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• <br /> * * DRAFT * * 2 <br /> D. Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) <br /> 635 Capitol St. NE. <br /> Salem, Oregon 97310 <br /> III. AUTHORITY, PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND MANAGEMENT GOAL <br /> A. The authority for the Service to enter into this voluntary Conservation Agreement <br /> derives from the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended; the Fish and <br /> Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended; and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as <br /> amended. <br /> B. The purpose of this agreement is to formally document the intent of the parties <br /> involved to protect and conserve Bradshaw's lomatium and its seasonally wet <br /> prairie habitat. <br /> C. The objective of this agreement is to provide a mechanism for the protection and <br /> conservation of Bradshaw's lomatium and its habitat on district property. <br /> D. The management goal of this agreement is to maintain stable or increasing <br /> populations of Bradshaw's lomatium at the known site on District property. <br /> Management actions described in this agreement will include measures to reduce <br /> threats to the species. A secondary management goal is to provide educational <br /> opportunities to South Eugene High School to ensure annual monitoring of the <br /> site. <br /> IV. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SPECIES <br /> A. Bradshaw's lomatium, Lomatium bradshawii (Rose ex Math.) Math. & Constance <br /> Species Description <br /> Bradshaw's lomatium is a member of the Apiaceae (= Umbelliferae, parsley, carrot, or <br /> umbel) family. It is a taprooted, herbaceous plant with compact yellow flowers in <br /> compound umbels. It is found in seasonally wet prairies of the Willamette Valley <br /> (Marion, Benton, Linn, and Lane Counties) and an isolated location in southwest <br /> Washington (Clark County) . More detailed descriptions of Bradshaw's lomatium can be <br /> found in Hitchcock and Cronquist (1973), Kagan (1980), Meinke (1982), and Bradshaw's <br /> Lomatium Recovery Plan (USFWS 1993) (Recovery Plan). <br />