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Species at Risk on DOD Installations > Future Directions

A new phase of this project funded by the DOD Legacy Resource Management Program involves the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), NatureServe, and NatureServe's member state natural heritage programs. In this cooperative project, four species at risk were chosen as initial pilot species based on scientific criteria developed by NatureServe and the recommendations of the military services. The goal was to choose one species for each of the four services: Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force. The species and installations selected for this pilot project are:

1. Army: Round leaf four o'clock (Mirabilis rotundifolia) on Fort Carson in Colorado
2. Navy: San Clemente Island fox (Urocyon littoralis clementae) on San Clemente Island Naval Reserve in California
3. Marines: Coastal goldenrod (Solidago villosicarpa) on Camp Lejeune in North Carolina
4. Air Force: Florida bog frog (Rana okaloosae) on Eglin Air Force Base in Florida

Currently, local species at risk project teams with members from the pertinent FWS field office, DOD installation, and state natural heritage program are working cooperatively to write management guidelines for these species. The sample management guidance template was developed by NatureServe with input from the FWS and DOD. The final work from these four pilot projects will be highlighted in press releases and on web sites by DOD, FWS, and NatureServe. The hope is that in the future this effort will be expanded beyond these four initial species to many more species at risk on DOD installations across the U.S.

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