Mountain holly fern (Polystichum scopulinum) proposed recovery strategy 2016
Official title: Recovery Strategy for the Mountain Holly Fern (Polystichum scopulinum) in Canada - 2016 [Proposed]
Species at Risk Act
Recovery Strategy Series
Adopted under Section 44 of SARA
Mountain Holly Fern
Photo: © Kella Sadler
2016
Table of Contents - Part 1
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Additions and modifications to the Adopted Document
- 1. Socio-economic Considerations
- 2. Recovery Feasibility Summary
- 3. Species Status Information
- 4. Population and Distribution
- 5. Threats
- 6. Population and Distribution Objectives
- 7. Broad Strategies and Approaches for Meeting Objectivess
- 8. Critical Habitat
- 9. Measuring Progress
- 10. Statement on Action Plans
- 11. Effects on the Environment and Other Species
- 12. References
List of Tables
- Table 1. Conservation Status for the Mountain Holly Fern (NatureServe 2015, B.C. Conservation Data Centre 2015, B.C. Conservation Framework 2015, Government of Quebec 2015, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 2015)
- Table 2. Updated information for the Mont Albert, Quebec population
- Table 3. Threat classification and assessment table for Mountain Holly Fern
- Table 4. Modified content for the first strategy under Objective 1 in Table 4 of the provincial recovery strategy
- Table 5. Grid squares identified as containing critical habitat for the Mountain Holly Fern in British Columbia.
- Table 6. Grid Squares identified as containing critical habitat for the Mountain Holly Fern in Quebec.
- Table 7. Schedule of studies to identify the critical habitat of the Mountain Holly Fern
- Table 8 . Examples of activities likely to result in destruction of critical habitat for the Mountain Holly Fern
List of Figures
Document Information
Recovery Strategy for the Mountain Holly Fern (Polystichum scopulinum) in Canada - 2016 [Proposed]
Recommended citation:
Environment Canada. 2016. Recovery Strategy for the Mountain Holly Fern (Polystichum scopulinum) in Canada [Proposed]. Species at Risk Act Recovery Strategy Series. Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa. 22 pp. + Annex.
For copies of the recovery strategy, or for additional information on species at risk, including the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Status Reports, residence descriptions, action plans, and other related recovery documents, please visit the Species at Risk Public Registry.
Cover illustration: © Kella Sadler, Environment and Climate Change Canada
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« Programme de rétablissement du polystic des rochers (Polystichum scopulinum) au Canada [Proposition] »
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Recovery Strategy for the Mountain Holly Fern (Polystichum scopulinum) in Canada - 2016
Under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk (1996), the federal, provincial, and territorial governments agreed to work together on legislation, programs, and policies to protect wildlife species at risk throughout Canada.
In the spirit of cooperation of the Accord, the Government of British Columbia has given permission to the Government of Canada to adopt the Recovery Strategy for the mountain holly fern (Polystichum scopulinum) in British Columbia, Québec, and Newfoundland and Labrador (Part 2), under section 44 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Environment and Climate Change Canada has included a federal addition (Part 1) which completes the SARA requirements for this recovery strategy.
The federal recovery strategy for the Mountain Holly Fer in Canada consists of two parts:
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