1997-06-13_REPORT - M1981302 ‎(11)‎

• Permit No: M1981302
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 6/13/1997
• From: US DEPT OF THE INTERIOR
• To: TE/UTE LADIES TRESSES COVERY PLAN
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

have improved our understanding of the orchid's historic range and habitat
preferences.
Research. The following research projects have been initiated and are
underway to increase our knowledge of the Ute ladies'-tresses:
1 . Pollination biology - USDA Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory at
Utah State University.
2. Seed germination, propagation, and transplanting - University of
Colorado and Center for Plant Conservation membership institutions: Red
Butte Gardens, Salt Lake City, and Denver Botanic Gardens.
3. Genetic analysis - University of Colorado at Boulder.
4. Demographics and life history - Dinosaur National Monument, City of
Boulder Open Space Department, University of Colorado at Boulder,
Colorado Natural Areas Program, and Utah Natural Heritage Program.
5. Habitat requirements and management - Dinosaur National Monument, City
of Boulder Open Space Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, and
Colorado Natural Areas Program.
Management. Management activities include both Federal and local government
efforts. The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, the National Park
Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation all manage lands where the Ute ladies'-
tresses grows. The orchid also occurs on Ute tribal land with Bureau of
Indian Affairs management responsibilities. These Federal agencies are
responsible for insuring that all activities and actions on lands they manage
are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the Ute ladies'-
tresses. The National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management have
initiated population monitoring. The Forest Service is preparing a
Conservation Agreement for the Diamond Fork area.
The National Park Service has supported orchid research and special management
projects in Dinosaur National Monument since 1990. A population biology study
and habitat restoration project is ongoing in a significant occurrence (Hog
Canyon) of the Ute ladies'-tresses in the Cub Creek drainage in eastern Utah.
Orchid population dynamics are being studied through long-term monitoring of
several hundred permanently marked plants. Research investigating the
relationship between ground-water level , stream-water level , soil moisture and
orchid presence and viability is ongoing. The small perennial tributary to
Cub Creek which provides orchid habitat has been restored to a natural
position within its floodplain where the orchid occurs. The restoration
project focuses on a stream section that was artificially incised early in the
century. Pre- and post- stream relocation data have been collected to monitor
the effects of habitat restoration on the orchid. The National Park Service
in cooperation with other agencies expects to continue long-term orchid
monitoring and inventory in Dinosaur National Monument.
The City of Boulder Open Space Department actively manages for the Ute
ladies'-tresses in areas where it is known or expected to occur. Management
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