Species Recovery in the Pacific Region 2009 On-the-Ground Actions

摘要

Recovery of threatened, endangered, and other at-risk species lies at the very heart of the mission of the Ecological Services Program in the Pacific Region. At the center of our recovery efforts is the myriad of on-the-ground conservation activities that we implement with the assistance of numerous dedicated partners. These on-the-ground actions directly contribute to the recovery of listed species and conservation of our nation's diverse natural resources. From the high desert of southwest Idaho, where we are working to expand partnerships with private landowners to conserve the Columbia spotted frog, to cold-water streams throughout the Pacific Northwest where we are removing barriers to fish passage to increase habitat availability for bull trout and salmon, to coastal wetlands on the island of Kauai, where we are working to recover the endemic Hawaiian duck, to the Mariana Islands where we are increasing education and outreach efforts to benefit the Mariana fruit bat, our staff collaborate with a broad community of Federal, State, county, tribal, academic, and non-governmental organizations and individuals to identify threats to rare species and to provide technical and financial assistance to reduce these threats. This report highlights a select group of the more than 140 on-the-ground projects that we funded during fiscal year 2009. In total, more than $3.7 million was spent by field offices for on-the-ground projects throughout the Pacific Region. These projects emphasize the richness of the resources held in trust by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as the diversity of approaches that we take to ensure their survival and recovery.