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DRAFT 8 <br /> populations of L. bradshawii remain (USFWS 1993). The LaCamas Lake population in <br /> Washington was not included in the Recovery Plan. This population is important because <br /> it is the largest known population and is outside the recognized historic range of the <br /> species. <br /> V. PROBLEMS FACING THE SPECIES <br /> Rangewide <br /> As described in the final rule to list L. bradshawii as endangered (53 FR 38451; <br /> September 30, 1988) and Recovery Plan (USFWS 1993), threats to the L. bradshawii <br /> include: (1) loss of habitat; (2) disease; and (3) reproductive strategy of the species <br /> combined with other stressors such as drought, land management practices, flood control, <br /> fire suppression. <br /> Habitat has been lost by succession, changes in hydrology, and urban or agricultural <br /> development. Willamette Valley wet prairies continue to undergo succession and <br /> invasion by trees and shrubs. This succession was once naturally controlled by <br /> widespread flooding, browsing animals, and fire. Flood control projects in the upper <br />