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COLORADO DOLORES RIVER RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP

BLM-CO: DOLORES RIVER RESTORATION PARTNER - LONG LASTING STEWARDSHIP

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE RIPARIAN AREAS THROUGHOUT THE BLM MANAGED LANDS. RIVERSEDGE WEST WILL FOCUS ON REDUCING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES AND INCREASE THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF RIVER, TRIBUTARIES, AND IN FLOOD PLAINS. RIVERSEDGE WEST WILL ALSO HELP ESTABLISH AND EXPAND THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES. THESE ACTIONS WILL IMPROVE THE HABITAT FOR TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE AND CONTRIBUTE TO BROADER AND MORE RESILIANT LANDSCAPE . ALONG WITH REMOVAL OF INVASIVE VEGETATION, RESTORATION EFFORTS INCLUDE: WIDENING RIVER CHANNELS, IMPROVING BACKWATER HABITATS, AND CONNECTING RIVERS TO THEIR FLOODPLAINS.

DOLORES RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT

TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE LANDS THROUGH A BIOLOGIST PARTNER POSITION.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHITE RIVER PARTNERSHIP

THE TAMARISK COALITION (DBA RIVERSEDGE WEST), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WHITE RIVER PARTNERSHIP WILL REMOVE INVASIVE TAMARISK AND RUSSIAN OLIVE AND RE-ESTABLISH NATIVE RIPARIAN VEGETATION ON REACHES OF THE WHITE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IN NORTHEASTERN UTAH AND NORTHWESTERN COLORADO. TAMARISK AND RUSSIAN OLIVE ARE HIGHLY INVASIVE WOODY PLANTS THAT HAVE INFESTED THE WHITE RIVER CORRIDOR, CAUSING ECOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND LAND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS. REMOVAL OF TAMARISK AND RUSSIAN OLIVE AND REVEGETATION WITH NATIVE SPECIES WILL IMPROVE THE TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC HABITAT, RECREATION AND GRAZING ACCESS, WILDLAND FIRE RESILIENCY, AND RIVER CHANNEL FUNCTION, INCLUDING CRITICAL HABITAT FOR TWO ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES, THE COLORADO PIKEMINNOW AND THE RAZORBACK SUCKER. THE PROJECT SITES ARE PRIORITIZED IN THE WHITE RIVER PARTNERSHIP'S RESTORATION PLAN, DEVELOPED THROUGH A 2018 GRANT UNDER PHASE I OF THE COOPERATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. PROJECT PARTNERS INCLUDE: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT VERNAL AND WHITE RIVER FIELD OFFICES, UTAH CONSERVATION CORPS, WESTERN COLORADO CONSERVATION CORPS, AND THE WHITE RIVER AND DOUGLAS CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.

BLM-CO: WHITE RIVER WATERSHED RIPARIAN ENHANCEMENT

AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO DETERMINE THE NATUREAND EXTENT OF THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF THE TAMARISK LEAF BEETLE (TLB)THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. THIS AGREEMENT WILL HELP THE DEPARTMENT PROTECTNATURAL RESOURCES IMPACTED BY THE TLB INCLUDING THE ENDANGEREDSOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER NESTING HABITAT. ACTIVITIES TO BEPERFORMED: THE COOPERATOR AND THEIR PARTNERS WILL COLLECT AND COMPILETLB DISTRIBUTION DATA THROUGH EXPANDED SURVEYS AND MONITORING AS WELL ASAN AUGMENTED ARCGIS ONLINE DATASET FOR PUBLIC AND PARTNER USE. THECOOPERATOR WILL SUPERVISE SUBCONTRACTED MONITORING AGENTS, WORKING WITHTHEM TO DETERMINE KEY AREAS FOR BEETLE MONITORING EACH SEASON ANDSUBSEQUENTLY FUNDING ALL MONITORING ACTIVITIES. THEY WILL REPORT ANYNEW, UNEXPECTED, OR OTHERWISE IMPORTANT BEETLE MOVEMENTS TO APHIS ANDUTILIZE GIS ANALYSIS TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL TAMARISK BEETLE DISTRIBUTIONMAP. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE COOPERATOR WILL PROVIDE AREPORT ANNUALLY TO APHIS NOTING THE LOCATION OF ALL CURRENTLY KNOWNBEETLE POPULATIONS AND PROVIDING A SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS OR MOVEMENTSBY WATERSHED FROM THAT SEASON, ALONG WITH SHAPEFILES FOR ALL LOCATIONDATA AND TABULAR DATA, WHERE COLLECTED. THEY WILL DEVELOP TLBDISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION DENSITY MAPS UTILIZING 3D GIS TECHNOLOGY TOSPATIALLY REPRESENT POPULATION “PEAKS”. THEY WILL PRESENT THE ANNUALLYDEVELOPED MAP PRODUCTS AT TWO CONFERENCES OR WORKSHOPS AND PUBLISH THEFINDINGS ON THE PUBLIC FACING WEBPAGES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THISAGREEMENT WILL PARTIALLY ALLEVIATE APHIS’ LIABILITIES TO REMEDY THESALTCEDAR LAWSUIT CLAIM AND THEREFORE PROTECT THE AGENCY’S RESOURCESDEDICATED TO AGRICULTURAL PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT. BIOLOGICALCONTROL, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEST CONTROL METHODS, WHICH CAUSEDTHE SALTCEDAR LAWSUIT WILL REMAIN A VIABLE OPTION FOR SUPPRESSIONPROGRAMS BECAUSE THIS PROJECT DEMONSTRATES THE AGENCY’S COMMITMENT TOREMEDY POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL HARM. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN ORSPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: RESEARCHERS ARE ALSO EXAMINING TAMARISKLEAF BEETLE SPECIES AT THE GENETIC LEVEL TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTIONOF FOUR SPECIES AND HYBRIDS OF DIORHABDA POPULATING THE REGIONSSURROUNDING THE PROPOSED WATERSHEDS. TO EXAMINE TAXONOMIC SPECIESIDENTIFICATION USING GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS, THEY WILL EXAMINE THEGENETICS OF A SAMPLE OF BEETLES USING MITOCHONDRIAL CO1 SEQUENCING. THISTECHNIQUE WILL IDENTIFY EACH SPECIES, IT’S DISTRIBUTION AND IF ANY AREHYBRIDIZED. EACH BEETLE THAT’S COLLECTED AND SEQUENCED CAN BE IDENTIFIEDAT THE SPECIES LEVEL, WHICH CAN BE IDENTIFIED FROM A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL.AFTER COMPARING THE LOCATIONS AND IDENTIFIED SPECIES OF EACH SAMPLE THEYWILL CREATE A DETAILED SUMMARY OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF EACH OF THE FOURSPECIES.

COLLECT AND COMPILE TAMARISK LEAF BEETLE (TLB) DISTRIBUTIONATA THROUGH EXPANDED SURVEYS AND MONITORING AS WELL AS AN AUGMENTED ARCGIS ONLINE DATASET FOR PUBLIC AND PARTNER USE.

AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF THE TAMARISK LEAF BEETLE (TLB) THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. THIS AGREEMENT WILL HELP THE DEPARTMENT PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES IMPACTED BY THE TLB INCLUDING THE ENDANGERED SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER NESTING HABITAT. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE COOPERATOR AND THEIR PARTNERS WILL COLLECT AND COMPILE TLB DISTRIBUTION DATA THROUGH EXPANDED SURVEYS AND MONITORING AS WELL AS AN AUGMENTED ARCGIS ONLINE DATASET FOR PUBLIC AND PARTNER USE. THE COOPERATOR WILL SUPERVISE SUBCONTRACTED MONITORING AGENTS, WORKING WITH THEM TO DETERMINE KEY AREAS FOR BEETLE MONITORING EACH SEASON AND SUBSEQUENTLY FUNDING ALL MONITORING ACTIVITIES. THEY WILL REPORT ANY NEW, UNEXPECTED, OR OTHERWISE IMPORTANT BEETLE MOVEMENTS TO APHIS AND UTILIZE GIS ANALYSIS TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL TAMARISK BEETLE DISTRIBUTION MAP. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE COOPERATOR WILL PROVIDE A REPORT ANNUALLY TO APHIS NOTING THE LOCATION OF ALL CURRENTLY KNOWN BEETLE POPULATIONS AND PROVIDING A SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS OR MOVEMENTS BY WATERSHED FROM THAT SEASON, ALONG WITH SHAPEFILES FOR ALL LOCATION DATA AND TABULAR DATA, WHERE COLLECTED. THEY WILL DEVELOP TLB DISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION DENSITY MAPS UTILIZING 3D GIS TECHNOLOGY TO SPATIALLY REPRESENT POPULATION “PEAKS”. THEY WILL PRESENT THE ANNUALLY DEVELOPED MAP PRODUCTS AT TWO CONFERENCES OR WORKSHOPS AND PUBLISH THE FINDINGS ON THE PUBLIC FACING WEBPAGES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THIS AGREEMENT WILL PARTIALLY ALLEVIATE APHIS’ LIABILITIES TO REMEDY THE SALTCEDAR LAWSUIT CLAIM AND THEREFORE PROTECT THE AGENCY’S RESOURCES DEDICATED TO AGRICULTURAL PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEST CONTROL METHODS, WHICH CAUSED THE SALTCEDAR LAWSUIT WILL REMAIN A VIABLE OPTION FOR SUPPRESSION PROGRAMS BECAUSE THIS PROJECT DEMONSTRATES THE AGENCY’S COMMITMENT TO REMEDY POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL HARM.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: RESEARCHERS ARE ALSO EXAMINING TAMARISK LEAF BEETLE SPECIES AT THE GENETIC LEVEL TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOUR SPECIES AND HYBRIDS OF DIORHABDA POPULATING THE REGIONS SURROUNDING THE PROPOSED WATERSHEDS. TO EXAMINE TAXONOMIC SPECIES IDENTIFICATION USING GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS, THEY WILL EXAMINE THE GENETICS OF A SAMPLE OF BEETLES USING MITOCHONDRIAL CO1 SEQUENCING. THIS TECHNIQUE WILL IDENTIFY EACH SPECIES, IT’S DISTRIBUTION AND IF ANY ARE HYBRIDIZED. EACH BEETLE THAT’S COLLECTED AND SEQUENCED CAN BE IDENTIFIED AT THE SPECIES LEVEL, WHICH CAN BE IDENTIFIED FROM A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL. AFTER COMPARING THE LOCATIONS AND IDENTIFIED SPECIES OF EACH SAMPLE THEY WILL CREATE A DETAILED SUMMARY OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF EACH OF THE FOUR SPECIES.

BLM UTAH RIPARIAN RESTORATION AND WHITE RIVER PARTNERSHIP

PROGRAM: THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AWARD PURPOSE: FUNDING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM CONSERVES AND RESTORES RIPARIAN AND WETLAND AREAS, AQUATIC HABITATS, AND WATER RESOURCES TO PROVIDE RESOURCE VALUES AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE BLMS MULTIPLE-USE MANDATE. THE BLM S AQUATIC RESOURCE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR S PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS, RESTORE BALANCE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS, ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND INVEST IN A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN THE TAMARISK COALITION DBA AS RIVERSEDGE WEST AND THE UTAH STATE OFFICE OF THE BLM IS TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF HIGHLY INVASIVE, NON-NATIVE VEGETATION SPECIES ALONG RIPARIAN AREAS THAT ARE WREAKING HAVOC ON THE NATIVE ECOSYSTEM. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ESTABLISH A RESILIENT AND FUNCTIONING RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM BY REMOVING TAMARISK, RUSSIAN OLIVE, AND OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES FROM THE RIPARIAN AREAS AND REINTRODUCING NATIVE AND OR DESIRABLE VEGETATION. FISH AND TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE POPULATIONS WILL BENEFIT FROM INCREASED CONTIGUOUS HABITAT ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS. IN ADDITION TO ECOSYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, THIS PROJECT ALSO INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY BY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF UNNATURAL FIRE FUEL LOADS AND LADDER FUELS IN RIPARIAN HABITATS. AN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BENEFIT IS INCREASED ACCESS TO RIVERSIDE LANDS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL USES. SINCE THIS PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE HABITAT ACROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES IT WILL LIKELY ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE BLM AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, REDUCING THE RISK OF POTENTIAL FUTURE CONFLICTS. FINALLY, THIS PROPOSAL HAS INVENTORY AND MONITORING COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT RESTORATION ACTIONS LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND ADAPTABILITY. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ITS WORK ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED IN UTAH TO INCLUDE THE WHITE, DOLORES, AND SAN JUAN RIVERS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND DELIVERABLES:1. ENHANCED RECREATIONAL ACCESS.2. EXPANDED AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FOR SEVERAL PRIORITY SPECIES.3. EXPANDED PROJECTS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF WHAT BLM COULD ACHIEVE ON ITS OWN BY LEVERAGING FUNDING.4. FISH AND TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE POPULATIONS WILL REMAIN VIABLE AND LIKELY INCREASE BASED ON IMPROVED HABITAT ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LAND, STREAM, RIVER, AND RIPARIAN AREAS.5. ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES VIA INCREASED RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.6. ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO USER GROUPS, OR OTHER ENTITIES SELECTED TO COMPLETE DESIGN AND PROJECT WORK.7. IMPROVED COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, NONPROFITS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND WATERSHED GROUPS.8. YOUNG ADULT ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSERVATION CORPS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE FOR THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING DIRECT AND MEASURABLE BENEFITS. THIS PROJECT BENEFITS THE PUBLIC IN MANY WAYS: IMPROVED FORAGE FOR WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK REDUCED THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH WILDFIRE TRAINING AND JOB EXPERIENCE FOR HUNDREDS OF YOUNG ADULTS ENHANCED RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC INVESTMENT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVED AESTHETICS AND SIGHT LINES ALONG RIVER CORRIDORS, TRAINING AND JOB EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS, AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WOULD PROVIDE INDIRECT SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND MANAGEMENT BENEFITS TO PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC BENEFITS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED BY THIS PROJECT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS APPLICABLE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD): N A

WEST CREEK NRDAR ' TAMARISK CONTROL PROJECT

DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A LONG-TERM CENTRALIZED AND STANDARDIZE INFORMATION REPOSITORY CONCERNING THE BEETLE, ITS SPREAD, VEGETATIVE RESOURCES IN THE SOUTHWEST, AND THE FLYCATCHER'S STATUS.

AWARD PURPOSE: DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A LONG-TERM CENTRALIZED AND STANDARDIZED INFORMATION REPOSITORY CONCERNING THE BEETLE, ITS SPREAD, VEGETATIVE RESOURCES IN THE SOUTHWEST, AND THE FLYCATCHER’S STATUS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE COOPERATOR COMPILE RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR RIPARIAN HABITAT RESTORATION. THE INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED IN A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE FORMAT IN THE RESOURCE CENTER OF THE RIVERSEDGE WEST INTERNET SITE. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE COOPERATOR WILL PRESENT ALL NEWLY ACQUIRED SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND DATA EACH YEAR AT THE RIVERSEDGE WEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AS WELL AS HOSTING AN IN-DEPTH ONE-DAY WORKSHOP IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE LANDOWNERS AND MANAGERS WITH GUIDANCE HOW TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE RIPARIAN HABITAT IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST, ULTIMATELY BENEFITTING ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS THE SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: NONE.

AWARD PURPOSE: DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A LONG-TERM CENTRALIZED AND STANDARDIZED INFORMATION REPOSITORY CONCERNING THE BEETLE, ITS SPREAD, VEGETATIVE RESOURCES IN THE SOUTHWEST, AND THE FLYCATCHER’S STATUS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE COOPERATOR COMPILE RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR RIPARIAN HABITAT RESTORATION. THE INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED IN A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE FORMAT IN THE RESOURCE CENTER OF THE RIVERSEDGE WEST INTERNET SITE. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE COOPERATOR WILL PRESENT ALL NEWLY ACQUIRED SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND DATA EACH YEAR AT THE R IVERSEDGE WEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AS WELL AS HOSTING AN IN-DEPTH ONE-DAY WORKSHOP IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE LANDOWNERS AND MANAGERS WITH GUIDANCE HOW TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE RIPARIAN HABITAT IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST, ULTIMATELY BENEFITTING ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS THE SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: NONE.

AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO DETERMINE THE NATUREAND EXTENT OF THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF THE TAMARISK LEAF BEETLE (TLB)THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. THIS AGREEMENT WILL HELP THE DEPARTMENT PROTECTNATURAL RESOURCES IMPACTED BY THE TLB INCLUDING THE ENDANGEREDSOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER NESTING HABITAT. ACTIVITIES TO BEPERFORMED: THE COOPERATOR AND THEIR PARTNERS WILL COLLECT AND COMPILETLB DISTRIBUTION DATA THROUGH EXPANDED SURVEYS AND MONITORING AS WELL ASAN AUGMENTED ARCGIS ONLINE DATASET FOR PUBLIC AND PARTNER USE. THECOOPERATOR WILL SUPERVISE SUBCONTRACTED MONITORING AGENTS, WORKING WITHTHEM TO DETERMINE KEY AREAS FOR BEETLE MONITORING EACH SEASON ANDSUBSEQUENTLY FUNDING ALL MONITORING ACTIVITIES. THEY WILL REPORT ANYNEW, UNEXPECTED, OR OTHERWISE IMPORTANT BEETLE MOVEMENTS TO APHIS ANDUTILIZE GIS ANALYSIS TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL TAMARISK BEETLE DISTRIBUTIONMAP.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE COOPERATOR WILL PROVIDE A REPORTANNUALLY TO APHIS NOTING THE LOCATION OF ALL CURRENTLY KNOWN BEETLEPOPULATIONS AND PROVIDING A SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS OR MOVEMENTS BYWATERSHED FROM THAT SEASON, ALONG WITH SHAPEFILES FOR ALL LOCATION DATAAND TABULAR DATA, WHERE COLLECTED. THEY WILL DEVELOP TLB DISTRIBUTIONAND POPULATION DENSITY MAPS UTILIZING 3D GIS TECHNOLOGY TO SPATIALLYREPRESENT POPULATION “PEAKS”. THEY WILL PRESENT THE ANNUALLY DEVELOPEDMAP PRODUCTS AT TWO CONFERENCES OR WORKSHOPS AND PUBLISH THE FINDINGS ONTHE PUBLIC FACING WEBPAGES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THIS AGREEMENTWILL PARTIALLY ALLEVIATE APHIS’ LIABILITIES TO REMEDY THE SALTCEDARLAWSUIT CLAIM AND THEREFORE PROTECT THE AGENCY’S RESOURCES DEDICATED TOAGRICULTURAL PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, ONE OF THEMOST IMPORTANT PEST CONTROL METHODS, WHICH CAUSED THE SALTCEDAR LAWSUITWILL REMAIN A VIABLE OPTION FOR SUPPRESSION PROGRAMS BECAUSE THISPROJECT DEMONSTRATES THE AGENCY’S COMMITMENT TO REMEDY POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL HARM. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: RESEARCHERS ARE ALSO EXAMINING TAMARISK LEAFBEETLE SPECIES AT THE GENETIC LEVEL TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OFFOUR SPECIES AND HYBRIDS OF DIORHABDA POPULATING THE REGIONS SURROUNDINGTHE PROPOSED WATERSHEDS. TO EXAMINE TAXONOMIC SPECIES IDENTIFICATIONUSING GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS, THEY WILL EXAMINE THE GENETICS OF ASAMPLE OF BEETLES USING MITOCHONDRIAL CO1 SEQUENCING. THIS TECHNIQUEWILL IDENTIFY EACH SPECIES, IT’S DISTRIBUTION AND IF ANY ARE HYBRIDIZED.EACH BEETLE THAT’S COLLECTED AND SEQUENCED CAN BE IDENTIFIED AT THESPECIES LEVEL, WHICH CAN BE IDENTIFIED FROM A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL. AFTERCOMPARING THE LOCATIONS AND IDENTIFIED SPECIES OF EACH SAMPLE THEY WILLCREATE A DETAILED SUMMARY OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF EACH OF THE FOURSPECIES.

PLANT METHODS DEV LAB INITIATIVE - MAINTAIN LONG-TERM CENTRAIZED & STANDARDIZED INFO. REPOSITORY CONCERNING THE BEETLE,ITS SPREAD, VEGETATIVE RESOURCES IN THE SOUTHWEST, & THE FLYCATCHER'S STATUS

TAMARISK AND RUSSIAN OLIVE RESEACH CONFERENCE

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - GE

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

COLLECT AND COMPILE TAMARISK LEAF BEETLE (TLB) DISTRIBUTIONATA THROUGH EXPANDED SURVEYS AND MONITORING AS WELL AS AN AUGMENTED ARCGIS ONLINE DATASET FOR PUBLIC AND PARTNER USE.