CONTENTS

Front Page Executive Summary Introduction Species Accounts Recovery Stepdown Narrative Implementation Schedule References Apendix Tables Figures	PLANTS	ANIMALS
	California jewelflower Palmate-Bracted bird's-beak Kern mallow Hoover's woolly-star San Joaquin woolly-threads Bakersfield cactus Arid grassland and shrubland plants	Giant kangaroo rat Fresno kangaroo rat Tipton kangaroo rat Blunt-nosed leopard lizard San Joaquin kit fox State listed, federal candidates and other animal species of concern

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• I. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.A. Overview
    • 1.A.1. Species Represented and Biotic Communities
    • 1.A.2. Reasons for Decline and Threats to Communities
    • 1.A.3. Conservation Efforts at the Community Level
    • 1.A.4. Ecosystem-Level Recovery Strategy
• II. SPECIES ACCOUNTS
  • 2.A. California Jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus)
  • 2.B. Palmate-Bracted Bird's-Beak (Cordylanthus palmatus)
  • 2.C. Kern Mallow (Eremalche kernensis)
  • 2.D. Hoover's Woolly-Star (Eriastrum hooveri)
  • 2.E. San Joaquin Woolly-Threads (Lembertia congdonii)
  • 2.F. Bakersfield Cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei)
  • 2.G. Arid Grassland and Shrubland Plants
    • 2.G.1. Lesser Saltscale (Atriplex minuscula)
    • 2.G.2. Bakersfield Smallscale (Atriplex tularensis)
    • 2.G.3. Lost Hills Saltbush (Atriplex vallicola)
    • 2.G.4. Vasek's Clarkia (Clarkia tembloriensis ssp. ssp. calientensis)
    • 2.G.5. Temblor Buckwheat (Eriogonum temblorense)
    • 2.G.6. Tejon Poppy (Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. ssp. kernensis)
    • 2.G.7. Diamond-petaled California Poppy (Eschscholzia rhombipetala)
    • 2.G.8. Comanche Point Layia (Layia leucopappa)
    • 2.G.9. Munz's Tidy-tips (Layia munzii)
    • 2.G.10. Jared's Peppergrass (Lepidium jaredii)
    • 2.G.11. Merced Monardella (Monardella leucocephala)
    • 2.G.12. Merced Phacelia (Phacelia ciliata var. opaca)
    • 2.G.13. Oil Neststraw (Stylocline citroleum)
  • 2.H. Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens)
  • 2.I. Fresno Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis)
  • 2.J. Tipton Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides)
  • 2.K. Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia sila)
  • 2.L. San Joaquin Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)
  • 2.M. State Listed, Federal Candidates and Other Animal Species of Concern
    • 2.M.1. Dune Community Insects
      • 2.M.1.a. Ciervo Aegialian Scarab Beetle (Aegialia concinna)
      • 2.M.1.b. San Joaquin Dune Beetle (Coelus gracilis)
      • 2.M.1.c. Doyen's Dune Weevil (Trigonoscuta sp.)
    • 2.M.2. San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni)
    • 2.M.3. Short-Nosed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides brevinasus)
    • 2.M.4. Riparian Woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes riparia)
    • 2.M.5. Tulare Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys torridus tularensis)
    • 2.M.6. Buena Vista Lake Shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus)
    • 2.M.7. Riparian Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius)
    • 2.M.8. Le Conte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei lecontei)
• III. RECOVERY
  • 3.A. Objectives
    • 3.A.1. Ecosystem-Level Strategy
  • 3.B. Recovery Criteria
  • 3.C. Recovery Priorities
    • 3.C.1. General Ranking Categories
    • 3.C.2. Priority Ranking Emphasis
• IV. STEPDOWN NARRATIVE
• V. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
• VI. REFERENCES
  • 6.A. References Cited
  • 6.B. Personal Communications
  • 6.C. In Litt. References
• VII. APPENDIX
  • 7.A. List of Scientific and Common Names of Plants and Animals
  • 7.B. Glossary of Technical Terms
  • 7.C. Priorities for Recovery of Threatened and Endangered Species
  • 7.D. Listed and Candidate Species Occurring in the San Joaquin Valley Region Which are Not Featured in this Recovery Plan
  • 7.E. Safe Harbor Programs
    • 7.E.1. Components of a Pilot Safe Harbor Program
    • 7.E.2. Target Areas for San Joaquin Kit Fox Safe Harbor Program
  • 7.F. Retirement of Farmland with Drainage Problems
    • 7.F.1. Criteria for Federal Land Retirement Program
    • 7.F.2. Restoration of Retired Farmland
    • 7.F.3. Guidelines for Land Retirement Program
  • 7.G. Summary of Agency and Public Comments on the Draft Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California

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TABLES

• Table 1. Federally-Listed Species, Candidates and Species of Concern Included in this Recovery Plan
• Table 2. Summary of Larger and Community-level Conservation Efforts in the San Joaquin Valley Planning Area
• Table 3. Key to Public and Conservation Land Parcels Shown in Figure 4
• Table 4. Generalized Recovery Criteria for Federally-Listed Plants and Animals
• Table 5. Site-Specific Protection Requirements to Meet Delisting Criteria for the Six Federally-Listed Plant and Five Federally-Listed Animal Species
• Table 6. Generalized Criteria for Long-Term Conservation of California-Listed and Federal Candidate Species and Species of Concern
• Table 7. Large Blocks or Core Areas of Natural Lands Targeted for Protection
• Table 8. Natural Lands Targeted for Protection as Specialty Reserves
• Table 9. Survey Needs for Featured Species in Upland and Riparian Communities of the San Joaquin Valley Planning Area
• Table 10. Demographic and Other Research and Monitoring Needs for Featured Species in Upland and Riparian Communities of the San Joaquin Valley Planning Area
• Table 11. Valley Floor Linkage Areas
• Table 12. Linkage Areas Around the San Joaquin Valley Edge and Elsewhere
• Table 13. Status Review Requirements for Candidates and Other Species of Concern Featured in this Recovery Plan

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FIGURES

• Figure 1. The Great Central Valley of California
• Figure 2. Map of historical natural vegetation of central California, based on Kuchler (1977)
• Figure 3. Map showing recent land uses in three categories
• Figure 4. Planning area, showing public and conservation lands
• Figure 5. Illustration of California jewelflower
• Figure 6. Distribution of California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus)
• Figure 7. Illustration of palmate-bracted bird's-beak
• Figure 8. Distribution of palmate-bracted bird's-beak (Cordylanthus palmatus)
• Figure 9. Illustration of Kern mallow
• Figure 10. Distribution of Kern mallow (Eremalche kernensis)
• Figure 11. Illustration of Hoover's woolly-star
• Figure 12. Distribution of Hoover's woolly-star (Eriastrum hooveri)
• Figure 13. Illustration of San Joaquin woolly-threads
• Figure 14. Distribution of San Joaquin woolly-threads (Lembertia congdonii)
• Figure 15. Illustration of Bakersfield cactus
• Figure 16. Distribution of Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei)
• Figure 17. Distribution of lesser saltscale (Atriplex minuscula)
• Figure 18. Illustration of Bakersfield smallscale
• Figure 19. Distribution of Bakersfield smallscale (Atriplex tularensis)
• Figure 20. Distribution of Lost Hills saltbush (Atriplex vallicola)
• Figure 21. Distribution of Vasek's clarkia (C. tembloriensis ssp. ssp. calientensis)
• Figure 22. Distribution of Temblor buckwheat (Eriogonum temblorense)
• Figure 23. Illustration of Tejon poppy
• Figure 24. Distribution of Tejon poppy (Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. ssp. kernensis)
• Figure 25. Distribution of diamond-petaled California poppy (Eschscholzia rhombipetala)
• Figure 26. Illustration of Comanche Point layia
• Figure 27. Distribution of Comanche Point layia (Layia leucopappa)
• Figure 28. Illustration of Munz's tidy tips
• Figure 29. Distribution of Munz's tidy-tips (Layia munzii)
• Figure 30. Illustration of Jared's peppergrass
• Figure 31. Distribution of Jared's peppergrass (Lepidium jaredii)
• Figure 32. Illustration of Merced monardella
• Figure 33. Distribution of Merced monardella (Monardella leucocephala)
• Figure 34. Illustration of Merced phacelia
• Figure 35. Distribution of Merced phacelia (Phacelia ciliata var. opaca)
• Figure 36. Distribution of oil neststraw (Stylocline citroleum)
• Figure 37. Illustration of the giant kangaroo rat
• Figure 38. Distributional records of the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens)
• Figure 39. Locations of extant populations of giant kangaroo rats (Dipodomys ingens)
• Figure 40. Numbers of giant kangaroo rats captured during August censuses, Elkhorn Plain
• Figure 41. Distribution of extant colonies of giant kangaroo rats (Dipodomys ingens) in their northern geographic range
• Figure 42. Illustration of a San Joaquin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides)
• Figure 43. Distributional records for the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis)
• Figure 44. Designated critical habitat for the Fresno kangaroo rat
• Figure 45. Distributional records for the Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides)
• Figure 46. Percentage of reproductive female Tipton kangaroo rats
• Figure 47. Number of Tipton kangaroo rats known to be alive each month
• Figure 48. Illustration of a blunt-nosed leopard lizard
• Figure 49. Distributional records for the blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila)
• Figure 50. Illustration of a kit fox
• Figure 51. Map of distributional records for the San Joaquin kit fox
• Figure 52. Drawing of the Ciervo aegialian scarab beetle (Aegialia concinna)
• Figure 53. Distributional records for three species of sand dune inhabiting beetles in the San Joaquin Valley, California
• Figure 54. Illustration of San Joaquin dune beetle
• Figure 55. Illustration of Doyen's dune weevil
• Figure 56. Illustration of a San Joaquin antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni)
• Figure 57. Distributional records for the San Joaquin antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni)
• Figure 58. Distributional records for the short-nosed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides brevinasus)
• Figure 59. Number of short-nosed kangaroo rats captured during August censuses, Elkhorn Plain
• Figure 60. Illustration of a riparian woodrat
• Figure 61. Distributional records for the riparian woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes riparia)
• Figure 62. Illustration of a Tulare grasshopper mouse
• Figure 63. Distributional records for the Tulare grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus tularensis)
• Figure 64. Illustration of a Buena Vista Lake shrew
• Figure 65. Recent distributional records for the Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus)
• Figure 66. Illustration of a riparian brush rabbit
• Figure 67. Distributional records for the riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius)
• Figure 68. Illustration of a Le Conte's thrasher
• Figure 69. Distributional records for the San Joaquin Valley population of Le Conte's thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei macmillanorum)
• Figure 70. Place locations for Tables 7, 9, and 10
• Figure 71. Locations of specialty reserves targeted for protection
• Figure 72. General locations of areas targeted as Valley floor linkages between natural communities
• Figure 73. San Joaquin Valley conservation and recovery planning overview