Goal: Maintain or enhance existing willowy monardella occurrences and establish new occurrences, as needed, to ensure multiple conserved occurrences with self sustaining populations to increase resilience to environmental and demographic stochasticity, maintain genetic diversity, and ensure persistence over the long term (>100 years) in coastal sage scrub vegetation communities.
Management units: 4, 6
From 2017-2021, inspect willowy monardella occurrences annually on Conserved Lands (see occurrence table) using the regional rare plant IMG monitoring protocol to record abundance and collect habitat and threats covariate data to determine management needs.
Action | Statement | Action status | Projects |
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IMP-1 | Based upon occurrence status and threats, determine management needs including whether routine management or more intensive management is warranted. | available for implementation | |
IMP-2 | Submit project metadata, monitoring datasets and management recommendations to the MSP Web Portal. | available for implementation |
Criteria | Deadline year |
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Surveys Completed Annually with Management Recommendations | 2021 |
Threat Name | Threat Code |
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Altered fire regime | ALTFIR |
Altered hydrology | ALTHYD |
Human uses of the Preserves | HUMUSE |
Invasive plants | INVPLA |
Management units: 4, 6
Beginning in 2017, conduct routine management actions identified through the annual IMG monitoring at willowy monardella occurrences on Conserved Lands (see occurrence table). Depending on the type and level of threat, management should be conducted as needed, not necessarily every year, and using BMPs with precautions to do no harm.
Action | Statement | Action status | Projects |
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IMP-1 | Perform routine management activities such as protecting occurrences from disturbance through fencing and enforcement and controlling invasive non-native plant species =20% absolute cover. | available for implementation | |
IMP-2 | Submit project metadata and management data to the MSP Web Portal. | available for implementation |
Criteria | Deadline year |
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Routine Management Completed as Needed Based Upon Monitoring Recommendations | 2021 |
Threat Name | Threat Code |
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Altered fire regime | ALTFIR |
Altered hydrology | ALTHYD |
Human uses of the Preserves | HUMUSE |
Invasive plants | INVPLA |
Management units: 4, 6
In 2017, complete the study begun in 2016 to characterize the population genetic structure, gene flow, and genetic diversity for willowy monardella occurrences (see occurrence table). The study will determine if there is evidence of mixed ploidy levels within or among occurrences; evaluate vulnerability of occurrences to genetic drift and loss of genetic diversity; assess the level of gene flow among occurrences; identify if there are signatures of genetic bottlenecks or low genetic diversity in occurrences that have undergone recent reductions; and look for evidence of local population adaptation. Based on the results of the genetic analyses, management recommendations will include whether common garden and reciprocal transplantations are necessary before proceeding with population enhancement or restoration and will provide specific recommendations for collecting and redistributing or bulking seed to enhance existing occurrences or establish new occurrences.
Action | Statement | Action status | Projects |
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RES-1 | Use BMPs to collect plant material for genetic samples at willowy monardella occurrences in the MSPA. | In progress | |
RES-2 | Hold a workshop of scientists, rare plant experts, and land managers to develop management recommendations based upon the results of genetic analyses. | In progress | |
RES-3 | Evaluate the overall long-term genetic trajectory for willowy monardella. | In progress | |
RES-4 | Submit project metadata, genetic datasets and analyses, and report with management recommendations to the MSP Web Portal. | In progress |
Criteria | Deadline year |
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Genetic Study with Management Recommendations Completed in 2017 | 2021 |
Threat Name | Threat Code |
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Loss of connectivity | LOSCON |