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Of these 3 goals, goal 2, key watershed management, is the most complex and <br /> potentially difficult to achieve. Nevertheless, Ute ladies'-tresses recovery <br /> and delisting will not be possible unless this goal is accomplished. <br /> Therefore, the focus of this recovery plan is on watershed management for <br /> orchid recovery. <br /> There is growing recognition among conservation biologists working with <br /> fisheries and aquatic systems that the evolutionarily significant unit is at a <br /> landscape, i .e. , watershed or larger, scale. Watershed level planning and <br /> management with a goal of reestablishing natural processes and dynamics is the <br /> only approach that will retain important native fishes such as salmonids <br /> (Reeves et al , 1994, Grossman 1994) . As riparian areas are intimately and <br /> inseparably connected with aquatic systems, these concepts are equally <br /> applicable to management and conservation of riparian habitats and species. <br /> Other species that will benefit from improved watershed function include <br /> various native fish species and riparian-dependent species such as amphibians, <br /> neotropical migratory birds, and raptors. Within the orchid's historical <br /> range, listed and candidate species include: <br /> Green River and mainstem Colorado River <br /> Bonytail chub (Gila eleaans) Endangered <br /> Colorado squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius) Endangered <br /> Humpback chub (G. cvpha) Endangered <br /> Razorback sucker (Xvrauchen texanus) Endangered <br /> Boreal toad (Bufo boreas boreal) Candidate <br /> Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucoceohalus) Threatened <br /> Bonneville Basin <br /> June sucker (Chasmistes liorus) Endangered <br /> Least chub (Iotichthvs phleoethontis) Candidate <br /> Spotted frog (Rana oretiosa) Candidate <br /> Utah valvata snail (Valvata utahensis) Endangered <br /> Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucoceohalus) Threatened <br /> North and South Platte River Basins <br /> Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhvnchus albus) Endangered <br /> Sturgeon chub (Macrhvbopsis eo lida) Candidate <br /> Greenback cutthroat trout <br /> (Oncorhvnchus clarki stomias) Threatened <br /> Whooping crane (Grus americana) Endangered <br /> Piping ploveq (Charadrius melodus) Threatened <br /> Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucoceohalus) Threatened <br /> Peregrine falcon (Falco Qerearinus anatum) Endangered <br /> Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis) Endangered <br /> Least tern (Sterna antillarum) Endangered <br /> Wyoming toad (Bufo hemiophrvs baxteri) Endangered <br /> Boreal toad (Bufo boreas bores ) Candidate <br /> Preble's meadow jumping mouse <br /> (Zaous hudsonius oreblei ) Candidate <br /> 17 <br />