Juan Creek watershed	3 years	USFWS / USDA / USBLM	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.3		Includes USDA easement lands
3	2	3.2.27	Conduct surveys for kit fox in the northwestern portion of range and northwestern Valley edge	3 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.3
3	2	3.2.28	Conduct surveys for kit fox on the northeastern Valley edge	3 years	USFWS / BOR / CDFG	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.3
3	2	3.2.29	Conduct surveys for kit fox in the Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area	3 years	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.3		Year 1 already accomplished
3	2	3.2.31	Conduct surveys for kit fox on the southeastern Valley edge	3 years	USFWS / CDFG / BOR	1	0.4	0.3	0.3
3	2	4.2	Conduct censuses for short-nosed kangaroo rats and monitor populations of multiple animal species in the Cuyama Valley	ongoing	USFWS / USBLM / USFS / private	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1		Census for 3 years; monitoring ongoing
3	2	4.6	Conduct research on mating and social systems of the giant kangaroo rat at the Carrizo Plain	2 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	0.6	0.3	0.3
3	2	4.22	Monitor populations of multiple plant and animal species at Wheeler Ridge and Comanche Point	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / CDWR	TBD	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
3	2	4.29	Monitor populations of multiple animal species at the Kettleman Hills	ongoing	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG / CDWR	TBD	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
3	2	4.39	Conduct systematics research on Lost Hills saltbush	2 years	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	0.5	0.25	0.25
3	2	4.4	Conduct systematics research on Merced phacelia	2 years	USFWS / CDFG / COE	0.5	0.25	0.25
3	2	4.41	Conduct systematics research on Temblor buckwheat	2 years	USFWS / USBLM / CDFG	0.5	0.25	0.25
3	2	4.51	Conduct metapopulations genetics research on the blunt-nosed leopard lizard	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.8	0.4	0.4
3	2	4.58	Conduct research on the direct and indirect effects of rodenticides on kit fox	5 years	CDFA / CEPA / USFWS / CDFG	10	2	2	2	2
3	2	4.68	Study the effects of salinity on the structure of Bakersfield smallscale	2 years	USFWS / CDFG	0.4	0.2	0.2
3	2	4.71	Conduct matrix projection modeling for California jewelflower	1 year	USFWS	0.15	0.15
3	2	4.72	Conduct matrix projection modeling for palmate-bracted bird's-beak	1 year	USFWS	0.15	0.15
3	2	4.73	Conduct matrix projection modeling for Kern mallow	1 year	USFWS	0.15	0.15
3	2	4.74	Conduct matrix projection modeling for San Joaquin woolly-threads	1 year	USFWS	0.15	0.15
3	2	4.75	Conduct matrix projection modeling for Bakersfield cactus	1 year	USFWS	0.15	0.15
3	2	4.76	Conduct a single-metapopulation viability analysis on the giant kangaroo rat	1 year	USFWS / DOE / USBLM / CDFG	0.3	0.3
3	2	4.77	Conduct a single-metapopulation viability analysis on the Fresno kangaroo rat	1 year	USFWS / CDFG / USN	0.3	0.3
3	2	4.78	Conduct a single-metapopulation viability analysis on the Tipton kangaroo rat	1 year	USFWS / CDFG	0.2	0.2				Assumes analyses of Tipton and Fresno subspecies done together
3	2	4.79	Conduct a single-metapopulation viability analysis on the blunt-nosed leopard lizard	1 year	USFWS / CDFG	0.3	0.3
3	2	5.1.6	Enhance and manage Kern River alluvial fan area to ensure use and movement by kit foxes and Tipton kangaroo rats	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / KWBA / KCWA / local	TBD	2.5	2.5	1	0.25
3	2	5.3.10	Maintain and enhance habitat linkages for upland species between CPNA and Cuyama Valley	ongoing	USBLM / USFWS / CDFG	TBD	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
3	2	5.3.11	Maintain habitat linkage for upland species in the Estrella River watershed	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2
3	2	5.3.12	Maintain and enhance habitat linkages for upland species in the San Juan Creek watershed, San Luis Obispo Co.	ongoing	USFWS / USDA / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2

Priority 3 Tier 3

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
3	3	2.1.8	Protect Federal wildlife refuges and waterfowl easement properties, State wildlife areas and State park land, NW. Merced Co.	ongoing	USFWS	TBD
3	3	2.1.11	Protect natural land in Kern NWR-Semitropic Ridge Natural Area	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / CEC / TNC / private	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2 and 1.2.6
3	3	4.7	Publish scientific name and description of Doyen's dune weevil	TBD	private	0.25	0.25				Costs (page) of scientific publication
3	3	5.1.3	Protect and restore habitat and habitat linkages along Hwy 43 Corridor for Tipton kangaroo rat, blunt-nosed leopard lizard, San Joaquin kit fox, and other species	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2 and 1.2.6
3	3	5.1.4	Protect and restore habitat and habitat linkages for San Joaquin kit foxes between Lost Hills and Semitropic Ridge	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local	TBD					Depends partly on 1.2.2 and 1.2.6
3	3	7.1	Reintroduce Doyen's dune weevil to appropriate habitat if necessary	5 years	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	TBD	0.3	0.15	0.15	0.15	Monitor reintroduction for at least 5 years

Priority 3 Tier 4

Priority Number	Priority Tier	Task Number	Task Description	Task Duration	Responsible Parties	Cost Estimate (in $100,000 units)					Comments / Notes
						Total Costs	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04
3	4	4.23	Conduct systematics and genetics research at all inhabited sites of Bakersfield cactus	2 years	USFWS	0.65	0.35	0.3
3	4	5.2	Reintroduce featured species to restored habitat within linkages	TBD	USFWS / CDFG / USBLM	TBD
3	4	5.3.1	Protect San Joaquin kit fox habitat in northeastern San Joaquin Valley edge	ongoing	USFWS / CDFG / local / private	TBD					Depends on 1.2.2
3	4	6	Revise or develop new management plans for protected areas	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	4	8.3	Conduct status review of Lost Hills saltbush	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	4	8.5	Conduct status review of Temblor buckwheat	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	4	8.6	Conduct status review of Tejon poppy	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	4	8.9	Conduct status review of Munz's tidy-tips	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	4	8.1	Conduct status review of Jared's peppergrass	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	4	8.12	Conduct status review of Merced phacelia	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	4	8.14	Conduct status review of Ciervo aegialian scarab beetle	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	4	8.15	Conduct status review of San Joaquin dune beetle	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	4	8.19	Conduct status review of Tulare grasshopper mouse	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses
3	4	8.21	Conduct status review of San Joaquin LeConte's thrasher	1 year	USFWS	0.1	0.1				Depends on surveys and censuses