Protecting Iowa's Rare and Endangered Plant Species Pm-1506 | Revised | April 1997 http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1506.pdf ---------- Agricultural Pesticide Impacts on Prairie Wetlands Pm 1520 | March 1993 http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1520.pdf ---------- 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 EPAšs 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 Iowašs 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. ---------- Protecting Iowa's Rare and Endangered Plant Species Pm-1506 | Revised | April 1997 http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1506.pdf 05/05/00, 253915 bytes ---------- Agricultural Pesticide Impacts on Prairie Wetlands Pm 1520 | March 1993 http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1520.pdf 11/06/98, 170984 bytes ---------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]