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Plan Title	Plan Stage	Plan Lead Region (FWS)	Plan Lead Office (FWS)	Species Common Name	Species Scientific Name	Action Priority	Action Number	Action Description	Action Status	Estimated Initiation Date	Estimated Completion Date	Action Lead Agencies	Responsible Parties	Work Types	Labor Types	Comments
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	1	111.	Management Plan, Rocky Prairie NAP	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2011	Other	Washington Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Management: General, Management: Propagation, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Management plan completed; periodic review and revision will be necessary
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	1	311.	Identify and clarify site characteristics that are essential to sustain C. levisecta	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2010	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, Research Institutions, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, University of Washington School of Forestry, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: General, Management: Reintroduction, Research: Habitat Requirements	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	This task is partially addressed by task 143
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	1	32.	Develop a plan for reintroducing C. levisecta into unoccupied areas of its historic and extant range.	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2005	Washington Natural Heritage Program, Research Institutions, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, University of Washington School of Forestry, Institute for Applied Ecology	Research: Reintroduction	Volunteer, Species Expert	Recovery of C. levisecta will be highly dependent upon on successful reintroductions (assisted migration).
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	112.	Management plan, Forbes Point, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Washington Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Navy	Management: General, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Population Monitoring	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Interim management plan completed; section 7 consultations between Navy and USFWS completed.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	113.	Management plan, Fort Casey State Park	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2007	Other	Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Management: General, Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	The Washington State Parks in collaboration with the Whidbey-Camano Land Trust completed a management plan in 2007.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	12.	Promote protection of occurrences on private lands by pursuing the highest level of protection agreeable to the individual landowners	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2015	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warren Road Associates Limited Partnership, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Acquisition, Acquisition: Easement, Management: General, Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Options to be considered should include acquisition by a public agency or conservation organization, conservation easement, management agreement and registry.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	131.	Conduct studies to clarify the mechanisms by which fire affects Castilleja levisecta	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2015	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Navy , Whidbey Camano Land Trust, University of Washington School of Forestry, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Evidence suggests that prescribed fire can be used to enhance populations. We now know that we have greater germination and establishment success if fire is implemented prior to seeding a site. We have had tremendous success in the Willamette Valley and North Puget Sound using this site preparation technique.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	132.	Conduct study to quantify and characterize encroachment by Douglas-fir, snowberry, Scots broom, bracken fern, roses, and blackberries	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2015	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warren Road Associates Limited Partnership, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Management Techniques, Research: Competition	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Some sites have undergone dramatic change in species composition in the last 10-15 years. The effects of this change on C. levisecta need to be better understood. Regular, site management implemented at protected, publicly owned locations: at Private locations some sites are regularly managed and other locations are treated intermittently..
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	133.	Conduct studies to identify effective means (in addition to prescribed fire) of controlling competing vegetation	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Navy , Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Propagation, Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Management Techniques, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	To successfully manage grassland habitat: we have developed and regularly implement efficient and effective methods to control competing vegetation without negatively affecting C. levisecta. These methods include mowing, prescribed fire, and judicious herbicide treatments during the dormant season.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	134.	Monitor weedy species such as Hieracium pilosella and Cirsium arvense	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2016	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Navy , Warren Road Associates Limited Partnership, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Research: Management Techniques, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Noxious weed control is required by state law within some sites. Management prescriptions that use herbicides to eliminate noxious weeds may pose a threat to C. levisecta. We have successfully conserved C. levisecta by using set buffers around C. levisecta plants while treating weeds during the growing season. In recent yeas we have experimented with using herbicides aprayed directly over dormant plants with no signs of die back or mortality the follwing bloom season.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	135.	Conduct studies on herbivory by deer, rabbits, etc.	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Navy , Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Several occurrences of C. levisecta have herbivory annually. We have used fences or small exclosure cages to protect plants and exclude herbivores during the plants annual life cycle, thus promoting the development of seed that we later collect for reintroduction purposes.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	141.	Determine and characterize the genetic variation within and between known occurrences of the species	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2005	Other	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Natural Heritage Program, Research Institutions, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Washington School of Forestry, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Genetics	Volunteer, Species Expert	Information is critical to planning reintroduction
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	142.	Investigate longevity of seed viability	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2006	Other	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Natural Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Washington School of Forestry, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation	Graduate Student, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Important for assessing population trends and potentially for developing site management plans
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	143.	Conduct research to better understand population dynamics of C. levisecta	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2016	Other	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Washington School of Forestry, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Population Surveys, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert	Critical for developing site management plans. Research has been conducted throughout the range of C. levisecta with several papers published on the subject.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	15.	Develop and implement monitoring plans for all known sites	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2016	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warren Road Associates Limited Partnership, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: General, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	The individual land-managing agency should have the responsibility for monitoring their property. A plan is needed to ensure effective monitoring on private lands. One such plan was developed for the Neukom property, one of three adjacent private land parcels on San Juan Island. For consistency sake, we have been using the same trained species experts and vounteers to monitor CALE throughout its range.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	22.	Conduct de novo inventories in suitable habitat throughout the historic and extant range	Partially Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2014	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warren Road Associates Limited Partnership, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Research: Population Surveys, Research: Demographic Studies	Volunteer, Species Expert	Small, undetected populations may yet exist. If they do, they could play a key role in recovery efforts.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	23.	Create a spatial database for inventory efforts, including negative searches	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2016	Center for Natural Lands Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Institute for Applied Ecology	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Research: Population Assessment, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Important for tracking status of each population
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	312.	Determine how to quickly establish viable plants and ultimately populations of the species.	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2006	Other	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, University of Washington School of Forestry, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Management Techniques, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Through years of experimental work, and on-the-ground management efforts we have improved our capability for improving populations by primarily using prescribed fire as a pre-treatment before seeding.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	313.	Conduct research to ascertain whether, or under what circumstances, C. levisecta requires a host plant to survive and/or reproduce	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2009	Other	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, University of Washington School of Forestry, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: General, Management: Reintroduction, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Management Techniques	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Identifying requirements relating to host plants will be critical to successful establishment of new populations. A graduate student from University of Washington is researching host plant interactions with Castilleja levisecta.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	33.	Implement reintroduction plan	Ongoing Current	FY 2005	FY 2015	Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, University of Washington School of Forestry, Institute for Applied Ecology	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warren Road Associates Limited Partnership, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Reintroduction, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Reintroduction, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Recovery will be highly dependent on successfully implementing reintroduction of the species throughout its historic range.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	2	52.	Promote compliance with all state laws and county ordinances and regulations protecting C. levisecta	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2016	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Planning, Other: Information and Education, Other: Regulations	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Coordinate conservation efforts within existing legal framework
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	3	21.	Continue efforts to relocate historically known occurrences, particularly in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2016	Center for Natural Lands Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Institute for Applied Ecology	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Washington Natural Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Research: Population Surveys	Volunteer, Species Expert	Small undetected populations may yet exist. We have conducted extensive survey efforts in the WIllamette Valley and elsewhere, with no new populations identified.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	3	41.	Develop and conduct training programs (e.g. to be given to concerned agency personnel, as well as private landowners, etc)	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2016	Other	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warren Road Associates Limited Partnership, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: General, Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert	Important for disseminating information to resource professionals and landowners on the Best Management Practices for successfully managing the species
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	3	42	Develop a brochure or fact sheet for public dissemination	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2007	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Institute for Applied Ecology	Other: Information and Education	Species Expert	Broaden awareness of the public regarding the species.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	3	43.	Develop and disseminate species information to private landowners	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2007	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Center for Natural Lands Management, Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Washington State Parks, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warren Road Associates Limited Partnership, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Reintroduction, Management: Planning, Other: Information and Education, Management: Population Monitoring	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Broaden awareness of the public regarding the species
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	3	51.	Promote development and implementation of new laws and ordinances for the protection of C. levisecta	Partially Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Washington Natural Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Management: Planning, Other: Regulations	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Investigate opportunities for improving legal protection for the species
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	3	6.	Establish a technical working group to annually review the status of the species and assess the effectiveness of the management plans and other recovery tasks. Use adpative mangement principles, if needed.	Complete	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2016	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Institute for Applied Ecology	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Planning	Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	OUR technical team for Castilleja levisecta meets annually to review projects completed during past year, and to propose high prioirty rojects for the upcoming year.
Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)	F	1	Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (360) 753-9440	golden paintbrush	Castilleja levisecta	3	7.	Collect seed adequately representing the genetic diversity within the species and store in a Center for Plant Conservation approved facility. A portion of collected seed is stored at the MIller Seed bank at University of Washington and at the Rae Sellling Berry Botanic Garden in Portland, OR.	Ongoing Current	FY 2000 - FY 2004	FY 2017	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Natural Heritage Program, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Center for Natural Lands Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Institute for Applied Ecology	Management: Reintroduction, Management: Planning	Volunteer, Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance	Assist with reintroduction as insurance against future extinction. We attemt to collect seed annually from native populations, and in recent years we have established seed production beds to increase the quantity and quality of seed available for recovery actions.