DELIST: Population in WI appears stable. Reproducing well on managed sites.
Bog Bluegrass (Poa paludigena), THR - S3
DELIST: Population in WI appears stable. New records have resulted from inventories.
Canada Horse-balm (Collinsonia canadensis), END - SX
DELIST: Extirpated. Only two native occurrences known in the state. One is presumed extirpated and the other has not been observed for 150 years. Species is conspicuous and easy to identify.
Drooping Sedge (Carex prasina), THR - S3
DELIST: Population in WI stable. Narrow habitat preference, however fairly wide distribution and found regularly in suitable habitat.
Hemlock Parsley (Conioselinum chinense), END - SX
DELIST: Extirpated. Only six native occurrences known in the state. All are presumed extirpated or historical. Species is conspicuous and easy to identify.
Prairie Indian-Plantain (Cacalia tuberosa), THR - S3
DELIST: Population in WI stable to increasing. Has responded well to prairie management.
Snowy Campion (Silene nivea), THR - S2
DELIST: Population in WI appears stable. Able to persist with reed canary grass and in degraded streamside habitats. Species no longer imperiled.
Yellow Gentian (Gentiana alba), THR - S4
DELIST: Population in WI increasing. Most of the population expansion and increases have occurred in old fields.
Yellow Giant Hyssop (Agastache nepetoides), THR - S3
DELIST: Population in WI stable to increasing. Has responded well to savanna management and restoration.
Proposed List (8 species):
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger), SC/M - S2B
LIST - Endangered: Species declining in WI. Surveys indicate declines as much as 36% in recent years and a 78% decline over 30 years. Once reported at 79 sites; found only 7 breeding colonies in 2010.
Kirtland's Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii), SC/FL - S1B
LIST - Endangered: Species nesting in WI consistently since 2007. Historic records of individuals in the state. Twelve new populations. Global rank is G1 (“critically imperiled").
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), SC/M - S2B
LIST - Threatened: Species declining in WI. Some of the largest in its range. Once reported at 55 sites. May disappear from WI without large blocks of idle and/or grazed grasslands.
Beach-dune Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hirticollis rhodensis), SC/N - S1
LIST - Endangered: Species rare and declining in WI (30%). Once reported from 9-10 sites statewide, however only one known viable population remains.
Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe), SC/N - S1
LIST - Endangered: Species very rare and declining in WI. Once known to 16 sites; as of 2011 only 4 are extant (a 75% decline since the mid-1990s). Many populations gone rangewide. Very few sites have the size, quality-structure-connectivity to sustain this species.
A Leafhopper (Attenuipyga vanduzeei), SC/N - S1
LIST - Endangered: Species very rare in WI. Only 4 extant populations known. Restricted to the highest quality prairie remnants. Poor dispersal ability and sensitive to management and woody encroachment.
An Issid Planthopper (Fitchiella robertsoni), SC/N - S1S2
LIST - Threatened: Species very rare in WI. Only 4 extant populations known. Restricted to high quality prairie remnants, which are extremely rare.
Fawnsfoot (Truncilla donaciformis), SC/P - S1S2
LIST - Threatened: Species declining in WI. Populations disappearing rangewide. Once widespread and abundant, this species is rarely found in recent years. Numbers have greatly declined in the WI's remaining viable populations (St. Croix and Lower WI Rivers).
Proposed Scientific Name Update (20 species)
Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi), END - S1
Update Scientific Name: Acris crepitans*
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus), END - S1B
Update Scientific Name: Helmitheros vermivorum
Pallid Shiner (Notropis amnis), END - S1
Update Scientific Name: Hybopsis amnis
Shoal Chub (Macrhybopsis aestivalis), THR - S2
Update Scientific Name: Macrhybopsis hyostoma
Spatterdock Darner (Aeshna mutata), THR - S1
Update Scientific Name: Rhionaeschna mutata*
Beak Grass (Diarrhena americana), END - S2
Update Scientific Name: Diarrhena obovata*
Canada Gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides), THR - S2
Update Scientific Name: Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. oxyacanthoides
Cliff Cudweed (Gnaphalium obtusifolium var saxicola), THR - S2
Update Scientific Name: Pseudognaphalium saxicola
Early Anemone (Anemone multifida var hudsoniana), END - S1
Update Scientific Name: Anemone multifida var. multifida
Forked Aster (Aster furcatus), THR - S3
Update Scientific Name: Eurybia furcata
Green Spleenwort (Asplenium viride), END - S1
Update Scientific Name: Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum
Hall's Bulrush (Scirpus hallii), END - S1
Update Scientific Name: Schoenoplectus hallii
Lanceolate Whitlow-cress (Draba lanceolata), END - S1
Update Scientific Name: Draba cana
Large-leaved Sandwort (Moehringia macrophylla), END - S1
Update Scientific Name: Arenaria macrophylla
Long-beaked Baldrush (Psilocarya scirpoides), THR - S2
Update Scientific Name: Rhynchospora scirpoides
Plains Ragwort (Senecio indecorus), THR - S1
Update Scientific Name: Packera indecora
Sticky False-asphodel (Tofieldia glutinosa), THR - S2S3
Update Scientific Name: Triantha glutinosa
Tea-leaved Willow (Salix planifolia), THR - S2
Update Scientific Name: Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia
Thickspike (Elymus lanceolatus ssp psammophilus), THR - S2
Update Scientific Name: Elytrigia dasystachya
Tufted Bulrush (Scirpus cespitosus), THR - S2
Update Scientific Name: Trichophorum cespitosum
Description of Existing Policies Relevant to the Rule and of New Policies Proposed to be Included in the Rule and an Analysis of Policy Alternatives; the History, Background and Justification for the Proposed Rule
Wisconsin Adm. Codes, NR 27 and NR 10.02 and State statute, s.
29.604 (3) (b) Wis. Stats. No new policies proposed.
Statutory Authority for the Rule (Including the Statutory Citation and Language)
State statute, s.
29.604 (3) (b) Wis. Stats., gives the DNR the authority to periodically review and, after public hearing, to revise the E/T list.
Estimate of the Amount of Time that State Employees will Spend to Develop the Rule and of Other Resources Necessary to Develop the Rule
The department anticipates that approximately 700 hours (over 2 years) of staff time will be needed to develop the rule. It is anticipated that minimal funding is needed for public hearings.
Description of all of the Entities that may be Impacted by the Rule
A revision to the E/T list will likely generate a large amount of interest that will be addressed through systematic review, discussion, and transparency of the process. Groups likely to be impacted or interested in the issue include: the conservation community, project applicants through the environmental review process, and the general public.
The regulatory impact of listing a species:
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E/T species are checked for when department staff conduct, fund or approve an activity. Avoidance measures are provided to project applicants to enable them to avoid take of the species.
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For projects that are not able to avoid take, Wisconsin's endangered species law allows for the issuance of incidental take permits. Incidental take permits allow for projects to occur where take of an endangered or threatened species is likely and where take can also be minimized and mitigated.
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The department has also created several broad incidental take permits to provide blanket incidental take coverage for routine activities. A broad incidental take permit, unlike an individual incidental take permit, does not require an application, processing time or a fee. The most recent broad incidental take permits cover grassland management and cave bats.
Summary and Preliminary Comparison of any Existing or Proposed Federal Regulation that is Intended to Address the Activities to be Regulated by the Rule
There are no known federal regulations or decisions.
