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b. Management of soils, hydrology, vegetation, and other habitat features <br /> (e.g. , pollinators and herbivores) as necessary for orchid viability. <br /> c. Management of human activities (e.g. , recreation, irrigation <br /> practices) to prevent adverse impacts to or enhance orchid populations <br /> and habitat. <br /> d. Monitoring habitat characteristics, orchid populations, and management <br /> agreements. <br /> e. Conduct research to better understand the habitat relationships and <br /> life history dynamics of orchids in disjunct settings as compared to <br /> riparian settings (e.g. , how are such settings are colonized, what are <br /> the natural habitat conditions required by the orchid in such <br /> settings, and what is the natural longevity of orchid occurrences in <br /> these settings) . <br /> 9. Ute ladies'-tresses Recovery Team. Membership on the Ute ladies'-tresses <br /> Recovery Team is by appointment of the Service's Regional Director, and <br /> the team serves at the discretion of the Regional Director. Often, <br /> recovery teams are disbanded once preparation of the recovery plan is <br /> completed. However, the Ute ladies'-tresses Recovery Team will not be <br /> disbanded when recovery planning is completed, but will continue to assist <br /> the Service in: <br /> a. Overseeing the establishment of the watershed ID Teams. <br /> b. Providing guidance to the ID Teams, including participating as a <br /> representative of the Recovery Team on the ID Team. <br /> c. Assessing recommended population and habitat recovery goals and <br /> delisting criteria for the orchid in each watershed and incorporating <br /> them into overall recovery goals and delisting criteria for the orchid <br /> throughout its range. <br /> d. Reviewing progress toward recovery, as reported by the ID Teams, at <br /> least annually and until such time as the orchid is delisted or the <br /> recovery process is sufficiently institutionalized that such oversight <br /> is redundant. <br /> e. Guiding, implementing, and evaluating recovery actions for Ute <br /> ladies'-tresses populations in disjunct habitats. <br /> f. Guiding, implementing, and evaluating recovery actions for all Ute <br /> ladies'-tresses populations in the interim before watershed ID Teams <br /> are established, Watershed-Orchid Evaluations are conducted, and <br /> Resource Management Objectives and Standards and Guidelines are <br /> developed. <br /> g. Identifying sources and helping pull together resources for acquiring <br /> needed information and conducting necessary research. <br /> 27 <br />