Funding opportunity number: F22AS00093CFDA(s): 15.657APPLICANT name: greenbelt land trust INC.descriptive title of the applicant's project:prairie species monitoring on greenbelt land trust…

Funding opportunity number: F22AS00093CFDA(s): 15.657APPLICANT name: greenbelt land trust INC.descriptive title of the applicant's project:prairie species monitoring on greenbelt land trust propertiesproject abstract:this project benefits two at risk species in the prairies of western oregon. IT implements critical measures to support the DE-listing (removal from the federal endangered species list) of bradshaw's lomatium (a recently delisted endangered species) and to reduce the need to list the oregon vesper sparrow (a candidate species for listing under the endangered species act). Proposed actions for bradshaw's lomatium include the monitoring prescribed by USFWS upon delisting the species. Data gained will inform the service's understanding of the species' status, while also helping land managers understand habitat restoration needs and enabling better site management for one of the largest known and protected populations of species on the eastern side of the willamette valley. Proposed actions for oregon vesper sparrow will provide critical information needed to manage the limited remaining locations of this species in oregon and washington. Livestock grazing has been identified as an essential tool to achieve the habitat conditions required by oregon vesper sparrow but requires ongoing tracking of site conditions and vesper sparrow populations to maximize nest success and productivity. Work will be completed at one of the few protected and managed species strongholds near corvallis, oregon.