This project includes analysis of EX-situ conservation and seed banking needs and prioritized collection of live material or seed banking of federally listed, candidate, and at-risk plant species in…

This Project Grant award of $124,237 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) supports various conservation efforts for federally listed, candidate, and at-risk plant species in New Mexico. Key activities include: 1) analysis of ex-situ conservation and seed banking needs, and prioritized collection of live material or seed banking; 2) updates and revisions to the New Mexico Rare Plants website and digitization/cataloging of historical reports; 3) field surveys and monitoring for several plant species, such as Escobaria sneedii var. leei, Cirsium vinaceum, Argemone pinnatisecta, and Helianthus paradoxus; and 4) status surveys and demographic monitoring for Amsonia tharpii on New Mexico State Lands Office properties. The award period is from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

This project includes analysis of EX-situ conservation and seed banking needs and prioritized collection of live material or seed banking of federally listed, candidate, and at-risk plant species in new mexico new mexico rare plants website updates and revisions and digitization and cataloging of historical emnrd section 6 reports for federally listed, candidate and at-risk plant species for inclusion on the emnrd endangered plants reports webpage field surveys for escobaria sneedii VAR. Leei to document new plants and prioritized resurveys of historical occurrences continuation of cirsium vinaceum monitoring efforts initiated in 2024 and prioritized surveys of areas and occurrences not visited in 2023 or 2024 continued argemone pinnatisecta status surveys and opportunistic surveys for new populations in suitable habitat continued helianthus paradoxus long-term monitoring in santa rosa, NM, and revisits of historical and known occurrences range wide amsonia tharpii status surveys and establishment of demographic monitoring plots on new mexico state lands office (SLO) lands.