Protecting Iowa's Rare and Endangered Plant Species
Pm-1506 | Revised | April 1997
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1506.pdf
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Agricultural Pesticide Impacts on Prairie Wetlands
Pm 1520 | March 1993
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1520.pdf
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From:
http://www2.state.ia.us/agriculture/endanger_species1.htm

Endangered Species Program

The federal Endangered Species Act requires all federal agencies to protect
designated plant and animal species that are threatened or endangered of
becoming extinct. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed
an Endangered Species Protection Program (ESPP) in 1988 to protect the
federally listed endangered species from the adverse effects of pesticides.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is the state
lead agency for pesticides in Iowa and works cooperatively with EPA. IDALS
administers and enforces the ESPP in Iowa.

There are 13 listed species that are protected by federal law in Iowa. Eight
are animals and five are plant species. The term endangered species means
any species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion
of its range. Threatened species means any species that is likely to become
an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range.

It is notable that the Peregrine Falcon has increased in numbers to allow
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to removed it from the threatened and
endangered species list. The Bald Eagle has also increased to the point
where it has been moved from endangered to threaten in its listing. The
efforts to protect our rare plants and animals are working!

Pesticide Applicators

To assist pesticide applicators in the protection effort, the EPA¹s Office
of Pesticide Programs has developed county bulletins to raise the awareness
of selected federally protected threatened and endangered species. The EPA
bulletins can be found on their Internet Home Page site. You can find the
internet address at the bottom of the frame at the left. 

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension has made these general recommendations
for the use of herbicides near the endangered plants: maintain a 50-foot
buffer when using a hand sprayer; a 100-foot buffer when using boom
equipment; and a 200-yard buffer when an aerial application method is used.
More information can be found in the ISU Extension pamphlet PM-1506
Protecting Iowa¹s Rare and Endangered Plant Species at the ISU Extension
Internet Home Page site.  

IDALS has developed county maps to indicate the general areas of the
federally protected plants in Iowa. To view the maps click on the county
name in the box to the left.  Certified applicators of restricted use
pesticides may contact the Pesticide Bureau at (515) 281-8506 to get more
specific site location information. 
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Protecting Iowa's Rare and Endangered Plant Species
Pm-1506 | Revised | April 1997
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1506.pdf
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Agricultural Pesticide Impacts on Prairie Wetlands
Pm 1520 | March 1993
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1520.pdf
11/06/98, 170984 bytes
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