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.

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).

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

Wisconsin Adm. Codes, NR 27 and NR 10.02 and State statute, s. 29.604 (3) (b) Wis. Stats. No new policies proposed.

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.

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.

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:

There are no known federal regulations or decisions.

The only Federal Endangered, Threatened, or Candidate species proposed for a change is Kirtland's Warbler, which is currently Federally Endangered.

The economic cost of listing a species is highly dependant on its range and distribution, seasonal occurrence, habitat requirements, management needs, sensitivity to disturbance etc. An economic impact assessment will be required for every proposed list change. Two examples from currently listed species:

Updating the E/T list to focus conservation efforts and avoidance/minimization measures on WI's most at risk species will ultimately save money. All actions that the department conducts, funds or approves on public or private lands must be screened for potential impacts to rare species. Endangered Resources Screening relies on NHI data for records of rare species occurrences. The number of NHI records for species proposed for addition to the E/T list is far fewer than the number of records for species proposed for listing – eight species are proposed for listing (with a total of 195 NHI occurrences) versus 16 species proposed for delisting (with a total of 1071 NHI occurrences). Reducing the number of E/T species records will lessen regulatory impacts to businesses and individuals.