The project goal is to substantially improve the population status of species of greatest conservation need sgcn associated with priority habitats in prairie, grassland and OAK woodlands in western…

The project goal is to substantially improve the population status of species of greatest conservation need sgcn associated with priority habitats in prairie, grassland and OAK woodlands in western washington, oregonand the southern coast ecoregion in california oregon state is not a formal partner, however, we plan to focussurvey work and genetic analysis on two target sgcn butterfly species taylor s checkerspot and mardon skipper that occur in oregon therefore, our conservation work will draw strong connections through the range of thesetwo species to provide critical information regarding species status and needs overall, this project willprovide direct benefits to the conservation of 22 sgcn and secondary benefits to 12 sgcn s in california andwashington through on the ground habitat restoration work this project implements over 34 action items from thethree state state wildlife action plans swap our primary objectives are to 1 implement swap habitatrestoration management actions on 9 high priority sites on public lands in western washington and california, improving 395 acres of habitat to benefit sgcns 2 advance species specific conservation for certaininvertebrates and grassland birds, including genetic analyses mardon skipper , occupancy and distribution ofgrassland butterfly sgcns checkerspots, skippers , conspecific attraction reintroduction to boost populationsize oregon vesper sparrow, western bluebird , distribution and abundance slender billed white breastednuthatch and 3 implement three discrete standardized monitoring strategies at 9 restoration sites, providing aconsistent and repeatable framework for monitoring habitat conditions and sgcn populations and evaluating theeffects of restoration activities our aim is to move these species closer to recovery and or reduce thelikelihood of needing to be listed under the endangered species act